You Houki 揚鳳綺, later known as Empress Dowager Youtaiko in Fushigi Yuugi, is the wife of the emperor Hotohori and the empress of Kounan. She is only a side character introduced in the second season and end of the first half of the manga (she is not mentioned that much), but in Hotohori's light novel Suzaku Hi Den, Houki has a very prominent role. Initially a meager peasant from Seirin Village, she got admitted to the imperial harem due to financial debts and her father's wish for a better life for her.