The steward of the Changning Marquis estate, a middle-aged man in his forties who has served for twenty-three years. He is adept at reading expressions and understood immediately what Old Madam Chu was driving at when she questioned him about a wife's property. He felt miserable and anxious about carrying out the order to seize Wen Lingrao's dowry keys, knowing the danger of offending her, but dared not disobey the Old Madam's command.