The answer should be: of course yes. Lan Qiren is their grandmaster, it is his right to dole out punishment and reward in turn. But...

But.

Lan Xichen is a man tired of war. It came for him and his years ago, and he followed it out into the world. It is now over after fire and death and rivers of blood, but now it is here at home again, between those he loves most.

"Should I? We worry about you, Wangji." He worries, at least - his brother has been unsettled for so long now, and has been keeping his own council on what has gone wrong.