A man in his late forties with a rough appearance and shrewd eyes. He is the cousin of Tao Youlian, the mistress kept outside the Lu household by Lu Xiuyuan. He serves under County Magistrate Sun Mingjian. He is guilty about his connection to Lu Xiuyuan and Tao Youlian and tries to prevent Song Jinyao from seeing Lord Pei, overstepping his bounds in the process.
