Also known as Miss Cui, she is the Empress Dowager's grandniece being raised in Yongkang Palace. She is described as exceptionally beautiful with almond-shaped eyes. She used nutmeg-scented perfume, likely as part of a scheme involving aphrodisiac incense. She performed a dance at the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet that earned applause from the entire hall. Her maid referred to Shen Chao as the Empress's person, suggesting Cui Wanqing was plotting against the Empress.
