Jingyao's mother, who is deeply worried about her daughter's future. She had the Chongxi ritual performed for Jingyao at age ten to cure her Xiebing illness. She strictly forbids Jingyao from dating, claiming Jingyao already has a husband and must remain loyal to him. She believes that any man Jingyao gets close to will come to harm, as demonstrated when a boy Jingyao liked in high school was hospitalized after an accident. She is described as normally open-minded but extremely opposed to this one thing.
