Zhongli from Genshin Impact doesn't have a wife in the game's canon; he was deeply connected to Guizhong, the God of Dust, who died long ago, leading him to become the God of Contracts, but their relationship was a deep partnership, not officially marriage, though many fans ship them. A fun real-life fact is that Zhongli's Japanese voice actor, Tomoaki Maeno, is married to {Link: Mikako Komatsu, the Japanese voice actress for Mavuika, another character in the game}, leading to jokes about Zhongli "marrying" Mavuika in-game.
It was after meeting her that he slowly became more mellow. And it was after his death that he became what he is today. Did Zhongli ever love Guizhong? Yes.
Sadly, Guizhong was killed during the war 3,700 years before the events of the game. She died amongst Glaze Lilies, which were the same flowers in the garden she and Zhongli met; she had smiled at Zhongli and told him to forget about the dumbbell, lamenting the end of their journey together.
Fun Fact: Mavuika and Zhongli's Jp VA are married.
Zhongli & Mavuika Japanese Voice Actors are married.
There are queer people all over the world and while it is statistically improbable that everyone who plays Genshin Impact is queer, there are characters within the game who are coded as queer. These instances of coding are unique to miHoyo's game because they are distinctly Chinese in their stories.
Xiao is just Zhongli's adoptive child at this point.
Also in JP dub, he refers to Zhongli as "Shouri-sama", while he calls the others just by their names with no honorifics.
Ship Tease — In the manga, Childe and Lumine were teased as a couple, while in the game Childe shows seemingly romantic interest in Lumine. You Are Not Alone — Childe insisted Lumine to be careful and not die. Interspecies Romance - Lumine being a star from another world, while Childe being a human from Teyvat.
Canon. Both Hu Tao and Zhongli are friends (Zhongli's Character Details) who work together at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor as its director and most revered consultant, respectively.
Zhongli is the one who killed Guizhong.
If I remember correctly, Signora's lover was a favonious knight called Rostam, who was killed during the crisis of the dragon Durin which is why she has a deep grudge of the Anemo Archon ang left Mondstadt.
Zhongli – The Geo Archon (Over 6,000 Years Old)
This ancient god is over 6,000 years old, and his age is tied to the very history of Liyue itself. Zhongli was the god who presided over Liyue long before the current Archons took their places, and he has witnessed the rise and fall of civilizations.
Confirmed Zhongli is afraid of Neuvillette.
Soraya comes to the conclusion that Guizhong had to have been killed by another god and Zhongli essentially confirms this as truth. Cloud Retainer says she was overpowered by "the enemy and fell in battle" during the archon war.
Canonically? Ayaka it's heavily implied by her dialogue has feelings for him, and Yanfei at least *thinks* Aether is into her.
Yes, Genshin Impact features characters who are canonically LGBTQ+, or heavily queer-coded through lore, dialogue, and events, with examples including Jeht being a lesbian and Venti being canonically non-binary, alongside many player interpretations of characters like Chongyun/Xingqiu or Ningguang/Beidou, though developer miHoYo often avoids explicit romantic confirmations for playable characters to maintain broader appeal.
In the scene where childe calls lumine 小姐, it's pretty neutral with a slightly 'teasing' tone. The same scene in japanese he calls lumine Ojou-chan (お嬢ちゃん) that gives off a slightly different but similar tone. So in english they translated it to 'Girlie' with that intention in mind (probably).
Yes, Xiao is confirmed to have gone by the name Alatus. The other 4 Yakshas, Indarius, Bonanus, Menogias, and Bosacius have all died, leaving just Xiao.
Zhongli is stated to be the oldest Archon but Egeria was created some time after Primordial One defeated the Dragons.
Friendly reminder that sustainer is zhongli's mom.
Childe is often portrayed drawing on Fatui funds to buy Zhongli nice things, and often acts as a sugar daddy to Zhongli in both canon-related and AU fics.