MDzS Finale thoughts

[mekare]

I finally finished writing up my thoughts on the finale. My last post will be about the Wangxian chapter and the extras sometime in the future.
Come over here and ket me know what you thought of the events at Guyanin Temple!

Wangji‘s punishment - thoughts

[mekare]

So, given that I haven‘t read the extras and haven‘t watched the drama, where things might be portrayed differently, what are your thoughts on Wangji's punishment? Specifically, did it happen with Lan Xichen‘s knowledge and/or consent?

I am of two minds about it. On the one hand I think Lan Xichen would do anything for his brother and probably bend or break rules for him. The Lan Elders probably knew or suspected this and might have gone behind his back, or left some specifics unclear by design.
On the other hand, as sect leader there are such high expectations of setting an example that he might have felt pressured to agree to such a harsh punishment to not be accused of favoritism.
All this is of course leaving out what Wangji himself said/thought about it.

What do you think?