Lin Jia Bao’s Family
Lin Da Zhuang 林大壮 (father)
Zhang Hui Niang 张惠娘 (mother)
Lin Jin Er 林锦儿 (eldest daughter, married to a family in the capital)
—Qin Zi Cong 秦子聪 “Cong Ge Er” 聪哥儿 (her young son)
—Qin Kai Xing 秦恺行 (her husband)
—Zhao Xiao Zi 赵小子 (carriage driver for her in-laws’ family)
Lin Jia Wen 林家文 (oldest son)
—Wu Qiao Lan 吴巧兰 (his wife)
—Lin Guang Bo 林广博 (his son) “Bo Ge Er” 博哥儿 (nickname, c63)
Lin Li Er 林莉儿 (third daughter, “second sister”)
Lin Jia Bao 林家宝 (uke, second son) Lin An Zhu 林安竹 gui ren 贵人 (palace name)
Lin Xiu Er 林秀儿 (youngest daughter)
Lin Jia Cai 林家才 (youngest son, twins with Lin Xiu Er)
Lin Jia Bao’s Relatives
Lin Da Li 林大力 (Lin Da Zhuang’s younger brother)
Ke Mei Li 柯美丽 (his wife)
Lin Chun Er 林春儿 (eldest daughter)
—Official Registrar Wang 王主簿 (Lin Chun Er’s father-in-law)
—Wang Xue Bo 王学博 (her husband)
Lin Xia Er 林夏儿 (second daughter, named in C66)
Lin Jia Wang 林家旺 (youngest son)
Lin Jia Village
Zhou Hai 周海 Da Hai-gege 大海哥哥 (said that he will be Lin Li Er’s husband, neighbor, childhood sweethearts with Li Er)
Zhou Mu 周亩 (c63, Zhou Hai’s father)
Hang Xiao Yi 韩晓怡 (c69, Zhou Hai’s mother)
Official Lin Yu Quan 里正林育权 (position: 里正 lizheng, mainly responsible for managing household registration and paying taxes)
Lin Jiao Jiao 林娇娇 (girl sent to palace at same time as Lin Jia Bao)
Shi Qi Shan 石旗山 (c63, prefectural magistrate of Xu Province)
—Madam Shi 石夫人 (c98, his wife)
Du Xiang Heng 杜项亨 “County Head Magistrate Du 杜知县” (c64, county head magistrate of Pei County)
Imperial Family
??? 先皇 (previous emperor)
Empress Wang 王皇后 (previous emperor’s 1st empress, died during labor)
—Xuan Yuan Zhao Shen 轩辕昭深 (XYHC’s imperial father, 3rd prince of previous emperor, 1st born of Empress Wang)
—“Zi Tong” 梓童 (appellation of the empress by the emperor)
—Xuan Yuan Han Cheng 轩辕瀚承 (emperor, seme protagonist, now 18 y.o.)
—Xuan Yuan Han Qi 轩辕瀚启 (2nd prince, XYHC’s blood related younger brother)
Xue-shi 薛氏 (step-empress, previous emperor’s 2nd empress)
—Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong 轩辕昭洪 Prince Li 历王 (10th prince of previous emperor, Xue shi’s son, XYHC’s imperial uncle)
XYHC’s People/Subordinates (Loyal to XYHC)
Yuan Fu 元福 (Internal Head Eunuch 内侍总领太监)
Ling Zheng Feng 凌正峰 (Imperial Guard Commander)
Zheng Rong 郑融 (XYHC’s shadow guard)
Qian Chun Rong 钱春荣 (son of Head Physician)
Liu Ze Qi 刘泽奇 (c31, works in Ministry of War, forthright, sociable) High Official Liu 刘尚书
Zheng Jia 郑嘉 (c31, helps XYHC plot)
Li Zheng Qiu 黎正裘 (c41, scholar 夫子 assigned to teach Lin Jia Bao)
Zuo Jing Xian 左敬贤 shaozhanshi Zuo 少詹事左 (c50, fourth-rank government official of the East Palace)
Hu Si Zhan 胡斯展 (c63, sheren Hu Si Zhan 舍人胡斯展, sheren means “ancient office title / rich and important person”)
Lin Jia Bao’s Servants in the Palace
Shu Ya 舒雅 (c31, big palace maid, tall, gentle aura, serves Lin Jia Bao)
Shu Qin 舒琴 (c31, big palace maid, petite, serves Lin Jia Bao)
Yuan Qing 元庆 (c32, Lin Jia Bao’s personal eunuch)
Imperial Palace People (Neutral)
Physician Cui 崔太医 (from Imperial Physician Institute, specializes in childcare)
Zhao gonggong 赵公公 (eunuch in charge of uke’s carriage on the way to capital)
Xi momo 席嬷嬷 (teaches palace etiquette and rules to newcomers)
Lin momo 林嬷嬷 (works in the Royal Snack Kitchen)
—Yu Shuang 玉霜 (oldest subordinate under Lin mo mo)
—Yu Long 玉泷 (maid in the Royal Snack Kitchen, somewhat older than Yu Ling)
—Yu Ling 玉灵 (youngest and liveliest maid in the Royal Snack Kitchen)
Zhou momo 周嬷嬷 (the empress’s trusted aide, in-laws with Lin momo)
Qiu momo 邱嬷嬷 (used to be a commanding momo in the empress’s palace, transferred to XYHC’s palace and helped him clean up the place and settled the harem)
Su momo 苏嬷嬷 (one of the momos in charge of instructing Lin Jia Bao, sent by the empress)
Qu momo 瞿嬷嬷 (one of the momos in charge of instructing Lin Jia Bao, sent by the empress)
Dai Heng 戴恒 (assistant minister in the Ministry of Works)
Hong Wei 红薇 (a little palace maid taking care of Kang’er, c52)
Zhao Yong 赵庸 (c79, the head eunuch that attends at the emperor’s side)
Prime Minister Xie Chang Qing 丞相谢长清 (c81)
Wu Zhi Jie 吴志杰 (c 79, 御前侍卫 imperial bodyguard vanguard)
Army
General Li 李将军
Wang Zhen / Marquis of Zheng Yuan 征远侯 (c102, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s maternal uncle, empress’s biological elder brother)
General Cao Yan 大将军曹严 (c108)
Xue Family
Xue Rong 薛荣 (c31, consecutively lost two generals in Jiang Nan, government minister of the Ministry of Appointments, empress dowager’s blood related elder brother, one of the leaders of the Xue clan)
—Xue Zhi Chao 薛志晁 (son of first wife, c76)
Xue Gui 薛贵 (mentioned c72, Xue Rong’s youngest brother)
—Xue Zhi Qi 薛志奇 (c72, Xue Gui’s di son, bully) Zhao-shi 赵氏 (c73, his mother)
—Zhang Ying Xiang 张鹰翔 (c72, father is Xue Gui’s confidant and subordinate, Xue Zhi Qi’s follower)
—Zhang Ji He 张继鹤 (c73, Zhang Ying Xiang’s father)
Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s Harem
Xue Cai Yu 薛采裕 (crown princess, Crown Prince Consort)
—Xue Song 薛松 (her father)
Xu Xue Ying 徐雪盈 Xu-shi 徐氏 (Xu Concubine, gifted by his Imperial Mother after XYHC’s coronation as Crown Prince)
—Wang momo 王嬷嬷 (her servant)
Yu Qin 俞芹 Yu-shi 俞氏 (Concubine Yu, gifted by his Imperial Mother after XYHC’s coronation as Crown Prince)
—Princess Kang Le 康乐公主 (Yu shi’s daughter, second princess)
Song Yi Yun 宋依云 Song-shi 宋氏 (Concubine Song)
—Princess Kang Ping 康平公主 “Kang Er” 康儿 (Song shi’s daughter, eldest princess)
Zhang-shi 张氏 (died during labor, baby son also died a few days later)
People in the Capital
Qian Qing Kun 钱青昆 (c44, a scholar that Lin Jia Wen met at the bookstore in the capital)
Other
Wen Wen Qian 温文倩 (c101, daughter of Jing Xi Bo 靖西伯)
Zhang Chun Wei 张纯薇 (c101, daughter of the Assistant Minister of Rites, sickly beauty)
—Zhang Ting Hui 张廷辉 (c101, Assistant Minister of Rites 礼部侍郎)
Yao Yu Lan 姚玉岚 (c101, daughter of the governor of Bei Guang, ambitious)
—Yao Yu Gang 姚玉刚 (c102, eldest son of the governor of Bei Guang, serving as a general for the Marquis of Zheng Yuan)
Zhong Ke Jie 钟克杰 (c109, prefectural magistrate of Luo City)
