[ That throws him off yet again. This was not following any script he knew or was prepared for. ]
You -- !
[ He cuts himself off and huffs. What was the point of making it a marriage if they weren't tying their fortunes and families together? Even Wei Wuxian went to Lan Wangji's clan in the end, like a proper spouse.
Maybe it was because of this place. Because they were all so cut off from their true places in the world that heritage and clan ties were next to meaningless. Or maybe because Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangyao had died and could afford to disregard such concerns. What even awaited them outside of this city? Not their former lives, that was for sure.
With that in mind, what did it matter if they chose to share their lives in marriage without all the negotiations and political maneuvering?
Thinking this, he experiences an unexpected emotion; envy.
He banishes it with another aggrieved huff, and scrapes his dignity back together to get to the heart of the matter. ]
If you're going to do it regardless, then I suppose there's no point in me protesting. You are the one who's come so far as to want to call little uncle 'husband' after everything else. What could I say to break things up?
But Chifeng-zun, will have to answer me this. When I first arrived here, I heard that little uncle had been taken into the care of the Nie clan. He did not wear the Jin Sect colors or the vermillion mark. I heard also that the Nie Sect Leader made it his business to see little uncle held accountable for his past actions.
[ He cuts a sidewise glance at Nie Mingjue. There's something complicated in it that isn't quite masked by Jin Ling's haughty expression.]
Is this something Chifeng-zun intends to continue?
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You -- !
[ He cuts himself off and huffs. What was the point of making it a marriage if they weren't tying their fortunes and families together? Even Wei Wuxian went to Lan Wangji's clan in the end, like a proper spouse.
Maybe it was because of this place. Because they were all so cut off from their true places in the world that heritage and clan ties were next to meaningless. Or maybe because Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangyao had died and could afford to disregard such concerns. What even awaited them outside of this city? Not their former lives, that was for sure.
With that in mind, what did it matter if they chose to share their lives in marriage without all the negotiations and political maneuvering?
Thinking this, he experiences an unexpected emotion; envy.
He banishes it with another aggrieved huff, and scrapes his dignity back together to get to the heart of the matter. ]
If you're going to do it regardless, then I suppose there's no point in me protesting. You are the one who's come so far as to want to call little uncle 'husband' after everything else. What could I say to break things up?
But Chifeng-zun, will have to answer me this. When I first arrived here, I heard that little uncle had been taken into the care of the Nie clan. He did not wear the Jin Sect colors or the vermillion mark. I heard also that the Nie Sect Leader made it his business to see little uncle held accountable for his past actions.
[ He cuts a sidewise glance at Nie Mingjue. There's something complicated in it that isn't quite masked by Jin Ling's haughty expression.]
Is this something Chifeng-zun intends to continue?