The current Emperor and Shi Ruyi's mother. She ascended the throne after her mother (the retired empress) became critically ill. She made Yang Qing the Emperor's husband despite minister opposition. She treated Shi Ruyi coldly during the day but wrote comforting letters at night. She fabricated an identity as Ruyi's master to get closer to her. She raided the Yang family, sent Yang Wan away with poison, and imprisoned Shi Ronglan. She poisoned the retired emperor and kept him alive with antidotes for revenge.
