Huaisang pulls a face at that - trying to trick a teenager like that, when he was already vulnerable thanks to the sudden pressure of leadership and the discovery that one of his beloved uncles was a slimy, murdering traitor (okay maybe he still hasn't worked through all his feelings about Jin Guangyao), was just all kinds of despicable - and that's coming from him, he did some pretty questionable things in his quest for revenge.
His own experience had been a little different - the elders were relentless, yes, but his reputation usually kept most of the suitors at bay. The main type he had to deal with were the overly ambitious fathers looking to further their own agendas by using their child to manipulate him.
He usually just feigned ignorance until they went away.
"Mmm, the Nie elders never shut up," he grumbles, topping up both their drinks "but Nie-zongzhu, you don't have an heeeeeir" he mock-whines "when are you going to get maaarriiiied. "
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2021-08-21 01:39 (UTC)Huaisang pulls a face at that - trying to trick a teenager like that, when he was already vulnerable thanks to the sudden pressure of leadership and the discovery that one of his beloved uncles was a slimy, murdering traitor (okay maybe he still hasn't worked through all his feelings about Jin Guangyao), was just all kinds of despicable - and that's coming from him, he did some pretty questionable things in his quest for revenge.
His own experience had been a little different - the elders were relentless, yes, but his reputation usually kept most of the suitors at bay. The main type he had to deal with were the overly ambitious fathers looking to further their own agendas by using their child to manipulate him.
He usually just feigned ignorance until they went away.
"Mmm, the Nie elders never shut up," he grumbles, topping up both their drinks "but Nie-zongzhu, you don't have an heeeeeir" he mock-whines "when are you going to get maaarriiiied. "