An elderly woman with silver hair, dressed in a dark-purple qipao, wearing gold-rimmed glasses with a slightly stooped back. She is sharp and clear-headed despite her age. Her husband came from a family of traditional Chinese physicians. She received special state allowances and escaped disaster when the Shen family was investigated due to her husband's past medical favors. She gave Shen Qingran the Shen family heirloom necklace and secret prescription formulas before she went to the countryside.