Guys cause my brain can't stop braining i'm now thinking of a nieyao time travel au where NMJ time travels from his death to the day befor JL one month celebration, and he goes to carp tower early cause he wants to confront JGY and sees him talking to JZX and is like "oh yeah, this guy dies today maybe i should prevent that" and spoils all of JGY's plans. Then they start arguing and JGY's like "you think i chose what i do? That man has me on a leash" and NMJ offhandedly kinda ask JGY to marry him like: "Oh yeah? Then why don't you come back to Qinghe? You're only staying here cause you want to get his approval. If you want respect, you shoul've come back and be my right hand again. No better yet be my wife, what higer position could you get than being the new Nie furen?" It' s supposed to be an insult and it works because JGY gets really offended and then is like, "wait, i can manipulate, manwhore malewife my way through this" and accepts.
This was not really in NMJ's plan but he's like "if he's closer to me it will be easier to catch him doing suspitious stuff"(he's in denial). So they are going through with this.
JZX doesn't die, but neither does Jin Zixun who accuses WWX of cursing him during the banquet this time. WWX says it wasn't him, that he doesn't even remember the guy, then he strips partially and show his chest to prove it. Jin Zixun still doesn't buy it, so NMJ announces his intention to marry JGY (just to annoy and ashame him, and it works) and that he will handle this investigation as a wedding gift. JGS says he doesn't approve, NMJ says he doesn't care, Madam Jin intervenes and says it's a good idea(she's not being nice, she just doesn't like JGY).
Everyone is shocked and then later JC and WWX are talking and WWX is like:
"Wow that was a surprise! Who knew that NMJ was a cutsleeve? And JGY too, it makes you think if the Venerated Triad was just a ruse for second intentions, hehe" -To wich JC answers:
"Yeah it was really unexpected. Honestly if i were to bet someone would do a marriage annoucement like that it would be you and Hanguang-Jun."
Thaf gets WWX flustered and he's like:
"Ah?? What are you talking about? Me and Lan Zhan...Stop it Jiang Cheng, don't joke about this. You'll ruin his peerles reputation"
"Why? You took his ribbon once, that's basically a proposal right there. And you're always talking about him so it doesn't seem you would be opposed to it."
And then they banter some more, with WWX saying that the elders would never aprove someone like him and that he wouldn't stand living in Cloud Recesses. JC forgets for a while and is like, "why would YOU be going to Clou Recess? He'd better be the one to come to Lotus..." and then WWX looks kinda sad, still smiling but the mood is ruined.
Then LWJ appears and JC is like, "oh look your future husband's here" To wich WWX responds by pushing him out the way and leaves to talk to LWJ for a bit.
JC is kinda sad about WWX then he meets NHS who's panicking. "I really like San-ge and i'm happy to have him back to the Uncleam Realm and if Da-ge is happy so am I but...But i kinda always expected Da-ge to pop out some children. Cause you know what i am now?? I'm sect heir a-Cheng! I don't want to be sect leader!!"
And JC is like "just make them adopt a kid or something, it's what i'm doing" He's plannjng to maks one of his nephew's if Yanli and the peacock have more and if not he knows WWX has a-yuan so he can just steal him.
NHS is like"That's genious, maybe an orphaned disciple..no... a long lost little brother whose father is a scum so San-ge has to protect him...yes..yes.." he's plotting, he knows JGS probably has some more children hidden somewhere.
Anyways, after all of that NMJ goes to the burial mounds to investigate and finds out that the Jin lied and is pissed. WWX is kinds nervous and JC appears and we have this interaction:
NMJ, pissed: "What that's all you have here? A corpse, a doctor and a bunch of noncombatants? Are you saying JGS lied about it all?"
WWX,a bit nervous: " And this patriarch. Ah, well if you have finished your investigations now you know we aren't a threat so you can go back..."
NMJ: "Go back like this? And say what? This is a mess...
JC, appeared out of nowhere: "Yes it is. But now that Sect Leader Nie and I found out this scandal JGS can no longer hide this situation. But there's no need to worry Sect Leader Nie, since WWX was just protecting innocent people his banishment from Yummeng Jiang is hereby revoked. And also in a show of hospitality, good pratices and peace between sects, YummengJiang is also willing to house the misplaced Wens so to no further the misdeeds commited against them."
WWX is shocked and dumbfounded. JC saw an opportunity and took it. WQ agrees on the spot, she needs to get them out of this hellhole. NMJ is still not sure. WWX decides to trust his brother and adds.
"If the sects agree to house and protect the Wen renmants, i'll personally and publicly provide for the destruction of the YinTigerTally." With this NMJ agrees and things end up mostly okay.
JC makes a-yuan his sucessor, WQ head doctor and WWX in charge of training disciples. LWJ goes to visit and JC jokes about him being his "annoying future-brother-in-law" WWX chastises him. LWJ is happy WWX is with his family again but is still worried WWX isn't using his sword. feat golden core reveal yay...it ends up fine.
Meanwhile, NMJ and JGY's marriage is a bit rocky, a bit toxic but to everyone else they seem like lovebirds. Neither of them trust each other and are always throwing knives. If i had to summarise their relashionship it would be:
JGY: If you were my husband i'd poison your tea
NMJ:If you were my wife i'd drink it
Basically NMJ thinks being lovedovey annoys JGY (it does, but he also kinda likes it) and he also kinda wants to coddle him. But he still totally really hates him. LXC pops up from time to time, happy that everyone is getting along. He's also their marriage counselor from time to time.
Wangxian marriage happens eventually, and LWJ does leave to LotusPier despite WWX saying JC is just being salty, LWJ knows WWX is happier closer to his famlily and he's happy with WWX happy.