Male, antagonist. He is Qiao Ruoheng's husband of over ten years. He initially promised not to take concubines, even swearing that if Qiao Ruoheng could not conceive, he would adopt an heir from the clan. However, he broke this promise and slept with someone's concubine who later became pregnant. He refused to acknowledge the concubine, but Qiao Ruoheng had to settle her and hire caretakers. He appears courteous and mild-mannered but is actually deceitful and ruthless in business, using underhanded tactics like snatching silkworm cocoons from commoners and scheming to make elderly people break their legs to buy their cocoons cheaply. He is physically weak, as shown when he could not touch Xu Qingrang during their fight. He desperately wants to prevent the separation.
