Female protagonist, an illegitimate daughter of the Ding'an Marquis's Mansion. Sent to Qingzhou seven years ago to live with the Li family, where she endured neglect, abuse from servants, and bullying from cousins. She was treated as a burden, receiving only discarded leftovers of clothing and jewelry. Now summoned back to the Marquis's Mansion to attend her elder sister's wedding, she is secretly being arranged to marry into the Duke Weiguo's Mansion as a political match. She is described as delicate, timid, and fragile-looking, with no martial training or internal energy.