It’s really hard to listen to, especially the fact there was no one to get vengeance upon. He might bring it up when he’s negotiating dowry and such with Yuan’s fathers but he can guess how hard it would be to tell Yuan no.

He’s quiet for a few minutes absorbing the story and eventually pushing it aside. In the end, he decides one story told deserves one given. He lets go of Yuan’s hands and carefully draws the fabric of his robes off his shoulder.

He slowly tells the story of the ambush as best he can. Almost all of it was secondhand too.

“I told Zizhen not to tell anyone. I was ashamed of being injured. I’ve been working on it but I can’t fight like I used to. I don’t know if I ever will.”