"Sect Leader Jiang is wise," Lan Xichen cannot hold back his smile and nod, almost amused at Jiang Wanyin's reasoning reasoning for allowing the rabbits to remain. They mirror ones he spoke to his Uncle, once, and make his chest ache with sensations and discomfort he does not wish to name even if the precepts warn against being dishonest even with one's self.
Lan Xichen knows his heart, that is not the problem at hand.
"It is only fair then, that Young Master Jin learns and has the same advantage A-Yuan will have," Xichen says with a hint of teasing, looking fondly form his own nephew, to the toddler in Jiang Wanyin's hold before settling on the younger man. "Cloud Recess will be happy to have him as a student, when the time comes."
It would be improper not to extend an invitation to the Jin heir, but Xichen is extending it to Jiang Wanyin's nephew personally none-the-less.
On the quick stop to the kitchens, Xichen acquires a small basket which he fills with vegetables that Lan Yuan chooses. The boy shows each one to Jin Rulan, as if the toddler's approval is needed for each. Once that task is complete, Xichen leads them toward the pasture on the back hill. The meadow is empty, quiet and warmed by the afternoon Sun. The rabbits, which have been hiding, approach slowly as they realized that someone has come to feed them. They are not as bold as they would be if it were just Xichen and his nephew, nor as bold if their favorite human was with them, but they know what the basket means.
Xichen sets down the basket in the shade of one of the tall trees, gracefully settles down on the grass and glances up at Jiang Wanyin so he can gesture for him to join him. "I am afraid while A-Yuan can handle most of the hard work, we are not free of our duties as his assistants."
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Lan Xichen knows his heart, that is not the problem at hand.
"It is only fair then, that Young Master Jin learns and has the same advantage A-Yuan will have," Xichen says with a hint of teasing, looking fondly form his own nephew, to the toddler in Jiang Wanyin's hold before settling on the younger man. "Cloud Recess will be happy to have him as a student, when the time comes."
It would be improper not to extend an invitation to the Jin heir, but Xichen is extending it to Jiang Wanyin's nephew personally none-the-less.
On the quick stop to the kitchens, Xichen acquires a small basket which he fills with vegetables that Lan Yuan chooses. The boy shows each one to Jin Rulan, as if the toddler's approval is needed for each. Once that task is complete, Xichen leads them toward the pasture on the back hill. The meadow is empty, quiet and warmed by the afternoon Sun. The rabbits, which have been hiding, approach slowly as they realized that someone has come to feed them. They are not as bold as they would be if it were just Xichen and his nephew, nor as bold if their favorite human was with them, but they know what the basket means.
Xichen sets down the basket in the shade of one of the tall trees, gracefully settles down on the grass and glances up at Jiang Wanyin so he can gesture for him to join him. "I am afraid while A-Yuan can handle most of the hard work, we are not free of our duties as his assistants."