[ He tries his best to completely ignore Zewu-jun. He knows it's stupid and petty - knows it's reactionary - but the fact that his little uncle told him to talk to Xichen means that his stomach twists even thinking about it.
He didn't believe what he said when he claimed that knowing and not telling Jin Ling made Xichen just as bad as Jin Guangyao. But it was hard not to wonder why he hadn't said anything.
He looks miserably down at the tray, at the tea, without taking it. Just staring.
After a long moment: ]
You already knew. Didn't you.
Even while I was just -- a blind fool prancing around -- you already knew.
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He didn't believe what he said when he claimed that knowing and not telling Jin Ling made Xichen just as bad as Jin Guangyao. But it was hard not to wonder why he hadn't said anything.
He looks miserably down at the tray, at the tea, without taking it. Just staring.
After a long moment: ]
You already knew. Didn't you.
Even while I was just -- a blind fool prancing around -- you already knew.