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[shangba]

( Midday, past lunch observed with Xichen: )


How fared the children this morning?

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[emperorssmile]

And the chickens, too?

It won’t be the first time you’ve given me chickens.

[shangba]

Will produce fatter cocks for Wei Ying for the wedding.

[emperorssmile]

Maybe you can give me a preview tonight.

[shangba]

...on such short notice?

[emperorssmile]

Innuendo, Lan Zhan.

[shangba]

...oh.

[emperorssmile]

Lan Zhan, you’re too cute. My heart can’t take it!

[shangba]

Will hand-raise Wei Ying the fattest cocks.

With regular previews.

[emperorssmile]

If you’re good, I’ll help hand raise our cocks every day.

[shangba]

...innuendo?

[emperorssmile]

Yes!

Aaah, Lan Zhan! I want to hug you even more than I already did!

[shangba]

...but do you wish to raise chickens?

[emperorssmile]

I do! But not until we’re out of the jingshi.

[shangba]

Not even to receive for matrimony?

[emperorssmile]

When you put it like that, how could I possibly say no?

[shangba]

Through use of mouth.

[emperorssmile]

Is there somewhere we can keep them? I don't want to share my bed with chickens.

[shangba]

The shared grounds of Cloud Recesses. Shall be my duty.

[emperorssmile]

In that case, I'll accept Lan Zhan's generosity.

Do you think Liang would like to look at the chickens?

[shangba]

To raise them with me, for his father. Perhaps.

Is he... careful with animals?

[emperorssmile]

We can teach him to be. Little Apple doesn’t mind him.

[shangba]

Has not inherited Wei Ying's sensitivities.

[emperorssmile]

Little Apple’s the sensitive one!

We won’t know if he gets along with chickens and rabbits until we let them interact together.

[shangba]

It pleases me to know him tender. Careful.

[emperorssmile]

Unless he gets something into that mouth of his, anyway.