The female protagonist, a beautiful and elegant young woman from the formerly wealthy Song family. She is marrying Xu Jin out of necessity after her family fell on hard times and was sent to a poor backwater. She has harbored feelings for Xu Jin since childhood, when he saved her during a flood and promised to marry her. She is graceful, resilient, and dignified, determined to secure her position in the Xu family and support her parents despite the cold reception she receives.