Ye Qingzhi's father, the head of the Ye family. He is wealthy and based in Jiangnan but owns estates in the capital. He sent Ye Qingzhi into the Marquis's Estate with an investment of thirty thousand taels of silver, hoping she would gain favor and help the family become imperial merchants. He is pragmatic and money-minded, readily giving another ten thousand taels when told his daughter needs it.
