Ye Sangzhi's younger brother by a concubine mother, only three months younger than her. He was neglected as a child, liked only by his concubine mother and father. He is timid and used to hiding in shadows, secretly watching Ye Sangzhi. He slandered his legitimate sister to his friends Sun Yunzong and Qian Zhongwen, plotting to give her a lesson. Ye Sangzhi slapped him hard for failing to uphold the Ye family reputation.