Sounds like it, if you're complaining. People are always curious. [ read: gossipy ] Perhaps you should reconsider your duty. Are you keeping your spouse happy?
[ His uncle and aunt were happy. Couples he encountered over the years traveling. There must have been other happy marriages he knew of, but most of them have faded from his mind.
His marriages were not. No love lost for Song Qiutong, but he feels guilty for it, and for Chu Wanning—
Who he isn't even fit to think of in such terms. And what right does he have to judge the marriage of another?
He coughs, the incense overwhelming, and hunts through his pockets to find a handkerchief to tie around his face, although his pockets turn up nothing. ]
Justification for what? My lie? I seek justification for nothing. [ How easily lies pour from his mouth. ] My eternal soul is damned, so why should I care about a little lie that gets us past the guards? You're the one harping on it, stuck.
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[ His uncle and aunt were happy. Couples he encountered over the years traveling. There must have been other happy marriages he knew of, but most of them have faded from his mind.
His marriages were not. No love lost for Song Qiutong, but he feels guilty for it, and for Chu Wanning—
Who he isn't even fit to think of in such terms. And what right does he have to judge the marriage of another?
He coughs, the incense overwhelming, and hunts through his pockets to find a handkerchief to tie around his face, although his pockets turn up nothing. ]
Justification for what? My lie? I seek justification for nothing. [ How easily lies pour from his mouth. ] My eternal soul is damned, so why should I care about a little lie that gets us past the guards? You're the one harping on it, stuck.