The daughter of the wronged Top Scholar Liu Heshu, who was framed and ruined years ago. She was taken away by servants as a child and vanished, later appearing as the false Sheng Xiangqiao in the Sheng household. She is sharp, perceptive, and composed even in desperate situations. She refused Cheng Tianfu's plan to send her to the South Seas, choosing instead to escape on her own to pursue vengeance against Prince Cining and the Tian family who framed her father. She hid in a tree for two days to avoid capture. She carries endless hatred that keeps her awake at night. Her grandmother's family was massacred by bandits, though she suspects this was not a simple bandit attack.
