Wen Mingqian is the legal wife of Gong Xu of the Ruyang Bo Mansion's second branch. Seven years earlier, she was accused of poisoning her husband's illegitimate son and was sent to her old home in Shuangxi under the guise of isolated cultivation. She returns to the capital with her young son Gong Changan and her loyal maidservant Zhang Ma. She is described as wearing a moon‑white dress with a dark gauze shawl and having her black hair simply tied with a wooden hairpin, which makes her look like a person truly detached from the world. Her face shows little change after seven years, only a bit thinner, but her eyes have become deep and calm like an ancient well under the moon. She is extremely composed in the face of Concubine Song's veiled hostility and manages to steer the conversation at the banquet without losing dignity. Her words often carry hidden meanings, and she has a clear plan to regain her rightful position in the household.
