Hanlin University Scholar, Tanhua (Third Place), and Tian Zi Men Sheng. He is 38 years old and has never married. Born an orphan, he lost his father at three and mother at nine. Raised by his widowed aunt who used her dowry acres to support his education. He is Madam Tao Hua's fiancé and the one who redeemed her. He lives in an austere residence in the southern residential area of Bianjing. He earned Xiucai at twelve, Juren at fifteen, and Gongshi the following year.
