Madam Lan (蓝夫人, Lán-fūrén) was the wife of the former leader of the Gusu Lan Clan, Qingheng-Jun, the mother of Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji, and the mother-in-law of Wei Wuxian.
Appearance[]
Her appearance is not described.
Personality[]
Lan Xichen remembers her as a very gentle woman. Every time he and Lan Wangji visited her, she never complained about how tedious it was to be locked inside her house, unable to venture out even one step, and she never asked about their studies. She especially liked to tease the reserved Lan Wangji.[1]
History[]
Qingheng-Jun saw Madam Lan outside of Gusu and fell passionately in love at first sight. However, she did not love him back and even killed one of his teachers for reasons unspecified in the novel. Lan Xichen assumed she was motivated by "grievances."[1]
Despite his personal sorrow, Qingheng-Jun secretly brought her back with him to his clan and held a marriage ceremony to protect her from retaliation. When the elders discovered this, he replied that she would be his one and only wife, and that whoever wanted to harm her would have to pass through him first.[1]
However, he then imprisoned his wife in a small house surrounded by gentians in the Cloud Recesses. He likewise secluded himself. Wei Wuxian speculated that Qingheng-Jun did this because he could not forgive Madam Lan for killing his teacher, but neither could he allow harm to come to the woman he loved.[1]
The seniors of the clan were enraged, but they could do nothing except guard the secret and hint to the outside world that Madam Lan had an unspeakable disease that prevented her from seeing others.[1]
After Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji were born, they were immediately taken away from their mother to be cared for by others. When the boys grew older, they were taught by Lan Qiren, and permitted to see their mother only once a month.[1]
Madam Lan died when Lan Wangji was six years old. Although many clan members comforted him, and Lan Qiren scolded him, Lan Wangji continued to return to her house every month, waiting for her to open the door. When he grew older, although he understood that his mother could not return, he still continued to visit.[1]
Abilities and Weapons[]
As she was a rogue cultivator prior to her marriage, Madam Lan presumably used a sword, saber, or a similar sort of weaponry.[1]
Relationships[]
Qingheng-Jun[]
Although Madam Lan did not return Qingheng-Jun's feelings upon their first meeting, she eventually married him to save her life. Whether she resented him or later developed feelings for him is unknown.[1]
Lan Xichen[]
As a child, Lan Xichen eagerly anticipated the one day per month he could visit his mother. As an adult, he remembers her fondly and mournfully, though he admits that he does not wish to know her reasons for killing Qingheng-Jun's teacher.[1]
Lan Wangji[]
The taciturn Lan Wangji was often teased by his mother during their childhood visits. Like his brother, he looked forward to their monthly visits and continued to visit her house even after she died.[1]