As I am using an ancient Chinese background, the names can be hard to follow!
If you've read till chapter 8, you might be familiar with them already!
Female Lead:
Xiao Shu - Died as cannon fodder in her previous life and spite of luck possessed the body of the weak Crown Prince, Dao Shu.
Xiao Shu ( meaning sapling/short tree) was named by her master after adopting her when she was eating tree roots.
Dao Shu - A weak woman who died of betrayal. Her mother dressed her and fed her hormonal medicines to stop her female growth making her chest flat as tortillas. Nobody suspects she's a woman sadly.
Zheng Qing - Greedy for the throne, murdered Dao Shu by poisoning and took the throne as the last Royal blood.
Han Yu - Rebirth?? In love with Zheng Qing and supported him to reach the throne, later became the empress.
Dao Huan - The emperor, doesn't care about his harem, focuses on royal duties and the country.
Ning Jia - The empress, childhood sweetheart with the emperor, cannot have children.
Little Fu - Lead eunuch working for the Crown Prince.
Ning Shen - ???