A young eunuch who had spent years in Jinxiu Palace and became shrewd. He was assigned by Empress Jiahe to spy on and get close to Rong Ting. He attempted to test whether Rong Ting's leg injury was real by secretly stabbing a needle into the prince's thigh. Rong Ting caught him, drove the needle fully in, then stabbed Xiao Xiuzi in the thigh and ordered him beaten to death. The palace maids witnessed the execution.
