Xie Siblings

Xie Ruxian and Li Fengyu's children, listed in order of birth.

As soon as they're old enough, Ruxian gets each of them a horse to raise from a foal and teaches them to shoot a bow
Also acquires a personalized bow for each child once they finish growing
Fengyu is in charge of their general education, partially due to her family background and connections, but mostly because she's best at being strict with basically any of them
Murong Youning (their yifu) personally teaches them martial arts, even the girls, including basic empty-hand self-defense and bladework
Their interests vary, but they all have basic competency in the important areas
They'll probably have a bunch of half siblings somewhere down the line as well but I am Not doing that

Xie Jingting 謝景挺

Adult PB: Huang Junjie

Xie Jingting

The firstborn son, the eventual heir
Apple of his grandparents' eyes
Basically has three sets of grandparents?
Very smart, very spoiled
Also very very tiaopi; runs wild and gets away with almost everything, all of the time
Has clearly inherited his parents' cunning as well as their scheming natures
Quite sunny and cheerful despite being a tiny gremlin
Very filial and dutiful; assists with his parents scheming as soon as he's old enough
Becomes more subtle and reserved as he matures; a downright scary shadowy mastermind by the time he hits 20
Tends to come off as a refined scholar type but is actually quite tough; significantly better wugong than his dad
Particularly talented in painting and calligraphy

Xie Yuhong 謝雨虹

Adult PB: angelababy

The eldest daughter; charming from birth
A horse girl
The very epitome of a well-bred and well-taught young lady in her speech and mannerisms; particularly known for her grace
Privately, extremely astute and quite sharp-tongued
Will hold a grudge forever when offended
Always impeccably dressed, accessorized, and made up
Takes after her mother temperamentally; poised, alert, and thoughtful; also has her knack for detangling sticky social situations
Learns languages easily; a polyglot
Later marries a foreign princess for heqin; becomes rather taken with her within the first few months of marriage; eventually quite a passionate relationship
Known for her dancing and swordplay; has a sword dance that is quite famous and very very difficult for anyone outside her family to see
Honestly kind of a snob but aware of it

Xie Jingxuan 謝景軒

Adult PB: Yu Menglong

The true scholar of the family; the daydreamer
The quietest child out of all his siblings
Absorbs and retains information very quickly; voracious for knowledge
Grew up sitting at his mother's side and reading anything available
Will talk political and social theory with his father late into the night but has little interest in actual court proceedings; has managed to affect policy changes anyway through debating with Ruxian and coming up with different solutions for the same problems
Could be quite socially adept if he cared to be; emphatically does not
As emotionally intense as his father, but more willing to let it show, if selectively
Cultivates few but very deep friendships; the rarest Xie to befriend
A poet with a sizeable following
Will be a complete mess if he ever falls in love

Xie Jingyi 謝景怡

Adult PB: Wang Haoxuan

The premiere martial artist, the future general
Yifu's favorite because he loves 2 sword
Compact, speedy, and surprisingly strong
Tends to wear his hair in a very very tall ponytail to seem more intimidating and make up for his height
The most impulsive member of his family, prone to making split-second decisions; still his parents' child so he's usually right and can roll with it when wrong
Generally sweet and irrepressibly cheerful, his default setting is “bright”. If he's not, there's cause for concern.
Inquisitive and not afraid to get his hands dirty
Basically grew up at the Murong manor as much as Jin Wangfu; often stayed over night and was usually tutored for a couple hours before bed by Murong Luyu
Slowly fell in love with Luyu and became determined to give gege everything he deserves uwu

Xie Yinhong 謝隱虹

Adult PB: Song Yiren

The baby girl, the literal tiniest
A precocious child who made some decisions about her life early on and stuck to them
Generally decisive and stubborn, even for her family; once she's set her heart on something there's just nothing to be done for it
Betrothed to Murong Lukai quite young because she'd already decided he was hers
Spoils Lukai rotten after they are married, while handling the politics of his position for him
A bubbly social butterfly, knows how to work a room to collect information and sow discord while looking like she's just fluttering around cheerfully
Scheming and observant but maintains her image as an airhead for quite a long time
Will ruthlessly destroy anyone who comes after her Kai-gege, quick and brutal and with a smile
Tiny and terrifying, the match of anyone in her family
Has mastered multiple musical instruments and sings well