Also known as Zhixing, son of Grand Tutor Wen Qing and Lady Xiao. Ranked third in the imperial examination and appointed Hanlin editor. Calm and quiet in demeanor, deeply in love with Qi Suichao. He was secretly poisoned by the Seventh Prince as part of a political deal to spare Qi Suichao's life. His poison flared up in early summer and he eventually died. He and Qi Suichao escaped the capital together and traveled through Jiangnan.