The old gatekeeper woman is the gatekeeper at the back corner gate who was bribed by Dou Dou. She was dozing off while on duty and was given half a string of coins by Dou Dou, who asked her to make sure she was sound asleep by the end of the Yin hour. She confessed to Yun Tang that she was blinded by greed and didn't know Dou Dou's true intentions, claiming that Dou Dou only wanted to scare Chun Ya a little. Her face was ashen as she collapsed to the floor, unable even to kneel steadily. She kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy and saying she didn't know Dou Dou was so vicious.
