Male, the legitimate son of the Xie family and Shen Yuanzhu's betrothed since childhood. He is handsome with bright spirited eyes and ink-paint-like eyebrows, exuding vibrant youthful energy. He and Shen Yuanzhu grew up together, and he once carried her on his back when she was gravely ill after her mother's death, promising to be her support. He recently traveled to Huizhou where he had an affair with Jiang Wansu, who is now two months pregnant with his child. He rushed back from Huizhou to ask Shen Yuanzhu to help him claim the unborn child as the legitimate heir of the Xie family, hoping to use the Shen family's influence to force the Xie family grandmother's consent. He claims he will never take Wansu as a concubine since the Xie family has had no concubines for three generations. He is desperate and humble in his plea to Shen Yuanzhu.
