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"Jie...

You haven't raised me to be ungrateful."

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"Master Wei saved our family, all of us that were left. And he would do it again, I, I know he would."

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"You have to promise me to be careful, A-Ning. Always. You need to now more than ever, with your Master Wei and with everyone."

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"I know, Jiejie, I will. Please don't be scared."

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She is more scared than she can ever remember being.

But she won't stop her brother from seeing his friend again, for now. For as long as it is safe and no longer.

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He really really really appreciates that!

What else did Zewu Jun say? Do they have any plans?

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They don't have any plans yet. It's quite possible that Lan Xichen already has ideas and goals in mind, but she can't blame him for needing more time to process all the information and think it over.

Oh, he did mention that his younger brother has memories from the future just like Jiang Cheng and A-Ning. The Second Jade; Wen Qing knows very little about him. He seems coolheaded, at least, which she appreciates.

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Huh. That's really good news! Wen Ning was never very close to Lan Wangji, but Master Wei had of course always adored him. That was enough for Wen Ning to respect a person, especially if that person exhibited fondness for Master Wei in return. It's extremely hard to tell how Second Young Master Lan feels about anyone, or anything, but Wen Ning is pretty sure that fondness for Master Wei was... there.

He is reassured to have someone else from the future on Master Wei's side. He would be a bit more reassured if Second Young Master Lan had succeeded in keeping Master Wei alive last time, but - that's okay. They can work together and both do a better job this time, probably.

Wen Ning is allowed to talk to Lan Wangji too, right?

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Yes, that's okay. He should still be careful, of course. That's very important no matter who he's talking to.

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He will be so careful!!! He will make an effort to be especially extra careful as he walks from the room before he starts running in the general direction of Master Wei's house.

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Meanwhile, Jiang Cheng has gone looking for Lan Wangji.  Not out of anger - he just wants to get a good look at him before Zewu-Jun gets around to informing him that they both have memories of future events.  

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Lan Wangji is sitting in one of the larger courtyards, on a small stone bench. Other students are sitting on nearby benches or the grassy lawn, including Wei Wuxian and Jiang Yanli.

When Wangji notices Jiang Wanyin approaching he tenses imperceptibly and glares at him, marginally more perceptibly. 

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He is used to that expression on Lan Wangji!

Jiang Cheng doesn't really have anything to say that isn't going to give himself away.  Instead, he'll stare back briefly as he walks over to where Wei Wuxian and A-Jie are sitting.  He takes a seat that will let him talk to both of them while also being able to keep Lan Wangji in his sights.  

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"A-Cheng!  I'm glad you could join us."

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Wangji doesn't agree. 

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"Ah, Jiang Cheng! Where were you? You just missed Nie-xiong, he went back to his rooms to check on the canary."

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"That's none of your business," he says grumpily.

Spending so much time talking about memories of the future, then having to go back to the mindset of living in a past where they will (hopefully) never happen is disconcerting.  Less so than the first few hours of being in the past, though.

"What were you talking about?"

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"We were talking about how you have a crush on Lady Wen, weren't we, Shijie? I can't believe you're falling for our rivals already, Jiang Cheng, really. So unprofessional." He shakes his head in exaggerated disappointment.

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How dare!  Wei Wuxian will be glared at for insinuating this.

 

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"Don't look at me like that! One of the Lan rules is to be aware of your surroundings, aren't you glad I've been working so hard to follow the rules? Where did you two go off together?"

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Glaaaare.  He'd start a shoving match, but roughhousing is against the rules. 

"I'll look at you however I want.  I thought you were the one who wanted to know what they were doing here.  Don't you think talking to them might help?"

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"Uh h u h. Uh huh, sure then, Jiang Cheng, what did you find out? What did you and Lady Wen," he winks, "-talk about? Please deliver your report for us, Young Master Jiang!"

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Jiang Cheng will break his glare with an eye roll at the insinuation.  He hadn't thought about her that way in years.  Not that he can say that, obviously.  What can he say?

"She doesn't seem happy about doing whatever Wen Ruohan is having her do," he confides.  "And cares about her brother."

For variation, he will look around the courtyard.  At the plants, other people.  Is Lan Wangji still watching him?

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Jiang Yanli is amusedly watching the exchange.  "Now don't tease him overmuch, A-Xian," she chides playfully.  

A-Cheng does seem to be hiding something.  Genuine interest in Lady Wen seems the most likely candidate for that something.  Perhaps she'll make friends with her too.  

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