The male lead of the original novel. Heir to the Marquis of Changqing. A young man with sharp, stoic features and a tall, commanding presence. He secretly admires a woman of equal status but is forced into an arranged marriage with Lu Roujia due to a past kindness repayment. He harbors deep resentment toward Lu Roujia and initially distrusts her completely during the murder investigation. In the original story, he later saves her and kills the true villain, but ultimately causes Qin Ying's death by fabricating it as an accident.
