The current Empress Dowager of Beijiang, who comes from the powerful Cui Clan. She is actively trying to manipulate Xiao Yanzhou into selecting consorts from her family. She is described as sharp-eyed with phoenix eyes, similar to her nephew the emperor. She has previously forced court officials to pressure the emperor and resorted to extreme cruelty, including skinning women alive to make Beauty Couches, when he refused her demands. She believes Xiao Yanzhou is deliberately opposing her and values the marriage alliance princess more because she was chosen by him.
