Lan Qiren was dealing with a lot of things in the recent present. The largest issue was simultaneously trying to understand that Wei Wuxian didn't commit as many atrocities as he was framed for as well as realising that said person that did do them was Jin Guangyao.

He didn't entirely like Jin Guangyao either, he always had the same views as everyone else about him. He found it disgraceful that the son of a prostitute was running the Jin Clan. But he bit his tongue due to his sworn brothership with Lan Xichen. It woukd be fine to harbour his feelings toward the man out loud now, Lan Xichen shouldn't feel anything but hatred for the man that manipulated him.

Only when he heard a knock on the door did he remember why he had called Lan Xichen over in the first place. He needed to get him married off. He was in his early fourties for gods sake and still childless.

"Come in, Xichen." Lan Qiren said with a half-greeting woven into the command. As always he couldn't read the despair and greif on Lan Xichen's face. It just looked neutral to him.