The Fourth Prince of Great Yan, later the Emperor in the previous life. He pretended to save Shen Ning from bandits but actually hired them himself. He manipulated Shen Ning into trusting him and marrying her by claiming he was the one who detoxified her, though it was Xie Linyuan. He secretly had a relationship with Shen Rou and eventually made her Empress. In this life, his scheme goes awry when Shen Ning escapes and he ends up saving Granny Gui's corpse, getting injured and poisoned by his own hired men. He is cunning, ambitious, and ruthless, willing to go to great lengths to achieve his goals.
