Eldest son of the Xie family's main branch, the foremost of the Four Great Clans of Great Yong. His father holds the position of Grand Commandant overseeing military affairs. He is exceptionally intelligent, achieving the Triple Crown Winner distinction by age sixteen. He is now Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, not yet twenty years old. He is described as extraordinarily handsome with a face like carved jade, cold and aloof like pristine snow. He is destined to become the right-hand man of the male lead Li Chongyan. Gu Sui'an had previously heard of him from Second Princess Zhaoyang.
