CANON.

like cmon... he's general jing yuan's right hand arm man his silly rabbit his favourite child soldier. i <3 them... i feel like yanqing is still very in his "i need to prove myself" phase, but once he gets past that and realises just how important he is to jing yuan he will be so proud and smug about it. something something, the general is the protector of all in the luofu—but you're the one who spends every day with him, who stands by his shoulder, who spars with him and is taught chess and carried in his arms when you fall asleep after sword practice...