The Empress Dowager who was helped to her position by Xiao Yuchen but does not fully trust him since he is not her flesh and blood. She is anxious about her family's interests and wants Xie Zhaohua to become Empress to secure the Yu and Xie families' prosperity. She is strict and authoritative, forcing Xie Zhaohua to stay by Xiao Yuchen's side. She wears Buddhist beads on her right wrist.
