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[shangba]

( Midday, past lunch observed with Xichen: )


How fared the children this morning?

Comments

[shangba]

Chase pheasants and maidens in the market.

[emperorssmile]

Aimless! Lan Zhan gives me purpose.

[shangba]

Warms ankles.

[emperorssmile]

You give me warm toes and ankles, too!

You’re better than all the maidens and pheasants in the world. Father of my children and love of my life.

[shangba]

Should take my husband in Caiyi more often.

At an inn, for feeding. At markets and silk sellers.

[emperorssmile]

You’re so sweet, Lan Zhan. I know you don’t like the crowds, but you bear them for me without complaint.

[shangba]

Have said before: I wish to court my husband.

[emperorssmile]

I’m the luckiest wife. My husband’s already claimed me in marriage, but he still wants to treat me like a bride.

[shangba]

Are you not my bride?

[emperorssmile]

I'll always be. And I guess since we still owe the sect a ceremony, we can be betrothed all over again.

[shangba]

Grant me a few months to gather worthy bride price.

[emperorssmile]

Deal!

I want Sizhui and Liang to be there. Lan-shufu has gotten over the shock of us, too.

[shangba]

A sect marriage will be... extensive.

[emperorssmile]

It will, but we're worth it. The temporary Lan sect leader and the Yiling Patriarch are getting married. Again!

It will be a joyous thing to raise the spirits of all the members of the sect.

[shangba]

Only, crowded.

[emperorssmile]

That's right. Would you rather skip it?

[shangba]

I will marry my husband as he wishes wed.

[emperorssmile]

I know Lan-shufu and Zewu-Jun already accept that we're married, but I want family to be there with us. The whole sect is secondary to that. Would you be opposed to inviting Jin Ling and Jiang Cheng?

[shangba]

Only accepted if they come with honest gladness.

[emperorssmile]

So, Jin Ling can come and Jiang Cheng has to prove himself first.

[shangba]

What gladness to be won of guests who do not wish us true joy?

[emperorssmile]

Yeah, I know. I just wish he’d get over himself and thought being invited would be a step towards it.

Then again, he may not want anything to do with me.

[shangba]

He will. You are the spouse of a foremost sect figure.

[emperorssmile]

Yeah, you're right. He's probably not writing me back just to make me squirm for a while.

[shangba]

You are certain you wish him involved?