Character List

When a child is classified as Di-daughter or Di-son, it means that they are children borne from the legal wife. Shu-daughter or Shu-son are children borne from concubines or maids.

**Shen Family**

Old Shen Fūrén - Concubine of Old General Shen - Promoted to wife after giving birth to Shen Gui and Shen Wan

-1st Household-

Shen Xin - Master - Son and only child of Old General Shen's lawful wife

Lou Xue Yan - Eldest Shen Fūrén

Shen Qiu - Eldest Young Master (Dàgē)

Shen Miao - Fifth Shen Lady (the Female lead)

-2nd Household-

Shen Gui - Second Master (Èrshū)

Ren Wan Yun - Second Shen Fūrén (Èrshěn)

Shen Yuan - Second Young Master (Èrgē)

Shen Qing - Eldest Shen Lady - Di-daughter (Dàjiě)

Shen Yuan Bo - Seventh Young Master (Qīdì)

Wan Yiniang - Concubine Wan

Shen Dong Ling - Third Shen Lady - Shu-daughter (Sānjiě)

-3rd Household-

Shen Wan - Third Master (Sānshū)

Chen Ruo Qiu - Third Shen Fūrén (Sānshěns)

Shen Yue - Second Shen Lady (Èrjiě)

**Lou Family** (Lou Xue Yan's family)

Lou Sui - Head of the Lou family

Lou Lian Ying - First son of Lou Sui (Dàjiù - Eldest Uncle)

Yu Furen - Lou Lian Ying's wife (jiùmā)

Lou Ling - First son of Lou Lian Yin (Dà biǎogē)

Lou Sa - Second son of Lou Lian Ying (Èr biǎogē)

Lou Lian Tai - Second son of Lou Sui (Èrjiù - Second Uncle)

Ma Furen - Lou Lian Tai's wife (jiùmā)

Lou Tan - Only daughter of Luo Lian Tai (biǎojiě)

Lou Qian - Only son of Luo Lian Tai (Sān biǎogē)

Lou Xue Yan - Eldest Daugther (actually the only daughter in the family)

**Xie Family**

Xie Ding – Xie Marquis of Lin An

Yu Qing Gōngzhǔ – Xie Ding's deceased wife, mother of Xie Jing Xing

Xie Jing Xing – Little Xie Marquis – Di-son of Xie Ding (The Male Lead)

Madam Fang – Concubine of Xie Ding, mother of Xie Chang Wu & Xie Chang Chao

Xie Chang Wu – Second Young Master – Shu-son of Xie Ding

Xie Chang Chao – Third Young Master – Shu-son of Xie Ding

**Imperial Family of Ming Qi**

Ming Qi Emperor - Emperor Hui Wen

Prince Yu of First Rank - Younger blood brother of the Emperor

Consort Xu Xian - Mother of Prince Zhou and Prince Jing

Consort Dong Shu - Mother of Prince Ding

Fu Xiu Yan - Crown Prince - Eldest Prince - Empress's Son

Fu Xiu An - Prince Zhou - Fourth Prince

Fu Xiu Xuan - Prince Jing - Fifth Prince

Prince Li - Sixth Prince

Prince Xiang - Seventh Prince

Prince Chen - Eighth Prince

Fu Xiu Yi - Prince Ding - Ninth Prince

Prince Chu - One of the 9 Princes

Prince Xuan - One of the 9 Princes

Rong Xin Gōngzhǔ - Emperor Hui Wen's sister. The person who took care of Little Xie Marquis after his mother (Yu Qing Gōngzhǔ) passed.

Other Ming Qi Characters:

Pei Lang - Tutor in Guang Wen Tang

Feng An Ning - Shen Miao's only friend from Guang Wen Tang who later became her best friend unknowingly

Master Su - Su Yu - Court Official (Ping Nan Bo)

Su Ming Feng - Eldest son of Master Su

Su Ming Lang - Youngest son of Master Su

Great Liang's Characters:

Imperial Family:

Other important characters:

Gao Yang - XJX subordinate. Minister of Health and also a spy in Ming Qi's Imperial Physician department

Ji Yu Shu - XJX's cousin on his mother's side.