Also referred to as King Wei, he is the host of the poetry gathering. He values talent and treats He Songning as a guest of honor. He is curious about Xue Qingyin after hearing about her from Xue Ning for four months. He imagined her as delicate with skin like ice and snow, spoiled and coquettish, yet haughty and unruly. He sent a eunuch to search for the lost Miss Xue and composed poetry to impress her.
