It's getting closer to nine in the evening. Were they going to go to the other house to sleep?

Yeah Granny's house is kind of small. The grandchildren hug her on the way out and then lead the way to a somewhat dusty but not egregiously neglected house nearby. 

The house only contains three beds, for the three siblings. Wen Qing will share one with A-Ning, and Huaisang gets the second to himself.

A-Ying and Lan-guniang can negotiate over the remaining bed however they like.

Lan Zhan can sleep perfectly well on the hard floor, that's fine.

What, no, Lan Zhan is a guest, Wen Ying is totally fine with the floor. 

No. This is Wen Ying's home and she deserves to get to sleep in her nice bed.

Lan Zhan lays down on the floor.

Wh--no! Guest! Hospitality!

She flomps down on the floor too, arms crossed and pouting. 

Oh no that's adorable.

Lan Zhan will only use the bed if Wen Ying does too. Wen Ying getting a bed is very important.

Blush. Okay that's acceptable. 

"Good night," she whispers once they're both ensconced under the covers. 

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Quiet under-the-covers whispering induces slight panic, but Lan Zhan isn't... uncomfortable.

It is correct, after all, to share a bed with her wife. She can almost imagine that they are home in the Jingshi, living together. 

"Good night, Wen Ying."

"Mmmmmm," she sighs, and closes her eyes and snuggles under the covers and goes to sleep. 

She looks so peaceful and innocent when she's asleep. 

AAAAAAa.

Lan Zhan still is not going to trust Wen Ying with holding the Yin Iron, because Brother instructed her so and because Wen Ying is still too chaotic for that to be safe, but also she thinks she might die for her.

Despite the circumstances, Lan Zhan falls easily asleep at nine.

Wen Ying wakes up in the middle of the night. At first she has no idea why, but she listens, and--something is wrong. Very wrong. She lets go of Lan Zhan, whom she had apparently snuggled up to in her sleep, and slides out of bed. 

Lan Zhan wakes the instant Wen Ying lets go. 

“...Wen Ying?”

"Something's wrong. All the animals are quiet."

Wen Ning stirs awake in the next room. Something is wrong. 

“...Jiejie?”

She’s asleep.

He nudges her shoulder hesitantly. “Da-jie?”

“Nnnn?”

“Something’s wrong, Da-jie.”

She sits up and rubs her eyes. 

Wen Ying pokes her head in. "Oh, good, you're up. I'm going to wake Nie-gongxi. Lan Zhan says the Yin Iron doesn't feel any closer but that doesn't mean there aren't a hundred other things that could be wrong, and he'll at least be more defensible if he can move under his own power." 

“...okay. Hurry, we should check on Granny.”

"At the least." 

She goes and shakes Nie-gongxi awake. 

He yelps and flails awake. “W — Wen-guniang??”