"Thank you. Ouyang-gongzi is too kind." She looks down at Jin Ling again. "He's going to be out for a few hours. Why don't you try and get some rest too? You're his friend, I know he won't mind you staying in here and if you'd like, the bed is big enough. If you'd prefer, there is another bed in the other room as well. It's uh.. for a servant.. well. It was originally going to be Yuan's room," she explains awkwardly. "It.. obviously didn't work out that way."
She blushes and glances away. "It's clean a- and the medicinal smell is less strong, but.. he'll not be happy with me saying.. but he sleeps easier with someone here. It's why um.. his uncle.."
How disgraceful was it that a sect leader, a full grown man, would need to be sleeping with his uncle in the same bed? Especially after one of Jin Ling's uncles was, in fact, Mo Xuanyu!
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As Lan Qiren stood there and bristles, the elder Jade decides to attempt peace keeping again.
"Lan Zhan, the purpose of today isn't to continue this argument but to welcome your son into our family and the Gusu Lan Clan. Are you not also breaking three of our rules by refusing our Shufu's apology? Should you not acknowledge how much harder it is for a tree branch to to bend as it ages while also supporting the weight of the other limbs sprouting from its veins?"
"Or if we're wanting to speak plainly to support our new youth.." His gaze shifts to Sizhui and he gives him a smile and winks. His expression turns playful and he takes out a long, white, bamboo flute and bops Lan Zhan right on the forehead with it. Lan Zhan's jaw drops and he stares flabbergasted at his brother. "Didi, knock it off! I'm eager to meet your son and I've just convinced our Shufu to come apology for once in his life so forgive him already and stop causing a fuss!"
Lan Qiren groans and puts his face in his hands at them. "I've raised you both to act with more dignity than this in front of a new junior!"
Xichen smirks. "He's not any new junior, Shufu. He's my nephew and your great nephew. He's special. And since your A-Die is still speechless that I just talked to him in such a manner, Lan Huan, courtesy name Xichen. I know you've already been given our Shufu's name but please, dear nephew, tell us yours again properly."
He wasn't wrong, Lan Zhan looks absolutely furious but he also.. can't really argue. Why was big brother suddenly.. being big brother again?
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She blushes and glances away. "It's clean a- and the medicinal smell is less strong, but.. he'll not be happy with me saying.. but he sleeps easier with someone here. It's why um.. his uncle.."
How disgraceful was it that a sect leader, a full grown man, would need to be sleeping with his uncle in the same bed? Especially after one of Jin Ling's uncles was, in fact, Mo Xuanyu!
~~~
As Lan Qiren stood there and bristles, the elder Jade decides to attempt peace keeping again.
"Lan Zhan, the purpose of today isn't to continue this argument but to welcome your son into our family and the Gusu Lan Clan. Are you not also breaking three of our rules by refusing our Shufu's apology? Should you not acknowledge how much harder it is for a tree branch to to bend as it ages while also supporting the weight of the other limbs sprouting from its veins?"
"Or if we're wanting to speak plainly to support our new youth.." His gaze shifts to Sizhui and he gives him a smile and winks. His expression turns playful and he takes out a long, white, bamboo flute and bops Lan Zhan right on the forehead with it. Lan Zhan's jaw drops and he stares flabbergasted at his brother. "Didi, knock it off! I'm eager to meet your son and I've just convinced our Shufu to come apology for once in his life so forgive him already and stop causing a fuss!"
Lan Qiren groans and puts his face in his hands at them. "I've raised you both to act with more dignity than this in front of a new junior!"
Xichen smirks. "He's not any new junior, Shufu. He's my nephew and your great nephew. He's special. And since your A-Die is still speechless that I just talked to him in such a manner, Lan Huan, courtesy name Xichen. I know you've already been given our Shufu's name but please, dear nephew, tell us yours again properly."
He wasn't wrong, Lan Zhan looks absolutely furious but he also.. can't really argue. Why was big brother suddenly.. being big brother again?