Xie Yu (谢玉) (played by Liu Yijun) was a Minister who rose up the ranks after marrying Grand Princess Liyang. He and Xia Jiang planned the Chiyan conspiracy; he was also the one who exterminated Nie Feng's army and later the Chiyan army. Xie Yu's goal was to become the new commander general, and therefore supported the Crown Prince Xian. He took the opportunity of Xiao Jingrui's obscure birth to create a friendship between the Xie and Zhuo families. However, when it was discovered that he killed the Zhuo family's child, he attempted to kill the Zhuo's, as well as the other guests at Jingrui's birthday party. He failed, and was later sent to exile and died after writing his confession.
