Male lead, the Heir Apparent, son of the Duke and Young Mistress. Once a military general who followed the Duke onto the battlefield, earning the title Ghost-Fearing God of Slaughter. Seven years ago he suffered severe injuries and was told he could no longer serve on the battlefield. He then switched to the civil path, passed the Xiucai, Juren, and palace examinations as Zhuangyuan (top scholar), and rose to Chief Grand Secretary in five years. He is described as incomparably handsome, talented, and elegant, with many scars on his chest from past battles. He is known as refined, aloof, rule-abiding, self-disciplined, and ritual-observing. He has a cold and mechanical approach to intimacy.
