The second son of the main Xie family branch, around seventeen or eighteen years old, five or six years older than Shen Qi. He has been away for five or six years purchasing medicinal herbs for the family shop, rarely spending more than twenty days at home in a year, which delayed his marriage. He is described as broad-shouldered, upright, exceptionally handsome and dignified. He was immediately smitten with Shen Qi's smile when he first saw her. He expressed willingness to arrange the betrothal as soon as possible.
