[ Preparing Cloud Recesses for an informal visit from another sect leader still means a lot of fuss goes on, from stocking up the kitchens with more fish and meat than vegetables to account for a visitor's tastes to organising a private suite for Jiang Cheng not too far from Xichen's personal domain, should he care to speak with him in a hurry. Courtesies, all. Manners dictate he waits until Jiang Cheng is settled, so he does — the journey up the mountain is not a casual one to undertake, as the sect leader will remember from his youth — but once Xichen is certain his guest is comfortable he heads over to say hello informally, before he ought to receive him in the hanshi.
He raps on the door like one of the disciples might, idle excitement in his chest at the prospect of having a visitor; but particularly this one, who is overdue some time in Gusu, and is the first Xichen is meeting post-seclusion. ]
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[ Preparing Cloud Recesses for an informal visit from another sect leader still means a lot of fuss goes on, from stocking up the kitchens with more fish and meat than vegetables to account for a visitor's tastes to organising a private suite for Jiang Cheng not too far from Xichen's personal domain, should he care to speak with him in a hurry. Courtesies, all. Manners dictate he waits until Jiang Cheng is settled, so he does — the journey up the mountain is not a casual one to undertake, as the sect leader will remember from his youth — but once Xichen is certain his guest is comfortable he heads over to say hello informally, before he ought to receive him in the hanshi.
He raps on the door like one of the disciples might, idle excitement in his chest at the prospect of having a visitor; but particularly this one, who is overdue some time in Gusu, and is the first Xichen is meeting post-seclusion. ]