The second legitimate son of the Zhong family, who upheld the family rule of no concubines until forty without an heir. He achieved the rank of Tanhua (third-ranked scholar) three years prior and serves in the Hanlin Academy. He secretly was involved with another woman and plotted against Pei Rujing to avoid exposing his affair. He is the cousin of the wife of the Heir of Duke Anguo. His scheme was uncovered by Imperial Guards, leading to the Zhong family's decline and the revocation of their imperial plaque.
