Madame accepts the wine and the delay, noticing the faint scent of perfume that she had though belonged to the other sect leader and getting mildly curious - but then she considered the two of them and decided not to question it (even though at the back of her mind the solution was obvious and terribly interesting gossip) - the last thing she wants is either of them angry with her.
She thanks him, content in the knowledge that she will get the rest of her money, and leaves.
Huaisang is waiting in the bath when Jiang Cheng returns to his chambers, a towel tucked over the edge of the tub so he can lean his head back, his eyes are closed as he just enjoys the warm water soothing his tired muscles.
~~~
Yuan is not yet versed enough in talismans and charms and what they can and can't do, but he has heard enough about the Yiling Patriarch and all his amazing feats (without having realised how many of them are exaggerated), so the swift recovery seems to him as though it must be his father's magic at work and therefore isn't suspicious at all.
He blinks at Jingyi in confusion for a moment before a smile breaks out on his face.
"Jingyi," he says softly "what do the guest quarters have that the dorms do not...?" He prompts - it's immediately obvious to him that Zizhen would like some privacy, and also why He might be looking for such a thing, but he wonders if he can get Jingyi to realise without outright telling him.
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2021-09-12 08:06 (UTC)Madame accepts the wine and the delay, noticing the faint scent of perfume that she had though belonged to the other sect leader and getting mildly curious - but then she considered the two of them and decided not to question it (even though at the back of her mind the solution was obvious and terribly interesting gossip) - the last thing she wants is either of them angry with her.
She thanks him, content in the knowledge that she will get the rest of her money, and leaves.
Huaisang is waiting in the bath when Jiang Cheng returns to his chambers, a towel tucked over the edge of the tub so he can lean his head back, his eyes are closed as he just enjoys the warm water soothing his tired muscles.
~~~
Yuan is not yet versed enough in talismans and charms and what they can and can't do, but he has heard enough about the Yiling Patriarch and all his amazing feats (without having realised how many of them are exaggerated), so the swift recovery seems to him as though it must be his father's magic at work and therefore isn't suspicious at all.
He blinks at Jingyi in confusion for a moment before a smile breaks out on his face.
"Jingyi," he says softly "what do the guest quarters have that the dorms do not...?" He prompts - it's immediately obvious to him that Zizhen would like some privacy, and also why He might be looking for such a thing, but he wonders if he can get Jingyi to realise without outright telling him.