Emperor: Xiao Xuan
| Grand Empress: the emperor’s grandmother
| Dowager Empress: the emperor’s mother |
Grand Prince Ji: the emperor’s brother
| The Crown Prince: Xiao Jingxuan
| Noble Consort Yue: the Crown Prince’s mother
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Empress Yan: the emperor’s wife.
| Prince Yu, Xiao Jinghuan: the sixth prince
| Prince Yu’s wife
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Marquis Yan, Yan Que: the empress’s brother.
| Yan Yujin: the son of Marquis Yan
| Concubine Jing: Mother of Prince Jing. |
Prince Jing, Xiao Jingyan:
| Lin Shu, often referred to as xiao-Shu: | Grand Princess Jinyang: Lin Shu’s mother
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Lin Xie: Lin Shu’s father | Consort Chen, Lin Yueyao: | Prince Qi, Xiao Jingyu:
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Consort Hui: one of emperor’s many consorts | Prince Ning, Xiao Jingting: son of consort hui | Grand Princess Liyang: the emperor’s sister |
Marquis Ning, Xie Yu: commander of the Capital Patrols | Xie Bi: the younger son of Xie Yu and Princess Liyang. | Xiao Jingrui: Xie Bi’s elder brother |
Xie Qi: Jingrui’s younger sister | Zhuo Qingyao: | Zhuo Dingfeng heads of Tianquan Manor |
Mei Changsu: lead of Jingzuo Alliance (ML)
| Fei Liu: Mei Changsu’s bodyguard | Li Gang: Mei Changsu’s second-in-command |
Zhen Ping: part of the Jiangzuo Alliance | Uncle Thirteen: | Gong Yu: art of the Jiangzuo Alliance.
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Tong Lu: | Lin Chen head of Langya Hall | Mu Nihuang: heads of House of Mu in the Yunnan |
Mu Qing: Nihuang’s younger brother | Meng Zhi: the commander of the Imperial Guards | Lie Zhanying: Prince Jing’s second-in-command |
Qin Banruo: Prince Yu’s strategist | Duke Qing: Prince Yu's supporter | Xia Jiang: head of the Xuanjing Bureau |
Xia Dong: officer at the Xuanjing Bureau | Xia Qiu and Xia Chun: | Gao Sheng: |
Constable Zhang
| Shen Zhui: a Ministry of Finance official
| Cai Quan: a Justice Ministry official
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Luo Zhijing, Minister of Finance/Revenue | Qi Min, Minister of Justice: supports Prince Yu | He Jingzhong, Minister of Personnel: supports Prince Yu |
Chen Yuanzhi, Minister of Rites: supports the Crown Prince. | Li Len, Minister of Defence/Martial Affairs: supports the Crown Prince. | Minister Liu Cheng from the Grand Secretariat |
Liu Cheng's granddaughter: Miss Liu | foreign powers kingdom of Da Yu
| foreign powers Warrior Baili Qi from Northern Yan
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foreign powers Representative of Northern Yan
| foreign powers Duke/Prince Ling, Wen Xian from Southern Chu
| foreign powers Princess Nian Nian from Souther Chu
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