Zizhen does actually nibble at the nuts, it's past dinner by now and he didn't actually go and get any, instead napping through it with Jin Ling (honestly, staying with his friend while he recovers is really making him lazy).
"Boy toy?" Zizhen snorts "Aren't they the same age?" Though he can see why Jin Ling might say that, Huaisang does act a lot younger than the rest of them, even though they're all around the same age and he's a sect leader. He can't deny the intrigue though - what is Jiang Cheng going back to Lotus Pier for, and why not take his guest? Why leave him here with his vulnerable nephew? (Not that he'll use that word out loud in front of Jin Ling)
"It's not that late I don't think." Zizhen says, glancing towards the window "I'll go see if I can find her." He wouldn't mind something to eat himself.
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"Yes, of course," Yuan agrees, feeling the panic subside - nobody would expect him to take over before he's good and ready, and when he puts it in that perspective it seems a little more reasonable - he's got plenty of time to become worthy of such a thing, and that's if it even happens! Jingyi's right, Zewu Jun could have an heir of his own long before it ever gets to that point.
He claps a hand over his mouth at the comment about Zewu Jun and Jiang Cheng, though, stifling a laugh - a laugh that cuts off immediately when his father looks around. He gives his friend a quick, grateful look before speeding up a little to fall in step beside his father.
"Yes, a-die," he says softly "It's just there was a comment made that I... I hadn't considered and it surprised me."
He hesitates, suddenly uncertain if the whole situation has been read wrongly - but then Jingyi seemed so matter-of-fact about it, so he continues.
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"Boy toy?" Zizhen snorts "Aren't they the same age?" Though he can see why Jin Ling might say that, Huaisang does act a lot younger than the rest of them, even though they're all around the same age and he's a sect leader. He can't deny the intrigue though - what is Jiang Cheng going back to Lotus Pier for, and why not take his guest? Why leave him here with his vulnerable nephew? (Not that he'll use that word out loud in front of Jin Ling)
"It's not that late I don't think." Zizhen says, glancing towards the window "I'll go see if I can find her." He wouldn't mind something to eat himself.
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"Yes, of course," Yuan agrees, feeling the panic subside - nobody would expect him to take over before he's good and ready, and when he puts it in that perspective it seems a little more reasonable - he's got plenty of time to become worthy of such a thing, and that's if it even happens! Jingyi's right, Zewu Jun could have an heir of his own long before it ever gets to that point.
He claps a hand over his mouth at the comment about Zewu Jun and Jiang Cheng, though, stifling a laugh - a laugh that cuts off immediately when his father looks around. He gives his friend a quick, grateful look before speeding up a little to fall in step beside his father.
"Yes, a-die," he says softly "It's just there was a comment made that I... I hadn't considered and it surprised me."
He hesitates, suddenly uncertain if the whole situation has been read wrongly - but then Jingyi seemed so matter-of-fact about it, so he continues.
"About me being sect heir."