-- uhh okay great point, yeah, he is actually NOT sticking around.

"Lan Zhan- apologizes," she whispers, tremulously formal.

"A-Zhan, I don't know what happened, but I'm sure it isn't you who should be apologizing." 

Huuuuuuuuuug. 

"I have.

I--"

"A-Zhan?"

"I am. No longer marriageable." 

He holds her tightly and a low growl works its way out of his chest.

She cringes, in her way: recoiling a matter of millimeters. She closes her eyes, still crying. "Lan Zhan apologizes."

"--No, no A-Zhan, I'm not angry with you--" 

"Also, no longer marriageable, what, I would totally marry you Lan Zhan." 

She peels away from Brother's shoulder to blink at her.

"People's ideas for what constitutes marriageability are dumb anyways!"

But what about The Rules.

"Besides, even if deciding to sleep with someone willingly dings you, anyone who says you're worth less because you were raped can talk to that one talisman that turns people inside out."

That one what??? No not important right now focus. 

She looks back at Brother to see what he thinks about this bold stance.

"The Lan sect's motto is righteousness. Blaming someone for the ways in which they have been hurt is not righteous." Also it's not like he's a virgin either but that's really not a conversation he wants to have right now.

...perhaps.

That. Makes sense. And she is aware that she made no wrong choices and was not objectively at fault. It just really feels like this should count against her anyway.

Possibly that feeling is wrong. She will reevaluate.

Lan Zhan hugs her brother (who is safe and alive, still, and that's much more important than any of this emotional nonsense) and reaches out a hand to take Wei Ying's and squeeze it.

Squeeze. 

"I love you so much, Lan Zhan. I can't think of anyone else in the world I could stand to marry besides you." 

This is flustering enough to be effectively distracting. They are right in front of her brother!! She hasn't told him about her and Wei Ying yet!! He was guaranteed to notice in Lan Zhan's face the moment she looked at Wei Ying, but still!!

Aw they are so cute together. He pats his sister on the shoulder and thinks "I told you so" at the top of his lungs. 

Eventually she collects herself enough to emerge from the hug. Would Brother like to sit down? They can make tea...