It's quite nice, really. It's a little bit of sunshine in the rain, to hear someone speak of their spouse and be this steadfast about keeping faithful to them. She can tell that Xie Yun really cares for said wife, because of the way he smiles. (Which, again, that face can smile?)

"Then all the better reason to chase the foxes away," she quips, and finds herself also smiling. "Ah, sorry I called you my brother, I hope it didn't cause offense. When we were recently arrived, the cover story we got was that if we were to live together, we were family, so I've gained a lot of pretend brothers."