Male supporting character. Yan Shian's maternal grandfather, a fourth-rank official at the Military Armory. He was reassigned far away after Yan Shian was born and did not return to the capital for six years. He arranged for the smartest children in the Zou family to be sent to safe places and left enough gold and silver for the family to rise again. He knows about Yan Shian's existence and supports him to ensure the Zou family's survival.
