Female protagonist, a young widow and wet nurse. Her husband died when she was seven months pregnant. Her parents-in-law cursed her as a jinx and kicked her out after giving birth to her daughter. Harassed daily by village ruffians, she traveled thousands of miles to the capital to seek refuge with her cousin Xu Manyu. She rescued an injured Chu Jin in a remote valley six months prior and stole a small silver ingot from his pouch out of desperation. She is timid, fearful of Chu Jin recognizing her as the thief.
