Xichen watches Wanyin with worry as his gaze drifts to his nephew and back. He sees him move, the tension as he covers his mouth. "Wanyin, are you alright?"
The man recovers but Xichen still feels worry; knows the pain he suffers though he has not revealed his own.
The worry remains but melts into something else when Jiang Wanyin speaks, explains himself and makes Xichen's heart ache even more. He feels nauseous with, like he cannot breath. He forces himself to take a deep breath again, shakes his head. "You are right, that Gusu also suffered at the hands of the Wen and we have also rebuilt. But that rebuilding was eased by how much was saved, by support from Lanling and Qinghe that I am forever grateful for."
He knows that Lanling only offered their support because of Meng Yao, but he doubts the man would have attempted to sway his father to support Yunmeng even if Wanyin had asked.
"Even as I raise my nephew, it is with the help of many, including a man who I know has barely enough time for himself and has achieved what I am struggling to do with many standing ready to aid me all on his own.
The feat is not diminished because you're not the only that's walked the path, and as someone who has been on this journey beside you, I am awed at what you've accomplished all the same."
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The man recovers but Xichen still feels worry; knows the pain he suffers though he has not revealed his own.
The worry remains but melts into something else when Jiang Wanyin speaks, explains himself and makes Xichen's heart ache even more. He feels nauseous with, like he cannot breath. He forces himself to take a deep breath again, shakes his head. "You are right, that Gusu also suffered at the hands of the Wen and we have also rebuilt. But that rebuilding was eased by how much was saved, by support from Lanling and Qinghe that I am forever grateful for."
He knows that Lanling only offered their support because of Meng Yao, but he doubts the man would have attempted to sway his father to support Yunmeng even if Wanyin had asked.
"Even as I raise my nephew, it is with the help of many, including a man who I know has barely enough time for himself and has achieved what I am struggling to do with many standing ready to aid me all on his own.
The feat is not diminished because you're not the only that's walked the path, and as someone who has been on this journey beside you, I am awed at what you've accomplished all the same."