The stepmother of Meng Tingyue and mother of Meng Qingjiao, also known as Jiang Qingrou. She is cunning and uses sweet, apparently caring words to persuade Meng Tingyue to yield the Crown Prince to her daughter. She orchestrates the plan to swap brides and is suspected of gradually poisoning Meng Tingyue. She acts selflessly but is ruthless in securing her own daughter’s future.