Prince Xiping, a middle-aged man with a lean face and gentle eyes. He is Baili Jun's uncle (imperial nephew relationship). He carefully scrapes dried ginseng while receiving reports from his steward about capital turmoil. He makes strategic decisions about Sichuan herb prices, showing political acumen disguised as ordinary business matters. He refers to Baili Jun as his imperial niece and comments on her ambition reaching higher than the heavens.
