The old matriarch of the Qin family and Qin Yuancheng's grandmother. She is formidable and iron-willed in her youth. In her old age she is plagued by guilt over past decisions, particularly regarding Qin Yuancheng's status as an illegitimate child. She attempted to discipline Tao Youyou with a horsewhip in the ancestral hall but Qin Yuancheng shielded her.