Right Chancellor of the court, father of Lin Wan and Lin Yao. He is described as a scumbag father who doted on his concubine and neglected his wife. In the original novel, he was whitewashed at the end as someone who loved the female lead's mother deeply. Xi Hongrui suspects he was simply hedging his bets by marrying off both daughters strategically, regardless of whether they were legitimate or illegitimate.
