Female protagonist, legitimate daughter of the first wife of the Jiang family. She was originally betrothed to Xiao Yan through an arrangement between her grandfather and the Duke of Xiao. On her wedding day, she discovers Xiao Yan having an affair with her stepsister Jiang Lingyuan. In defiance, she switches her marriage to the deceased Xiao Jingyi, becoming his widow before marriage. She is described as calm, resolute, and unyielding despite being raised in the countryside.