Female, Mu Xiubai's mother and Ruan Mi's mother-in-law. She orchestrated a sinister scheme: after Ruan Mi took fertility-enhancing medicine for months, Gu Lanying planned for her to take additional medicine that would make her completely infertile. The goal was to have Zhou Mei's child legally transferred to Ruan Mi's name, exploiting Ruan Mi's deep love for Mu Xiubai so she would willingly raise another woman's child. She manipulated her son Mu Xiubai, telling him not to worry and that just following her plan would ensure success.
