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.