Xu Family & Peripheral
Xu Lingyi – ML, 4th son of the family
Luo Shiyi – FL, main wife to ML
Yuanniang – ML’s previous main wife, FL’s older half sister, deceased
Xu Lingkuan – ML’s younger brother, 5th son of the family
Princess Danyang – Lingkuan’s wife
Concubine Qin – was a servant that Madame Xu made into ML’s concubine
Concubine Wen – ML’s concubine, merchant family
Concubine Tong – ML’s concubine, deceased, was Yuanniang’s maid, tried to seduce ML
Qiao Lianfang – ML’s concubine
Xiuyuan – Lianfang’s personal maid
Mrs. Zhang – Lianfang’s nanny
Madame Xu – ML’s mother
Xiang Yizhen – ML’s 2nd sister-in-law, widow wife to Xu Ling’an
Xu Ling’an – ML’s older brother, 2nd son of the family, deceased
Fengqing / Xu Sijie – Xu Lingkuan’s illegitimate son from before his marriage
Yuemei – Fengqing’s mother
Marquis Dingnan – Princess Danyang’s father
Fu Linbo – a general, ML’s subordinate
Zhao Ying – ML’s subordinate
Xu Zhun – Yuanniang’s son
Xu Yu – Concubine Wen’s son
Mrs. Liu – head maid in charge of the Xu villa, bribed by Lianfang to harm FL
Steward Bai – helpful to ML and the Xu family
Luo Family & Peripheral
Madame Lu – FL’s biological mother, a concubine
Madame Luo – FL’s non-biological mother, the main wife
Old Master Luo – FL’s biological father
Luo Zhenxing – FL’s older half brother, nice guy
Erniang – FL’s older half sister, bitchy
Wang Yu – Erniang’s husband, womanizer, abusive
Wuniang – FL’s older half sister, nice
Amber – maid that Madame Luo assigned to keep tabs on FL
Dongqing – FL’s personal maid
Ou Family
Marquis Jingyuan
Ou Lixing – son
Lin Shixian / Ou Yanxing – illegitimate son
Other
Master Jian – FL’s embroidery teacher, works at Xianling Pavilion
