Grandfather Qi, the Grand Chancellor of the Cabinet. He is domineering, unyielding, and thick-skinned. He lost his entire family as a child, lost his wife after succeeding in the imperial exams and never remarried, and lost his son in middle age, raising two grandchildren alone. He is known as a treacherous minister in marketplace rumors. Despite his indomitable exterior, he was moved to tears while watching over the sleeping Qi Yifei. He has a quick temper that passes as fast as it comes. He is politically opposed to Zhang Ji, representing the Second Prince's faction.
