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[shangba]

Pledge you do not sleep in the vanquished cave.

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[shangba]

My sweet, loving wife.

[emperorssmile]

Is it weird that this is making me miss you more than when we talk about making love as soon as I get home?

Loving you makes me miss you too, though.

[shangba]

Not strange.

We bide more of our time away from bed. Natural to crave such connection.

[emperorssmile]

At least we can still talk like this.

Wen Ning wants me to send his regards.

[shangba]

My own, in return. He guards half of my soul.

[emperorssmile]

You know what he told me? He told me that he was glad we found each other because it’s the happiest he’s seen me.

[shangba]

He has missed you, all this time.

[emperorssmile]

I haven’t asked him about the time he spent imprisoned by the Jin. I don’t know how much of it he was aware of.

[shangba]

You fear memories of torture.

[emperorssmile]

I do. I don’t want to make him relive it by telling me.

No, that’s not it. I’m scared to know the details.

[shangba]

We failed him.

[emperorssmile]

We did.

I invited him to come back to Gusu but he wants to see this garden thing through first. I know he isn’t welcome in Cloud Recesses, but maybe we can give him a proper place to stay with a roof and four walls once my house is ready.

[shangba]

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[emperorssmile]

I knew you’d be okay with it! Thanks, Lan Zhan.

I don’t like how much time he spends alone.

[shangba]

He has known little kindness.

[emperorssmile]

He used to help the juniors when they were night hunting, but he’s been wandering lately.

I’ll buy him some new robes tomorrow. I think I might be able to fix the hole in his chest cosmetically.

[shangba]

Will he approve?

[emperorssmile]

I’ll convince him if he doesn’t. It’ll be easier for him if he can pass for living from a distance.

[shangba]

Do not persuade him against his wishes.

[emperorssmile]

I didn’t think about it that way. You’re right. I’ll make the offer and accept whatever he decides.

[shangba]

Does he know, now, how to decide independently?

[emperorssmile]

I think so. He never thinks of himself when he makes his decisions, though.

[shangba]

He shares Wei Ying's generosity.

[emperorssmile]

Oh. Is that how it feels from the outside?

[shangba]

Always, my love.