"Yes," Huaisang agrees, glad that they're moving away from his relationship with Jiang Cheng and onto matters he can feel more stable about discussing. Normally he wouldn't be so blunt about spying, but he feels like Jin Ling will benfit from a more open conversation.
"Sometimes things will slip through the cracks, you need to know how to handle it when it does. Clearly in this instance you did, you had the antidote to hand and you knew how to spot the poison and administer it in time. You saved not only your life, but also Ouyang-gongzi's." Because truthfully, he doesn't know if anybody has actually praised Jin Ling for the things he's done right.
Zizhen nods enthusiastically with agreement.
"But that will happen less as your spy network gets better. It's still small, and young, they lack experience, but they're a solid start," except for those parts of it that had turned out to be part of the plot, of course.
"The reason I wanted to speak to you was to discuss what aid the Nie clan might be able to provide to help you strengthen your protection, both overt and covert. If you're willing to accept it, I'm willing to offer."
~~~
Yuan mumbles a sleepy protest, but he does open his eyes and he can't deny he's hungry as well as tired, so he nods and moves to sit up. Wuxian moves forward quickly to help him, getting him settled before passing the broth over to him. He's weak, and his injured arm isn't good for much but holding the bowl, but he's able to feed himself at least.
Wuxian sits back with a satisfied smile to see him eating - it's a sign that he really is recovering.
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2021-11-08 10:59 (UTC)"Yes," Huaisang agrees, glad that they're moving away from his relationship with Jiang Cheng and onto matters he can feel more stable about discussing. Normally he wouldn't be so blunt about spying, but he feels like Jin Ling will benfit from a more open conversation.
"Sometimes things will slip through the cracks, you need to know how to handle it when it does. Clearly in this instance you did, you had the antidote to hand and you knew how to spot the poison and administer it in time. You saved not only your life, but also Ouyang-gongzi's." Because truthfully, he doesn't know if anybody has actually praised Jin Ling for the things he's done right.
Zizhen nods enthusiastically with agreement.
"But that will happen less as your spy network gets better. It's still small, and young, they lack experience, but they're a solid start," except for those parts of it that had turned out to be part of the plot, of course.
"The reason I wanted to speak to you was to discuss what aid the Nie clan might be able to provide to help you strengthen your protection, both overt and covert. If you're willing to accept it, I'm willing to offer."
~~~
Yuan mumbles a sleepy protest, but he does open his eyes and he can't deny he's hungry as well as tired, so he nods and moves to sit up. Wuxian moves forward quickly to help him, getting him settled before passing the broth over to him. He's weak, and his injured arm isn't good for much but holding the bowl, but he's able to feed himself at least.
Wuxian sits back with a satisfied smile to see him eating - it's a sign that he really is recovering.