The Ninth Prince, an unfavored prince who is the male lead of the original novel. He is weak and timid, having learned in the palace that no one listens to him and his words may be twisted. He accidentally fell into the river during the Dragon Boat Race and initially claimed it was his own carelessness rather than accusing the Eighth Prince. He is grateful that his younger brother Xiao Bingxi cried over his accident, as few people care about him.