Wuxian's glare softens slightly, but as much as he knows his brother can be grumpy and defensive and he's understanding of that, this is still his son. He accepts the attempt to soften his words, but he's still watching Cheng closely - Yuan is far too sweet to have earned such suspicion.
"Thank you, Jiang-zongzhu." Yuan says politely, more willing to accept the olive branch than his father, however much he still feels the sting of the previous implication.
"We should." Wuxian at least agrees to the drink, he does want to check in with his brother and see how he's doing - and how Jin Ling is actually doing.
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Zizhen grins, nodding eagerly, he's about to explain what his parents actually said about the courtship when Jingyi mentions the attempts and he can't stop the guilty expression that flashes across his face.
He hesitates, and then looks around and leans in slightly - even though they're totally alone. He can't bring himself to lie to Jingyi.
"I didn't want to put too much in my letters, because... well, we didn't want Yuan to worry..." he admits "but there were... more. It's fine, now, and he's recovering great and everything but... it was kind of bad for a little while..."
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Wuxian's glare softens slightly, but as much as he knows his brother can be grumpy and defensive and he's understanding of that, this is still his son. He accepts the attempt to soften his words, but he's still watching Cheng closely - Yuan is far too sweet to have earned such suspicion.
"Thank you, Jiang-zongzhu." Yuan says politely, more willing to accept the olive branch than his father, however much he still feels the sting of the previous implication.
"We should." Wuxian at least agrees to the drink, he does want to check in with his brother and see how he's doing - and how Jin Ling is actually doing.
~~~
Zizhen grins, nodding eagerly, he's about to explain what his parents actually said about the courtship when Jingyi mentions the attempts and he can't stop the guilty expression that flashes across his face.
He hesitates, and then looks around and leans in slightly - even though they're totally alone. He can't bring himself to lie to Jingyi.
"I didn't want to put too much in my letters, because... well, we didn't want Yuan to worry..." he admits "but there were... more. It's fine, now, and he's recovering great and everything but... it was kind of bad for a little while..."