“Wen Qing!”, he glares as she continues to stare unrepentantly at him. “There are already rumours about me kidnapping virgins to defile! This is just going to add fuel to the fire!”
“Which is why I emphasized how consensually she chose to be your concubine!”
“It is truly an honour”, Lady Liu bows again, this time shallower. She looks at him through her eyelashes in a way that would be flirtatious if not for the mischievous glint in her eyes.
Oh my god.... there are two gremlins in the burial mounds now... TWO FLIRTY GREMLINS!!! Wei ying, just trying to live his life, and then there's wen qing, out here to make his life harder in the best of ways. she really said, "hey wwx, so i'm gonna be bringing in people who need help to the burial mounds and say that they're ur concubines bc ur already in deep shit and i find it entertaining to push this shit onto you, sorry not sorry my not-little-brother ^3^"
“She might be a bit afraid of you,” she warns him. “I told her the concubine thing was a ruse, but…”, she shrugs. “The men in her life have not treated her kindly.”
He nods. “I won’t make her uncomfortable, I promise. I’ll stay out of her way.”
Oh no... I feel absolutely awful for her... she must have been through so much, and if going into the burial mounds, despite everything, sounded like the best plan, she must have been desperate for something, ANYTHING, better! At least Wei Ying's being considerate, like he always is despite him denying it, and keeping his distance from her. she needs time to heal...
She smiles bitterly. “He was so attentive at first. He would buy me the finest threads and silks, he would help me in the shop when he could, he was so supportive. And then he wasn’t.”
Ma'am, he deserves a knuckle sandwich to the face...
Actually, all the dudes from the last chick also deserve some, plus more. what ASSHOLES!
As if to confirm what she says, Qin Mingzhu meets his eyes from across the hall where she sits next to Granny Wen and gives him a small smile, something that would have been unthinkable when she first arrived. Lei Xiuying gives him a meaningful look before going to talk to Wen Qing. Wei Wuxian groans and buries his face in his hands.
YAYAYAYYAYAYAY SHE'S BEGINNING TO HEAL!!!!! To actually be able to send Wei Ying a smile, I'm so happy for her!
“Yes,” she keeps the sweet smile. “Currently, they’re your concubines, of course.”
There are three gremlins in the burial mounds
“Are you really the Yiling Patriarch?”, the boy asks, his eyes wide.
“I am,” Wei Wuxian replies.
“You’re much better looking than they say,” he blurts out, then blushes and covers his mouth, looking horrified.
“Thank you,” Wei Wuxian replies, his eyes betraying the slightest bit of amusement he sees mirrored in Wen Qing’s face. He is better looking than they say, but considering that the portraits of him are barely human-looking, that isn't saying much.
*CHOKECHOKECHOKECHOKEJLFHSLKFJD*sIR!!! Have u forgotten that ur called PRETTY-GEGE! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?!?!?!??! You. Are. ATTRACTIVE! And you have a nice face! I am offended on ur behalf that u don't think that being called "better looking" by this boy is much when you have a face like yours, Mr. I-am-fourth-on-the-list-of-eligible-bachelors-despite-not-being-a-heir-or-sharing-blood-with-a-gentry-family (god what a mouthful...)
“Cool!”, the boy says, his eyes wide in admiration. He bows quickly and leaves when Wen Qing ushers him further into the settlement.
Wei Wuxian snorts. He really thinks he’s getting better at dealing with these situations.
WQ finds all of this absolutely HILARIOUS, and well, when you're living in the burial mounds after being declared enemies of the cultivation world, you've got to take your joys where you can find them. if it also means that the super skittish new people who've come here after so much suffering are put at ease, that's another win
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