she could never replace Xinping in Wenpei's heart. Wenpei was of noble character especially when she spoke for Wang Xueqin to Zhenhua even after she was always treated unfairly and badly by Wang Xueqin. She later became the mother figure to the children of Lu Zhenhua with Wang Xueqin, especially towards Mengping. At the beginning, Wenpei lives a modest life with Yiping. Wang Xueqin (王雪琴), played by Wang Lin (Episode 01–47) Arrested (Main Antagonist) The ninth wife of Lu Zhenhua, Xueqin is devious and power-hungry. She also had an affair outside her marriage for more than ten years with a man named Wei Guangxiong which started in Harbin and continued when she moved to Shanghai unbeknownst to Zhenhua. Although Zhenhua has a strong interest in her at the beginning, eventually her negative actions cause him to change his feelings. After Zhenhua found out of her affairs, she was locked up together with her youngest son Erjie. He also tried to shoot her, but was stopped by, surprisingly, Yiping and Shuhuan, who hated her the most. Xueqin told Ruping to call Wei Guangxiong and rescue her. She was rescued, but was neglected later as Wei Guangxiong lost interest in her. She and Zhenhua had three children: Lu Erhao, Lu Ruping, and Lu Mengping. Her youngest son, Erjie, was the result of her affair with Wei Guangxiong. Lu Mengping (陸夢萍/陆梦萍), played by Yue Tingting The youngest daughter of Zhenhua and Xueqin. Mengping is the sister of Erhao and Ruping and half-sister of Yiping from her father and Erjie from her mother. Mengping is at first prejudiced towards Yiping like her mother, but later learned to love Yiping. She enjoys partying and having fun, but she is raped after a night of partying, and this causes her personality to change drastically. She turns more forgiving and eventually learns to accept Yiping as part of her family later after the death of her father she lived with Yiping, Wenpei, Li Fuguan, Li sao, Keyun in the Lu mansion. She helped take care of the orphaned children whose parents were killed or separated during the war. Mengping later takes Wenpei as a mother figure. Li Zhengde / Lieutenant Li (李正德 / 李副官), played by Cao Qiugen One of Zhenhua's officers and most trusted person, Li Zhengde is also a retired soldier and living a quiet life in Shanghai. Originally he was an assistant to the