after i found out my new wife was a man

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

Xie Lingyu stood in front of the window, as if he was used to it, and looked in a certain direction unconsciously. Outside the window, there were several guards with their left hands resting on their swords, watching his every move.

The torrential rain poured down, and his robe was drenched long ago. A few drops of water ran across the side of his face along the wet long hair. The long hair was like ink, but his face was so pale that it was almost transparent.

Looking forward along his gaze, the eaves are soaring, the trees are hideous, and the lightning flashed across the sky, as if it could tear a crack in the night sky. In the distance, nothing can be seen except the pouring rain.

But Xie Lingyu knew what was in the distance.

That is the Shanquan Temple shrouded in water.

He lowered his eyelashes, closed the window, turned around, and suddenly realized that his feet were already a little numb.

The room was very messy, and the rainwater flowed down the soaked robe, so it seemed as if he was standing in the water, but Xie Lingyu didn't notice it at all, he bent down slowly to pick up the scattered things on the ground, one by one put away.

As he was picking it up, a broken porcelain bottle suddenly appeared in front of him. The medicine bottle was shattered all over the floor. His fingertips paused for a moment, and then they froze in mid-air.

After a long time, he squatted down, moved the fragments aside, and slowly picked up the few intact incense sticks.

At a certain moment, Xie Lingyu suddenly realized that his fingertips were trembling slightly.

He looked at his slightly trembling fingertips, his eyes that were as bright as stars in the past were so dark that they were cold, he stood up holding the incense, and walked to the table.

Ever since He Yaoqing came, at some point, the secret compartment under the table in the bedroom became a place for him to store things. At first it was just wound medicine, and later there were more soothing incense, and sometimes he came from the city. He would never tell He Yaoqing personally about the various gadgets he brought back on the way back from his hometown, but just put them in silently.

It's just that no matter what he puts in every time, it doesn't take more than a few quarters of an hour, if he goes back to look at it, that thing is always gone.

Of course, the secret compartment was also drawn out, but it was thrown to nowhere. Xie Ling searched around, and finally saw a corner of it inside the corner of the table. Put the incense in.

Then he stood and watched for a while, turned around and sat down on the bed, closed his eyes gently, and vaguely felt something slightly hard touched by his hand.

Xie Linghe looked sideways.

——It is a few clear spheres that are as bright as stars.

He stayed there for a long while before slowly picking them up, the tentacles were slightly cool, as he held them, there seemed to be a faint sweet fragrance floating in the air.

Xie Lingyu was in a daze.

In an instant, it seemed to be back to the night when Xu Yuanwu came to give the sword. He had just glimpsed a corner of He Yaoqing's life in the past. Things that children would like, but they happily asked that person to offer them treasures.

I handed the candy to him, but the man just looked at me without saying a word, and waited until my chaotic mind was a little clear, and I realized what I was doing, and was embarrassed to take the candy back. The man stretched out his hand to take it.

...I thought he didn't like it at all.

It turns out that you have been keeping them by your pillow until now?

But this candy was given by Xu Yuanwu.

Xie Linghe looked at the things in his hands, and slowly squeezed his hands hard, not knowing what it was like for a while.

He suddenly felt exhausted, and even the strength to support his body disappeared, so he slowly fell on the bed, lowered his head and buried his face in his palms.

Thunder roared outside the window, and heavy rain poured down.

After a long time, there was a slight voice from the room. This laughter was bitter and hoarse, with a trembling ending. It was clearly a wry smile, but it could make people feel a little sad.

It is like the last cry of a trapped animal when it is in a desperate situation.

He knows it all.

Whether it was the emperor, the crown prince or Xu Yuanwu, he knew all about why they did such a thing and what it was for.

But sometimes, he would rather not know anything.

The crown prince said before that the time given by the emperor is only up to zero o'clock. Of course, this is just a talk. If Xu Yuanwu can't produce evidence when the time comes, the emperor will extend the time.

Saying this is just to put pressure on him, and... the tighter the time, the more he will be caught off guard, and it will not even be possible to react in time.

Rebellion is a serious crime that will punish the nine clans. After the so-called "truth comes out", as long as the conviction is fast enough, no matter how much things turn around later, when everyone is dead, what's the use?

His father was in the palace, and he didn't know what the situation was. Xie Linghe took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

...even though things might never turn around.