#and even if it WERE a meritocracy the social stigma against JGY for being his mother's son is no joke

[poorlittleyaoyao]

God, poor Zixuan. He makes the innocuous comment that his half-brother is doing a really great job with wedding planning and truly giving it his all, and his dad looks at him and goes “I HATE that he’s doing a good job. Fear not for your birthright. No bastard will ever inherit Lanling Jin. 😐” Like, what is he supposed to do with that? He can barely carry on a conversation that flows in a normal way! This is too much!

#it's also such a weird thing for JGS to be so paranoid/territorial over #he knocked JGY out of the inheriting generation with his courtesy name and nothing suggests that the Jin sect has ever been a meritocracy #and even if it WERE a meritocracy the social stigma against JGY for being his mother's son is no joke #like Zixuan would have to be OVERTLY HARMFUL for people to support JGY supplanting him #you found your well-meaning yet utterly hapless son a competent steward you DIPSHIT why are you SABOTAGING IT #I mean I know why but WHY #masala necromancy wizard hour