Secretly, that was the reason. Why would he want to sit anywhere other than next to his husband? Wei Ying made anything like these insufferable social gatherings better and his commentary could be rather humorous- not that he'd ever let on or otherwise encourage him. Also, it is much easier to control the hot-head when he's within arms length. The fact that it further emphasizes Jin Ling's position of honor for the tournament and made other bristle, all the better.
Jin Guangli comes back after a little bit with a bottle of wine and strikes up a pleasant conversation with Wei Wuxian and Lan Xichen. He makes a point to keep the topic light and friendly.
Fortunately, that leaves the disciples in the secondary row even less noticeable as they talk quietly among each other.
Jingyi glances in Jin Ling's direction. It's not easy to see him through the crowd but not impossible. However, his gaze is drawn back to Sizhui's face. "It kind of sucks that that greeting had to be so public and all. He couldn't even greet me and we're known to be friends." He rubs his chin thoughtfully. "Well if nothing else, we'll have the hunt in the mountains! We can maybe find him when he's not among so many others and get to talk more uh.. you know, less formally."
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Date: 2022-06-18 09:01 pm (UTC)From:Jin Guangli comes back after a little bit with a bottle of wine and strikes up a pleasant conversation with Wei Wuxian and Lan Xichen. He makes a point to keep the topic light and friendly.
Fortunately, that leaves the disciples in the secondary row even less noticeable as they talk quietly among each other.
Jingyi glances in Jin Ling's direction. It's not easy to see him through the crowd but not impossible. However, his gaze is drawn back to Sizhui's face. "It kind of sucks that that greeting had to be so public and all. He couldn't even greet me and we're known to be friends." He rubs his chin thoughtfully. "Well if nothing else, we'll have the hunt in the mountains! We can maybe find him when he's not among so many others and get to talk more uh.. you know, less formally."