"Hm?" Lan Tian wore a face full of puzzlement.
A moment later, Lu Lingqi returned to the room and brought out a weapon. With meaningful intent, she asked, "Husband, do you recognize this?"
"Isn't this Father-in-law's Square Sky Painted Halberd?" Lan Tian recognized it at once, and his surprise showed.
Lu Lingqi spun the halberd and flourished it, explaining, "Zhongling slew Cao Zhang in battle at Nanyang and recovered Father's relic from his hands."
"Father-in-law's remains are nowhere to be found. Keeping this at least gives Xiaojun something to remember him by. How about I use it to make him a symbolic grave?" Worried that the sight of it would make Lu Lingqi pine for the past, Lan Tian came up with this solution.
Lu Lingqi's delicate brows drew together. "Weapons need to be used often. Leaving it in a symbolic grave would only make it rot more easily. It's a pity Boyang and Zhongling both already have weapons that suit their hands. I don't know what to do with it either."
"Er... then Xiaojun can keep it and use it herself. When we reach the capital, you can practice your halberd every day, and I'll keep you company by practicing the Five Animal Frolics." Lan Tian smiled reassuringly.
Lu Lingqi shook her head. "What station does Husband hold now? If I dance about with blades and spears in the residence, wouldn't people laugh if word got out?"
"What's there to laugh about? When His Majesty married Lady Sun in the past, she practiced her sword all day long. No one laughed at her." Lan Tian was utterly baffled.
Lu Lingqi said, "Lady Sun was young then. Why not go ask her again now, Husband? Better yet, give it to a general who knows how to wield a halberd. That