Male. Xie Rongying's husband who she believed died in battle fifty years ago. In reality, he faked his death, returned to Bianjing from Longxi with his beloved wife and children, and lived a family life while Xie Rongying was forced to remain a chaste widow. He is cold and indifferent, viewing his marriage to Xie Rongying as a transaction that benefited the Xie family. He confronts Xie Rongying in the ancestral hall and perishes in the fire she starts.
