Chapter 327: Ding Zihu Part 3

The three of them looked at him.

Xie Min is taller than Xie Jian. Years of exposure to calligraphy and painting have given him an air of elegance. Like Xie Jian, he has two faces. When he is in the imperial capital, he always appears friendly. After leaving the imperial capital, he becomes distant and indifferent, except in front of the king's eunuchs.

Having suffered a lot of hurt since childhood, his heart is the same as Xie Jian's, and he no longer has any enthusiasm for anyone.

Tang's fingertips trembled beneath her sleeve. After more than a decade of marriage, she knew her husband's true nature. Despite his gentle exterior, he was a man of his word. Once he'd made up his mind, he wouldn't be easily persuaded. That was why she'd rushed to her mother-in-law. In this family, only her mother-in-law and grandfather could protect her. Her aunt was also incredibly kind, but her uncle's cold gaze frightened her.

"Min'er, the child is already so grown up. Why are you still making such a fuss about your former lover?" Xia protected her daughter-in-law behind her. "Lin's mother has been devoted to you for over a decade, and she's been incredibly filial to me, working like a slave for this family. If you dare to divorce her, I won't agree. Your uncle and aunt won't agree either, right, Ah Heng?"

Shen Heng nodded. If her sister-in-law needed her support, she would definitely support her.

Tang, who was standing behind him, burst into tears when she heard this. Ever since she married Xiang Yu, her mother-in-law has loved her very much and treated her like her own daughter. She was grateful in her heart.

Xie Min sighed and looked at his wife: "Do you really think I don't know that there is something wrong with your wine? I'm just playing along." He has been calculating since he was a child, so how could Lin Niang's clumsy move escape his eyes.

Tang Linniang was stunned.

Xie Min said calmly, "Tang Rou and I were very close friends when we were young, but that was only when we were young." Although Lin Niang's surname was Tang, she wasn't a member of the Tang family. Three generations ago, the Tang brothers split up, and their branch moved to Ji County. Later, when their family fell into poverty and their parents died, they came to seek refuge with the Tang family. There was indeed something wrong between him and Tang Rou. He couldn't marry her, nor could he marry any woman from the Tang family. Lin Niang had just plotted against him, so he took advantage of it and put an end to this wrongdoing: "I'm marrying you because I want to marry you, that's all."

He didn't want to be tossed around in love affairs, and he knew that his mother and grandfather, and this hard-earned family, couldn't stand it. He also didn't want any rumors about him to start, for fear of causing unnecessary suspicion from others.

Xia heaved a sigh of relief, she was really scared.

Chen Heng felt distressed when she heard Min'er's words. After being an aunt for so many years, how could she not hear the hidden meaning in her words? Some influences really last a lifetime.

"If it was just when he was a child, why did he stare at the letter for a long time?" Tang didn't believe it.

"Thinking about it. If you don't like it, I can think about it facing a pillar later." From the day they got married, Tang Rou had become just a childhood friend to him. His daze was simply a reminder of his mother's death. It turned out that he and his mother had shared a happy time together, but back then, he hadn't known that Lord Tang was his mother. If he had known then... what would have happened if he had known? Such a deep hatred wouldn't allow him to act arbitrarily.

Was she overthinking it? Tang Linniang mustered up the courage to ask, "Do you like me?" Looking at her elders, the question made her feel both embarrassed and expectant. But if she didn't ask now, he would probably never talk to her about such emotional matters. Even if she asked, he would never answer.