The eldest Xie son, a scholar who became a xiucai at thirteen. He is pale, sickly, tall but dreadfully thin, and cold and elegant on the surface. In Ye Yao's past life, he was her husband. He was hypocritical, incompetent in the bedroom, and took pleasure in tormenting women during intimate moments. He gradually rose to become Prime Minister with Ye Yao's financial support. In this life, he is married to Ye Hanzhu.