after i found out my new wife was a man

Gradually entering winter, the weather is getting colder and colder. On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, heavy snow fell one after another and kept falling. With the thin snow on Xie Ling's shoulders, Xie Ling walked into Xie Shuhan's other garden.

Speaking of which, it has been more than a month since my uncle gave the order that day, and he came here every day.

As in the past, Xie Shuhan was still sitting and waiting in the study room. There was plenty of charcoal fire in the room, but he was still wearing a heavy crane cloak, a thin blanket on his knees, his face was sickly pale, and he was holding a book in his hand. Seeing Xie Lingyu coming, he just said lightly: "Sit down."

Xie Linghe searched for the book that he hadn't finished reading yesterday, and then sat down. The room was very quiet, except for the sound of the two of them flipping the pages from time to time.

It has been like this every day for more than a month. My uncle sometimes asks some questions suddenly, and the things they ask are different, but most of the time, the two of them just do their own things quietly.

Today Xie Shuhan was exceptionally silent. He didn't say the first sentence until Xie Lingyu was about to leave, but he said: "You don't have to come here tomorrow."

Before Xie Lingyu could reply, he heard Xie Shuhan continue to explain: "I will go back to Yanyang tomorrow. I have discussed it with my elder brother a few days ago, and I will explain to you again tonight."

Xie Lingyu was a little surprised, and asked after a while: "It's already the twelfth lunar month, isn't my uncle celebrating the New Year at the mansion?"

"No need," Xie Shuhan rubbed the pages of the scroll in his hand, and replied softly, "If you are free tomorrow, you can come and see me off."

Xie Lingyu never thought that he would go back now, but he knew that his brother-in-law had already made a decision, and no one could persuade him to come back, so he could only reply: "Of course my nephew will go."

Xie Shuhan looked at him and smiled, his usual cold eyebrows showed a little not obvious gentleness, slowly, there was a little more scrutiny in his eyes, and this scrutiny seemed to be more than just looking at the person in front of him. Xie Ling and.

After a long time, Xie Shuhan lowered his eyes slightly, and then he spoke as if comforting: "At the beginning, in order to make friends with the Holy Majesty, we married the royal family, and we didn't take into account your wishes. Now that I think about it, I really wronged you."

Hearing this, Xie Lingyu paused for a moment, and then replied: "What did my uncle say? This is what I should do, and it is far from being wronged."

"In the past, I just wanted to be patient, but now I have torn my face, and I just barely maintain the dignity of the monarch and his ministers." Xie Shuhan seemed to not believe what he said, with a low and cold voice, "If you have a woman you like , just take it home, even if the Holy Majesty does not allow concubines, the princess has been in the mansion for so long and has not come out, for this reason, if I, the Xie family, do not retreat at all, no one can talk about it."

Xie Lingyu was stunned, and the first thought that flashed in his mind was that He Yaoqing must not let He Yaoqing hear these words.

Then he came back to his senses and shook his head, with a serious expression: "My nephew has never thought about it like this, he is just him, not at all different from those people in the palace, I—"

Xie Ling paused for a moment. Although he already understood his feelings, he hadn't spoken them out like now. When he spoke again, his voice was a bit difficult, but he was firm: "Even if he is a princess, since he is married If it was given to me, it should be thanks to the family, I... I like him in my heart."

Xie Shuhan looked at him and didn't speak for a long time. Although Xie Lingyu couldn't understand what he was thinking, he didn't dodge at all.

After a long time, Xie Shuhan poured himself a cup of tea slowly. The sound of the water was not loud, but the surrounding area was very quiet, so it seemed a little loud.

"Do you like him?" Xie Shuhan looked at Xie Lingyu with deep eyes, as if they could penetrate everything, and repeated it very lightly, "Have you thought about it, do you really want to like him?"

Facing his gaze, Xie Lingyu was almost on his back. At a certain moment, he even thought that what the person in front of him was warning was not the identity of Princess He Yaoqing, but the one who could not be known and was buried deeper. that secret.

But how is this possible?

In an instant, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Xie Linghe's back, but he still nodded firmly.

Xie Shuhan kept looking at him until Xie Lingyu almost thought that this person really knew, then he laughed again and took a sip of the hot tea he had just poured, as if he really didn't mean anything else, with a gentle voice: "I just asked a question, how do you look at me like a scourge? Uncle just said that, if you really don't want to take a concubine, no one can force you to do so."

Xie Lingyu forced a smile: "You're joking."

"Okay," Xie Shuhan raised his hand and poured him a cup of tea, his hands were pale and slender, and his pale blue pulse was clearly visible, "I'm leaving, this time, if you want to come back next time, But I don’t know when it is, so I want to talk to you.”

Xie Linghe suppressed the unresolved thoughts in his heart, straightened his back, and looked like he was listening attentively.

Xie Shuhan looked at him, and when he and his eldest brother were both a hundred years old, the Xie family would be handed over to Xie Lingyu. Of course he was satisfied with this nephew, but if he was young, young and inexperienced, it would be unavoidable.

"I won't tell you what to do, what is the right thing to do, or how to do it. The children raised by my Xie family have never been sheep following their ancestors," Xie Shuhan Put your hands on your knees, "So I will only tell you that no matter what you want to do, whether you follow the rules or go against the rules, you have to think carefully over and over again. Once you do it, even if the consequences are disastrous, you must Can bear it."

Xie Linghe listened to these words, and then respectfully performed a junior salute: "What I said today, I will definitely keep it in my heart, reflect on it three times a day, and dare not forget it."

Xie Shuhan nodded, and his tone was a little more relaxed: "But at the same time, don't belittle yourself or keep everything in your heart. You are the eldest son, and the family will always stand behind you."

Xie Linghe pursed his lips, and replied, "Your junior will save it."

Xie Shuhan's complexion slowed down, he stopped talking about these things, took another sip of tea, and asked as if he suddenly remembered something, "But it's the eldest princess' birthday soon?"

He Yaoqing was born on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, which was the day of the great cold. As early as more than a month ago, the mansion had already started preparations.

Xie Lingyu replied, "On the eighth day of the lunar new year."

"That's really unfortunate." Xie Shuhan looked regretful, shook his head and said, "Fortunately, I have already prepared a gift, but I can only let you deliver it."

As he said that, a little tiredness appeared on his face: "It's getting late, you go back, see you tomorrow morning."

Xie Ling and Xing Li said goodbye again, and then left.

The door of the study was gently closed, Xie Shuhan was still sitting there, and soon after, uncontrollable coughing sounded in the room.

The candle was flickering, and he climbed up the window sill as if he was dying, and the snow outside the window shone with subtle silver light.

When Xie Lingyu returned to Ling'an Garden, He Yaoqing was waiting for him to come back in his room. Seeing his worried expression, he asked, "What happened?"

"It's nothing." Regarding those feelings at that time, because he was not sure, Xie Lingyu didn't want to talk about it to make this person worry, so he replied, "Uncle will go back to Yanyang tomorrow."

He Yaoqing had already ordered someone to investigate Xie Shuhan, so he already knew about it, but he still asked: "It's the twelfth lunar month, isn't he going to stay for a new year?"

Xie Lingyu shook his head, and then handed him the things he was carrying: "My uncle can't make it in time for your birthday, so I want me to give you the prepared gift first."

He Yaoqing was a little surprised at this, took it but put it aside, and only said: "I'll open it and look at it on my birthday."