[ That would normally be Lan Xichen's cue to allow the subject to be easily diverted, to duck his head with a small smile and perhaps make some kind of comment regarding both Lan brothers getting into trouble. If he's honest - his cue should have come from Wei Wuxian skirting the question in the first place, if his attempt at controlling his anger hadn't made it difficult to divert his attention.

But truthfully, even without that, it would be hard to divert him now. That why pierces his heart as easily as seeing Nie Mingjue or Meng Yao in pain ever had, and the obvious answer - that it is for Wangji's sake, of course - is set aside for the moment. ]

Because there are no set rules, no clear lines between right and wrong. People shouldn't be labeled so easily as black and white, without looking deeper to see the intentions of their hearts. [ It's been a long time since he first had a discussion like this with Wangji, but despite how many almost unbearable things have happened since then - he still believes it. ] And you are a good man.

[ He hopes - Wei Wuxian doesn't yet know about Jin Guangyao, doesn't know just how little merit Lan Xichen's ability to assess the intentions in someone's heart truly has. He hopes it may still mean something, coming from him. ]