The protagonist, a ninth daughter born to a mistress, illegitimate child of Song Hongzhi. She is actually a transmigrated soul from the modern era who originally was named Song Ping'an, born with congenital heart disease and died on an operating table at age nineteen. After becoming a wandering spirit, she was struck by lightning and transmigrated into the body of a five-year-old girl, spending three years living outside the Song residence with Madam Wei. She is intelligent, cautious, and strategic, having trained herself in etiquette and worldly knowledge. She has two loyal maids, Ningshuang and Yuejian, both eleven years old.
