A Confucian scholar from the Confucian Academy, grandson of former Vice Minister Zhou Wei. He is arrogant and condescending, publicly insulting Lin Che in the palace waiting area, calling him unworthy of Mo Zhaoxue. When Lin Che reports the insult to the Empress, Zhou Xianchun is arrested by the Bright Mirror Department. He quickly loses his arrogance and faints from fear when facing the Empress’s justice. He represents the privileged scholar-official class that looks down on returned hostages, and his punishment serves as a warning.
