#i think yanli is just fundamenally so clearly... not the child either of her parents wanted. and it shows. | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

lgbtlunaverse · 2 months ago

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Horrible thing to say but I think there's a real chance Jiang Yanli was both of her parents' least favorite child and knew it and just kinda. Had to go on with her life knowing that.

#mdzs #jiang yanli #yunmeng siblings #madam yu's favorite kid is jc. she doesn't. um. SHOW it in a very affirming way but he's clearly the one she's emotionally most invested in #jfm's favorite kid is wwx. is he even one of his kids? doesn't matter. he's the favorite #(madam yu does NOT see wwx as her child so he doesn't factor into the calculation for her.)#i think jfm's neglect of jc is talked about. mostly because the both jc and wwx are clearly aware of it and so it's mentioned in novel #but um... DO we see either of yanli's parents give much a shit about her? ever?#jfm doesn't even ask if she WANTS her engagement dissolved before doing so #also the reason stated by other characters for jfm not liking jc is that he's madam yu's child. you know who is ALSO madam yu's child?#i think jfm may find jc.. harder to get along with. but i also think whatever discomfort from his marriage he projects onto his kids #it also extends to yanli. it's just that he's not constantly REMINDED of yanli like he is jc #(because madam yu keeps yelling about it)#and so he just... doesn't think about her much at all #madam yu meanwhile treats yanli with this air of disappointment. she seems to resent that she's 'weak' and gentle and quiet #and that she cares so little about status so as to treat wwx like her little brother #i think yanli is just fundamenally so clearly... not the child either of her parents wanted. and it shows.#i'm slightly peeved fandom doesn't talk about this as much as they talk about the effects the jiang parents had on the two boys.#but to be fair to fandom the book doesn't either #which is probaly just danmei-typical misogyny. but to give a slightly more watsonian reason #i think the yunmeng bros are genuinely unaware of this. yanli is PERFECT how could her parents not love her?#(of course they notice something like zixuan's initial dislike of her but that's blatant.)#(vs the attitude of the jiang parents towards their daughter which seems to be mostly... disinterest and disappointment)

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