The second wife of Wu Tsing, who despises An-mei’s mother for being younger and more beautiful than she is. She forcibly takes An-mei’s mother’s new baby boy from her and adopts him, making Wu Tsing believe Second Wife gave him his heir, not An-mei’s mother. When An-mei’s mother commits suicide to give An-mei power over Wu Tsing, Second Wife is relegated to a position of unimportance in the family.