She's not this fucking dense.

"The war that is coming."

"You assume that I could just take my brother away from here at will. That neither of us would be imprisoned or killed."

"You are very competent, Lady Wen.  But if there is anything I could do that would make that easier, tell me."

She keeps working.

When Lan Wangji's back is all bandaged, she asks if he needs attention anywhere else.

He ignores her in favor of wondering what the hell Wei Ying is up to.

"Lan-er gongzi. I know you are in pain, but it's very difficult for me to help you if I have to play guessing games."

"If you want to help me, Wen-guniang, send medical supplies to Gusu."

She doesn't have the power to do that. Least of all without Wen Chao or Wen Xu noticing, which will only make things worse for everyone.

She flinches anyway.

Wen Qing collects herself and turns to give Wei Wuxian a look. A do-you-know-where-he's-injured type look.

"He caught a whip with his bare hand and they kicked his broken leg."  Lan Zhan has decided to place Wei Ying's health over Wei Ying's right to make decisions, so he can live with Wei Ying doing the same to him, can't he.

Betrayal.

Of course he did.

She will look at his leg, splint it, put in some needles. Lan Wangji is glaring at Wei Wuxian and intently ignoring her, but he shakes, unpleasant and involuntary, when she touches his leg. She puts in some needles for that, too.

His hand is a mess, but Lan Wangji's cultivation is very strong; she is pretty sure there won't be lasting damage. More bandages, a brush of her own magic.

Anything else, Second Young Master Lan?

Sigh. Alright. She'll come and check on them again tonight, if they're still here.

"Please.  I don't want Wen Ning to get hurt." This is way more honest about his emotions then he wants to be! Why does changing the future involve things other than getting in to fights and deflecting questions!

She doesn't know what to make of this. She feels inclined to believe him, although she should not. What does it change, if she believes him? That doesn't make him right about what is best for her brother. She has no idea why he considers himself so well informed.

Wen Qing hesitates. Then she leaves.

"Ah, Lan Zhan, do not glare at me so much.  What would you have done if I had been the one refusing to tell her about my injuries?"

"You were."

"And if I had continued to not cooperate, would you not have told her?"

That doesn't seem relevant.

"It is so cruel of you to glare at me when I was only caring for your health, Lan Zhan."  He's not letting this go.

"It is cruel of you to get yourself hurt in front of people who care about you."

"Lan Zhan! You care about me? I'm so touched!" Why does Lan Zhan care this much about Jiang Chengs feelings.  That's so weird. 

"So it is fine that you got yourself hurt, since your brother is not here?  Do your friends not count?"

He says that so casually. As though Brother isn't hurt worse, or dead for all that Wangji knows. As though most of his Clan are still alive to care if anything happens to Wangji, as though getting hurt this badly has been his choice - as though it matters at all -

"You didn't need to grab the whip to protect me."  Maybe he should just shut up.  He talked and now Lan Zhan is making a sad face, which is terrible, and is not what he wanted.  Why didn't he think about his words, he knows Lan Xichen is fine but Lan Zhan doesn't yet.