Most Capable Woman
Sister Feng (Feng Jie) as Xifeng is also known, is well known in the novel both for her great capability as well as her almost-venomous character; when a poorer member of the Jia family once showed interest in her, she tricked him repeatedly into "rendezvous" which turned out to be a trap, and eventually got the offending man killed (Chapters 11 and 12). Yet she is without doubt the most capable woman, if not the most capable character, within the novel; impartial and harsh in her discipline, she is hailed by her niece-in-law Qin Keqing as "a hero amongst womenfolk". She can be kindhearted towards rustic folks like Granny Liu, yet capable of great cruelty when her power is challenged, such as engineering the suicide of her husband's concubine Second Sister You, whom she hated.
She has a daughter, her only child by Jia Lian, Jia Qiaojie, who is named by Granny Liu.
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