Qin Yuyao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Qin Yuyao (秦雨搖)
Alias(es)	A'yao; Ayao; Madam Regent King; Regent King's Consort
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Qin Family Medicinal Cuisine; Marquis Zhenguo's Manor
Occupation/Role	Divine physician; medicinal-cuisine proprietor; Regent King's consort
Status	Alive; pregnant 380
First Appearance	Chapter 169

Background / History

Qin Yuyao entered the Capital City at age thirteen with her father. Already famed for her beauty, she surpassed the Capital City's Four Great Beauties and became its recognized foremost beauty, earning Mo Weiwei's lasting resentment. Her early feud with Mo escalated after Qin secretly used nonlethal poisonous powder that attracted bees to sting Mo's face. 196 257

She first met He Feng during a lantern festival on a bridge in the Capital City, where he saved her from dissolute young men. Initially drawn to his status, appearance, and perceived reliability, she later sincerely fell in love with him and pursued him for three years. 257 270

During this period, rumors falsely portrayed Qin as an imitation of Xiao Ruoyun; in truth, Xiao had deliberately imitated Qin. He Feng repeatedly favored Xiao during their rivalry, leaving Qin socially humiliated and isolated despite her devotion. 270 282

Qin became a divine physician and built Qin Family Medicinal Cuisine into a highly profitable enterprise. Her medicinal cuisine helped Gu Qingcheng conceive, while Xin Wu's competing shops later took thirty percent of Xiao Ruoyun's business. 189 228 234

After marrying He Feng and bearing their son, He Lanxing, Qin became increasingly enmeshed in the imperial struggle. She survived Consort Xia's palace assassination attempt, fought Xiao Ruoyun's faction, and eventually rose to the rank of Regent King's Consort. 195 202 247

Appearance

Qin Yuyao is renowned across the Capital City for exceptional beauty, frequently described as its foremost beauty. Her appearance repeatedly attracts admirers, rivals, and would-be abductors. 196 257 368

• Snow-like skin and naturally rosy, cherry-colored lips. 212
• A graceful, alluring figure, often accentuated by elegant silk gowns. 212
• Captivating eyes and a refined, noble bearing. 276
• Her beauty and demeanor make her conspicuous even while traveling in Yangzhou. 368

Personality

Qin Yuyao is calculating, prideful, and highly conscious of the power attached to wealth, status, and a powerful spouse. She can use affection, business, poison, and political connections to pursue revenge or secure her family's safety. 183 187 228

Her experiences of being belittled as a supposed substitute for Xiao Ruoyun and later targeted by the imperial family harden her into a more assertive figure. As Regent King's Consort, she no longer tolerates public disrespect and openly uses her rank against enemies. 247 256

Despite her ruthlessness, Qin values those close to her. She protects her son, worries over Fu Hongyan's future, and recognizes the sacrifices of the spies and guards who defend her. 203 233 370

Abilities & Skills

Medical Expertise and Medicinal Cuisine

Qin is a renowned divine physician whose treatments and medicinal cuisine earn her wealth, influence, and clients among the nobility.

• Operates Qin Family Medicinal Cuisine and a medical clinic. 228
• Her medicinal cuisine helped Gu Qingcheng become pregnant after Gu paid one million taels. 189
• Charges from one hundred thousand taels for treatment, depending on her willingness to accept the case. 228
• Personally supervised Madam Zhou's poison expulsion. 253
• Frequently researches and gathers medicinal herbs. 260 267

Poison Arts

Qin carries poisons for defense and uses them with careful calculation.

• Used poisonous powder against Mo Weiwei; it was nonfatal but attracted bees. 196
• Entered Consort Xia's palace prepared with multiple poisons. 201
• Used her final fast-acting poison against the palace death warriors; victims within three zhang were paralyzed and could die within a quarter-hour. 203
• Is stated to possess immunity to all poisons, allowing her to use indiscriminate poison despite its usual danger to nearby allies. 203

Lightness Skill and Combat Survival

Though primarily a physician, Qin can defend herself through exceptional mobility, poison, and battlefield awareness.

• Fought two assassins alongside a palace spy during Consort Xia's attack. 203
• Learned Lightness Skill from a martial-arts master and prepared to use it to escape Xie Sanmo's captivity. 310
• Later possesses the world's foremost Lightness Skill, making her difficult to capture even without her hidden guards. 368

Business and Political Strategy

Qin converts her medical reputation and connections into financial independence and political leverage.

• Directed Xin Wu to establish businesses against Xiao Ruoyun's shops. 187
• Proposed that Xin Wu independently manage Qin Family Medicinal Cuisine with her financial support. 188
• Used her information network to keep track of He Feng's actions and to navigate court threats. 200
• Activated Marquis Zhenguo's Manor agents throughout the palace before meeting Consort Xia. 201
• Leveraged her rank and an entourage of three thousand guards to suppress Xiao Ruoyun publicly. 247

Equipment / Items

• Poisons — carried for self-defense, including a final indiscriminate, fast-acting poison used during the palace assassination attempt. 201 203
• Medical herbs and medicinal cuisine ingredients — used in treatment, research, and her commercial enterprise. 260 267
• He Feng's command token — offered to her, granting access to his territory and limited use of Marquis Zhenguo's Manor personnel and finances; Qin initially refused it. 284

Relationships

• He Feng — Husband and father of He Lanxing. Qin pursued him for three years before their relationship developed into marriage and a powerful political partnership. 257 279 341
• He Lanxing — Qin and He Feng's son; his hundred-day banquet was held shortly after his birth. 194 195
• Xiao Ruoyun — Principal rival. Their conflict spans business competition, palace conspiracies, assassination attempts, and Xiao's eventual death after attacking Qin. 187 202 256
• Gu Qingcheng — Crown Princess and unstable business ally. Gu bought Qin's medicinal cuisine and sought her help against Xiao Ruoyun, but later contributed to rumors against Qin. 189 317
• Fu Hongyan — Qin's senior sister. Qin is protective of her but initially tries to steer her away from Ye Wumian because of the Ye family's connection to Xiao Ruoyun. 234 245
• Madam Zhou — He Feng's mother and Qin's mother-in-law. Their relationship begins with tension and coercion but evolves into mutual involvement through Qin's medical care and family affairs. 287 253 341
• Qin Nianhua — Qin's childhood sweetheart. He remains infatuated with her and is brought to the Capital City as part of Xiao Ruoyun's attempt to divide Qin and He Feng. 209 212
• Mo Weiwei — Longstanding rival whose resentment began when Qin's beauty eclipsed hers in the Capital City. 196 226
• Xin Wu — Business associate entrusted with managing Qin Family Medicinal Cuisine and competing against Xiao Ruoyun's stores. 187 188
• Xian Xianxian — Cooperated with Qin by supplying advanced firearm technology to Duke Zhenguo's Mansion. 380

Story Role / Major Arcs

Three Years Chasing He Feng

Qin's pursuit begins after He Feng rescues her in the Capital City. Although she eventually falls genuinely in love with him, Xiao Ruoyun's interference and He Feng's divided loyalties leave Qin repeatedly humiliated. He Feng ultimately recognizes his attachment to Qin and defies Madam Zhou's opposition to be with her. 257 270 282 287

Medicinal Cuisine and the Crown Prince's Manor

As her business expands, Qin targets Xiao Ruoyun commercially and enters an uneasy arrangement with Gu Qingcheng. Gu's purchases turn Qin's medical skill into a major factor in the Crown Prince's household conflict. 187 189 194

Palace Assassination

Summoned by Consort Xia, Qin recognizes a poisoned tea offering and refuses it. She survives six maid assassins and more than twenty death warriors through a spy's sacrifice, her attendants' intervention, poison, and the eventual arrival of Marquis Zhenguo's Manor agents. 202 203

Rise as Regent King's Consort

With He Feng's elevation, Qin gains the confidence and authority to confront Mo Weiwei, Shen Jian, and Xiao Ruoyun publicly. Her position is reinforced by the guards and political power of Marquis Zhenguo's Manor. 225 226 247

Defeat of Xiao Ruoyun

Xiao Ruoyun's final assassination attempt fails against Qin's guards and Shadow Guards. Qin forces poison on her rival and remains composed despite Xiao's public accusations. Xiao's death secures Qin's dominance but later fuels political backlash and a period of imperial confinement. 256 317

Conflict with the Imperial Family

Qin remains central to the struggle between He Feng's faction and the Emperor. During the final conflict, she cooperates with Xian Xianxian to provide Duke Zhenguo's Mansion with firearm technology superior to the imperial family's. 368 380

Trivia

• Qin's first meeting with He Feng took place on a bridge during a lantern festival. 257
• She used feigned amnesia to visit Yiyin Pavilion and provoke He Feng's jealousy, though she did not go beyond drinking and touching the courtesans. 208 209
• Qin's reputation as the Capital City's foremost beauty repeatedly creates both social advantage and physical danger. 196 368
• She achieved financial independence through her medical practice and Qin Family Medicinal Cuisine. 228