Uncle Wu led Yun Qing across the small bridge over the gurgling stream in the garden, past beautiful views at every turn, and finally, after a few minutes, to the villa in the north wing where the old patriarch lived.
At this time, the old patriarch of the Yun family was standing with his back to Yun Qing, in front of a thousand-petal white peach tree in the courtyard, freely wielding his brush to write Chinese calligraphy.
The old patriarch had a deep love for flowers, particularly peach and plum blossoms. At the end of spring and start of summer, the north wing was full of these blossoms.
The old patriarch once said, "Peach and plum, they represent a gentleman."
Yun Qing looked from a distance at the old patriarch, the man he both loved and hated.
He couldn't understand why many years ago, the old patriarch had insisted on breaking him up with Yun Yiqun and forcing him to marry Deng Jiaru.
