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Rebirth of the Legitimate Daughter 嫡女重生记
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01 Han family — ducal house, separate branches and associated staff185 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Third branch / Han Jingyan (including Yuchen, Yuxi and Yurong)
Family Members (24)
Han Yuxi — Yuxi, the Fourth Young Miss [appears]
The heroine and fourth young lady of the Duke of Han's household; daughter of Han Jingyan and Ning Shi. After a tragic first life, she wakes again as a child suffering from smallpox. She devotes herself to learning, building private assets and protecting her future. Chapters 101–200: Investigates the Ning/Wei incident, protects Ye Shi from the sabotaged sachet, survives the palace coup, moves from Rose Courtyard to Taoran Residence, and helps resolve her cousins’ engagements. Chapters: 1–3, 72, 93; 101–102, 109–113, 125–137, 160–162, 190–196 Original: 韩玉熙 [玉熙、四姑娘] Chapters 449–500: Gives birth to Yun Lan, nicknamed Zaozao; arranges the charitable-home relief; negotiates supplies and helps protect Yun Qing during the imperial enquiry.
Han Yuchen — Yuchen, the Third Young Miss [appears]
Yuxi's elder paternal half-sister, born to Madam Chiang (蒋). Exceptionally beautiful and accomplished, she is cherished by her paternal grandmother and her maternal Chiang grandmother. She is fond of Yuxi, though they differ in their views on family reputation and personal choices. The palace crisis deepens her reliance on family judgement; she attracts the interest of the Tenth Prince and becomes a frequent guest of Noble Consort Song and Princess Qinxin. Chapters: 4, 19, 39, 82; 142, 156–157, 162, 177–179 Original: 韩玉辰 [玉辰、三姑娘] Children’s name note (Chapters 296–297, 394): Yuchen has boy-and-girl twins with Jing Wang. The Emperor has bestowed names by their three-day ceremony, but the names are not stated in that passage; see the child-name index and the two children’s entries under Jing Wang’s household. Chapters 477–479: Yuchen, now Jing Wangfei, attends Princess Qingyang’s funeral and remains entangled in her cousin Heshou’s accusations. Later text identifies the twins as Zhou Yan (周琰; Yan-er) and Zhou Xia (周暇; Xia-er). Yuchen becomes pregnant a second time and loses a male baby after premature, life-threatening labour in Chapters 428–429. Jing Wang chooses to save Yuchen when the midwife says only one can be saved. No personal or childhood name is given for this deceased son. Thus within Chapters 1–800 she has two documented pregnancies, three children in total, and two surviving children. Source: Chapter index ↗ ; Chapter index ↗.
Han Jingyan — Third Master [appears]
Old Madam Han’s younger son, father of Han Yuchen, Yuxi, deceased Jianhui and the younger children raised in Hebei. As Third Master (三老爷), he heads one of the two households still sharing the ducal residence; he is sometimes described as a “second branch” (二房) in contrast to the eldest household, or as the “third household” (三房) by birth order. Unlike Han Jingjun (the actual Second Master), he has not yet established a separate residence. He returns with Wu Shi, her three children and two concubine-born sons. Residing in Biteng Courtyard within the undivided Han ducal residence, he frequently clashes with Yuxi and takes charge of Yanfu’s marriage negotiations. Chapters: 4, 72–83, 99–102, 180–196 Original: 韩景彦 [三老爷]
Updated detail: Yuxi’s father confronts the Han eldest household over inheritance after Old Madam Han’s death. Chapter 360 illustrates how he prioritises reputation over his daughter.
Updated detail: Yuxi’s father confronts the Han eldest household over inheritance after Old Madam Han’s death. Chapter 360 illustrates how he prioritises reputation over his daughter.
Wu Shi — Third Madam, stepmother [appears]
Han Jingyan’s present wife and Yuxi’s stepmother, living in Biteng Courtyard before any partition of the Han household. She has two legitimate sons and daughter Han Yurong. She brings Qiu Yanfu, her niece, back from Hebei. Her partiality towards her daughter and her severe treatment of Yuxi provoke the Old Madam and Qiu Shi; she later tries to arrange Qiu Yanfu’s marriage into the Qiao family. Chapters: 73–84, 180–196 Original: 武氏 [三夫人、继母]
Han Yurong — Fifth Young Miss [appears]
Wu Shi's daughter and Yuxi's paternal half-sister. Spoilt by her parents, she returns to the residence and seeks instruction first from Yuchen, then Yuxi, leading to a serious quarrel with Yuxi. Visits the Jiang (江) family with her mother, Yuxi and Qiu Yanfu, and continues in the younger daughters’ social circle. Chapters: 72–82; 163–165 Original: 韩玉容 [五姑娘]
Han Jianhui [mentioned/early chapters]
Son of Han Jingyan and the late Madam Chiang (蒋), and Yuchen's twin brother. His fate during the early smallpox incident adds to tensions within Han Jingyan's branch. Chapters: 3–4 Original: 韩建晖
The late Chiang Shi (蒋) — former Third Madam [recollected/mentioned]
Han Jingyan's first wife and mother of Han Yuchen and Han Jianhui. She is deceased. Chapters 73–75 remark on a resemblance between her and Wu Shi. Her surname 蒋 must not be confused with 江, the surname of Jiang Hongjin. Chapters: 4, 74–75 Original: 蒋氏 [先三夫人]
The late Ning Shi [recollected/mentioned]
Han Jingyan's wife after the death of Madam Jiang and Yuxi's birth mother. She is deceased. Her earlier experiences help explain why Yuxi has been neglected. Chapters: 3–4, 79, 100 Original: 宁氏
Concubine Xin [appears/mentioned]
Former personal maid to Old Madam Han, later taken as a concubine by Han Jingyan. She is Han Jianjun’s biological mother and has managed to protect her son’s place despite Wu Shi’s position as principal wife. Chapters: 72, 84 Original: 辛姨娘
Han Jianjun (韩建钧; also written 建均) [mentioned]
Son of Han Jingyan and Concubine Xin, once a personal maid to Old Madam Han. Chapter 72 calls him the eldest living son of the Han second branch. That passage alternates 建均 and 建钧 as his given name; both spellings are indexed here without inventing a fifth returning son. His mother is distinct from Wu Shi. He belongs to Han Jingyan’s family while the common Han household remains undivided. Chapters: 72–73, 83 Original: 韩建钧 [文中亦写建均]
Updated detail: Chapters 510–511 use the name Han Jianjun (韩建均); variant 韩建钧 also occurs in the earlier source descriptions.
Updated detail: Chapters 510–511 use the name Han Jianjun (韩建均); variant 韩建钧 also occurs in the earlier source descriptions.
Han Jiancheng [appears/mentioned]
Son of Han Jingyan and his current principal wife Wu Shi. He is introduced among the family returning from Hebei and joins the reunion conversations with Yurong. He is one of Wu’s two legitimate sons, not the same person as the elder concubine-born Han Jianjun. Although called a second-branch son, he still lives in the common Han ducal residence within Chapters 1–200. Chapters: 72–75, 83 Original: 韩建诚
Updated detail: Legitimate son of Han Jingyan and Wu Shi. His name is identified during the affairs of the family branch. Do not conflate with the concubine-born Han Jianjun.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Legitimate son of Han Jingyan and Wu Shi. His name is identified during the affairs of the family branch. Do not conflate with the concubine-born Han Jianjun. Chapters: 510–511 Original: 韩建诚
Updated detail: Legitimate son of Han Jingyan and Wu Shi. His name is identified during the affairs of the family branch. Do not conflate with the concubine-born Han Jianjun.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Legitimate son of Han Jingyan and Wu Shi. His name is identified during the affairs of the family branch. Do not conflate with the concubine-born Han Jianjun. Chapters: 510–511 Original: 韩建诚
Wu Shi’s younger legitimate son — name not supplied [mentioned]
One of the two sons born to Wu Shi. Chapter 73 says she brings two sons and one daughter to the capital; only Jiancheng is personally identified in the checked reunion scenes. Do not conflate this unnamed son with the older, concubine-born Han Jianjun. Chapters: 73, 83 Original: 武氏的另一嫡子 [未具名]
Cross-reference: This unnamed son should not be treated as an extra person if a name is subsequently established; the earlier list leaves identification uncertain.
Cross-reference: This unnamed son should not be treated as an extra person if a name is subsequently established; the earlier list leaves identification uncertain.
Han Jingyan’s other concubine-born son — name not supplied [mentioned]
A second son born to one of Han Jingyan’s concubines. The group of five younger family members arriving from Hebei consists of Wu Shi’s two sons and daughter plus two concubine-born sons; Han Jianjun is one of the latter. His mother and given name are not established by these passages. Chapters: 73, 83 Original: 韩景彦另一庶子 [未具名]
Wen Shi — Han Jingyan’s new wife [appears]
Seventeen-year-old concubine-born daughter of a retired fifth-rank official, married as Han Jingyan’s new wife after Wu Shi’s death. Her clashes with the elder branch contribute to the decision to divide the household. Chapters: 246–247, 259–264, 297 Original: 文氏
Master Wen — Wen Shi’s father [mentioned]
Retired fifth-rank official; father of Han Jingyan’s new wife. His personal name is not given. Chapters: 246 Original: 文氏父亲
Eldest Young Master Wen — Wen Shi’s brother [mentioned]
Wen Shi’s elder brother, whose interest in official advancement is discussed in connection with her marriage. Chapters: 246 Original: 文家大爷
Unborn child of Wen Shi [mentioned]
Pregnancy endangered after an argument over kitchen service and later lost amid the turmoil preceding the household division. Chapters: 259–261 Original: 文氏腹中孩子
Momo Quan’s nephew [appears/mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed relative who travels with her from Shaanxi and later takes employment while living in the capital area. Chapters: 242–243, 290 Original: 全嬷嬷侄子 IDENTIFIED LATER (Ch. 697): Quan Dahan (全大憨), also called Dahan, the same nephew.
Momo Quan’s nephew’s wife [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed wife who accompanies the family to the capital and is found work through Mama Fang. Chapters: 242–243, 290 Original: 全嬷嬷侄媳妇 IDENTIFIED LATER (Ch. 697): Quan Dahan (全大憨), also called Dahan, the same nephew.
Momo Quan’s younger family members [mentioned; unnamed]
Children of her nephew’s household; the extended group numbers seven persons, including Momo Quan. Chapters: 242–243 Original: 全嬷嬷侄孙辈
The unborn child of Wen Shi [mentioned; unnamed]
Pregnancy referred to when Han Jingyan strikes his wife during the inheritance argument. The child is not given a name. Chapters: 360 Original: 文氏怀的孩子
Luo Shi (洛氏) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Reported woman connected with Han Jianjun’s marriage/third-branch affairs; the passage does not securely identify every generation of her relationship. Keep separate from Old Madam Han’s maid Mama Luo. Chapters: 647. Chinese index reference: 洛氏. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Prospective bride of Han Jiancheng (韩建诚未婚妻) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Eldest legitimate daughter of an official holding the office of Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial (鸿胪寺卿); described by position, not a personal name. Chapters: 647. Chinese index reference: 韩建诚未婚妻. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Father of Han Jiancheng’s prospective bride (鸿胪寺卿) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Office-holding father of the proposed bride; forename not stated, and not to be treated as one of the Han clan’s own male descendants. Chapters: 647. Chinese index reference: 鸿胪寺卿. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (2)
Doctor who treats Wen Shi [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed physician who confirms her miscarriage and advises a longer period of recovery. Chapters: 261 Original: 为文氏看诊的大夫
Unnamed courier bearing Han Yuchen’s letter [appears/mentioned; unnamed identity]
Courier connected with the dangerous, possibly intercepted letter from Jing Wang’s household. Includes the specific Steward Shi entry where the same role is identifiable; no second name is inferred. Chapters: 405 Original: 韩玉辰书信的送信者
Servants (8)
Biteng Courtyard matrons who restrain Yuxi — unnamed [appears, unnamed group]
Several older women who accompanied Wu Shi from Hebei obey her orders and physically hold down Yuxi when their mistress loses her temper during the dispute with Yurong. The episode makes the difference between Wu Shi’s imported household staff and the wider ducal household’s authority clear. They are not individually named. Chapters: 80–81 Original: 碧藤院几个婆子 [未具名]
Mama Qu [appears/mentioned]
Yurong's wet nurse, to whom the girl is deeply attached. The household disturbances in Chapter 82 place her at risk of being sent away. Chapters: 82–83 Original: 曲妈妈
Cross-reference: Not to be confused with Mama Qu serving the Yun household; the name is shared and identification is not secure.
Cross-reference: Not to be confused with Mama Qu serving the Yun household; the name is shared and identification is not secure.
Lüshan and Lüyi [appears]
Yurong's maids, appearing during the confrontation in Rose Courtyard and the subsequent changes to staffing. Chapters: 79, 82 Original: 绿扇、绿衣
Attendant outside Han Jingyan’s study — name not given [appears, unnamed]
An unnamed young male attendant announces Yuxi to Han Jingyan at his study after the quarrel with Wu Shi. A minor speaking role illustrating how the second-branch household receives visitors. Chapters: 83 Original: 韩景彦书房小厮 [未具名]
A Hui — Wen Shi’s personal maid [appears]
Maid who accompanied Wen Shi from her natal household; childhood companion and trusted interlocutor. Chapters: 248 Original: 阿慧
Updated detail: Catches the falling Wen Shi after Han Jingyan strikes her, suffering the impact herself.
Updated detail: Catches the falling Wen Shi after Han Jingyan strikes her, suffering the impact herself.
Chunlan — servant connected with Wen Shi [appears]
Maid implicated in the dispute over the late-night duck dish, subsequently sold away by Han Jingyan. Chapters: 259–261 Original: 春兰
Wen Pozi — older attendant looking after Wen Shi [appears]
Senior woman responsible for assisting the pregnant Wen Shi as tensions rise over the division of the household. Chapters: 261 Original: 文婆子
Granny Chen — attendant connected with Han Yurong [appears]
Older woman serving the young lady in a late-family domestic episode. Chapters: 346 Original: 陈婆子
Eldest branch / Duke Han Jingdong
Family Members (7)
Qiu Shi — Eldest Aunt, Duchess of Han [appears]
Wife of Duke Han Jingdong, daughter of Old Master and Old Madam Qiu, and mother of Han Jianming and Han Jianye. She oversees the Han household's domestic affairs. Because of an old obligation to Ning Shi and Yuxi's filial devotion, she has long offered Yuxi protection. She steers Yuru towards Zeng Kezhou and arranges Jianye’s marriage to Lu Xiu, but the Qiu Yanfu scandal before Jianye’s wedding enrages her. Chapters: 3–4, 80–81; 104, 115–120, 160–162, 190–199 Original: 秋氏 [大伯母、国公夫人]
Cross-reference: Later: she treats Yuxi as an adopted daughter and bids her farewell when Yuxi leaves the capital (Chs. 301, 333).
Cross-reference: Later: she treats Yuxi as an adopted daughter and bids her farewell when Yuxi leaves the capital (Chs. 301, 333).
Han Jingdong — Duke of Han [appears/mentioned]
Head of the Han family's eldest branch; elder brother of Han Jingyan, husband of Qiu Shi, and father of Han Jianming and Han Jianye. Chapters: 4, 93 Original: 韩景栋 [韩国公、国公爷]
Han Yuru — Eldest Young Miss [appears]
The eldest daughter of the Han family's main branch, born to a concubine whose death led to her being raised by Qiu Shi. Initially resentful of unequal treatment among the sisters, she gradually focuses on learning proper conduct and preparing for marriage. Considers Xiang Zhixue and Zeng Kezhou, refuses the Xiang match and becomes engaged to Zeng Kezhou. Chapters: 6, 19, 89, 96; 160–162, 167 Original: 韩玉如 [大姑娘]
Han Yujing — Second Young Miss [appears]
Daughter of Han Jingdong and Concubine Rong. Initially headstrong and jealous of Yuxi, she repeatedly stirs up trouble; after strict instruction she becomes more outwardly well-behaved. Engineers an incident at the Song family residence involving their Seventh Young Master. The families agree to a marriage; she is temporarily sent away for reflection before returning for New Year. Chapters: 4, 6, 24–26, 85; 177–180, 200 Original: 韩玉婧 [二姑娘]
Concubine Rong [appears]
Han Jingdong's favoured concubine and Yujing's birth mother, at odds with Qiu Shi. Servants associated with her are implicated in the early illness and intrigues against Yuxi. Her death and her involvement in the threats against Yuxi still affect relations between Yujing and her sisters. Chapters: 4, 8–9, 24; 200 Original: 容姨娘
Concubine Lian [appears]
A concubine of Han Jingdong, brought into the household at Old Madam Han's direction to counterbalance Concubine Rong. Chapter 45 recounts a miscarriage. Chapters: 12, 45 Original: 怜姨娘
Concubine Mei — Han Jingdong’s later favourite [appears]
Pregnant concubine brought home by the former duke, provoking Qiu Shi’s unhappiness. Han Jianming eventually persuades his father to lodge her outside the principal residence. Chapters: 248–251, 263 Original: 美姨娘
Servants (9)
Xiaojuan — Concubine Rong’s maid [appears]
A personal maid who brings Concubine Rong news that Duke Han is again staying with Concubine Lian. She witnesses her mistress’s distress as her favour declines. Chapters: 13 Original: 小娟
Mama Li [appears]
Qiu Shi's trusted servant and Xiangyang's mother. She is important in the eldest branch's practical arrangements and communications. Chapters: 3, 10, 73, 100 Original: 李妈妈
Mama Wang [appears]
An experienced attendant working in the Han residence's inner quarters; she assists Qiu Shi in the early chapters. Chapters: 3 Original: 汪妈妈
Liu Yin and Liu Yue [appears]
Two maids attending Qiu Shi in the early chapters, seen in scenes involving the principal rooms and the family's eldest branch. Chapters: 3, 6 Original: 柳银、柳月
Qingxuan [appears]
Yuru's personal maid, who appears during the sisters' early interactions. Gives Yuru candid and sensible counsel while she weighs the Xiang and Zeng marriage proposals. Chapters: 6, 19; 160–162 Original: 青萱
Yunbo and Yunqi [appears]
Maids serving Yujing; mentioned in episodes involving theft, disputes between the sisters and ordinary daily care. Chapters: 15, 26 Original: 云波、云起
Sixin [appears]
A later maid in Yujing's courtyard, caught up in rumours that threaten Yuxi's reputation. Chapters: 65 Original: 四新
Mama Xiao [appears]
An older female servant connected with Concubine Rong's circle who helps convey a suspicious item to Moyun. Chapters: 9 Original: 肖婆子
Momo Chang [appears]
An etiquette instructor responsible for teaching Yuru and Yujing proper conduct. Her advice to Yuru helps change the young lady's attitude. Chapters: 59–60, 65, 72 Original: 常嬷嬷
Senior ducal generation
Family Members (3)
Old Madam Han — Grandmother [appears]
The senior matriarch of the Han residence, mother of Han Jingdong and Han Jingyan. She is especially partial to Yuchen. Her doubts about Yuxi gradually ease, and she wields real authority in the inner household. Survives the disturbances around the palace coup, disciplines Yujing following her scheme at the Song estate, and handles the household’s marriage crises. Chapters: 3–4, 81–84; 125–138, 178–180, 190–199 Original: 韩老夫人 [祖母]
The late Grand Old Madam Han — elder matriarch of the preceding generation [recollected/mentioned]
Deceased senior matriarch referred to as 太夫人, whose niece became the late Duke’s favourite concubine and the mother of Han Jingjun. Her former standing helped that concubine challenge Old Madam Han. She is not the present Old Madam Han, Yuxi’s grandmother. Chapters: 33 Original: 已故太夫人
The late Duke of Han — father of the three masters [recollected/mentioned]
The former Duke and father of the current principal Han lines, including Second Master Han Jingjun. He favoured Jingjun’s mother but left an instruction that Jingjun must establish a separate household after the forty-nine days following his death. He had also prepared furniture for Jingjun’s full sister, which Yuxi later receives. His personal name is not supplied in these passages. Chapters: 33, 137 Original: 老国公 / 老侯爷
Servants (2)
Shanhu — maid to Old Madam Han [appears]
Attends the grandmother’s rooms and is sent to serve guests and carry messages during marriage negotiations. Chapters: 103 Original: 珊瑚
Matron appointed by Old Madam Han [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed older attendant assigned to supervise Wen Shi’s rest; attempts to prevent her from exerting herself. Chapters: 261 Original: 老夫人派去的婆子
Eldest branch / Han Jianming household
Family Members (12)
Han Jianming — Heir, Eldest Brother [appears]
Qiu Shi's elder son and Han Jianye's brother. Steady and mindful of his position as heir; by Chapter 72 he is married and holds an official appointment. Seeks an alliance with the Lu military family for Jianye, manages the effects of Ye Shi’s illness, and becomes a father when their daughter is born. Chapters: 15, 72, 83; 114–119, 166–167, 190–195 Original: 韩建明 [世子、大哥]
Updated detail: Monitors the frontier from the capital, handles reports and correspondence, and tries to protect the family’s interests.
Updated detail: Monitors the frontier from the capital, handles reports and correspondence, and tries to protect the family’s interests.
Ye Shi — Ye Qing, Eldest Young Madam [appears]
Han Jianming's wife and legitimate eldest daughter of the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army. After marrying into the Han family she gradually helps Qiu Shi manage the residence; she also has an aunt-and-niece connection with the Taining Marquis household. Her cousin Ke Minjie attempts to use a medicated sachet to cause a miscarriage. Ye Shi survives the pregnancy and bears a daughter, but her underlying difficulty conceiving becomes public within the family. Chapters: 72, 74, 84; 109–114, 166–167, 189–190 Original: 叶氏 [叶倾、大奶奶]
Cross-reference: Also referred to simply as Ye Shi in later chapters.
Cross-reference: Also referred to simply as Ye Shi in later chapters.
Han Qiqi — daughter of Jianming and Ye Shi [appears]
The daughter of Han Jianming and his principal wife Ye Shi (Ye Qing). She is affectionately called Qiqi (七七); this is a childhood name, NOT evidence that “Han Qiqi” is her formal registered given name. Born in Chapters 166–167 and presented during the three-day rites in Chapter 169. She remains distinct from the later son born to Concubine Jia. Chapters: 166–169, 192 Original: 七七 / 韩建明与叶氏之女
Han Jianming’s unnamed concubines — household group [mentioned, unnamed group]
Women maintained in the eldest young master Han Jianming’s secondary household, supervised by Mama Hao. Their existence is relevant when Yuxi considers how Lady Ye and Qiu Yanfu’s schemes intersect with household succession. Their individual names are not established in this cited scene. Chapters: 188 Original: 韩建明的几个小妾 [未具名]
Lil Boy Chang — infant son of Han Jianming [appears]
Son of Han Jianming and Concubine Jia, later brought to the principal wife Ye Shi to rear. He is indexed by the nursery-style name Lil Boy Chang (昌哥儿), not a demonstrated full formal given name. His birth and transfer to Ye Shi’s rooms occur in Chapters 285–286. He is NOT Qiqi, Ye Shi’s daughter. Chapters: 285–287 Original: 昌哥儿 / 贾姨娘之子
Concubine Jia — Jianming’s concubine [appears]
The mother of Lil Boy Chang. She survives childbirth while Momo Quan watches over the birth; Ye Shi is to raise the infant. Her conflict with the arrangement is described in Chapter 285. Chapters: 238, 285–286 Original: 贾姨娘
Concubine Guan — Han Jianming’s secondary wife [appears]
Secondary wife named in the Han household’s continuing domestic news. Chapters: 333 Original: 管姨娘
Lil Boy He — son in Han Jianming’s household [appears]
A boy identified in connection with Concubine Jia, whom servants call Lil Boy He; avoid asserting a full formal name not supplied. Chapters: 545 Original: 和哥儿
Tang Shi, mother of Concubine Jia (唐氏) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Widowed mother of Han Jianming’s concubine Jia, supported with shop-rent proceeds and her adopted son; distinct from the Tang clan of Princess Qinxin’s husband. Chapters: 698. Chinese index reference: 唐氏. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Tang Shi’s adopted twelve-year-old son (唐氏过继的养子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Young maternal-clan boy adopted to support and protect Concubine Jia’s mother; aged twelve when the arrangement is discussed, without a confirmed given name. Chapters: 698. Chinese index reference: 唐氏过继的养子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Concubine Jia’s deceased father (贾姨娘亡父) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Late husband of Madam Tang; his death helps explain why Concubine Jia arranged economic support for her mother. Chapters: 698. Chinese index reference: 贾姨娘亡父. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Qiao-er, child of Han Jianming and Ye Shi (巧儿) [CROSS-REFERENCE ONLY]
A child addressed affectionately as Qiao-er alongside Lil Boy Chang in Chapter 625. This may be the previously indexed daughter Qiqi (七七), but the source passage does not explicitly equate the milk names. Chapters: 625. Chinese index reference: 巧儿. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (3)
Han Hao — aide to Han Jianming [appears]
Retainer involved in communications and inquiries while the heir manages the scandal shortly before Jianye’s wedding. Chapters: 192 Original: 韩浩
Updated detail: Han-family attendant involved in messages and supplies connected with the frontier.
Updated detail: Duke Han Jianming’s close personal retainer. Escorted six helpers from the capital to Yu City; his visit is not a permanent transfer of loyalty to Yuxi. The earlier Han-household entry should be read with this continuation.
Updated detail: Han-family attendant involved in messages and supplies connected with the frontier.
Updated detail: Duke Han Jianming’s close personal retainer. Escorted six helpers from the capital to Yu City; his visit is not a permanent transfer of loyalty to Yuxi. The earlier Han-household entry should be read with this continuation.
Master Zhao — Han Jianming’s adviser [appears]
A counsellor consulted by the Han heir during the political and domestic uncertainties following the coup. Chapters: 146 Original: 赵先生
Updated detail: Consultant consulted by the Duke as the north-west situation deteriorates; not a Zhao-clan patriarch.
Updated detail: Consultant consulted by the Duke as the north-west situation deteriorates; not a Zhao-clan patriarch.
Senior household steward in Caidie’s marriage discussion (韩府老管事) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Unnamed senior steward referred to in the account of Caidie’s marriage to Lian Dalang; no individual surname confirmed. Chapters: 618. Chinese index reference: 韩府老管事. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (5)
Ziyi [appears]
A maid formerly serving in Han Jianming's rooms, dismissed or punished over improper conduct within the inner household. Chapters: 15 Original: 紫衣
Mama Hua — Ye Shi’s trusted matron [appears]
Experienced nurse and confidante attached to Ye Shi’s Songxiang Courtyard. She takes the suspicious sachet to the Ye family to warn them about Ke Minjie. Chapters: 105, 109–112 Original: 华婆子 [华妈妈]
Cross-reference: Ye Shi’s senior matron and trusted household companion (not the Mama Hua serving Noble Consort Song).
Cross-reference: Ye Shi’s senior matron and trusted household companion (not the Mama Hua serving Noble Consort Song).
Mama Hao — matron supervising Han Jianming’s concubines [appears]
Senior Han household matron responsible for the concubines attached to Han Jianming’s rooms. In the scandal before Jianye’s wedding, Yuxi directs Liu Yue to seek contraceptive herbs from her, expecting that this stewardess would keep them on hand. This is Han JIANMING’s household, not Han Jingyan’s second branch. Chapters: 188 Original: 郝妈妈
Shuiping — Concubine Jia’s maid [appears]
Servant who welcomes Momo Quan into the birthing chamber and tries to protect her mistress. Chapters: 285 Original: 水萍
Updated detail: Handmaid assisting Concubine Jia in Guihua Courtyard.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Handmaid assisting Concubine Jia in Guihua Courtyard. Chapters: 545 Original: 水萍
Updated detail: Handmaid assisting Concubine Jia in Guihua Courtyard.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Handmaid assisting Concubine Jia in Guihua Courtyard. Chapters: 545 Original: 水萍
A midwife for Concubine Jia [appears; unnamed]
Professional midwife involved in Lil Boy Chang’s delivery while Momo Quan stands watch. Chapters: 285 Original: 贾姨娘的稳婆
Eldest branch / Han Jianye household
Family Members (6)
Han Jianye — Second Brother, Second Young Master [appears]
Qiu Shi's younger son and Yuxi's close cousin. Straightforward and loyal, he trains in martial arts away from home. Yuxi is especially worried that someone may manipulate his marriage prospects. Becomes engaged to Lu Xiu, accepts responsibility after being drugged and manipulated by Qiu Yanfu, and marries Lu Xiu in Chapter 198. Chapters: 14, 34, 87–88; 115–119, 189–199 Original: 韩建业 [二哥、二爷]
Updated detail: Arranges Yuxi’s frontier wedding celebrations and helps receive the official escort party.
Updated detail: Arranges Yuxi’s frontier wedding celebrations and helps receive the official escort party.
Lu Xiu — Second Young Madam Han [appears]
Fourth Young Miss of the Lu family, whose broken engagement to the Ye family opens the way to Han Jianye. She meets Yuxi at Lingshan, becomes engaged to Jianye and marries him in Chapters 198–199. Her marriage places the Lu military connections within the Han eldest branch. Chapters: 114–119, 195, 198–199 Original: 卢秀 [卢四姑娘、卢氏、阿秀]
Updated detail: Leaves the family quarrel with the other women of the eldest branch.
Updated detail: Leaves the family quarrel with the other women of the eldest branch.
Lil Boy Shun — first son of Han Jianye and Lu Xiu [appears]
Eldest son of Han Jianye and his principal wife Lu Xiu. His entry in this guide uses the nursery-style form Lil Boy Shun (顺哥儿), not a full formal personal name. The affectionate suffix 哥儿 is rendered here as “Lil Boy” when addressing a young boy. A separate formal given name is not established in the cited early family profile. Chapters: 226, 229–230 (birth and early family references) Original: 顺哥儿
Lil Boy Ping — second son of Han Jianye and Lu Xiu [appears]
Second son of Han Jianye and his principal wife Lu Xiu; younger brother of the boy called Lil Boy Shun. Lil Boy Ping (平哥儿) is a nursery-style name, given in the hope that his father will return from frontier service safely and in peace. The explanation is explicit in Chapter 290. No full formal given name is supplied in that scene. Chapters: 289–290 Original: 平哥儿
Lil Boy An — Han Jianye’s elder child [appears]
Affectionate name for a young son of Han Jianye and Lu Xiu. The couple are described as having two sons by this point; do not treat Lil Boy An as a formal adult name. Chapters: 556 Original: 安哥儿
Han Jianye and Lu Xiu’s younger son — unnamed [mentioned; unnamed]
The younger of Han Jianye and Lu Xiu’s two sons; his formal or milk name is not supplied in the checked passage. Chapters: 556 Original: 韩建业与卢秀的幼子
Staff (2)
Han Yi — attendant to Han Jianye [appears]
The young master’s attendant, holding Jianye’s horse when he visits the Lu family before the wedding. Chapters: 195 Original: 韩毅
Han Zhao — attendant linked to Han Jianye [appears]
A Han household servant whose contact with Yanfu’s maid Yanyu helps trigger Yuxi’s suspicions about the scheme aimed at Jianye. Chapters: 189–196 Original: 韩照
Servants (7)
Mama Yu — Lu Xiu’s accompanying servant [appears]
Lu Xiu’s dowry matron, assigned to escort Concubine Qiu Yanfu back from the outlying estate. Chapters: 250 Original: 余婆子
Youlan — Lu Xiu’s maid [appears]
Lu Xiu’s household maid, appearing during the domestic visit concerning fruit and gifts. Chapters: 201 Original: 又蓝
Mama Jian — Lu Xiu’s maternal attendant [appears]
Experienced attendant who had served Lu Xiu’s mother and offers help with marriage-household matters. Chapters: 205 Original: 简婆子
A wet nurse for Lil Boy Shun [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed woman engaged in nursing Lu Xiu’s first son. Chapters: 226–230 Original: 顺哥儿乳娘
Two former chambermaids of Han Jianye [mentioned; unnamed]
Two unnamed women whose potential return is discussed after the birth of Jianye’s first son. Chapters: 201–205 Original: 韩建业的两名旧通房
Unnamed Han Jianye residence gatekeeper [mentioned; unnamed]
The gatekeeper is mentioned when Yuxi arrives at Han Jianye’s Yu City house; Han Jianye normally leaves the house locked, and even his attendants are seldom stationed there. Chapter 319. Original: 门房
Mama Liu of Jianye’s Yu City residence (刘妈妈) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Experienced household caretaker responsible for Han Jianye’s Yu City rooms during the visits involving Lu Xiu and the children. Chapters: 674. Chinese index reference: 刘妈妈. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Second branch / Han Jingjun
Family Members (5)
Han Jingjun — the Second Master, head of the separate second-master branch [appears]
The Han family’s Second Master (二老爷), a concubine-born son of the late Duke and a younger half-brother of Duke Han Jingdong. His mother had tried to secure the heirship for him, creating a lasting grievance with Old Madam Han. On the old Duke’s death, the duke ordered Han Jingjun to move out after the forty-nine-day mourning period. He and his wife Madam Ma have a household elsewhere and usually return to the ducal residence only for New Year ancestral rites. At the Chapter 33 reunion, his household participates in the banquet and his wife gives unevenly sized gifts to Yuchen and Yuxi. Do not confuse Jingjun (景俊) with Han Jianjun (建钧), son of Han Jingyan. Chapters: 33, 137 Original: 韩景俊
Ma Shi — wife of the Han Second Master [appears]
Principal wife of Han Jingjun, the Second Master whose family already resides away from the ducal mansion. During the New Year reunion she flatters Han Yuchen, gives her a generous New Year gift, then gives Yuxi a smaller gift. Both girls politely call her Second Aunt (二伯母). She should not be mistaken for Wu Shi, the wife of Third Master Han Jingyan. Chapters: 33 Original: 马氏
Han Jingjun’s mother — the late Duke’s favoured concubine [recollected/mentioned]
The late Duke’s beloved secondary partner and niece of the now-deceased Grand Old Madam Han. Her attempt to obtain the hereditary heirship for her son Han Jingjun caused enduring hostility from the current Old Madam Han. She also bore Jingjun’s full sister, who later entered the palace. Her personal name is not given. Chapters: 33, 137 Original: 韩景俊的生母 / 老国公爱妾
Han Jingjun’s accompanying family — unnamed members [appears, unnamed group]
Family members who come with the Second Master to the Chapter 33 New Year reunion after their household has already been sent out from the ducal residence. The passage does not individually identify children or employees; this group must not be silently treated as Han Jingyan’s sons or Wu Shi’s staff. Chapters: 33 Original: 韩景俊一家子 [其他成员未具名]
Han Jingjun’s late full sister — Yuxi’s eldest paternal aunt [recollected/mentioned]
Older paternal aunt of Han Yuxi and full sister of Han Jingjun, born to the same favoured concubine of the late Duke. She entered imperial selection and died of illness within a year of joining the palace. Furniture that the late Marquis/Duke had prepared for her marriage, but which she never took away, is later transferred to Yuxi’s Taoran Residence. Her personal name is not supplied in the first 200 chapters. Chapters: 137 Original: 韩家大姑奶奶
Sixth branch / collateral
Family Members (1)
Madam Lie — eldest young madam of Han’s sixth branch [appears]
An in-law from the sixth branch who accidentally knocks over the wedding candles in Han Jianye and Lu Xiu’s bridal chamber; Yuxi treats the accident as unfortunate rather than conclusive evidence of sabotage. The source supplies her household form of address, not a personal name. Chapters: 198 Original: 六房的烈大奶奶
Yuxi’s Rose Courtyard / Taoran Residence and estate connections
Family Members (13)
Kufu’s sister-in-law — minor household connection [mentioned]
A relative of Yuxi’s maid Kufu who takes benefits from several domestic supervisors punished for drinking and gambling, then hopes Kufu will speak on their behalf. Yuxi sees through the attempt and warns Kufu not to use her position improperly. The sister-in-law’s name is not supplied; she is a family connection, not claimed as Yuxi’s own servant. Chapters: 183 Original: 苦芙的嫂子 [未具名]
Maidong’s mother — relative pressing for household appointments [mentioned]
Mother of Yuxi’s maid Maidong. After the palace disaster leaves Han residence understaffed, she attempts to use Maidong’s position to obtain jobs for two other children and tries to arrange Maidong’s marriage to a cousin without consulting Yuxi. Yuxi strongly disapproves. The woman’s personal name is not given. Chapters: 137 Original: 麦冬娘 [未具名]
Maidong’s younger brother and sister — proposed household recruits [mentioned, unnamed pair]
The younger brother for whom Maidong’s mother seeks work and the younger sister whom she wants appointed to Yuxi’s Taoran Residence. Their names are not given, and the appointments are proposals rather than established service. Chapters: 137 Original: 麦冬小弟、麦冬小妹 [未具名]
Maidong’s male cousin — proposed husband [mentioned]
The unnamed male cousin whom Maidong’s mother hopes to marry to Maidong, despite the prohibition on privately arranging the marriage of a personal maid without her mistress’s permission. His relationship to Maidong and the proposed match, not his own actions, are the reason he is mentioned. Chapters: 137 Original: 麦冬表哥 [未具名]
Kufu’s father — Han household carriage driver [appears, unnamed]
Drives Yuxi away from the Duan estate during the confiscation. He verifies Yuxi’s identity before Chen Yu, heir of the Taining Marquis and later gathers information about the Duan family’s fate. His given name is not stated. Chapters: 173–174 Original: 苦芙的爹
Steward Chen’s wife [appears; unnamed personal name]
Woman assisting estate domestic arrangements and visiting work. Chapters: 214, 228 Original: 陈管事家的
A Zhu’s parents [mentioned; unnamed]
The maid’s parents, who would prefer her to remarry after mourning. They remain unnamed and are distinct from the deceased fiancé’s family. Chapters: 451–453 Original: 阿竹的爹娘
Mama Xi’s adopted son [mentioned; unnamed]
Child whom Mama Xi raised as her own after an infant loss, rather than her birth son. His circumstances become material to the household-information leak. Chapters: 500 Original: 习妈妈的养子
Mama Xi’s adult daughter [mentioned; unnamed]
Mama Xi’s daughter whose family is used to pressure her; her personal name is not given in Chapter 500. Chapters: 500 Original: 习妈妈的女儿
Mama Xi’s son-in-law [mentioned; unnamed]
The husband of Mama Xi’s daughter; among the relatives threatened in the information-leak plot. Chapters: 500 Original: 习妈妈的女婿
Mama Xi’s mother [mentioned; unnamed]
Woman through whom the infant was obtained for Mama Xi after she lost a baby; personal name absent. Chapters: 500 Original: 习妈妈的娘
Unnamed child first born to Mama Xi [mentioned; deceased]
Mama Xi’s baby who died before she took in the child later raised as her son. Mentioned while the servant’s background is investigated. Chapters: 500 Original: 习妈妈夭折的孩子
Mama Xi’s grandchildren [mentioned; unnamed]
Grandson and granddaughter in the Han household whom Yuxi mentions while seeking answers about Mama Xi’s betrayal. They are not independently named. Chapters: 500 Original: 习妈妈的孙子孙女
Staff (15)
Two female martial-arts guards [mentioned]
Unidentified women sent by the Pingqing Marquis household to protect Yuchen after the palace disturbances; they belong to Yuchen’s security staff, not Yuxi’s. Chapters: 142 Original: 蒋家派来保护玉辰的两个习武姑娘
Mama Fang [appears]
A former servant of Ning Shi who helped raise Yuxi. After leaving the residence, she opens a steamed-bun shop with Yuxi's support and remains a trusted elder outside the Han family home. By Chapter 101, she is married to Lian Shan and has become stepmother to his sons, Lian Dalang and Lian Erlang; her bun-shop ventures are doing well. Chapters: 3, 9–10, 47, 68–69, 100; 101–102, 162 Original: 方妈妈
Hongshan’s third elder brother — information-gatherer [mentioned]
An unnamed older brother of Yuxi’s maid Hongshan. He makes discreet inquiries about the fall of Tong City and the Yun/Yan scandal, providing Hongshan with news for Yuxi while being warned not to attract attention. Chapters: 49–50 Original: 红珊的三哥 [未具名]
Deng Shuang — martial-arts guard [appears]
The senior of two sisters hired to protect Yuxi; she calmly organises the night watch with Zijin as the palace coup approaches. Chapters: 125–130 Original: 邓霜
Deng Xue — martial-arts guard [appears]
Deng Shuang’s younger sister, also a skilled female guard. More outspoken than her sister but shares responsibility for Yuxi’s safety. Chapters: 125–130 Original: 邓雪
Xiangyang [appears]
Mama Li's son. Helps Yuxi arrange shops and property transactions and supports Mama Fang's business outside the residence. Chapters: 10, 47, 51 Original: 向阳
Shopkeeper Meng [appears/mentioned]
The person responsible for running a general-goods shop belonging to Yuxi; mentioned in the chapters dealing with her business and property. Chapters: 56 Original: 孟掌柜
Steward Chen [appears]
A steward appointed through Qiu Shi to manage one of Yuxi's rural estates. Yuxi pays attention to how he manages the property and its personnel. Chapters: 56–57 Original: 陈管事
Master Yang [appears/mentioned]
Han Jianye's martial-arts instructor outside the residence. He values Jianye's training and also offers advice about the direction of Zijin's martial-arts study. Chapters: 72, 87 Original: 杨师傅
Female martial-arts instructor Zhao [mentioned]
The woman who teaches Zijin martial arts. Chapter 72 identifies her only by the surname Zhao, without giving a personal name. Chapters: 72 Original: 赵姓女师傅
Physician Bai [appears]
A doctor frequently summoned to the Duke of Han's residence. He attends cases of smallpox early in the novel and treats Yuxi's high fever in Chapter 100. Chapters: 3, 100 Original: 白大夫
Imperial Physician Zhang [appears]
A physician from the imperial medical service summoned during the early smallpox incident. Chapters: 3 Original: 张太医
Imperial Physician Le [appears]
A court physician who examines Ye Shi. He detects longstanding difficulty in carrying a pregnancy, with consequences for Han Jianming’s branch. Chapters: 110–116, 167 Original: 乐太医
Updated detail: Physician consulted in the capital over the health of a young child in the Han household.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Physician consulted in the capital over the health of a young child in the Han household. Chapters: 545 Original: 乐太医
Updated detail: Physician consulted in the capital over the health of a young child in the Han household.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Physician consulted in the capital over the health of a young child in the Han household. Chapters: 545 Original: 乐太医
Han Ji — escort and estate aide [appears]
Trusted retainer furnished by Han Jianming to Yuxi. Helps with estate trips and later the careful packing of valuables for the western journey. Chapters: 214, 299 Original: 韩吉
Updated detail: Carries out supply and buying arrangements ahead of anticipated military unrest; do not mistake his name for the Han children.
Updated detail: Carries out supply and buying arrangements ahead of anticipated military unrest; do not mistake his name for the Han children.
Han Gao — the Han courier [appears]
Named courier handling a report between the household’s agents and the capital. Chapters: 382 Original: 韩高
Servants (20)
Mama Shen — also called Old Woman Shen [appears]
An older attendant assigned to Yuxi's Rose Courtyard by Old Madam Han. Responsible for supervising and looking after Yuxi, she is observant and later helps with courtyard affairs. Chapters: 10, 12, 72 Original: 申妈妈 [申婆子]
Cross-reference: Mama Shen and Old Woman Shen are alternative forms of the same designation.
Cross-reference: Mama Shen and Old Woman Shen are alternative forms of the same designation.
Moju [appears]
One of Yuxi's early maids, who helps her with needlework. Chapter 72 reveals she has married Meng Xiaofeng and is no longer one of Yuxi's four principal personal maids. Chapters: 5, 72 Original: 墨菊
Motao [appears]
One of Yuxi's early maids; Chapter 72 states that she has married. Chapters: 5, 72 Original: 墨桃
Moyun [appears]
A former maid of Yuxi's who is connected with a suspicious sachet in the plot to expose Yuxi to smallpox. Her actions are investigated and punished. Chapters: 5, 8–9 Original: 墨云
Moxiang [recollected/mentioned]
One of Yuxi's former maids, who dies of smallpox. Her fate is among the painful experiences surrounding Yuxi at the beginning of her second life. Chapters: 5, 8 Original: 墨香
Hongshan [appears]
A clever new maid in the Rose Courtyard who knows the Han household well and gathers information for Yuxi. By Chapter 72 she has married. Chapters: 10, 32, 72 Original: 红珊
Zijin — formerly Sanya [appears]
A girl Yuxi takes into service and renames Zijin. Exceptionally strong and devoted to her mistress, she is later sent to learn martial arts and remains one of the four principal maids in Chapter 72. Returns to protect Yuxi during the night of the palace coup, working with the Deng sisters. Chapters: 53, 72; 125–132 Original: 紫堇 [原名三丫]
Cross-reference: She later serves as Yuxi’s personal martial guard in the Yun household.
Cross-reference: She later serves as Yuxi’s personal martial guard in the Yun household.
Zisu — formerly Ling Qi [appears]
A girl rescued by Yuxi, renamed Zisu and retained in her service. Literate and perceptive, she becomes a trusted confidante who handles accounts and helps administer Yuxi's private holdings. Coordinates security during the coup and the reshuffling of servants after the move to Taoran Residence. Chapters: 58, 68, 72, 82; 125–137, 160–163 Original: 紫苏 [原名凌七]
Cross-reference: She continues as Yuxi’s trusted principal maid at the Yun residence.
Cross-reference: She continues as Yuxi’s trusted principal maid at the Yun residence.
Kufu [appears]
A Han family household-born servant who is one of Yuxi's four principal personal maids by Chapter 72. She attends to daily needs and deftly carries messages and errands. Continues serving Yuxi in the newer Taoran Residence and helps Bingmei adjust to the household. Chapters: 72, 79–80, 100; 137, 160, 199 Original: 苦芙
Maidong — elsewhere written Dongmai [appears]
A Han household-born maid who is among Yuxi's four principal attendants by Chapter 72. Following a serious dispute, she promptly seeks help from Qiu Shi. Dismissed from Yuxi’s service after her family’s wrongdoing; Yuxi asks Mama Cao to arrange a marriage with a reliable young man rather than have her sold away indiscriminately. Chapters: 72, 79–80, 100; 158–160 Original: 麦冬 [有处作冬麦]
Momo Quan [appears]
A retired palace etiquette instructor, skilled in judging character, medicine, medicinal cooking and practical self-preservation. She teaches Yuxi attentively for years before retiring to her home region; her advice influences Yuxi's development. Chapters: 59–60, 68–72, 82 Original: 全嬷嬷
Updated detail: Returns from drought-stricken Shaanxi with her nephew’s family. Resumes management of Yuxi’s rooms, helps during a threatened childbirth and supports Yuxi through successive crises.
Updated detail: Returns from drought-stricken Shaanxi with her nephew’s family. Resumes management of Yuxi’s rooms, helps during a threatened childbirth and supports Yuxi through successive crises.
Bingmei — principal maid and hairstylist [appears]
Daughter of chief steward Han Xing; originally trained in the eldest branch’s rooms, she joins Yuxi after Maidong leaves. Her hairdressing skills, quick wit and close attention to news make her useful in Taoran Residence. Chapters: 160–163, 179, 199–200 Original: 冰梅
Updated detail: Maid involved in the household’s information network. Her conduct while serving Yuxi away from the capital becomes an issue.
Updated detail: Maid involved in the household’s information network. Her conduct while serving Yuxi away from the capital becomes an issue.
Caidie — Yuxi’s maid [appears]
A capable, measured attendant considered when Maidong’s post opens. She carries messages to Mama Fang; Yuxi privately considers a possible match with Lian Dalang. Chapters: 158–162 Original: 彩蝶
Auntie Guo — cook [appears]
Yuxi’s household cook, specifically asked to prepare her favourite lotus-leaf wrapped beggar’s chicken. Chapters: 142 Original: 郭大娘
Updated detail: Yuxi’s skilled cook, noted for her cakes. Zijin learns cookery from her; Yuxi worries about finding a similarly trustworthy cook for the western journey.
Updated detail: Yuxi’s skilled cook, noted for her cakes. Zijin learns cookery from her; Yuxi worries about finding a similarly trustworthy cook for the western journey.
Mama Fang of the Han kitchen — not the bun-shop Mama Fang [appears]
Cook associated with the duck-broth dispute. Distinct from Yuxi’s foster mother, Mama Fang (方妈妈). Chapters: 259–261 Original: 方厨娘
Xuntao — personal maid, relative of Steward Xiang [appears]
Servant who joins Yuxi’s staff, is connected to Xiang Guanshi, and passes along household and wedding news. Chapters: 230–231, 241, 245, 257 Original: 寻桃
Three additional journey maids [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed women personally trained by Momo Quan and selected to accompany Yuxi alongside Zijin, Zisu and Tian Ju. Chapters: 295 Original: 另三名随嫁丫鬟
Zhuye — previously A Zhu [appears]
Maid sent from the Duke of Han’s residence to Yuxi. Arrives as A Zhu; Yuxi renames her Zhuye in Ch. 453. An educated and skilled seamstress, she initially takes charge of inner-household accounts and later helps manage the charitable children’s home. Chapters: 448; 451–453; 455; 472 Original: 竹叶 / 阿竹
Mama Lan — senior maternity matron [appears]
Experienced woman brought from the Han household to serve Yuxi and care for baby Zaozao. Han Jianming selects her despite the hard journey, and she becomes trusted in matters of infant health. Chapters: 448; 451–461; 470 Original: 蓝妈妈
Lin the wet nurse [appears/mentioned]
Wet nurse engaged for the anticipated birth but sent home with payment when Yuxi is able to breastfeed her baby. Chapters: 450–451 Original: 林奶娘
Other related people / branch not established
Family Members (6)
Meng Xiaofeng [mentioned]
Mentioned in Chapter 72 as Moju's husband. His inclusion explains what happened to an earlier member of the Rose Courtyard staff. Chapters: 72 Original: 孟小峰
Qiu Yanfu — Cousin Miss Fu [appears/past-life memory]
Wu Shi's niece, from a merchant family. She accompanies her aunt into the Han residence, hoping that social opportunities in the capital will secure a good marriage. Because of her memories of the first life, Yuxi is particularly wary of Yanfu approaching Han Jianye. Considers marriage with Qiao Second Master but later engineers an encounter with Han Jianye. She is made a prospective secondary wife rather than his principal wife and is sent away to an estate before his wedding. Chapters: 14 [memory], 73–75, 84–88; 180–196 Original: 秋雁芙 [芙表姑娘]
Lü Song [mentioned]
Teacher Song's former husband. The two have long been separated; he appears chiefly in background accounts of her life. Chapters: 13 Original: 吕宋
Younger son of Steward Xue Ming [mentioned]
A young man from the family of the Han household's steward, Xue Ming. His clandestine contact with Moyun forms part of the inquiry into the smallpox incident; he is identified mainly by family position. Chapters: 9 Original: 薛明家幼子
Laicai’s wife [appears]
A woman working among the estate’s female staff; introduced by reference to her husband. Chapters: 228 Original: 来财媳妇
Red Date Estate’s village head [mentioned; unnamed]
Person who oversees village-level agricultural concerns, not explicitly identified by personal name. Chapters: 214 Original: 红枣庄庄头
Staff (2)
Song Mingyue — Teacher Song [appears]
A talented female instructor hired by the Han household to teach the young ladies calligraphy, chess and other arts. Yuchen becomes her formal pupil; Yuxi is allowed to observe and learns selectively from her. Chapters: 13, 16–19, 39–40 Original: 宋明月 [宋先生]
Three additional Yun-household infiltrators [mentioned; unnamed group]
Xu Wu identifies three additional people planted in the household after the investigation, but their names are not given within Chapter 500. Chapters: 500 Original: 云府另外三个有嫌疑的钉子
Servants (13)
Mama Chen — also called Chen Ma [appears]
A trusted older attendant brought from Hebei by Wu Shi. She follows her mistress's orders but also warns her of possible consequences when disputes escalate. Chapters: 78–82 Original: 陈妈妈 [亦称陈妈]
Momo Gui [appears]
A former palace etiquette instructor who mainly accompanies Yuchen. Particularly strict about rank, propriety and reputation, she sometimes advises Yuchen to guard herself against Yuxi. Chapters: 59–60, 72, 77, 82, 94 Original: 桂嬷嬷
Shishu, Shiqin and Shiqi [appears]
Yuchen's personal maids, who attend her, deliver messages, gather news and take part in her dealings with Yuxi. Chapters: 6, 16, 56, 75, 92 Original: 侍书、侍琴、侍棋
Momo Sha — Yuchen’s dietary attendant [appears]
Trusted older attendant whose advice on food and health is respected even by the strict Momo Gui. Chapters: 142 Original: 沙嬷嬷
Yanbo and Yanyu [appears]
Qiu Yanfu's maids, who help her learn the ways of the Han household and seek opportunities to attend social events. Chapters: 74, 84 Original: 烟波、烟语
Yanxia — maid to Qiu Yanfu [appears]
Waits on Yanfu during her matrimonial calculations and is closely involved as the plan involving Han Jianye develops. Chapters: 180, 189–190 Original: 烟霞
Updated detail: Former companion of Qiu Yanfu, married off before her mistress returns from the rural estate.
Updated detail: Former companion of Qiu Yanfu, married off before her mistress returns from the rural estate.
Xiaotong — maid in Yanfu’s rooms [appears]
Placed in Yanfu’s service but passes information to Yuxi, enabling Yuxi to track the approach to Jianye’s servant. Chapters: 185–193 Original: 小桐
Mama Ding [appears]
Teacher Song's long-serving, loyal servant and assistant, familiar with her daily habits and teaching arrangements. Chapters: 16 Original: 丁婆子
Taohua — Qiu Yanfu’s new maid [appears]
Young attendant assigned to Concubine Fu after she returns to the residence; her former attendants were married off. Chapters: 251 Original: 桃花
Yanyu — Qiu Yanfu’s former personal maid [mentioned]
Another former servant of Qiu Yanfu, also married off by Lu Xiu before Concubine Fu returns. Chapters: 251 Original: 烟语
Two estate cleaning women [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed working women helping with chores at the estate. Chapters: 228 Original: 两名粗使婆子
Estate gate attendant [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed woman on gate duty at the country property. Chapters: 214 Original: 庄子守门婆子
Duke Han’s two young female domestic recruits [cross-reference]
Context for the two women selected from the capital, Mama Lan and A Zhu. They are separately indexed by name; do not count this group as two further individuals. Chapters: 448 Original: 蓝妈妈与阿竹之外的韩府女仆
Shared ducal estate / family retainers
Family Members (2)
Madam Han Xing — household staff family [mentioned]
The wife of chief steward Han Xing and Bingmei’s mother; her information and daughter’s placement link the household’s steward family with Taoran Residence. Chapters: 160–163, 179 Original: 韩兴家的
Han family’s departed escorts and carriers [mentioned; group]
Over twenty Han family people travel with Yuxi; most have no personal names in these passages. Chapters: 301–315 Original: 韩家随行人
Staff (2)
Han Xing — chief Han steward [appears]
The household’s chief steward and Bingmei’s father. He sends his children into the ducal household to demonstrate loyalty. Chapters: 160–163 Original: 韩兴
Updated detail: Senior Han servant and father of Bingmei; relevant to Yuxi’s household hiring and staff discipline.
Updated detail: Senior Han servant and father of Bingmei; relevant to Yuxi’s household hiring and staff discipline.
Unnamed three male household agents from the capital [appears/mentioned; unnamed group]
Three male house-born servants personally chosen by Duke Han Jianming to help administer the Yun household. Their given names are not stated on arrival. Chapters: 448 Original: 韩建明选派三名男家生子
Servants (4)
Mama Luo [appears]
A trusted senior attendant of Old Madam Han. She relays messages, investigates news from the inner household and offers advice with the family's interests in mind. Chapters: 4, 73–74, 84, 93 Original: 罗妈妈
Feicui and Cuiyu [appears]
Maids serving Old Madam Han, involved in conveying messages and everyday attendance. Chapters: 8, 92 Original: 翡翠、翠玉
Mama Cao — household stewardess [appears]
A strict senior stewardess entrusted with placing former maid Maidong in an honest marriage rather than leaving her to an uncertain sale. Chapters: 160 Original: 曹妈妈
Two senior Han household maids discussing division [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed old servants whose conversation inadvertently alerts Wen Shi to the branch separation. Chapters: 261 Original: 说分家的两个婆子
701–800 · Han clan — ninth branch and senior duke family
Ninth branch (Wang County)
Family Members (1)
Han Jianchao — Ninth Master Han (韩建超) [Chs. 701–800]
Magistrate in Wang County (望县); relative whom Han Jianming calls Ninth Uncle/Ninth Brother by clan ranking (老九). Earlier called the unnamed Ninth Master Han. Helped Han Jianming during his escape and hopes to take office in the north-west.
Original: 韩建超 | Chapter(s): 702, 783 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 韩建超 | Chapter(s): 702, 783 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Eldest branch: Han Jianming’s descendants and lost relatives
Family Members (2)
Lil Boy Hua — son of Han Jianming (华哥儿) [Chs. 701–800]
A child of Han Jianming mentioned with Concubine Jia and other children who had remained in the capital; killed following discovery of their hiding place. Do NOT confuse with Han Hua (韩华), nephew of steward Han Yong, or with the earlier named infant Lil Boy Chang (昌哥儿) without further confirmation.
Original: 华哥儿 | Chapter(s): 785, 796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 华哥儿 | Chapter(s): 785, 796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Other children and women sheltering with Concubine Jia (贾姨娘及其他子女) [Chs. 701–800]
Individually unnamed household members left behind and subsequently killed; do not infer the identities of Han Jianming’s other children from this collective report.
Original: 贾姨娘及其他子女 | Chapter(s): 785 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 贾姨娘及其他子女 | Chapter(s): 785 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Han residence steward family
Staff (3)
Han Yong — Han senior steward (韩勇) [Chs. 701–800]
Senior Han household steward whose assistance and relatives are involved during the change of regime.
Original: 韩勇 | Chapter(s): 704–706 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 韩勇 | Chapter(s): 704–706 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Han Hua — nephew of Han Yong (韩华) [Chs. 701–800]
Han Yong’s nephew, a separately identifiable young male member of the steward’s family. Not the child called Lil Boy Hua in Han Jianming’s household.
Original: 韩华 | Chapter(s): 706 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 韩华 | Chapter(s): 706 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xiao Sanzi — Han Jianming’s secret courier (小三子) [Chs. 701–800]
Covert contact who facilitates correspondence with Tie Kui through escort Tong Ge; not automatically the A San (阿三) serving Feng Dajun in the earlier dossier.
Original: 小三子 | Chapter(s): 708, 744, 746 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 小三子 | Chapter(s): 708, 744, 746 | Source: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 01 Han family | 6 chapter-extension entries
Eldest branch — Han Jianming and Ye Shi
Family Members (3)
Xiao Wu — the secret newborn son [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 842–843]
Original: 小五 (未定正式姓名)
Baby boy born to Ye Qing and Han Jianming. Though the household was publicly told a daughter had been born, Chapter 843 confirms the birth of a male heir called Xiao Wu, removed or concealed. Not Xiao Wu the unrelated aide/guard in another household.
Baby boy born to Ye Qing and Han Jianming. Though the household was publicly told a daughter had been born, Chapter 843 confirms the birth of a male heir called Xiao Wu, removed or concealed. Not Xiao Wu the unrelated aide/guard in another household.
Unidentified substituted newborn girl [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 842–843]
Original: 被调换的女婴 (未具名)
Girl substituted into the birth record around the concealed Xiao Wu affair and placed away with a rural family; do not confuse with Ye Qing’s daughter Qiqi.
Girl substituted into the birth record around the concealed Xiao Wu affair and placed away with a rural family; do not confuse with Ye Qing’s daughter Qiqi.
Rural family receiving substituted newborn girl [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 842–843]
Original: 接走女婴的农户 (未具名)
Unidentified family that takes in the substituted infant girl; not established as members of the Han blood line.
Unidentified family that takes in the substituted infant girl; not established as members of the Han blood line.
Servants (2)
Mama Wang at Ye Qing’s confinement [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 842]
Original: 汪婆子 (未证同一人)
Senior woman attending or connected with Ye Qing’s pregnancy and childbirth. Identification with other earlier Mama Wang entries is not certain.
Senior woman attending or connected with Ye Qing’s pregnancy and childbirth. Identification with other earlier Mama Wang entries is not certain.
Mama Li caring for Ye Qing [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 812]
Original: 李妈妈 (叶氏身边)
Senior attendant in Ye Qing’s confinement, distinct from Qiu Shi’s older Mama Li unless evidence connects them.
Senior attendant in Ye Qing’s confinement, distinct from Qiu Shi’s older Mama Li unless evidence connects them.
Third branch — Han Jingyan’s descendants
Family Members (1)
Han Yurong’s son — Lil Boy Ji [CROSS-REFERENCE; Chapters 848]
Original: 霁哥儿
Han Yurong and Jiang Hongjin’s young son. Cross-reference his principal identity in the married Jiang (江) household.
Han Yurong and Jiang Hongjin’s young son. Cross-reference his principal identity in the married Jiang (江) household.
02 Qiu (秋) family — Qiu Shi’s natal relatives11 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Senior Qiu generation
Family Members (2)
Old Master Qiu — maternal grandfather of Han Jianming and Han Jianye [mentioned]
Father of Qiu Shi and her two brothers, married to Old Madam Qiu. The family has a military background and has risen over three generations. He holds a post outside the capital during Yuxi’s visit, so is discussed rather than seen. Chapters: 34 Original: 秋老太爷 [未具名]
Old Madam Qiu — mother of Qiu Shi and her brothers [mentioned]
Wife of Old Master Qiu. Mother of his two sons and one daughter (Qiu Shi); all three are her own children. Han Jianming and Han Jianye are her maternal grandsons. Her personal name and whereabouts during the visit are not specified. Chapters: 34 Original: 秋老夫人 [未具名]
Eldest Qiu branch / Master Qiu and Madam Xiao
Family Members (8)
Eldest Master Qiu — Qiu Shi’s eldest brother [mentioned]
Eldest son of Old Master and Old Madam Qiu; brother of Qiu Shi and the second Qiu master. Husband of Madam Xiao. His household is the only one of Qiu Shi’s brothers’ families then resident in the capital, and hosts Han Jianming, Han Jianye and Yuxi. His personal name is not supplied. Chapters: 34 Original: 秋家大舅 [未具名]
Xiao Shi — senior Madam of the Qiu family [appears]
Wife of Qiu Shi’s eldest brother and daughter-in-law of Old Master Qiu. She welcomes Han Jianming, Han Jianye and Yuxi to her household and gives Yuxi a generous red packet and red-coral bracelet. She is the mother of Qiu Lei and Qiu Jingjing. Chapters: 34 Original: 萧氏 [秋家大夫人]
Qiu Jingjing [mentioned, absent from visit]
Eldest young lady of the first Qiu branch and its legitimate daughter, about nine years old at the time of Yuxi’s New Year visit. She is AWAY visiting her own maternal relations, so she does not meet Yuxi in Chapter 34. Chapters: 34 Original: 秋菁菁
Qiu Huanhuan — Fourth Young Miss Qiu [appears]
Concubine-born daughter of the Qiu eldest branch. She and her younger sister entertain Yuxi while Madam Xiao is occupied with guests. She invites Yuxi to her birthday gathering on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month; Yuxi politely declines. Chapters: 34 Original: 秋欢欢 [秋四姑娘]
Qiu Lele — Fifth Young Miss Qiu [appears]
Concubine-born daughter of the eldest Qiu branch, seen alongside her sister Qiu Huanhuan during Yuxi’s visit. Her courtesy towards Yuxi is described, although no separate later storyline is established here. Chapters: 34 Original: 秋乐乐 [秋五姑娘]
Qiu Lei — the Third Qiu Cousin, proposed match for Yuxi [mentioned; past-life recollection]
Youngest son of Madam Xiao and Eldest Master Qiu. In Yuxi’s memories of her earlier life he almost became her fiancé. In Chapter 287, Madam Xiao suggests the match again following Yuxi’s broken engagement, but Han Jianming refuses, judging their prospects ill-matched. Qiu Lei is DISCUSSED, not physically present in the Chapter 287 scene. Chapters: 34, 287 Original: 秋磊 [三表哥]
Older son(s) of Eldest Master Qiu — names unconfirmed [mentioned; unnamed group]
Chapter 34 describes Qiu Lei as Madam Xiao’s youngest son, establishing at least one older son. Chapter 287 also calls him Yuxi’s Third Cousin (三表哥). The text in these scenes does not establish the other sons’ personal names or how many belong to each Qiu branch; they are kept as a relationship-based group rather than assigned invented identities. Chapters: 34, 287 Original: 秋家大房其他儿子 [未具名]
Birth mother(s) of Qiu Huanhuan and Qiu Lele — unnamed [inferred from explicitly stated parentage]
The two girls are described as concubine-born members of the eldest Qiu household. The women who gave birth to them are not identified, and the text does not clarify whether they share the same mother. Included as an unidentified family-household group. Chapters: 34 Original: 秋家大房庶女的生母 [未具名]
Second Qiu branch
Family Members (1)
Second Master Qiu — Qiu Shi’s second brother [mentioned]
Younger son of Old Master and Old Madam Qiu and younger brother of Eldest Master Qiu and Qiu Shi. Han Jianye calls him his second maternal uncle. He holds a post away from the capital at the time of the New Year visit, and neither his personal name nor his wife or children are identified in this passage. Chapters: 34 Original: 秋家二舅 [未具名]
03 Qiu Yanfu’s unrelated merchant family2 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Qiu Yanfu’s Hebei merchant family (not Duchess Qiu’s line)
Family Members (2)
Qiu Yanfu’s parents and siblings — merchant family in Hebei [mentioned]
Yanfu’s father and mother are both alive, and she has several brothers and sisters in Hebei. Unlike an orphan seeking refuge, she accompanies her aunt Wu Shi to the capital in hopes of improving her marriage prospects. Their personal names are not supplied in the cited visit scene. Chapters: 73–74 Original: 秋雁芙的爹娘与兄弟姐妹 [未具名]
Qiu Lilong — Qiu Yanfu’s elder full brother [appears]
A brother of Qiu Yanfu from her merchant family in Hebei. He arrives at the Han residence in Chapter 183, offends Yuchen by staring at her and later becomes involved with a wealthy libertine from the unrelated Wang (汪) family. He attempts to advance family interests at his sister’s expense, helping push her towards a desperate plan concerning Han Jianye. He is Wu Shi’s nephew, not Qiu Shi’s son. Chapters: 183, 188–189 Original: 秋力隆
04 Zhou (周) family — Changping Marquis household22 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Senior Zhou generation
Family Members (2)
Marquis of Changping — Old Madam Han’s brother [mentioned]
The serving head of the Changping Marquis household, and Old Madam Han’s full brother. His family supplies a continuing social connection for the Han young ladies. The novel does not give him a personal name in these cited chapters. Chapters: 11 Original: 昌平侯 [韩老夫人的同胞兄弟]
Old Madam Zhou — senior matriarch [appears]
Senior lady of the Changping Marquis household. She receives the visiting Han girls and presents Yuxi with a gold bracelet set with pearls, leading to teasing from Ninth Young Miss Zhou. Her given name is not provided. Chapters: 11 Original: 周老夫人
Eldest branch / heir of Changping Marquis
Family Members (5)
Heir of the Changping Marquis [mentioned]
Husband of Madam Xuan and father of Zhou Lei, who is born of a concubine. Chapters: 103–104 Original: 昌平侯世子
Xuan Shi — wife of Changping Marquis’s heir [appears]
Wife of the heir of the Changping Marquis, and therefore a member of the Zhou clan by marriage. She visits Old Madam Han to suggest a match between the heir’s concubine-born son Zhou Lei and Han Yuru. Chapters: 103–104 Original: 宣氏 [昌平侯世子夫人]
Zhou Lei — Changping heir’s son [mentioned]
Secondary-born son of the heir of the Changping Marquis. His household proposes him as a possible husband for Han Yuru; Qiu Shi rejects the match because she considers him an unsuitable candidate. He belongs to the same Zhou clan as Shiya, not a separate family. Chapters: 103–104 Original: 周雷
Zhou Shirui — Eighth Young Miss [appears]
Concubine-born daughter of the Zhou eldest branch, keen to build contact with Yuxi. Chapters: 231 Original: 周诗蕊
Eldest Madam Zhou [appears]
Senior Zhou daughter-in-law, involved in Chen-related marriage contacts and later calls on Yuxi after her ordeal. Chapters: 224, 287 Original: 周大夫人
Second branch / Zhou Shiya’s household
Family Members (7)
Second Master Zhou — Shiya’s father [mentioned]
Head of the Changping household’s second branch and father of Zhou Shiya. He works in government, a fact Shiya mentions when comparing her father’s days of leave with Yuxi’s crowded schedule; he is not named personally here. Chapters: 11, 172 Original: 周家二房老爷 [周诗雅的父亲]
Second Madam Zhou — Shiya’s mother [appears]
Mother of Zhou Shiya and mistress of the Zhou second branch. She worries about Shiya’s appetite and future marriage, is interested in Chen Ran as a possible son-in-law, and keeps a wary eye on the two visiting Mao sisters after Qiu Yanfu’s scheme against Han Jianye. Chapters: 198, 200 Original: 周二夫人
Zhou Shiya [appears]
Eighth Young Miss of the Changping Marquis household, the only daughter of its second branch and Old Madam Han’s great-niece. Shiya is the cheerful, talkative friend who welcomes Yuxi, becomes close to Duan Xinrong and Chiang Xin, and later exchanges views with Yuxi on marriage and family troubles. She is wary of more politically minded female cousins and has not been engaged by Chapter 200. Chapters: 11, 86, 95, 172, 174–175, 198, 200 Original: 周诗雅
Zhou Shiya’s elder brother [mentioned]
An unnamed son of the second Zhou branch. He is mentioned when Shiya says her mother has become suspicious of the two Mao cousins living in the household, lest they pursue her brother as Qiu Yanfu pursued Han Jianye. Chapters: 198 Original: 周诗雅的哥哥
The Mao sisters — visiting cousins [mentioned]
Two young women residing with the Zhou family, mentioned when Zhou Shiya describes how the Jianye scandal has made her mother more cautious about resident female cousins. Chapters: 198 Original: 毛家姐妹
Miss Yun — Zhou Shiya’s maternal cousin [appears; unnamed personal name]
Timid, unnamed girl introduced to Yuxi at Jing Wang’s garden celebration as the daughter of Zhou Shiya’s maternal uncle. Her elder sister is also mentioned. Chapters: 271 Original: 云姑娘
Zhou Shiya’s wet nurse [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed caretaker attending her mistress’s domestic conversations. Chapters: 225 Original: 周诗雅的乳娘
Servants (2)
Zhou Shiya’s serving maid [appears, unnamed]
Unnamed maid who brings lychees and later serves fruit, snacks and strawberries to Shiya and Yuxi during their visits. She belongs to Shiya’s domestic household. Chapters: 11, 200 Original: 周诗雅的丫鬟
Mama Min — attendant to Second Madam Zhou [appears]
Trusted older woman accompanying Zhou household matchmaking conversations. Chapters: 224 Original: 闽婆子
Changping cousins, in-laws and shared attendants (branch unconfirmed)
Family Members (5)
Zhou Shihua — Sixth Young Miss [appears]
A courteous Zhou cousin who welcomes Han Yuchen and introduces Yuxi to the other girls. Although socially at ease with Yuchen, she helps Shiya and Yuxi get to know one another. Chapter 11 calls her the Sixth Young Miss, aged seven at the time. Chapters: 11 Original: 周诗华 [周六姑娘]
Zhou Shixu — Ninth Young Miss [appears]
A younger Zhou cousin whose remarks about the pearl-set gold bracelet given to Yuxi by Old Madam Zhou carry a mocking edge. The original text calls her the Ninth Young Miss. Chapters: 11 Original: 周诗絮 [周九姑娘]
Other Zhou young ladies — Shiya’s sisters and cousins [mentioned]
The wider Zhou household has many girls of similar age. Shiya says she does not confide in them because the girls’ agendas and alliances make her cautious. These individuals are not all named by Chapter 200. Chapters: 11, 200 Original: 周家其他姑娘
Miss Yun’s elder sister [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed older sister of the young Yun cousin, whom she leaves to seek in the garden. Chapters: 271 Original: 云姑娘的大姐
Mr He — father of He Yan [mentioned; unnamed]
Fourth-rank official associated with the proposed Zhou Shiya marriage. Chapters: 237, 271 Original: 贺衍父亲
Staff (1)
Former subordinate proposed as a bridegroom for Qiu Shi [recollected; unnamed]
Qiu Shi remembers that she might have married one of her father’s subordinates instead of Duke Han Jingdong. No personal name is supplied. Chapters: 360 Original: 秋氏父亲的部下
05 Duan (段) family and their household11 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Duan Xinrong’s parental household
Family Members (6)
Duan Xinrong [appears]
A daughter of the Duan family, whose father is a Censor-in-Chief. Yun Qing rescues her from danger during the lantern festival; she later grows close to Yuxi and Zhou Shiya. Chapters 95–96 concern a marriage proposal from the Chiang (蒋) family. The Duan household is punished for alleged ties to the fallen Crown Prince. She faces exile and assignment to the frontier military establishment, leaving Yuxi devastated. Her older brother accompanies her to the lantern festival (Chapter 38); her family also includes an elder and a second young madam, whose fates become relevant in Chapter 174. Chapters: 38, 95–96; 172–175 Original: 段欣溶
Updated detail: The former Duan young lady survives under the professional name Qianqian at Liaodong’s Yichun House. Meng Nian approaches her while disguised as Yan Wushuang; her surviving nephew is being used as leverage. Qianqian and Duan Xinrong are ONE person.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: The former Duan young lady survives under the professional name Qianqian at Liaodong’s Yichun House. Meng Nian approaches her while disguised as Yan Wushuang; her surviving nephew is being used as leverage. Qianqian and Duan Xinrong are ONE person. Chapters: 556–557, 575 Original: 段欣溶 / 芊芊
Updated detail: Alias update, Chapter 557: lives under the name Qianqian (芊芊) at Liaodong’s Yichun House; this is one woman, not two.
Updated detail: The former Duan young lady survives under the professional name Qianqian at Liaodong’s Yichun House. Meng Nian approaches her while disguised as Yan Wushuang; her surviving nephew is being used as leverage. Qianqian and Duan Xinrong are ONE person.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: The former Duan young lady survives under the professional name Qianqian at Liaodong’s Yichun House. Meng Nian approaches her while disguised as Yan Wushuang; her surviving nephew is being used as leverage. Qianqian and Duan Xinrong are ONE person. Chapters: 556–557, 575 Original: 段欣溶 / 芊芊
Updated detail: Alias update, Chapter 557: lives under the name Qianqian (芊芊) at Liaodong’s Yichun House; this is one woman, not two.
Li Shi — Madam Duan [appears]
Duan Xinrong's mother, who considers her daughter's marriage carefully and discusses concerns about the Chiang (蒋) proposal with her husband. Her situation becomes desperate after the accusations against her husband, and the women are included in the order of exile. Chapters: 38, 96; 172–175 Original: 段夫人李氏
Lord Duan [appears]
Duan Xinrong's father and head of the Duan household. Concerned about changes at court, he takes a cautious approach to his daughter's marriage. The family is accused after letters alleged to show his connections to the Crown Prince are found; his reported death in prison leads to a harsh imperial decree against the household. Chapters: 96; 172–174 Original: 段大人
Duan Xinrong’s brother — lantern-festival companion [mentioned]
One of Xinrong’s brothers. The two are separated when masked attackers create chaos at the lantern festival, immediately before Xinrong is abducted and then rescued. The account does not identify this brother by personal name. Chapters: 38 Original: 段欣溶的哥哥
Updated detail: Alias update, Chapter 557: lives under the name Qianqian (芊芊) at Liaodong’s Yichun House; this is one woman, not two.
Updated detail: Alias update, Chapter 557: lives under the name Qianqian (芊芊) at Liaodong’s Yichun House; this is one woman, not two.
Second Son of Prefect Hong — Duan Xinrong’s prospective husband [mentioned]
A legitimate younger son of an official surnamed Hong who is discussed as a possible husband for Xinrong before the political case destroys her family’s prospects. Chapters: 172 Original: 洪大人嫡次子
Duan Xinrong’s surviving nephew [mentioned; unnamed]
Only other Duan relative she knows to have survived the family calamity; held or controlled by the Yan Wushuang network. Not named in the passage. Chapters: 557 Original: 段欣溶的侄儿
Updated detail: Alias update, Chapter 557: lives under the name Qianqian (芊芊) at Liaodong’s Yichun House; this is one woman, not two.
Updated detail: Alias update, Chapter 557: lives under the name Qianqian (芊芊) at Liaodong’s Yichun House; this is one woman, not two.
Servants (1)
Duan Xinrong’s maids and household messenger [appears, unnamed]
Unnamed women who attend Xinrong at the gathering and bring news that armed officials have surrounded the Duan estate. Later, under questioning, some report which family members Yuxi met. Chapters: 172, 175 Original: 段欣溶的丫鬟、传话丫鬟
Updated detail: Alias update, Chapter 557: lives under the name Qianqian (芊芊) at Liaodong’s Yichun House; this is one woman, not two.
Updated detail: Alias update, Chapter 557: lives under the name Qianqian (芊芊) at Liaodong’s Yichun House; this is one woman, not two.
Eldest Duan line
Family Members (2)
Eldest Master Duan — senior male relative [mentioned]
A senior male family member named by his position in the family. The narrative separately mentions Duan Censor and Eldest Master Duan as teachers with students; both are implicated in the Duan disaster. His personal name and exact tie to Xinrong are not stated here. Chapters: 175 Original: 段大老爷
Eldest Young Madam Duan [mentioned]
Wife of an elder Duan son who dies by suicide following the imperial decree destroying the family. The chapter identifies her by married rank but not personal name. Chapters: 174 Original: 段大奶奶
Second young-master line
Family Members (2)
Second Young Master Duan [mentioned]
Male member of the Duan household who divorces his wife shortly before his execution, evidently trying to spare her the collective punishment. His given name is not supplied. Chapters: 174 Original: 段二少爷
Second Young Madam Duan [mentioned]
Wife of the Second Young Master Duan. He issues divorce papers to remove her from the condemned household before his execution. Her own name and fate afterward are not supplied. Chapters: 174 Original: 段二奶奶
06 Jiang (江) family — Jiang Hongfu and Jiang Hongjin41 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Jiang Wenrui’s subsequent marriage / Jiang Hongjin and Jiang Qi
Family Members (6)
Jiang Hongjin (江) [past-life memory/appears in current timeline]
A young gentleman of the Jiang family and Yuxi's husband in her first life. The pain of that marriage still haunts her. In Chapter 91 he appears in the current timeline and passes close to Yuchen. Yuxi later visits his family, notices his special interest in Yuchen, and privately connects it with her experiences in her first life. Chapters: 1–2 [past life], 91–92; 163–165 Original: 江鸿锦
Yu Shi — Jiang family's second wife [appears/mentioned]
Jiang Wenrui's subsequent wife and mother of Jiang Qi. She comes from the Yu family and is related to Yu Xiyu as aunt and niece. Hosts the Jiang household’s birthday gathering; her disdain for Yuxi and her ambitions for her son become clearer. Chapters: 64, 90; 163–165 Original: 于氏 [江家继室]
Jiang Qi (江) — earlier written Jiang Qi (江绮) [past-life memory/appears in current timeline]
A young lady of the Jiang family and sister of Jiang Hongjin. In Yuxi's memories of her first life, their relationship was unpleasant. In the present timeline, she plays chess against Yuxi at the princess's residence and is especially warm towards Yuchen. The source uses 江绮 earlier and 江琦 later. Receives the visiting Han girls during Madam Yu’s birthday gathering and visibly excludes Yuxi from her social circle. Chapters: 22 [written as 江绮], 89–91 [written as 江琦]; 163–165 Original: 江琦 [早期写作江绮]
Updated detail: Madam Yu’s daughter. She favours Chen Ran and has an awkward exchange with Yuxi, then apologises at Jing Wang’s birthday gathering.
Updated detail: Madam Yu’s daughter. She favours Chen Ran and has an awkward exchange with Yuxi, then apologises at Jing Wang’s birthday gathering.
Jiang Yun (江) [mentioned/appears]
The Jiang family's eldest daughter born to a concubine, and Jiang Qi's elder sister. She accompanies Qi to a gathering at the princess's residence. Chapters: 89 Original: 江韵
Third Madam Yu — Jiang stepmother’s sister-in-law [appears]
A member of the Yu clan and sister-in-law to Madam Yu. Appears among the guests hosted in the Jiang family’s main residence. Chapters: 163 Original: 于家三夫人
Miss Yu — quarrel at the Jiang celebration [appears; unnamed personal name]
A young woman of the Yu clan who publicly quarrels with Han Yurong at the family gathering; forename unspecified. Chapters: 206 Original: 于家姑娘
Servants (1)
Mama Yue — Madam Yu’s attendant [appears]
Trusted senior servant to the Jiang household’s Madam Yu. Chapters: 207 Original: 岳婆子
Jiang Wenrui’s first-marriage line / Jiang Hongfu
Family Members (5)
Jiang Hongfu (江) [appears]
Jiang Wenrui's eldest son and Jiang Hongjin's older brother. He is also a cousin of Yun Qing. Scholarly and refined, he appears with Yun Qing in the street early on; Chapters 61–64 centre on threats to his safety. Visits his grandmother with Chen Ran; his intended match with Min Qiong, the academy teacher’s daughter, is discussed. Chapters: 34–35, 61–64; 163–165 Original: 江鸿福
The late Yun Shi — Hongfu's mother [recollected/mentioned]
Jiang Wenrui’s late first wife and Jiang Hongfu’s birth mother. Chapter 36 explicitly calls her Old General Yun’s **adopted daughter** (养女), treated as a biological daughter, which explains why Jiang Hongfu and Yun Qing address each other as cousins. The guide also cross-references her under the Yun clan. Chapters: 35–36, 49 Original: 云氏 [江鸿福生母]
Min Qiong — Hongfu’s intended bride [mentioned]
Master Min’s youngest daughter, well regarded for her character and talent but frequently ill. Her planned marriage to Jiang Hongfu concerns his grandmother. Chapters: 165 Original: 闵琼
Bai Ning — betrothed to Jiang Hongfu [appears]
Youngest daughter of celebrated scholar Master Bai; marriage connection follows Jiang Hongfu’s examination success. Chapters: 206 Original: 白凝
Master Bai — classical scholar [mentioned]
Respected classical scholar and Bai Ning’s father. Chapters: 206 Original: 白老先生 / 白大儒
Staff (1)
Master Min — Baitan Academy headmaster [mentioned]
Headmaster of Baitan Academy and teacher to Jiang Hongfu and Chen Ran. He has discussed marrying his youngest daughter Min Qiong to Jiang Hongfu. Chapters: 165 Original: 闵先生 [白檀书院山长]
Jiang Wenrui household / shared affiliates
Family Members (1)
Jiang Wenrui (江) [appears/mentioned]
Father of Jiang Hongfu and Jiang Hongjin and head of this Jiang household. The family's internal relationships become a focus of Yuxi's attention around Hongfu's ordeal. His mother’s arrival and his household’s entertainments bring Yuxi into renewed contact with the Jiang family. Chapters: 35, 64; 163–165 Original: 江文锐
Servants (1)
Jiang matriarch’s unnamed household informer [mentioned; unnamed]
Servant described as passing information among Jiang women. Chapters: 207 Original: 江家老夫人身边的眼线
Senior Jiang (江) generation
Family Members (1)
Old Madam Jiang (江) — grandmother of Hongfu and Hongjin [appears]
Mother of Jiang Wenrui and grandmother of the two Jiang brothers. She enjoys tending vegetables, is fond of Yuxi, and discusses a possible match for Hongjin. Not Old Madam Chiang (蒋). Chapters: 163–165 Original: 江老夫人
Jiang Hongjin and Han Yurong / married household
Family Members (1)
Chang’an’s threatened relatives (长安家人) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Individually identifiable household of Jiang Hongjin’s servant, used as coercive leverage; relatives’ personal names not stated. Chapters: 685. Chinese index reference: 长安家人. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (1)
Chang’an, Jiang Hongjin’s personal page (长安) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Young manservant pressured into reporting Jiang Hongjin’s emotional fixation; his own family is threatened to force his cooperation. Chapters: 685. Chinese index reference: 长安. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (4)
Lüye (绿叶) [Chs. 601–700]
Personal maid to Han Yurong after her marriage to Jiang Hongjin; attends her in the Jiang household. Chapter: 652. Source: Chapter index ↗
Lücao (绿草) [Chs. 601–700]
Attendant to Han Yurong, reported in the later domestic scenes. Chapter: 685. Source: Chapter index ↗
Yan’er, formerly Jiang Hongjin’s chambermaid (艳儿) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Former chambermaid of Jiang Hongjin, married off rather than retained in the household; she is not Jing Wang’s child Zhou Yan (琰儿). Chapters: 651. Chinese index reference: 艳儿. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Ya’er, formerly Jiang Hongjin’s chambermaid (芽儿) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Another named chambermaid of Jiang Hongjin, married away. Do not combine with Yan’er or with Jing Wang’s royal twins. Chapters: 651. Chinese index reference: 芽儿. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 · Jiang (江) household — Jiang Wenrui’s separate sons
Jiang Hongjin’s household and Yun-related branch
Family Members (2)
Jiang Hongjin — also called Jiang Xiao’er and Flower Peacock (江鸿锦 / 江小二 / 花孔雀) [Chs. 701–800]
The familiar Jiang Hongjin from the first-life marriage. Yun Qing derisively calls him Jiang Xiao’er (江小二) and Flower Peacock (花孔雀). The nicknames are NOT new characters; no change of given name is proved.
Original: 江鸿锦 / 江小二 / 花孔雀 | Chapter(s): 750, 765, 783–796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 江鸿锦 / 江小二 / 花孔雀 | Chapter(s): 750, 765, 783–796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Jiang Wenrui — family patriarch (江文锐) [Chs. 701–800]
Previously registered Jiang father. Included as cross-reference when his long-time adviser Mr Gao is mentioned.
Original: 江文锐 | Chapter(s): 760, 791 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 江文锐 | Chapter(s): 760, 791 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Jiang Hongjin’s agents
Staff (6)
Chang’an — Jiang Hongjin’s servant-agent (长安) [Chs. 701–800]
Trusted domestic retainer and messenger associated with Jiang Hongjin (江鸿锦); separate from Changming and Han Yun couriers.
Original: 长安 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 长安 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Changming — Jiang Hongjin’s attendant (长明) [Chs. 701–800]
Second individually named messenger/attendant in the Jiang Hongjin plot, not Chang’an.
Original: 长明 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 长明 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Mr Hao — Jiang Hongfu’s real secretary (郝先生) [Chs. 701–800]
Genuine personal adviser and secretary of Jiang Hongfu. A family connection through an older friend of Jiang Wenrui; unlike Ye Guangqin, Mr Hao is not the spy behind the falsified document.
Original: 郝先生 | Chapter(s): 783–784 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 郝先生 | Chapter(s): 783–784 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ye Guangqin — mole in Jiang Hongfu’s office (叶广芩) [Chs. 701–800]
Staff infiltrator and source of intelligence in Jiang Hongfu’s circle. Do not describe him as the principal secretary; that is Mr Hao.
Original: 叶广芩 | Chapter(s): 783–784 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 叶广芩 | Chapter(s): 783–784 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Mr Gao — twenty-year Jiang adviser (高先生) [Chs. 701–800]
Long-serving adviser of Jiang Wenrui. Jiang Hongfu wishes to keep him; not military officer Gao Song (高松).
Original: 高先生 | Chapter(s): 760, 791 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 高先生 | Chapter(s): 760, 791 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Jiang household unnamed information agent (江家传话人) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed domestic servant who relays Jiang Hongjin’s security report and summonses; only a role, not a separate named adviser.
Original: 江家传话人 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 江家传话人 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Jiang Hongjin’s private quarters
Servants (2)
Unnamed singer hired for Jiang Hongjin (江鸿锦所听的歌姬) [Chs. 701–800]
Woman brought to perform in the incident concerning the Jiang household. Distinct from his male servants and the women at Yichun House.
Original: 江鸿锦所听的歌姬 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 江鸿锦所听的歌姬 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Jiang Hongjin’s unnamed hired thugs (江鸿锦所遣打手) [Chs. 701–800]
Several unindividualised hired attackers. Count as a group only, not separate personal identities.
Original: 江鸿锦所遣打手 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 江鸿锦所遣打手 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 06 Jiang (江) family | 9 chapter-extension entries
Jiang Hongjin and Han Yurong — married branch
Family Members (2)
Lil Boy Ji, son of Han Yurong [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 819, 821, 847–848]
Original: 霁哥儿
Son born to Han Yurong and Jiang Hongjin while Yurong lived in Zhengzhou; Jiang’s widow and his grandmother Madam Yu contest his rearing after the family return. The nursery name is not a verified full adult given name. An earlier nickname Xiao Huzi (小虎子) appears for Yurong’s child; identity should be cross-checked rather than silently counted as another son.
Son born to Han Yurong and Jiang Hongjin while Yurong lived in Zhengzhou; Jiang’s widow and his grandmother Madam Yu contest his rearing after the family return. The nursery name is not a verified full adult given name. An earlier nickname Xiao Huzi (小虎子) appears for Yurong’s child; identity should be cross-checked rather than silently counted as another son.
Jiang Hongfu’s two sons [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820]
Original: 江鸿福两个儿子 (未具名)
Two young sons of the Jiang eldest branch living in Jiangnan, mentioned while their father and grandfather discuss household prospects; no personal names supplied in the scene.
Two young sons of the Jiang eldest branch living in Jiangnan, mentioned while their father and grandfather discuss household prospects; no personal names supplied in the scene.
Servants (1)
Lücha / Green Tea [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 848]
Original: 绿茶
Personal maid announcing the arrival of Madam Yu (于氏) at Han Yurong’s rooms following the family’s return to the capital.
Personal maid announcing the arrival of Madam Yu (于氏) at Han Yurong’s rooms following the family’s return to the capital.
Jiang Wenrui / shared officials and retainers
Family Members (2)
Chaoyang’s estranged wife [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820]
Original: 朝阳前妻 / 离去的妻子 (未具名)
Woman who had abandoned Chaoyang for another man; discussed while his innocence is examined.
Woman who had abandoned Chaoyang for another man; discussed while his innocence is examined.
Jiang Qi — later Madam Liu [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 820, 848–849]
Original: 江琦 / 早期作江绮
Jiang Wenrui and Madam Yu’s daughter, now principal wife of the legitimate third Liu son. Her earlier written form 江绮 is a spelling variant, not an old legal name.
Jiang Wenrui and Madam Yu’s daughter, now principal wife of the legitimate third Liu son. Her earlier written form 江绮 is a spelling variant, not an old legal name.
Staff (4)
Master Wen, adviser to Jiang Wenrui [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820]
Original: 文先生 / 温先生 (variant textual surname)
Jiang-household adviser attending the Hongjin poisoning affair. The source shows inconsistent Wen Chinese surname characters; not automatically two counsellors.
Jiang-household adviser attending the Hongjin poisoning affair. The source shows inconsistent Wen Chinese surname characters; not automatically two counsellors.
Chaoyang [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820]
Original: 朝阳
Xinglong escort worker falsely implicated in the attack on Jiang Hongjin because an assailant was said to resemble him; his estranged wife had left him.
Xinglong escort worker falsely implicated in the attack on Jiang Hongjin because an assailant was said to resemble him; his estranged wife had left him.
Changan [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820]
Original: 长安
Carriage-associated attendant approached by a drunken man during the attack; full personal identity is not clarified in this chapter.
Carriage-associated attendant approached by a drunken man during the attack; full personal identity is not clarified in this chapter.
Imperial Physician Zhang, Jiang incident [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820]
Original: 张御医
Physician summoned in relation to Jiang Hongjin’s final illness or the attack; no evidence ties this identity to the earlier doctor who treated smallpox.
Physician summoned in relation to Jiang Hongjin’s final illness or the attack; no evidence ties this identity to the earlier doctor who treated smallpox.
07 Chiang (蒋) family — Pingqing Marquis household23 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Senior Pingqing generation
Family Members (1)
Old Madam Chiang (蒋) [appears]
The matriarch of the Pingqing Marquis household and Yuchen's maternal grandmother. She particularly dotes on Yuchen; her sixtieth-birthday celebration in Chapter 97 brings together several families. Chapters: 95, 97–100 Original: 蒋老夫人
Pingqing marquis / principal household
Family Members (9)
Marquis of Pingqing — Lord Chiang (蒋) [appears/mentioned]
The marquis of the Chiang (蒋) family, in the generation of Yuchen's maternal uncles. He is mentioned in connection with Yuchen's visits and family celebrations. Chapters: 97, 99 Original: 平清侯 [蒋侯爷]
Lin Shi — Marchioness of Pingqing [appears/mentioned]
Mistress of the Pingqing Marquis household and mother of Chiang Jing. She and her mother-in-law, Old Madam Chiang, disagree over domestic management and their children's marriages. Chapters: 95–96 Original: 蒋夫人林氏 [平清侯夫人]
Chiang Wei (蒋) [mentioned]
A young gentleman of the Pingqing Marquis family. In Chapter 100, Old Madam Chiang intends for him to escort Yuchen back to the Han residence. Chapters: 100 Original: 蒋玮
Chiang Jing (蒋) [mentioned]
The family's second young master and an accomplished scholar. In Chapter 95 the Chiang family proposes a marriage with Duan Xinrong, prompting both families to examine the match. Chapters: 95–97 Original: 蒋经
Chiang Yi (蒋) [appears]
The eldest legitimate daughter of the Pingqing Marquis household and Chiang Xin's older sister. Skilled at the qin and painting, she helps receive guests in Chapters 97–98. Chapters: 95, 97–99 Original: 蒋怡
Chiang Xin (蒋) [appears]
The second legitimate daughter. Resentful of her grandmother's favouritism towards Yuchen, she displays a competitive streak at Old Madam Chiang's birthday celebrations. She also meets Yuxi, Zhou Shiya and Duan Xinrong at Xinrong’s home just as the Duan residence is surrounded by guards (Chapter 172). Chapters: 95, 97, 100 Original: 蒋欣
Chiang Zhen and Chiang Ping (蒋) [mentioned]
Twin young ladies of the Chiang family born to a concubine. Their similar looks attract attention at gatherings of young women. Chapters: 95 Original: 蒋珍、蒋萍
Lin Furong [mentioned]
A niece from the natal Lin family of the Marchioness of Pingqing. Favoured by her aunt and the two Chiang (蒋) young ladies, she becomes relevant to the background of the proposal involving Chiang Jing and Duan Xinrong. Chapters: 95–96 Original: 林芙蓉
Chiang family young master involved in Yun-ge’s death [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed young master of the Pingqing Marquis’s Chiang (蒋) family whose accidental involvement in A Zhu’s fiancé’s death is discussed. The household paid funeral costs and compensation. Chapters: 453 Original: 蒋家少爷
Servants (1)
Mama Min [appears]
An older servant attending Old Madam Chiang. In Chapter 100 she discusses Yuchen's return and Yuxi's illness with the matriarch. Chapters: 100 Original: 闵婆子
Collateral Pingqing branch
Family Members (1)
Tenth Young Master Chiang (蒋) [mentioned]
A younger male relative of a collateral branch. Chapter 99 mentions his awkward encounter involving Qiu Yanfu and Yurong during the birthday festivities; at this stage the text uses his ranking rather than a personal name. Chapters: 99 Original: 蒋家十少爷
Ji (季) marriage and in-law connection
Family Members (3)
Ji He — young gentleman of Ji clan [appears]
A gentleman of the Left Censor-in-Chief Ji’s household who is engaged to Chiang Xin (蒋欣). Chapters: 225 Original: 季和
Third Madam Ji [appears]
Relative connected to Chiang Xin’s mother through a cousin relationship; involved with the marriage circle. Chapters: 225 Original: 季家三夫人
Left Censor-in-Chief Ji [mentioned; unnamed personal name]
Senior Ji official through whose house Ji He is identified. Chapters: 225 Original: 左都御史季大人
Marquis of Pingqing / military command
Staff (2)
Chiang Tao (蒋涛) [Chs. 601–700]
Personal guard reporting the encirclement of the marshal’s residence. Not identified as a son of the marquis. Chapter: 652. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chiang Ping (蒋平) [Chs. 601–700]
Guard who restrains Marquis Chiang when the latter attempts suicide; later criticised for disloyalty. Distinct from young lady Chiang Ping (蒋萍), different character and person. Chapter: 652. Source: Chapter index ↗
701–800 · Chiang (蒋) house — Pingqing Marquis branches
Elder marquis household
Family Members (3)
Eldest Madam Chiang — Zhao Shi (赵氏 / 蒋大夫人) [Chs. 701–800]
Eldest daughter-in-law of the Pingqing Marquis’s Chiang (蒋) clan, surnamed Zhao, involved in the bereavements. Not the Jiang (江) family’s stepmother Madam Yu.
Original: 赵氏 / 蒋大夫人 | Chapter(s): 742 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 赵氏 / 蒋大夫人 | Chapter(s): 742 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Old Madam Chiang (蒋) — death report (蒋老夫人) [Chs. 701–800]
The matriarch dies during the siege; existing character, cross-indexed for final fate.
Original: 蒋老夫人 | Chapter(s): 742 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 蒋老夫人 | Chapter(s): 742 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Chiang Jing (蒋) — death report (蒋经) [Chs. 701–800]
Formerly the second Chiang young master; dies during the family catastrophe. An existing profile, not a new man.
Original: 蒋经 | Chapter(s): 742 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 蒋经 | Chapter(s): 742 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Servants caught in family catastrophe
Servants (1)
Jiaoxing — maid implicated in betrayal (娇杏) [Chs. 701–800]
Maid whose betrayal is exposed amid the chaos; later found dead in a well. Do not confuse with other maids whose names end in -xing.
Original: 娇杏 | Chapter(s): 742 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 娇杏 | Chapter(s): 742 | Source: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 07 Chiang (蒋) family | 2 chapter-extension entries
Senior Pingqing household — married cousin
Family Members (2)
Zhao Shi — Yuchen’s cousin-in-law [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820, 841, 847]
Original: 赵氏 / 蒋夫人
Female relative by marriage in the Pingqing Marquis household, addressed by Yuchen as sister-in-law and dispatched by the older marquis to console her at Zhou Yan’s accession.
Female relative by marriage in the Pingqing Marquis household, addressed by Yuchen as sister-in-law and dispatched by the older marquis to console her at Zhou Yan’s accession.
Old Marquis Chiang [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 847]
Original: 蒋老侯爷
Senior man in Yuchen’s maternal Pingqing marquis household who asks Madam Zhao to visit Yuchen after the succession. Not the Jiang (江) grandmother or head of Jiang Hongfu’s family.
Senior man in Yuchen’s maternal Pingqing marquis household who asks Madam Zhao to visit Yuchen after the succession. Not the Jiang (江) grandmother or head of Jiang Hongfu’s family.
08 Chen (陈) family — Taining Marquis household16 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Senior Chen generation
Family Members (1)
Old Madam Chen [appears]
An elderly member of the Taining Marquis household. The Han young ladies pay their respects to her during the birthday celebration in Chapter 85. Chapters: 85 Original: 陈老夫人
Taining marquis principal and related branches
Family Members (4)
Marchioness of Taining [appears]
Mistress of the Taining Marquis household and Ye Shi's aunt. Her birthday celebrations bring together the Han, Chen and other prominent capital families. Chapters: 84–85, 97 Original: 泰宁侯夫人
Chen Xue [appears/past-life memory]
A young lady of the Taining Marquis household's eldest branch, one of the hosts at the gathering and Yun Qing's fiancée at this point. Yuxi recalls events involving her from the previous life. Chapters: 85, 87 Original: 陈雪
Updated detail: Deceased daughter of the Taining Marquis’s household. Yun Qing had been intended to marry her; Lin Shao was considered when Yun Qing was believed dead.
Updated detail: Deceased daughter of the Taining Marquis’s household. Yun Qing had been intended to marry her; Lin Shao was considered when Yun Qing was believed dead.
Lin Shao — proposed suitor of Chen Xue [recollected]
Sixth-rank officer considered as a match for Chen Xue when Yun Qing was believed killed. Chapters: 214 Original: 林邵
General Lin — grandfather of Lin Shao [mentioned]
Military elder through whom Lin Shao’s pedigree is described. Chapters: 214 Original: 林将军
Servants (1)
Marchioness Chen’s confidential older attendant [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed confidante present when the family weighs Chen Ran’s marriage. Chapters: 202–203 Original: 泰宁侯夫人的心腹婆子
Younger son / Chen Ran and Yu Xixian
Family Members (5)
Chen Ran [appears]
Chen Xue's younger brother and the second legitimate son of the Taining Marquis household's eldest branch. Accomplished in his studies and composed in manner, he briefly encounters the Han sisters at the festivities. As a fellow pupil of academy headmaster Master Min, he accompanies Jiang Hongfu and visits Old Madam Jiang (江); his family also becomes entangled in the aftermath of the coup. Chapters: 87; 165, 173 Original: 陈然
Yu Xixian — Chen Ran’s wife [appears]
Her pregnancy and household tensions feature in the capital correspondence. Chapters: 333 Original: 于惜娴
Concubine Jia — member of a Chen household [appears]
An identified Chen-household concubine mentioned amid domestic conflict; do not merge her with the Jia concubine of the Han residence. Chapters: 333 Original: 贾姨娘
Concubine Song — woman linked with a Chen household [mentioned; deceased]
A secondary wife referred to as having died. Distinct from Song-family palace nobility and the Qin household’s later Song concubine. Chapters: 333 Original: 宋姨娘
Yu Xixian’s former personal maid [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed dowry maid whose promotion to concubine is discussed as part of the Chen household’s affairs. Chapters: 333 Original: 于惜娴的陪嫁丫鬟
Servants (2)
A Li — Chen Ran’s manservant [appears]
Young retainer serving Chen Ran, relaying messages and remarking on the end of his master’s Han engagement. Chapters: 202–203, 293 Original: 阿力
Mama Lin — marchioness’s senior woman [appears]
Attendant acting for Madam Chen in inner-residence affairs. Chapters: 222 Original: 林婆子
Marquis’s heir / Chen Yu and Madam Mao
Family Members (2)
Chen Yu (陈禹) — Heir of the Marquis of Taining [appears]
The Marquis of Taining’s heir and Chen Ran’s elder brother (his personal name is confirmed in Chapter 532). He participates in the official moves against the Duan family after the palace crisis. At the seizure of the Duan estate he oversees the confiscation, checks Yuxi’s identity, and authorises her departure. He later discusses the investigation with the Ninth Prince (Chapters 173 and 175). Chapters: 173 Original: 陈世子 / 陈禹
Mao Shi — Chen Yu’s wife [appears]
Wife of Chen Yu, heir to the Marquis of Taining; pays a courtesy visit to Yuxi. Chapters: 215 Original: 毛氏
Staff (1)
Chen Shaogang — Chen Yu’s subordinate [appears]
Officer or attendant in the service of Chen Yu, heir of the Taining Marquis. Chapters: 514 Original: 陈少刚
09 Imperial and Jing Wang’s households123 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Princess Qingyang and other royal princess branches
Family Members (9)
County Princess Heshou [appears]
Daughter of Princess Qingyang and a young lady of the Qiao family, with high noble rank. She senses something unusual when she first meets Yuxi in Chapter 85 and repeatedly tests her in Chapters 89–91. Before Chapter 100, the story reveals that she too remembers an earlier life. Her reputed foresight, actions around the coup and influence at court increasingly alarm Yuxi; the reader should distinguish Yuxi’s suspicions from proven facts. Chapters: 85–86, 89–91, 97; 121–155 Original: 和寿县主
Updated detail: A titled woman recalled during discussion of Yuxi’s earlier knowledge; the chapter is a reference, not a new court appearance.
Updated detail: Daughter of the Qingyang princess. Her bereavement and suspicion of Yuchen deepen the imperial-household conflict. Her title is used in place of a verified personal name.
Updated detail: A titled woman recalled during discussion of Yuxi’s earlier knowledge; the chapter is a reference, not a new court appearance.
Updated detail: Daughter of the Qingyang princess. Her bereavement and suspicion of Yuchen deepen the imperial-household conflict. Her title is used in place of a verified personal name.
Princess Qingyang [mentioned]
The imperial princess who is County Princess Heshou's mother. Her household provides the setting for the princess's residence gatherings. The Qiao-side family connections and Heshou’s special position continue to shape the capital’s noble circles. Chapters: 87, 89; 121–155 Original: 庆阳公主
Updated detail: Imperial princess whose death and funeral are discussed in the capital. Related to Jing Wang; her death leaves Heshou’s position more precarious.
Updated detail: Imperial princess whose death and funeral are discussed in the capital. Related to Jing Wang; her death leaves Heshou’s position more precarious.
Princess Qingyang’s husband — Qiao family prince consort [mentioned]
An unnamed man from the Qiao clan who married Princess Qingyang. The marriage raised his family’s status; a Han household conversation notes that the Qiao family itself has comparatively limited political power. He is the father of County Princess Heshou. Chapters: 87 Original: 乔家驸马 [青阳公主之夫]
Commandery Princess Qingxia [appears]
A daughter of Kang Wang's household and a cousin of County Princess Heshou. Fond of poetry, she becomes friendly with Yuchen at social gatherings. Chapters: 85–86, 90–91 Original: 青霞郡主
Princess Qinxin — daughter of Noble Consort Song [appears]
Daughter of Noble Consort Song and sister of Princes Chai Xuan (Ninth) and Chai Jin (Tenth, Jing Wang). Cheerful and outspoken, she introduces Yuchen to her two brothers during the palace visit; she teases Chai Jin for staring at Yuchen. Chapters: 156–157 Original: 沁昕公主
Updated detail: Princess determined to marry Chen Ran. The campaign to remove Yuxi as an obstacle becomes a major threat; later she selects a young man of the Tang family.
Updated detail: Princess determined to marry Chen Ran. The campaign to remove Yuxi as an obstacle becomes a major threat; later she selects a young man of the Tang family.
Young Master Tang — later chosen by Princess Qinxin [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed Tang-family young man subsequently selected as a proposed husband by Princess Qinxin. Chapters: 293 Original: 唐家少爷
Qiao Meng — Princess Qingyang’s consort [mentioned; deceased]
The princess’s husband, whose death and the destruction of four Qiao family members are described in the court aftermath. Chapters: 477–479 Original: 乔锰
Qiao Meng’s son [mentioned; deceased]
Son of Qiao Meng, among the Qiao-household victims mentioned as their downfall is revealed; his personal name is not supplied in that passage. Chapters: 479 Original: 乔锰的儿子
Princess Qingyang’s attending female official [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed female official who requests that Heshou be allowed to visit Princess Qingyang during her illness. Chapters: 474 Original: 庆阳公主女官
Servants (1)
Princess Qinxin’s attractive palace maids and eunuchs [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed palace staff selected for their beauty, a detail in Chen Ran’s assessment of her preferences. Chapters: 281 Original: 沁昕公主的宫女小太监
Tenth Prince → Jing Wang (敬王) → Emperor: Chai Jin (柴谨; later 周敬), Han Yuchen, twins and deceased infant son
Family Members (7)
Chai Jin (柴谨; later source form 周敬) — Tenth Prince → Jing Wang (敬王) → Taichang Emperor (泰昌帝) [royal identity]
Youngest of Noble Consort Song’s two sons and brother of Ninth Prince Chai Xuan, later Crown Prince. Chapter 157 identifies him unambiguously as the Tenth Prince (十皇子); he is enchanted by Han Yuchen (韩玉辰). He later becomes Jing Wang (敬王), marries Yuchen (Jing Wangfei), and fathers her twins, son Zhou Yan (周琰, Yan-er) and daughter Zhou Xia (周暇, Xia-er). Their unnamed younger brother dies when Yuchen’s second pregnancy ends in premature, obstructed labour in Chapters 428–429; Jing Wang orders the midwife to save Yuchen. His elder brother Chai Xuan (later 周宣) had already succeeded their father as Emperor before Zhou Jing himself became Emperor. The later imperial-crisis chapters call the reigning monarch Zhou Jing (周敬) and Taichang Emperor; this written name differs from the early 柴谨, and the dossier flags the textual name/surname shift rather than inventing an explained legal renaming. He is NOT Chai Xuan (Xuan Wang/Crown Prince) and is NOT the adolescent claimant Zhou Jing (周璟).
Source chapters: 157, 200, 296–297, 428–429, 509, 540, 570, 770–780 | Chinese: 柴谨 / 周敬; 十皇子 / 敬王 / 泰昌帝 | Chapter index ↗
Source chapters: 157, 200, 296–297, 428–429, 509, 540, 570, 770–780 | Chinese: 柴谨 / 周敬; 十皇子 / 敬王 / 泰昌帝 | Chapter index ↗
Song Ling’er — Jing Wang’s secondary consort [appears]
The Song clan’s daughter, cousin of Jing Wang, installed as secondary consort before Han Yuchen’s wedding. Her pregnancy and failed accusation destabilise her position. Chapters: 255–257, 269 Original: 宋灵儿
Jing Wang’s infant son — later named Zhou Yan (周琰 / 琰儿) [same as Zhou Yan profile]
The son of Han Yuchen and the Tenth Prince, Chai Jin. The Chapters 296–297 birth passages do not yet give the name; later Chapters 509 and 570 establish Zhou Yan (周琰), called Yan-er (琰儿). This is a historical birth-scene cross-reference, NOT an additional unnamed son. Chapters: 296–297, 509, 570. Original: 敬王小殿下 / 周琰 / 琰儿
Jing Wang’s infant daughter — later named Zhou Xia (周暇 / 暇儿) [same as Zhou Xia profile]
The daughter of Han Yuchen and the Tenth Prince, Chai Jin, twin sister of Zhou Yan. The Chapters 296–297 birth passages do not give her name, but later Chapters 509 and 570 identify her as Zhou Xia (周暇), called Xia-er (暇儿) and Commandery Princess Xia (暇郡主). This is a historical birth-scene cross-reference, NOT another daughter. Chapters: 296–297, 509, 570. Original: 敬王小郡主 / 周暇 / 暇儿
Yuchen’s unnamed second son — died following premature labour [mentioned; deceased]
Third child of Han Yuchen (韩玉辰) and Jing Wang, after the twins Zhou Yan and Zhou Xia. During her second pregnancy, Song Ling’er (宋灵儿) causes an incident that leads to dangerous premature labour when Yuchen is approximately eight months pregnant. The midwife asks Jing Wang whether to save the mother or child; he chooses Yuchen, who survives, but the baby boy dies. This son has no attested given name, childhood name or courtesy name. Not to be confused with Song Ling’er’s earlier miscarried male foetus. Chapters 428–429. Original: 韩玉辰第二胎男婴 [未具名，夭折]. Source: Chapter index ↗ ; Chapter index ↗
Zhou Yan — Yan-er, Jing Wang’s son [appears]
Son of Han Yuchen and Jing Wang; his personal name Zhou Yan and the affectionate form Yan-er are both explicitly used. Do not confuse him with Crown Xuan Wang’s son Zhou Shen. Chapters: 509, 570, 586 Original: 周琰 / 琰儿
Updated detail: Chapter 570 identifies Jing Wang’s son as Zhou Yan (周琰), called Yan-er (琰儿).
Updated detail: Chapter 570 identifies Jing Wang’s son as Zhou Yan (周琰), called Yan-er (琰儿).
Zhou Xia — Xia-er, Jing Wang’s daughter [appears]
Daughter of Han Yuchen and Jing Wang and twin sister of Zhou Yan. Called Xia-er (暇儿); also styled Commandery Princess Xia (暇郡主). Chapters: 509, 570 Original: 周暇 / 暇儿
Updated detail: Chapter 570 identifies Jing Wang’s daughter as Zhou Xia (周暇), called Xia-er (暇儿).
Updated detail: Chapter 570 identifies Jing Wang’s daughter as Zhou Xia (周暇), called Xia-er (暇儿).
Staff (1)
Guard Zhao — escort of Jing Wang’s consort [appears; name unspecified]
Royal bodyguard who allows a hurried messenger carrying military dispatches to pass after a near-collision with Yuchen’s carriage; personal name not stated. Chapters: 586 Original: 赵护卫
Servants (2)
Zhiqin — Han Yuchen’s attendant [appears]
Serving maid announcing Xuan Wangfei’s arrival. Chapters: 271 Original: 芷琴
Yuchen’s twins’ wet nurses [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed women who present the newborn royal twins to visiting family. Chapters: 297 Original: 龙凤胎乳娘
Imperial court / shared household and government agencies
Cross-reference: Eldest Master Yu (于大老爷), husband of First Madam Yu and father of Yu Xiyu and Yu Xixian, is now profiled under Household 10 — Yu family, eldest branch. Earlier mention in Chapters 414 and 445.
Family Members (7)
The Emperor [mentioned]
The reigning sovereign whose response to the palace revolt and to the case of Censor Duan directly changes the fortunes of noble families. Chapters: 125–136, 172–174 Original: 皇帝
Four imperial beauties sent west [appears; group]
Four women bestowed by the court upon senior north-western commanders; one is Yan Yiyi. The other women should not be treated as one person. Chapters: 376–379 Original: 御赐美人四人
Qiao family’s four deceased members [mentioned; deceased group]
Collective reference to the four people in Qiao Meng’s immediate family who died. Cross-reference the individually identifiable relatives rather than counting four additional unknown people. Chapters: 479 Original: 乔家一家四口
Cao De — imperial commissioner [appears]
Fourth-rank official sent to investigate the confiscation of the Xu (许) merchant family property. Former friend of Prefect Tan Tuo; tries to secure evidence against Yun Qing. Chapters: 489–500 Original: 曹德
Cao De’s first wife [mentioned; deceased]
Unnamed niece of a former Minister of Revenue, married by Cao De during his rise. She died while pregnant after her uncle lost his position; Tan Tuo condemns Cao’s conduct. Chapters: 490 Original: 曹德的前妻 / 户部尚书侄女
Former Minister of Revenue — Cao De’s wife’s uncle [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed minister whose political downfall preceded the death of Cao De’s pregnant wife. Chapters: 490 Original: 前户部尚书
Alleged surviving former Crown Prince (传闻存活的太子) [REPORTED RUMOUR]
Rumoured survivor of the late crown-princely family; because the account is contested, do not identify him as a confirmed separate royal individual. Chapters: 648. Chinese index reference: 传闻存活的太子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (13)
Master Liaotong — Buddhist monk [appears]
Prominent monk invited by Noble Consort Song. His reputation for interpreting fates and his association with County Princess Heshou worry Yuxi. Chapters: 156–157 Original: 了通和尚 [了通大师]
Momo Tian — senior palace matron [appears]
Palace-servant matron leading the attempt on Yuxi inside the prince’s residence; her royal patronage makes the incident politically dangerous. Chapters: 272–273, 279 Original: 田嬷嬷
Momo Hua — Noble Consort Song’s confidante [appears]
Senior matron who recommends the punitive marriage decree against Yuxi. She is indebted to the late Momo Tian. Distinct from Ye Shi’s Mama Hua. Chapters: 293 Original: 花嬷嬷
Two imperial physicians assessing Yuxi [appears; unnamed]
Imperial doctors sent by Noble Consort Song to determine whether Yuxi is genuinely too ill to travel. Chapters: 293 Original: 两名太医
Eunuch carrying Yuxi’s marriage decree [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed court messenger who observes and reports Yuxi’s collapse. Chapters: 293 Original: 宣旨太监
Abbess Puyuan [appears]
Religious figure consulted about fate and omens; does not corroborate the hostile prediction circulating about Yuxi. Chapters: 221 Original: 普圆师太
Abbess Puyuan’s novice [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed junior nun at the visit. Chapters: 221 Original: 小尼姑
Imperial messenger delivering Yun Qing’s marriage edict [appears; unnamed]
The unnamed messenger who disdains Yun Qing and spreads damaging rumours about his bride. Chapters: 301 Original: 宣旨太监
Xu Chen — Ministry of Justice envoy [appears]
Ministry of Justice official attached to Commissioner Cao De. Initially insists Yun Qing be summoned for questioning and later takes part in the attempted search. Not a stated member of the frontier Xu merchant clan. Chapters: 490–498 Original: 许谌
Jiang Bin — Hanlin Academy scholar [appears]
Hanlin Academy attendant reader and member of Cao De’s delegation. His surname 江 differs from the Pingqing family’s 蒋. Chapters: 490–498 Original: 江滨
Du Wenshu — imperial monitor [appears]
Scholar-official first sent as an envoy; on the second visit he is appointed military monitor. Takes part in the investigation of Yun Qing, and must not be confused with an unnamed secretary. Chapters: 407–408; 453; 497–499 Original: 杜文书
Tan Ming — Tan Tuo’s chief steward [appears]
Chief steward of Prefect Tan Tuo, who advises him on receiving the imperial delegation and helps protect his interests. The text’s exchange around the style name Jingchun contains a possible attribution inconsistency, so it is not assigned as certain. Chapters: 490–492 Original: 谭鸣
Chief steward of the prince’s household (王府大管家) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Unnamed royal steward with an identifiable role during the uncertain Crown Prince survival reports. His employer’s exact branch is not established. Chapters: 648. Chinese index reference: 王府大管家. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (12)
Two disguised female attackers [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed women involved in the attack on Yuxi before Zijin fights them off. Chapters: 272–273 Original: 王府行刺的两名丫鬟
Wedding mistress of ceremonies [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed ceremonial woman who guides Jing Wang through the Han wedding rites. Chapters: 257 Original: 喜娘
Wandering monk who once tried to intimidate Yun Qing [recollected; unnamed]
An unnamed monk recruited to predict that Yun Qing would meet an unhappy end; Yun Qing later learns the warning was manufactured. Chapters: 301 Original: 云游老和尚
Tan Tuo’s wife and children [mentioned; unnamed group]
Family of the prefect mentioned without personal names in the inspected investigation scenes; no further names are assigned. Chapters: 490 Original: 谭拓妻儿
Household attendants of the imperial commissioner [appears; unnamed group]
Guards and aides accompanying Commissioner Cao De, including men present at the proposed military warehouse search. None is given a personal name in the referenced passage. Chapters: 490; 497–498 Original: 曹德随从 / 钦差护卫
Lord Lü — father of Lü Song [mentioned; deceased]
Late marquis and friend of Song Mingyue’s father, Old Mr Song. Chapters: 417 Original: 吕侯爷
Old Mr Song — Song Mingyue’s father [mentioned]
Father of Song Mingyue and old friend of Lord Lü; discussed while recalling her previous marriage. Chapters: 417 Original: 宋老爷
Lü Song’s unnamed concubine-born children [mentioned; unnamed group]
Sons and daughters born to Lü Song’s concubines. No personal names given in the chapter describing the dissolved marriage. Chapters: 417 Original: 吕宋庶子庶女
Du Wenshu’s short attendant [appears; unnamed]
An unnamed short servant attending the imperial representative when he visits Yun Qing’s family. Chapters: 407–408 Original: 杜文书身边的小厮
Senior eunuch receiving the labour report [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed senior eunuch who receives the messenger’s report before the Crown Prince is told. Chapters: 474 Original: 东宫外面的大总管
Momo Ying — senior palace servant [appears]
Senior attendant connected to Noble Consort Song’s palace circle; associated with the late Momo Tian, her sworn sister. Chapters: 509 Original: 应嬷嬷
The unnamed palace informant in Empress Yu’s apartments [mentioned; unnamed]
An informant working in the palace who informs Yuchen’s household of the dowager’s behaviour, hoping to protect herself when it comes to light. Chapters: 586 Original: 坤宁宫内线
Eastern Palace — Chai Xuan (Ninth Prince → Xuan Wang → Crown Prince → Emperor), wives and children
Family Members (10)
Chai Xuan (柴宣; later 周宣) — Ninth Prince → Xuan Wang (宣王) → Crown Prince → Emperor [restored royal-household profile]
Elder of Noble Consort Song’s two sons and elder brother of Chai Jin (柴谨), the Tenth Prince. At the palace meeting in Chapter 157 he is explicitly the Ninth Prince (九皇子), while his younger brother is the Tenth (十皇子). He is subsequently titled Xuan Wang (宣王) and is installed as Crown Prince (太子); Chapter 394 explicitly states that Xuan Wang had been made Crown Prince before his son Zhou Shen was fostered at Liuli Palace. His principal consort is Yu Xiyu (于惜语), later Crown Princess, and his children include Zhou Shen (周珅, childhood name Shen-er), and the later child Zhou Xuan (周玹) named in the book’s subsequent political crisis. After his father dies, he succeeds as Emperor (皇帝), identified in later passages as Zhou Xuan (周宣). His younger brother Zhou Jing (周敬, earlier Chai Jin) reigns after him as Emperor Taichang; they are two successive monarchs, not alternative names for one man. Qin Yue (秦玥, Lady Qin) is another consort in his household. Do NOT confuse Chai Xuan (Ninth Prince) with Chai Jin (Tenth Prince). The later form 周宣 differs in surname from the early form 柴宣; the source does not establish a formal change of personal name.
Source chapters: 157, 394, 474, 540, 686, 710, 780, 794 | Chinese: 柴宣 / 周宣; 九皇子 / 宣王 / 太子 | Chapter index ↗ ; Chapter index ↗
Source chapters: 157, 394, 474, 540, 686, 710, 780, 794 | Chinese: 柴宣 / 周宣; 九皇子 / 宣王 / 太子 | Chapter index ↗ ; Chapter index ↗
Qin Yue — Qin Zhao’s sister [appears]
Younger sister of Qin Zhao and consort to the Crown Prince; she meets Han Yuchen in the capital. Chapters: 338, 361 Original: 秦玥 / 秦良娣
Updated detail: Imperial concubine and Qin Zhao’s sister, whose childbirth is prolonged and dangerous. The Crown Prince orders the child saved; she dies of haemorrhage.
Updated detail: Imperial concubine and Qin Zhao’s sister, whose childbirth is prolonged and dangerous. The Crown Prince orders the child saved; she dies of haemorrhage.
Zhou Shen — son of the Crown Prince [appears]
Zhou Shen (周珅), the legitimate eldest son of Crown Prince Chai Xuan (Xuan Wang) and his principal consort Yu Xiyu. His given name is Shen (珅); his mother addresses him as Shen-er (珅儿), an affectionate form, after his death in the palace incident. Do not confuse him with either of Han Yuchen’s twins, who belong to Jing Wang’s household. Chapters: 394 Original: 周珅 / 珅儿
Yu Xiyu — mother of Zhou Shen [appears]
Palace consort whose son’s death reverberates through the court. Chapters: 394 Original: 于惜语
The late emperor’s deputy and Crown Prince’s attendants [appears; unnamed group]
Unspecified officials, soldiers and attendants accompanying Cao De and the royal directives to Yu City. Individual named envoys have separate profiles. Chapters: 490–498 Original: 钦差随行随员
Lady Xiao — a consort of the Crown Prince [mentioned]
Junior consort nominated by the Crown Princess to take charge of Qin Yue’s newborn son. Her father is connected to Prime Minister Yu. Chapters: 474 Original: 萧良媛
Lady Xiao’s father — follower of Prime Minister Yu [mentioned; unnamed]
The consort’s unnamed father, a political adherent of Prime Minister Yu. Chapters: 474 Original: 萧良媛的爹
Crown Prince’s youngest surviving son [mentioned; unnamed]
Youngest boy, described as frail or frequently ill. Distinct from Qin Yue’s newborn child. Chapters: 474 Original: 太子小儿子
Eastern Palace midwife [appears; unnamed]
The midwife who reports that Qin Yue and her baby are in mortal danger and later presents the newborn boy. Chapters: 474 Original: 东宫稳婆
Zhou Xuan, imperial child considered for succession (周玹) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Imperial child and great-grandson of Chancellor Yu, put forward by Yu’s faction as a possible young ruler. Distinct from deceased Zhou Shen (珅) and Jing Wang’s Zhou Yan (琰). Chapters: 686. Chinese index reference: 周玹. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (2)
Palace guards and killer in the Zhou Shen incident [mentioned; unnamed group]
Identifiable palace roles in the prince’s death, but individuals are not given personal names. Chapters: 394 Original: 宫廷侍卫及刺客
Messenger reporting Qin Yue’s labour [appears; unnamed]
Unidentified junior eunuch delivering the urgent Eastern Palace news. Chapters: 474 Original: 报秦良娣难产的小太监
Servants (6)
Yu Xiyu’s unnamed Momo [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed attendant present in the aftermath of the death of Zhou Shen. Chapters: 394 Original: 于惜语身边的嬷嬷
Qin Yue’s newborn son — unnamed prince [appears; infant unnamed]
Son born to the Crown Prince and Qin Yue at the cost of his mother’s life. The Crown Prince arranges that another court woman raise him; his personal name is not recorded in Chapter 474. Chapters: 474 Original: 秦良娣新生小皇子
Crown Prince’s second son — deceased [mentioned; deceased, unnamed]
Son of the Crown Prince who died of illness after the legitimate eldest son’s death. His personal name is not supplied in the passage. Chapters: 474 Original: 太子次子
Crown Prince’s two daughters [mentioned; unnamed group]
The Crown Prince is said to have two daughters before Qin Yue’s delivery; they are not individually named in Chapter 474. Chapters: 474 Original: 太子两个女儿
Crown Princess’s trusted Momo [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed senior servant who advises the pregnant Crown Princess that bringing up the newborn prince could strengthen her position. Chapters: 474 Original: 太子妃心腹嬷嬷
Momo Jin — attendant to Empress Yu Xiyu [appears]
Trusted matron and confidante of Empress Yu Xiyu. Advises her during her covert contest with Empress Dowager Song. Chapters: 570, 586 Original: 金嬷嬷
Central court and ministries
Staff (1)
Xin Chou (辛稠) [Chs. 601–700]
Minister of War referred to during the political crisis. Chapter: 660. Source: Chapter index ↗
Central court / palace servants
Family Members (1)
Empress Dowager Song’s alleged intimate companion (太后亲密男子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Unnamed man said to have been executed following a court scandal. Report as a narration-linked allegation rather than supplying an invented identity. Chapters: 660. Chinese index reference: 太后亲密男子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (2)
Minister of War Hu (兵部胡大人) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Court military official identified only by the surname Hu and his ministerial office during reports about the assault on Lin Fengyuan. Chapters: 691. Chinese index reference: 兵部胡大人. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Imperial palace execution eunuch (处置太后情夫的太监) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Unnamed eunuch implicated in the killing of a man close to the empress dowager; a role-identifiable person, not given a private name. Chapters: 660. Chinese index reference: 处置太后情夫的太监. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (2)
Li Debao (李德宝) [Chs. 601–700]
Palace eunuch mentioned in the political-court chapters. Chapter: 660. Source: Chapter index ↗
Momo Si (司嬷嬷) [Chs. 601–700]
Senior court matron; do not identify with similarly titled matrons without evidence. Chapter: 660. Source: Chapter index ↗
Shopkeeper Fu (付) / Jing Wang commercial dependants (not royal kin)
Family Members (1)
Second legitimate son of Shopkeeper Fu (付掌柜嫡次子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Nineteen-year-old young man mentioned as a possible marriage match for Han Yurong’s maid Lüye; his given name is absent. Chapters: 684. Chinese index reference: 付掌柜嫡次子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (1)
Shopkeeper Fu, eastern-street commercial agent (付掌柜) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Manager of a Jing Wang-owned winery or drinking establishment on the eastern street; surname 付, NOT the Fu (符) general’s family. Chapters: 684. Chinese index reference: 付掌柜. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Duke of Ding / heirs, Lin Fengyuan and retainers (related nobility)
Family Members (5)
Zhang Shi, former wife of Duke of Ding’s heir (张氏) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Former principal wife of the Duke of Ding’s heir; divorced amid his domestic scandal. NOT Zhang Liniang, Yuxi’s seamstress. Chapters: 655. Chinese index reference: 张氏. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Duke of Ding’s heir (定国公世子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Husband from whom Madam Zhang separates; other household relationships are known by position, no personal name provided. Chapters: 655. Chinese index reference: 定国公世子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Daughter of Zhang Shi and Duke of Ding’s heir (张氏之女) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Legitimate daughter of the divorced couple; individually identifiable, unnamed. Chapters: 655. Chinese index reference: 张氏之女. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Concubine of the Duke of Ding’s heir (定国公世子小妾) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Unnamed concubine central to the controversy leading to the principal couple’s divorce. Chapters: 655. Chinese index reference: 定国公世子小妾. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Deceased birth mother of Lin Fengyuan (林风远生母) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
The Duke of Ding’s concubine and mother of Lin Fengyuan, deceased when her son’s resemblance and rank are discussed. Chapters: 677, 686, 691. Chinese index reference: 林风远生母. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Staff (2)
Gu Jiu (顾九) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Named personal guard or aide accompanying Lin Fengyuan as he travels to the frontier. Chapters: 677. Chinese index reference: 顾九. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Li A-da (李阿大) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Named retainer alongside Gu Jiu in Lin Fengyuan’s entourage; separate individual. Chapters: 677. Chinese index reference: 李阿大. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 · Imperial house and competing Zhou (周) lines
Prior Crown Prince Zhou Kang and the Yan-empress line
Family Members (4)
Zhou Kang — former Crown Prince (周康) [Chs. 701–800]
Deceased prior crown prince, father of the posthumous son Zhou Jing and blood relative of Yan Wushuang on the maternal side.
Original: 周康 | Chapter(s): 773–775 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 周康 | Chapter(s): 773–775 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhou Jing — Jing Wang / puppet emperor (周璟 / 璟王) [Chs. 701–800]
Fifteen-year-old posthumous son of Crown Prince Zhou Kang, secretly raised under a false name among Yan Wushuang’s forces, then enthroned. Distinct from Zhou Yan, Zhou Shen and Zhou Xuan. Refers to Yan Wushuang as maternal uncle.
Original: 周璟 / 璟王 | Chapter(s): 773–775, 792, 794–796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 周璟 / 璟王 | Chapter(s): 773–775, 792, 794–796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Empress Yan — mother of Crown Prince Zhou Kang (燕皇后) [Chs. 701–800]
Former empress, associated with the earlier Crown Prince and Yan Wushuang’s old family network. Her exact kinship to Zhou Jing is by his royal maternal line; keep separate from Marshal Yan’s wife unless text proves identical.
Original: 燕皇后 | Chapter(s): 773 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 燕皇后 | Chapter(s): 773 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhou Jing’s loyal white hunting dog, A Bu (阿布) [Chs. 701–800]
Named ANIMAL rather than a human character; retained as a disambiguation because Chapter 796 gives this same name to Zhou Yan as a nickname.
Original: 阿布 | Chapter(s): 794, 796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 阿布 | Chapter(s): 794, 796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Late Emperor Zhou Jing (周敬), Yuchen and descendants
Family Members (12)
Zhou Jing (周敬) — later form for the Tenth Prince / Jing Wang; Taichang Emperor [identity cross-reference]
In Chapters 770–772 the deceased reigning Emperor is called Zhou Jing (周敬) or Taichang Emperor (泰昌帝). In the novel’s earlier Chapters 157 and 200 the Jing Wang married to Han Yuchen is introduced as Tenth Prince Chai Jin (柴谨). Their titles and family positions correspond, but the text changes the written imperial surname and given-name characters; that difference is a source inconsistency, NOT evidence of an independently born monarch. This entry is a cross-reference to the Jing Wang branch, not a new royal son. Crucially, 周敬 is not 周璟, the teenage posthumous son of former Crown Prince Zhou Kang (周康).
Original: 周敬 / 泰昌帝 | Chapters: 770–772 | Chapter index ↗
Original: 周敬 / 泰昌帝 | Chapters: 770–772 | Chapter index ↗
Zhou Yan — newly nicknamed A Bu (周琰 / 琰儿 / 阿布) [Chs. 701–800]
Yuchen’s son, younger cousin of Zhou Jing (周璟). Named imperial younger brother and potential heir; youthful sobriquet A Bu (阿布) is assigned by Zhou Jing in Chapter 796, coinciding with the name of Zhou Jing’s deceased dog.
Original: 周琰 / 琰儿 / 阿布 | Chapter(s): 794–796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 周琰 / 琰儿 / 阿布 | Chapter(s): 794–796 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhou Xuan — son of Yu Xiyu (周玹) [Chs. 701–800]
Surviving male child of former royal consort Yu Xiyu, concealed and travelling with her; not Zhou Shen (周珅), her earlier deceased child, nor Zhou Jing (周璟).
Original: 周玹 | Chapter(s): 710, 794 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 周玹 | Chapter(s): 710, 794 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Two secret sons of Yan Wushuang (燕无双两个未公开的儿子) [Chs. 701–800]
Two individually distinct but unnamed boys kept in secret for their safety. Their personal names are not supplied in these chapters.
Original: 燕无双两个未公开的儿子 | Chapter(s): 701, 779 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 燕无双两个未公开的儿子 | Chapter(s): 701, 779 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Wang — royal prince (鲁王) [Chs. 701–800]
Thirteenth son of an earlier emperor, described as impaired in intellect; possible pawn in succession conflicts.
Original: 鲁王 | Chapter(s): 708 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 鲁王 | Chapter(s): 708 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Beauty Wang — palace consort (王美人) [Chs. 701–800]
Palace beauty whose death is mentioned in the unrest following the change of regime.
Original: 王美人 | Chapter(s): 709 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 王美人 | Chapter(s): 709 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Beauty Li — palace consort (李美人) [Chs. 701–800]
Palace beauty seized/abducted amid palace disorder; distinguish from Beauty Wang.
Original: 李美人 | Chapter(s): 709 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 李美人 | Chapter(s): 709 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Second commandery princess of Jing Wang (敬王二郡主) [Chs. 701–800]
Younger royal princess of the former Jing Wang household, reported to have died of fever; do not automatically identify with Zhou Xia.
Original: 敬王二郡主 | Chapter(s): 709 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 敬王二郡主 | Chapter(s): 709 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Consort Tang — imperial concubine of Emperor Zhou Jing (唐婕仪 / 唐婕妤) [Chs. 701–800]
Secondary-born younger sister of Tang Zhan, selected for the imperial harem. Her court title appears as both Jieyi 婕仪 and Jieyu 婕妤; pregnant in Chapter 759, miscarries in 771.
Original: 唐婕仪 / 唐婕妤 | Chapter(s): 745, 759, 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 唐婕仪 / 唐婕妤 | Chapter(s): 745, 759, 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Consort Hu — daughter of Minister Hu (胡修容) [Chs. 701–800]
Youngest legitimate daughter of the Minister of War Hu. Imperial consort, who loses her pregnancy in a staged palace incident.
Original: 胡修容 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 胡修容 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Minister of War Hu — Consort Hu’s father (兵部尚书胡大人) [Chs. 701–800]
Father of Consort Hu, identified by his office, not a verified personal name.
Original: 兵部尚书胡大人 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 兵部尚书胡大人 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
The unnamed substitute for Zhou Xuan (周玹的替身少年) [Chs. 701–800]
Young boy used as a physical double to conceal the escape of Zhou Xuan; not assumed to be his brother.
Original: 周玹的替身少年 | Chapter(s): 710 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 周玹的替身少年 | Chapter(s): 710 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Assassination inquiry, succession and palace security
Staff (8)
Eunuch Fu — adopted surname Fu (福公公) [Chs. 701–800]
Palace eunuch involved in the plot against the emperor. Original surname unknown; took the surname 福 from his eunuch godfather. Do not invent his birth name.
Original: 福公公 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 福公公 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Eunuch Fu’s adoptive father (福公公干爹) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed court eunuch whose surname the younger eunuch assumed.
Original: 福公公干爹 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 福公公干爹 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Momo Chen — palace accomplice (陈嬷嬷) [Chs. 701–800]
Senior female palace servant drawn into the assassination conspiracy; captured and confesses under interrogation. Distinguish other matrons called Mama Chen.
Original: 陈嬷嬷 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 陈嬷嬷 | Chapter(s): 771 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Eunuch Cai — court attendant (蔡公公) [Chs. 701–800]
Attendant to the emperor in the imperial garden before the fatal attack; separate from surnamed Cai families.
Original: 蔡公公 | Chapter(s): 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 蔡公公 | Chapter(s): 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Court Marshal Su Muyang (苏沐旸) [Chs. 701–800]
Childhood study companion of the late emperor and commander called to defend the capital.
Original: 苏沐旸 | Chapter(s): 772 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 苏沐旸 | Chapter(s): 772 | Source: Chapter index ↗
He Xinyi — Emperor Zhou Jing’s close aide (何信义) [Chs. 701–800]
Trusted palace or private agent of the emperor; separate from similarly surnamed Ji/He families.
Original: 何信义 | Chapter(s): 709 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 何信义 | Chapter(s): 709 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Royal guards concealing Zhou Xuan (保护周玹的龙卫) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed clandestine royal security men who protect and then lose contact with Yu Xiyu and Zhou Xuan.
Original: 保护周玹的龙卫 | Chapter(s): 710, 794 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 保护周玹的龙卫 | Chapter(s): 710, 794 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Yan Wushuang’s unnamed body double (燕无双替身) [Chs. 701–800]
One individually identifiable substitute man found in Yan Wushuang’s residence while the real commander leads his army.
Original: 燕无双替身 | Chapter(s): 772 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 燕无双替身 | Chapter(s): 772 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Royal household and Yan residence
Servants (4)
Granny Feng — former Song servant (冯婆子) [Chs. 701–800]
Woman who previously served the Song clan and is questioned in the search for royal fugitives; not the Ye-family Mama Feng.
Original: 冯婆子 | Chapter(s): 710 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 冯婆子 | Chapter(s): 710 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Qingyi — attendant guarding Yuchen (青一) [Chs. 701–800]
Female guard/maid assigned by Yan Wushuang to attend and supervise the captured Han Yuchen. Form of address 青一; no other birth name attested.
Original: 青一 | Chapter(s): 779–781 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 青一 | Chapter(s): 779–781 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lin Wanyuan — captive palace beauty (林婉媛) [Chs. 701–800]
Younger sister of Lin Fengyuan, found in the forced military camp after the imperial collapse. The term 婉媛 may be her court rank rather than her birth name; do not invent a personal forename.
Original: 林婉媛 | Chapter(s): 780 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 林婉媛 | Chapter(s): 780 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Unnamed two female guards for Yuchen (两个女护卫) [Chs. 701–800]
Two individually distinguishable but unnamed women assigned to guard Yuchen in Yan Wushuang’s residence.
Original: 两个女护卫 | Chapter(s): 777–781 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 两个女护卫 | Chapter(s): 777–781 | Source: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 09 Imperial and Jing Wang’s households | 10 chapter-extension entries
Zhou Yan — new reign and Eastern Palace
Family Members (1)
Zhou Yan, Zheng Tong Emperor [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 846–847]
Original: 周琰 / 琰儿 / 正统帝
Yuchen’s elder son (twin of Zhou Xia), formerly heir and imperial younger brother (皇太弟). Becomes Emperor after Zhou Jing’s death; accedes on the twenty-sixth day of the tenth month and adopts reign title Zheng Tong (正统). His given name remains 周琰.
Yuchen’s elder son (twin of Zhou Xia), formerly heir and imperial younger brother (皇太弟). Becomes Emperor after Zhou Jing’s death; accedes on the twenty-sixth day of the tenth month and adopts reign title Zheng Tong (正统). His given name remains 周琰.
Servants (4)
Eunuch Cai [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 847, 857]
Original: 蔡公公
Senior eunuch sent by the Interior Department to replace Zhou Yan’s attendants. Functions as his supervisor and covert watcher for Yan Wushuang.
Senior eunuch sent by the Interior Department to replace Zhou Yan’s attendants. Functions as his supervisor and covert watcher for Yan Wushuang.
Eunuch Li [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 847]
Original: 李公公
Zhou Yan’s former close eunuch, reportedly retired but secretly detained and tortured in Yan Wushuang’s private prison. Gives names of suspect attendants.
Zhou Yan’s former close eunuch, reportedly retired but secretly detained and tortured in Yan Wushuang’s private prison. Gives names of suspect attendants.
Nurse Aunt An [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 847]
Original: 安姑姑 / 殿下乳娘
Wet nurse serving Zhou Yan, implicated by Eunuch Li as a possible courier or agent, then found dead from a severed artery. Identification and motives are not proved.
Wet nurse serving Zhou Yan, implicated by Eunuch Li as a possible courier or agent, then found dead from a severed artery. Identification and motives are not proved.
Unidentified newly substituted attendants [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 846–847]
Original: 周琰新换宫人、宦官 (未具名)
Eunuch Cai and replacement palace entourage assigned after Zhou Jing’s death; more than one worker, most unnamed.
Eunuch Cai and replacement palace entourage assigned after Zhou Jing’s death; more than one worker, most unnamed.
Zhou Jing — preceding royal line
Family Members (1)
Zhou Jing, deceased Emperor [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 846–847]
Original: 周璟 / 璟帝
Young previous emperor who dies in Chapter 846, triggering Zhou Yan’s accession. Distinct from Zhou Jing (周敬), Jing Wang/Emperor Taichang, despite similar transliterations.
Young previous emperor who dies in Chapter 846, triggering Zhou Yan’s accession. Distinct from Zhou Jing (周敬), Jing Wang/Emperor Taichang, despite similar transliterations.
Royal medical and attendant families
Staff (2)
Imperial Physician Le [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 846–847, 857]
Original: 乐太医
Longstanding court physician, also confirms that Yuchen’s third pregnancy carries twins; summoned on Zhou Yan’s order when she goes into labour.
Longstanding court physician, also confirms that Yuchen’s third pregnancy carries twins; summoned on Zhou Yan’s order when she goes into labour.
Female massage physician for Yuchen [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 847]
Original: 服侍韩玉辰的医女 (未具名)
Medical attendant who massages Yuchen’s feet and legs during her twin pregnancy.
Medical attendant who massages Yuchen’s feet and legs during her twin pregnancy.
Servants (1)
Two royal wet nurses for newborn twins [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 869]
Original: 燕恒礼、燕恒毓的两名乳娘 (未具名)
Nursing women employed by Han Yuchen for the two twins; unlike Yuxi, Yuchen does not breastfeed them herself.
Nursing women employed by Han Yuchen for the two twins; unlike Yuxi, Yuchen does not breastfeed them herself.
Other palace domestic attendants
Servants (1)
Shixue [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 890]
Original: 侍雪
Yuchen’s personal maid requested to bring a qin when Yuchen plays music in the Yan residence. Distinct from Shiqin and Shishu unless an explicit renaming is established.
Yuchen’s personal maid requested to bring a qin when Yuchen plays music in the Yan residence. Distinct from Shiqin and Shishu unless an explicit renaming is established.
10 Yu (于) family — Chancellor and Crown Princess connections16 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Eldest Yu branch / Crown Princess ties
Family Members (4)
Eldest Master Yu (于大老爷) — eldest Yu branch, father of Yu Xiyu and Yu Xixian [appears/mentioned]
Husband of First Madam Yu (于大夫人) and father of the full sisters Yu Xiyu (于惜语, Ninth Princess Consort and later Empress) and Yu Xixian (于惜娴, who marries Chen Ran). When the Chen family seeks a marriage alliance, First Madam Yu consults him; he promptly agrees because he approves of Chen Ran. Also referenced in high-level Yu household and political negotiations in Chapters 399, 414 and 445. The narrative calls him Eldest Master Yu (于大老爷 / 于家大老爷); no personal given name, formal shizi (世子) title or additional courtesy name is established in the cited passages. Sources: Chapter index ↗ ; https://www.69shuba.com/book/16264/
Yu Xiyu [appears]
A talented and attractive young lady of the Yu family, a younger relative of Madam Yu's natal family and Jiang Qi's cousin. She plays chess separately with Yuchen and Yuxi. Her position in the capital’s refined social and chess-playing circle continues to influence Yuxi’s dealings with the Yu and Song families. Chapters: 90–91, 98; 150–156 Original: 于惜语
Updated detail: Consort of the Ninth Prince, who helps Han Yuchen receive guests at Jing Wang’s banquet and notices Yuxi’s troubled situation.
Yu family correction: eldest daughter of Eldest Master Yu (于大老爷) and First Madam Yu (于大夫人); elder full sister of Yu Xixian (于惜娴).
Updated detail: Consort of the Ninth Prince, who helps Han Yuchen receive guests at Jing Wang’s banquet and notices Yuxi’s troubled situation.
Yu family correction: eldest daughter of Eldest Master Yu (于大老爷) and First Madam Yu (于大夫人); elder full sister of Yu Xixian (于惜娴).
Yu Xixian (于惜娴) — younger full sister of Yu Xiyu [cross-reference]
Daughter of Eldest Master Yu (于大老爷) and First Madam Yu (于大夫人), and younger full sister of Yu Xiyu (于惜语), wife of the Ninth Prince. After the broken marriage negotiations involving Han Yuxi and Chen Ran, Chen Ran’s family arranges a match with Yu Xixian; her parents approve it. Her primary married-family entry remains with Chen Ran under the Taining Marquis household (Chen 陈). Chapters 223–224 and “事落（4）”. Source: Chapter index ↗
First Madam Yu (于大夫人) — wife of Eldest Master Yu, mother of Yu Xiyu and Yu Xixian [appears]
Principal wife in the eldest Yu branch, mother of the full sisters Yu Xiyu (于惜语), later Princess Consort to the Ninth Prince and Empress, and Yu Xixian (于惜娴), later Chen Ran’s wife. She takes Chen Ran’s marriage proposal for Xixian to her husband, Eldest Master Yu, who agrees. Chapters 223–224; the relationship is made explicit in “事落（4）”. Original: 于大夫人. Source: Chapter index ↗
Yu marriage relations / other titled in-laws
Family Members (2)
Lin Mei [appears]
The sixth young lady of the Duke of Ding's household, born to a secondary branch. She quarrels with Qiu Yanfu during Old Madam Jiang's celebrations in Chapter 98. Chapters: 98 Original: 林梅
Sun Shi — Duchess of Ding [appears]
A senior lady of the Duke of Ding's family. At Old Madam Jiang's birthday celebration she comments on Yuchen and discusses young people's marriage prospects. Chapters: 97 Original: 孙氏 [定国公夫人]
Second Yu branch / Yu Chunhao
Family Members (2)
Yu Chunhao — Sixth Young Master [appears]
Sixteen-year-old juren from the second branch of the Yu family, briefly discussed as a suitable young man for Yuxi. Chapters: 211–212 Original: 于春昊
Second Madam Yu — Yu Chunhao’s mother [appears]
Mother of the Sixth Young Master and member of the Yu clan’s second branch. Chapters: 211–212 Original: 于二夫人
Yu senior councillor line
Family Members (2)
Old Master Yu — powerful councillor [mentioned]
Senior statesman and the Yu household’s patriarch, important to the court political balance. Chapters: 211, 245, 269 Original: 于老爷子 / 于相
Sixth Master Yu (于六爷) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
An influential son/member of Chancellor Yu’s extended household assigned to Liaodong political arrangements; numeral is household style rather than a forename. Chapters: 653. Chinese index reference: 于六爷. Sources: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 10 Yu (于) family | 6 chapter-extension entries
Yu Xiyu — hidden mother and son
Family Members (4)
Yu Xiyu, hidden former Empress [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 856, 884]
Original: 于惜语
Widow/former empress living incognito as a humble woman in a remote north-west village to protect her son. Has deliberately learnt the local accent, does farm work, and keeps distance from her political natal family.
Widow/former empress living incognito as a humble woman in a remote north-west village to protect her son. Has deliberately learnt the local accent, does farm work, and keeps distance from her political natal family.
Zhou Xuan, concealed son [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 856, 884]
Original: 周玹
Son hidden in a remote north-west village with his mother Yu Xiyu, not Zhou Yan the new Emperor, Zhou Jing the former Emperor, or Zhou Shen the deceased boy. He plays with village children.
Son hidden in a remote north-west village with his mother Yu Xiyu, not Zhou Yan the new Emperor, Zhou Jing the former Emperor, or Zhou Shen the deceased boy. He plays with village children.
Auntie Wang, nearby village matchmaker [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 884]
Original: 王大婶 / 王大嫂子 (surname in text)
Neighbour who visits Yu Xiyu with a remarriage proposal. The passage later calls her 江大婶子, likely a textual surname discrepancy; no basis to invent two visitors.
Neighbour who visits Yu Xiyu with a remarriage proposal. The passage later calls her 江大婶子, likely a textual surname discrepancy; no basis to invent two visitors.
Auntie Wang’s natal nephew, suitor [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 884]
Original: 王大婶娘家侄子 (未具名)
Unnamed man proposed as a husband to the hiding former Empress; she declines to remarry.
Unnamed man proposed as a husband to the hiding former Empress; she declines to remarry.
Staff (1)
Temple novice who overheard dialect tutoring [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 876]
Original: 庵堂小尼姑 (未具名)
Young nun who witnessed Yu Xiyu learning the north-west dialect, later recalled it when she heard a female visitor speaking with the same accent.
Young nun who witnessed Yu Xiyu learning the north-west dialect, later recalled it when she heard a female visitor speaking with the same accent.
Servants (1)
North-western-accent maid who taught Yu Xiyu [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 856, 876]
Original: 教授西北话的丫鬟 (未具名; 已死)
Former attendant who taught Yu Xiyu the north-west dialect before her faked death; later killed when the court concealed Yu’s survival.
Former attendant who taught Yu Xiyu the north-west dialect before her faked death; later killed when the court concealed Yu’s survival.
11 Song (宋) family, Queen Dowager and natal relatives10 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Song senior noble branch and other relatives
Family Members (5)
Old Madam Song — matriarch [appears]
Matriarch of the powerful Song clan; reviews marriage ambitions for the princes and rebukes the fourth branch for insulting the Han family. Chapters: 179 Original: 宋老夫人
Eldest Madam Song [appears]
Senior daughter-in-law who seeks to smooth the fourth branch’s conflict with the Han family and discusses Song Ling’er’s royal ambitions. Chapters: 179 Original: 宋大夫人
Minister Song Huaijin — Song-clan powerbroker [mentioned/reported]
Senior Song official challenged by Old General Yun following the Tong City catastrophe. The old general accuses the Song faction of military betrayal; the Minister disputes his evidence. When the old general collapses in court, public suspicion turns towards the Song family. The name 宋怀瑾 appears in Chapter 50’s court discussion. Chapters: 49–50 Original: 宋尚书 / 宋怀瑾
The alleged assassinated uncle of the Song empress dowager [appears]
Song Huaijin, the influential imperial maternal uncle. A report of his murder in Liaodong proves misleading: Chapter 557 says the man killed was his double. Chapters: 556–557 Original: 宋国舅 / 宋怀瑾
Song Huaijin’s killed double [mentioned; unnamed]
An unnamed stand-in killed in an attempted assassination intended for Song Huaijin; distinct from Song Huaijin himself. Chapters: 557 Original: 宋怀瑾替身
Second Song branch / Song Ling’er
Family Members (2)
Second Madam Song — mother of Song Ling’er [mentioned]
A woman of the Song family’s second branch whose daughter Ling’er hopes to marry the Tenth Prince. Chapters: 179 Original: 宋二夫人
Tong Shi — Second Madam Song [appears]
Woman of the Song household who supplies Empress Dowager Song with a bath prescription that has been covertly planted by Empress Yu; she dies by Chapter 586. Chapters: 570, 586 Original: 童氏 / 宋二夫人
Fourth Song branch / Seventh Young Master
Family Members (3)
Fourth Master Song — father of the Seventh Young Master [mentioned]
A non-inheriting son in the Song clan; his household relies on the senior branch, despite enjoying considerable wealth. Chapters: 178–179 Original: 宋四老爷
Fourth Madam Song — Yujing’s future mother-in-law [appears]
Mother of Song Seventh Young Master. At first she tries to have Yujing taken as a concubine, provoking resistance from the Han family; the elders eventually arrange a legitimate marriage. Chapters: 178–179 Original: 宋四夫人
Seventh Young Master Song — Yujing’s intended husband [appears]
A scholar of the fourth Song branch who rescues Yujing when she falls into a pond at the Song residence. The incident leads to their betrothal. Chapters: 177–180, 200 Original: 宋七少爷
12 Qiao (乔) aristocratic family4 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Second Master Qiao’s line
Family Members (3)
Qiao Second Master — Yanfu’s proposed groom [appears]
A widowed young official and legitimate second son of a Deputy Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. Wu Shi negotiates a marriage to Qiu Yanfu, which is subsequently disrupted. Chapters: 180–185 Original: 乔二爷
Master Qiao — father of Qiao Second Master [mentioned]
Court of Imperial Sacrifices deputy official whose second legitimate son is suggested as a husband for Qiu Yanfu. Chapters: 180 Original: 乔家太常寺少卿
Qiao Second Master’s late wife — unnamed [mentioned]
The young official’s first wife, who died of illness earlier that year without leaving children. Her death is why he is being considered for a second marriage to Qiu Yanfu. She is not the prospective bride. Chapters: 180 Original: 乔二爷亡妻 [未具名]
Senior Qiao generation
Family Members (1)
Madam Qiao — mother or senior lady negotiating the match [appears]
The Qiao household lady who comes personally to the Han residence to cancel the planned marriage between Qiao Second Master and Qiu Yanfu. She apologises to Wu Shi but initially conceals the true reason, which involves the official Wang family. The source does not identify her own personal name. Chapters: 180 Original: 乔夫人
13 Wang (王) family — ministerial and marriage connections6 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Minister Wang’s principal-wife and earlier-wife lines
Family Members (4)
Minister Wang — Minister of Personnel [mentioned]
Senior official in charge of personnel appointments and father of the Third and Fourth Young Misses Wang. The Qiao Second Master’s marriage to Yanfu collapses amid a rumoured romance with his secondary-born third daughter. Chapters: 180–181 Original: 吏部王尚书
Madam Wang — Wang family stepmother and principal wife [appears]
Minister Wang’s current principal wife, a stepmother with children of her own, including the legitimate Fourth Young Miss. Despite her stepmother status, the elder children from her husband’s first wife respect her. After the engagement scandals she returns to her native place with her fourth daughter. Chapters: 180–181 Original: 王夫人 [继室]
Wang Fourth Young Miss — legitimate Wang daughter [appears]
Minister Wang’s legitimate fourth daughter, close in age to her older secondary-born half-sister. Engaged to Meng Yao, the eldest legitimate grandson of Grand Secretary Meng, until the events surrounding the Qiao marriage cause that engagement too to be dissolved. She later accompanies her mother to the ancestral home. Chapters: 181 Original: 王家四姑娘 [嫡出]
Wang’s eldest son and eldest daughter — elder siblings [mentioned, unnamed pair]
Children of Minister Wang’s late first wife. Both are said to treat their stepmother Madam Wang with sincere affection, helping demonstrate her standing in the family despite rivalry from the concubine’s branch. Their personal names are not supplied in Chapter 181. Chapters: 181 Original: 王家大爷、王家大姑娘 [未具名]
Minister Wang’s concubine line
Family Members (2)
Wang Third Young Miss — secondary-born Wang daughter [appears]
A beautiful and shrewd daughter of Minister Wang by a favoured concubine. She is linked to Qiao Second Master after his withdrawal from Yanfu’s match, but Yuxi suspects the story masks an attachment to Meng Yao. The Qiao betrothal is broken amid the scandal. Distinct from the *fourth* daughter. Chapters: 180–181 Original: 王家三姑娘 [庶出]
Wang Third Concubine — birth mother of Wang Third Young Miss [mentioned]
A favoured concubine in the Minister of Personnel’s household and the birth mother of the Third Young Miss. Her favour and rivalry with Madam Wang help explain the fraught relationship between the half-sisters. Chapters: 180–181 Original: 王三姨娘
14 Meng (孟) household — marriage connections2 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Grand Secretary Meng / principal household
Family Members (2)
Grand Secretary Meng — senior Meng official [mentioned]
An influential elder scholar-official whose eldest legitimate grandson is Meng Yao. The Meng family becomes connected to the Wang household through the Fourth Young Miss’s marriage negotiations. Chapters: 181 Original: 孟大学士
Meng Yao — elder Meng grandson [appears]
Eldest legitimate grandson of Grand Secretary Meng. Originally engaged to the legitimate Wang Fourth Young Miss; Yuxi suspects he is actually interested in her older, concubine-born half-sister. Chapter 181 reports that his engagement is called off after the wider scandal. Chapters: 181 Original: 孟尧
15 Wang (汪) merchant and collateral households1 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Wang (汪) commercial family (unrelated to Wang 王)
Family Members (1)
Eldest Young Master Wang (汪) — wealthy libertine [appears/mentioned]
A wealthy young man of the 汪 family, known for keeping numerous concubines and frequently visiting pleasure quarters. He cultivates a business friendship with Qiu Lilong, whom he intends to deceive; Lilong considers offering his own sister Qiu Yanfu as a ninth concubine to obtain benefits. He is **not** a member of Minister Wang’s 王 household, and the source gives no personal name here. Chapters: 188–189 Original: 汪大少 / 汪家大公子
16 Yun (云) family — generals, children and staff172 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Yun Qing and Han Yuxi / children
Family Members (4)
Yun Qing (云擎) — courtesy name Herui (和瑞); formerly Qingming (清明) [appears]
Courtesy-name history (Ch. 321): Huo Changqing bestowed Qingming (清明), which Yuxi considered inauspicious because of its association with tomb-sweeping; she suggested Herui (和瑞), which Yun Qing accepted. His given name Yun Qing did not change. Eldest legitimate grandson of Old General Yun, trained in riding, archery and martial arts. In the current timeline he encounters the Han cousins and Jiang Hongfu and helps during the lantern-festival commotion. His mother and younger brothers are later reported killed at Tong City; grandfather Yun secretly arranges his escape with Changqing. Yuxi’s terrifying image of his later military career comes from her first life, not the present-day boy. Chapters: 34–38, 49–50 Original: 云擎
Updated detail: Receives Yuxi, marries her and increasingly trusts her judgement about household, schooling and frontier military affairs.
Updated detail: Military commander, Yuxi’s husband and father of Yun Lan and their second daughter. Called Herui (和瑞), his courtesy name, in intimate and political exchanges. His military planning intensifies amid the regional unrest.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Military commander, Yuxi’s husband and father of Yun Lan and their second daughter. Called Herui (和瑞), his courtesy name, in intimate and political exchanges. His military planning intensifies amid the regional unrest. Chapters: 503, 552, 575–600 Original: 云擎 / 和瑞
Updated detail: Receives Yuxi, marries her and increasingly trusts her judgement about household, schooling and frontier military affairs.
Updated detail: Military commander, Yuxi’s husband and father of Yun Lan and their second daughter. Called Herui (和瑞), his courtesy name, in intimate and political exchanges. His military planning intensifies amid the regional unrest.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Military commander, Yuxi’s husband and father of Yun Lan and their second daughter. Called Herui (和瑞), his courtesy name, in intimate and political exchanges. His military planning intensifies amid the regional unrest. Chapters: 503, 552, 575–600 Original: 云擎 / 和瑞
Yun Lan (云岚) — childhood name Zaozao (枣枣) [appears]
First daughter of Han Yuxi and Yun Qing; Huo Changqing is a doting grandfather figure. Born in Chapter 449 and formally named Yun Lan (云岚), with the milk name Zaozao (枣枣), in Chapter 450. Yuxi and Yun Qing’s eldest daughter. Yun Lan is her established formal name; Zaozao is her lively household milk name. Chapters: 501–600 Original: 云岚 / 枣枣
Updated detail: By Chapter 600: formal name Yun Lan (云岚); childhood name Zaozao (枣枣).
Updated detail: By Chapter 600: formal name Yun Lan (云岚); childhood name Zaozao (枣枣).
Yuxi’s unborn child [mentioned; unnamed]
Yuxi is pregnant by these chapters; household staff and the military physician’s discussions reflect the pregnancy. No name or sex has yet been established. Chapters: 397–400 Original: 玉熙腹中孩子
Liu-er — formerly Liuzhi, second Yun daughter [appears]
Second daughter of Yun Qing and Yuxi, born prematurely. Huo Changqing suggests Liuzhi (柳枝, willow branch) as a first childhood name in Chapter 592; Yuxi settles on Liu-er (柳儿) in Chapter 594. No securely stated formal name by Chapter 600. Chapters: 590–600 Original: 柳儿 / 柳枝
701–800 UPDATE (Ch. 734): her formal name is Yun Hua (云婳). Earlier milk names Liuzhi 柳枝 and Liu-er 柳儿 are retained; the separate Ch. 787 form 云柳 is not established as a replacement personal name.
701–800 UPDATE (Ch. 734): her formal name is Yun Hua (云婳). Earlier milk names Liuzhi 柳枝 and Liu-er 柳儿 are retained; the separate Ch. 787 form 云柳 is not established as a replacement personal name.
Servants (2)
Mama Lan — Zaozao’s nurse [appears]
Trusted nurse responsible for Yun Lan/Zaozao; mediates childcare and is briefly sought by the Fu family to help their pregnant wife. Chapters: 552, 558, 583 Original: 蓝妈妈
Tea-serving young maid at Yun Qing’s meeting with Yuxi [appears; unnamed]
Brings Yun Qing tea while he waits in the reception room before meeting Yuxi; a fleeting domestic appearance, Chapter 321. Original: 端茶的小丫鬟
Old General Yun / paternal generation
Family Members (7)
Old General Yun [appears/mentioned]
Respected veteran general, grandfather and protector of Yun Qing. He had two sons and an adopted daughter: his younger son died in battle earlier, his eldest son General Huaidong died at Tong City, and his adopted daughter became Jiang Hongfu’s mother. The catastrophe also takes his daughter-in-law and young grandsons. He arranges for Yun Qing to leave with Changqing, then confronts the Song minister at court and dies. Chapters: 35–36, 49–50 Original: 云老将军
Yun Qing's father — General Huaidong [mentioned]
A Yun family commander posted on the frontier, killed in the border disaster. In the first 100 chapters he chiefly figures in accounts of Yun Qing's family tragedy. Chapters: 49–50 Original: 云擎之父 [怀东将军]
Yun Qing’s mother — General Huaidong’s wife [mentioned]
Wife of the Yun family’s frontier general, and Yun Qing’s mother. News reaches the capital that she was killed alongside other relatives when Tong City fell to the Donghu attackers. Her personal name is not supplied. Chapters: 49 Original: 怀东将军之妻 [云擎之母]
Yun Qing’s younger brothers — two lost grandsons [mentioned]
Old General Yun loses two young male grandchildren in the fall of Tong City, while Yun Qing remains alive in the capital. Chapter 49 mourns the lost grandchildren but does not give their individual names, so they are recorded together. Chapters: 49 Original: 云老将军丧失的两个孙子 [未具名]
Yun Qing’s paternal uncle — Old General Yun’s younger son [mentioned]
Younger of Old General Yun’s two sons, who had already died in battle roughly ten years before the Tong City catastrophe. He is Yun Qing’s paternal uncle; the novel gives no personal name in this passage. Chapters: 49 Original: 云老将军小儿子 [云擎叔父，未具名]
Late Yun Shi — adopted daughter of Old General Yun [recollected/mentioned; cross-reference]
Old General Yun’s adopted daughter, treated by him as his own; she married Jiang Wenrui and became Jiang Hongfu’s biological mother. She died early. Although associated with the Yun clan, she was not the general’s biological daughter. Also profiled with her married family (Jiang 江). Chapters: 35–36, 49 Original: 云家养女 / 江鸿福生母 云氏
Yun Qing’s former fiancée — from Yuxi’s first-life recollections [past-life recollection]
An unnamed fiancée of Yun Qing in Yuxi’s former life. She is said to have died of fright when news of Yun Qing’s future battlefield atrocities reached the capital. This is a *past-life recollection*, not a present-day engagement in Chapters 1–200. Chapters: 35 Original: 云擎前世未婚妻 [未具名]
Huo Changqing / adopted sons and foster circle
Family Members (7)
Yu Cong — ward of Huo Changqing [appears]
Frontier officer linked with Huo Changqing; a connection through his subordinates helps Yuxi locate a suitable teacher for her school. Chapters: 318, 365 Original: 余丛
Updated detail: Huo Changqing’s surviving adopted son and Yun Qing’s trusted man, sent to investigate the children taken from the charity and later to hold the Xu family’s confiscated wealth.
Updated detail: Huo Changqing’s surviving adopted son and Yun Qing’s trusted man, sent to investigate the children taken from the charity and later to hold the Xu family’s confiscated wealth.
Feng Dajun — frontier officer [appears]
Named officer in Yun Qing’s circle. Chapters: 331 Original: 封大军
Updated detail: One of the surviving adopted sons of Huo Changqing and a commander under Yun Qing. Leads the escort of confiscated Xu-family property, and later defends Yun Qing from Cao De’s investigation.
Updated detail: One of the surviving adopted sons of Huo Changqing and a commander under Yun Qing. Leads the escort of confiscated Xu-family property, and later defends Yun Qing from Cao De’s investigation.
Jiang Bo — Yun Qing’s subordinate [appears]
Military associate named in the Yun command circle; distinct from the capital Jiang Hongfu family. Chapters: 327 Original: 江波
Updated detail: One of Huo Changqing’s adopted sons and Yun Qing’s comrades, killed in the frontier disaster. Not the same Jiang as the Pingqing Marquis family.
Updated detail: One of Huo Changqing’s adopted sons and Yun Qing’s comrades, killed in the frontier disaster. Not the same Jiang as the Pingqing Marquis family.
Xu Wu — soldier in Yun Qing’s service [appears]
Escort and later Yun-household officer associated with the protection of Yuxi. Chapters: 309, 343 Original: 许武
Updated detail: Yun Qing’s trusted adopted comrade and household manager after Han Ji’s absence. Escorts and guards the family and manages communication during the investigations.
Updated detail: Yun Qing’s trusted adopted comrade and household manager after Han Ji’s absence. Escorts and guards the family and manages communication during the investigations.
Duan Quan — fallen adopted son [mentioned; deceased]
Huo Changqing’s adopted son who disguised himself as Yun Qing during the fighting and died. Counted among the lost brothers in Chapter 448. Chapters: 422; 448 Original: 段泉
Shang Da — adopted brother and rescuer [appears]
A member of Huo Changqing’s circle who escorts survivors through the border gate after the disaster. Chapters: 424 Original: 尚达
Unnamed fallen adopted sons of Huo Changqing [mentioned; unnamed group]
Huo once had fourteen adopted sons. By Chapter 448 only Xu Wu, Yu Cong, Guo Xun and Feng Dajun remain. Other fallen brothers are a collective historical reference, not extra personally named profiles. Chapters: 448 Original: 霍长青十四名义子中的其他阵亡者
Staff (3)
Guo Xun [mentioned]
Trusted retainer in the Yun household. Yun Qing suggests allowing him to pack for the journey, in fear that leaving his grandfather alone might let the old man act against the Song family. Chapters: 49 Original: 郭循
Updated detail: Guard and officer associated with Yuxi’s journey and later married to Zisu.
Updated detail: Surviving foster son of Huo Changqing, seriously wounded, with a lost ear and impaired leg. Yuxi proposes that he learn to manage a farm to regain independence. His wife Zisu nurses him.
Updated detail: Trusted aide and steward handling Yuxi’s administrative communication, including a message to Han Jianye.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Trusted aide and steward handling Yuxi’s administrative communication, including a message to Han Jianye. Chapters: 503, 556 Original: 郭循
Cross-reference: Later serves Yun Qing and marries Zisu; also one of Huo Changqing’s surviving adopted sons.
Updated detail: Guard and officer associated with Yuxi’s journey and later married to Zisu.
Updated detail: Surviving foster son of Huo Changqing, seriously wounded, with a lost ear and impaired leg. Yuxi proposes that he learn to manage a farm to regain independence. His wife Zisu nurses him.
Updated detail: Trusted aide and steward handling Yuxi’s administrative communication, including a message to Han Jianye.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Trusted aide and steward handling Yuxi’s administrative communication, including a message to Han Jianye. Chapters: 503, 556 Original: 郭循
Cross-reference: Later serves Yun Qing and marries Zisu; also one of Huo Changqing’s surviving adopted sons.
Huo Changqing (霍长青) — Changqing (长青), Uncle Huo (霍叔) [appears]
Identical with the scarred protector called simply Changqing (长青) during Yun Qing’s escape in Chapters 49–50; not two different men. Old General Yun saved his life. Huo later serves as Yun Qing’s protector, surrogate elder and military adviser. Senior adviser and foster-uncle figure in Yun Qing’s household. He analyses the marriage decree and the proposed Zhao alliance. Chapters: 295 Original: 霍长青
Updated detail: Oversees Yun Qing’s life and home; responds to Yuxi’s reforms and becomes embroiled in questions concerning a gifted beauty.
Naming note (Ch. 321): Huo originally gave Yun Qing the courtesy name Qingming (清明), intending a sense of clarity and discernment. Yuxi later suggested Herui (和瑞), which Yun Qing adopted. Source: Chapter index ↗
Updated detail: Oversees Yun Qing’s life and home; responds to Yuxi’s reforms and becomes embroiled in questions concerning a gifted beauty.
Naming note (Ch. 321): Huo originally gave Yun Qing the courtesy name Qingming (清明), intending a sense of clarity and discernment. Yuxi later suggested Herui (和瑞), which Yun Qing adopted. Source: Chapter index ↗
A San — Feng Dajun’s personal guard [appears]
Close personal guard of Feng Dajun, who complains about moving the confiscated household furniture. “A San” is the name by which he is addressed; no formal given name is established. Chapters: 482 Original: 阿三
Yun military officers and guards
Family Members (2)
Meng Hu — Han Jianye’s fellow officer [appears]
Soldier connected with Han Jianye in Yu City. Chapters: 327 Original: 孟虎
Shaoyao’s younger brother [mentioned; unnamed]
Younger sibling proposed for Mama Qu to take into her household. Personal name unrecorded. Chapters: 505 Original: 芍药之弟
Staff (24)
Master Yang — Zijin’s martial teacher [appears]
Tough mountain instructor who proposes formally taking Zijin as his last disciple on condition that she sever her service relationship with Yuxi. Chapters: 239, 241, 295 Original: 杨师傅
Updated detail: Healer who tends the wounded after the northern disaster; treat as a professional title, not evidence of a known full personal name.
Updated detail: Healer who tends the wounded after the northern disaster; treat as a professional title, not evidence of a known full personal name.
Yu Zhi — martial practitioner alongside Master Yang [appears]
Warrior associated with Master Yang; the two may escort Yuxi to the frontier if the discipleship condition is met. Chapters: 295 Original: 余志
Xu Daniu — guard [appears]
Named strong-built guard serving Yun Qing, involved in errands and household security. Chapters: 343–347 Original: 许大牛
Army Physician Hou [appears]
Army doctor in Yun Qing’s military circle, consulted during discussions of military medicine. Chapters: 397 Original: 侯军医
Commandant Wu [appears]
Officer linked to Yun Qing’s military command and Guo Xun. Chapters: 390 Original: 乌守尉
Fu Jian — military deputy [appears]
Named deputy of the 苻 surname; distinct from the 符 family of Fu Qingluo and Fu Tianlei. Chapters: 326 Original: 苻坚
Lü Xiansheng — Qin Zhao’s weak adviser [appears]
Minor adviser in the Qin household who flatters Qin Zhao but proves of little use when the military command changes. Distinct from the more competent Adviser Xia (夏先生). Chapters: 449 Original: 历先生
Yuan Ying — army officer [appears]
Senior officer who reports a suspicious fire at the military storehouse and stands by Yun Qing when generals Kang Donglin and Geng Jichen join the investigation. Chapters: 497–499 Original: 袁鹰
Cui Mo — frontier bodyguard [appears]
A guard who survives the northern engagement and later brings news of reinforcements to Yun Qing during the warehouse dispute. Chapters: 441; 498 Original: 崔默
The three warehouse arsonists [mentioned; unnamed, deceased group]
Three unnamed veteran soldiers identified as the people who set fire to the military storehouse; they are discovered dead. Chapters: 497 Original: 军部放火的三名老兵
Unnamed surviving soldiers of Yun Qing’s retreat [appears; unnamed group]
Soldiers protected during the retreat, including the surviving group escorted by Shang Da and the companions lost to the enemy. No additional individual given name verified. Chapters: 420–424 Original: 突围幸存士兵
Han Dong — estate worker [appears]
Worker in Yuxi’s estate circle, involved in domestic work or preparations. Chapters: 530 Original: 韩东
Xiang Weiguo — supply officer [appears]
Officer responsible for part of Yun Qing’s military supply work; no kinship with the aristocratic Xiang family is assumed. Chapters: 560 Original: 向卫国
Yun Qing’s unnamed military informant [appears; unnamed]
Reports Yuxi’s arrival in Yu City, allowing Yun Qing to arrange their initial meeting. Chapter 319. Original: 向云擎禀报玉熙抵达的探子
Gao Song (高松) [Chs. 601–700]
Officer close to Yun Qing. Reports the attempted archer assassination to Yun Qing. Chapter: 610. Source: Chapter index ↗
Du Zheng (杜峥) [Chs. 601–700]
Commander whose reinforcements Yun Qing expects around New Year. Chapter: 610. Source: Chapter index ↗
Sun Shaojian (孙少坚) [Chs. 601–700]
Involved in Yuxi’s campaign communications and public announcements. Chapter: 620. Source: Chapter index ↗
Guan Tai (关泰) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Military officer in Yun Qing’s north-west command, involved in the rebellion and frontier affairs. Chapters: 605. Chinese index reference: 关泰. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Chu Shaoguang (楚韶光) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Officer commanding at Yu City during the renewed northern attack; associated with frontier troop movements. Chapters: 663. Chinese index reference: 楚韶光. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Xu Chong (许冲) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Xinping official involved in western unrest, eventually executed after the rebellion; this is not Xu Wu, Xu Daniu or Xu Zhen. Chapters: 659, 687. Chinese index reference: 许冲. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Xiao Wu (小五) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Unnamed-by-surname junior aide known as Little Five, supporting Xu Wu’s protection of the wounded Han Jianye. Chapters: 622. Chinese index reference: 小五. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Male A Hui, army courier (阿辉) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Man in the frontier military messenger circle; distinct from A Hui (阿慧), Wen Shi’s female maid in the Han household. Chapters: 616. Chinese index reference: 阿辉. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Captain Jin (金营千总) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Officer identifiable by Jin surname/rank in Yun Qing’s command; no personal forename attested. Chapters: 616. Chinese index reference: 金营千总. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Chu Shaoguang’s personal guard (楚韶光亲卫) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Unidentified personal guard attached to Chu Shaoguang, mentioned in the military response. Chapters: 665. Chinese index reference: 楚韶光亲卫. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (1)
Shaoyao — maid and childcare helper [appears]
Household servant assisting with Zaozao. Her younger brother is discussed in relation to Mama Qu. Chapters: 505, 560, 558 Original: 芍药
Yun Qing and Yuxi / personal household and servants
Family Members (1)
Gifted woman Yan Yiyi — see imperial gifts [appears]
Named palace beauty sent west, subsequently the subject of a household dispute. The single 蒋依依 reference is apparently a textual inconsistency, not a second confirmed character. Chapters: 378–392 Original: 颜依依
Updated detail: Young woman asked to assist in nursing the injured Huo Changqing after the fighting.
Updated detail: Young woman asked to assist in nursing the injured Huo Changqing after the fighting.
Staff (7)
Broker Ai — servant broker [appears]
Local female broker through whom Yuxi obtains household servants. Not herself a member of the Yun family. Chapters: 320 Original: 艾牙婆
Chef Man — professional cook [appears]
Named cook involved in Yuxi’s restaurant or food-enterprise arrangements. Chapters: 352 Original: 满师傅
Chef Yu — professional cook [appears]
Another named cook working with Chef Man. “Yu” here is the character 鱼, not 余. Chapters: 352 Original: 鱼师傅
Hua — the physician [appears]
Doctor summoned in connection with Yuxi’s illness and the poisoned-child attack, distinct from the doctor surnamed Bai. Chapters: 516 Original: 华大夫
Ying Shanhong — covert agent’s assumed name [appears]
Codename used by a former Xu deputy steward involved in clandestine intelligence or supply affairs. His original personal name is NOT supplied: do not present Ying Shanhong as a birth name. Chapters: 505 Original: 映山红
Doctor Zeng — physician [appears]
Doctor attending Zaozao and later involved in Yun household medical care; separate from the older Zeng marriage clan unless the text connects them. Chapters: 560, 595 Original: 曾大夫
Black Widow — also called A Wan (黑寡妇 / 阿莞) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Highly skilled undercover operative formerly sent on sensitive missions; Huo Changqing assigns her to protect Yuxi. She chooses the address A Wan and says she has used many assumed names. This is ONE person. Chapters: 661. Chinese index reference: 黑寡妇 / 阿莞. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (13)
Old Yu — kitchen worker with a disability [appears]
Long-standing one-legged kitchen worker in Yun Qing’s residence; not Yu Zhi or Yu Cong. Chapters: 327 Original: 老余
Mama Qu — domestic manager [appears]
Older woman who assists with domestic arrangements and servant management during the journey and settlement. Chapters: 303, 319–320 Original: 曲妈妈
Mama Bai — hired cook [appears]
Young servant employed chiefly for cooking and practical domestic service; do not merge with the other Mama Bai of earlier households. Chapters: 303 Original: 白妈妈
Mama Xi — childbirth and women’s-health adviser [appears]
Older woman hired for her familiarity with childbirth and women’s health. Chapters: 303 Original: 习妈妈
Tian Ju — maid [appears]
Named servant added to Yuxi’s travelling or frontier household. Chapters: 303 Original: 田菊
Updated detail: Young woman whose current name Tian Ju replaces the former name Juhua. She helps in Yun household, and her brother Tian Yang works in business. Previously indexed under the Yun family; this is a name cross-reference.
Updated detail: Young woman whose current name Tian Ju replaces the former name Juhua. She helps in Yun household, and her brother Tian Yang works in business. Previously indexed under the Yun family; this is a name cross-reference.
Shiliu — maid, “Pomegranate” [appears]
Named attendant serving among Yuxi’s domestic staff. Chapters: 303 Original: 石榴
Four recruited household maids [appears; unnamed group]
Unnamed hired attendants acquired after the journey. Chapters: 320 Original: 新买的四个丫鬟
Two little girls hired or taken into the household [appears; unnamed group]
Two identifiable young girls in the recruitment account whose personal names are not supplied. Chapters: 320 Original: 两个六岁的小姑娘
Mama Qu — Yun household matron [appears]
Senior Yun-household matron who protects the mother in childbirth, runs inner-household matters, and gives testimony and support through the turmoil. Chapters: 417; 448–500 Original: 曲妈妈
Hongqi — Yun household maid [appears]
Maid associated with the domestic security episode around the birth of the second Yun daughter. Chapters: 594 Original: 红芪
Hongdou — Yun household maid [appears]
Maid mentioned alongside Hongqi in the household investigation. Chapters: 594 Original: 红豆
Mama Huang — Yun family cook [appears]
Member of the Yun household kitchen, associated with preparing ordinary dishes for Yuxi. Chapters: 585 Original: 黄妈妈
Granny Yu, Zaozao’s caregiver (余婆子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Nanny assigned to Yun Lan (Zaozao), dismissed for negligence. Distinguished from the unrelated Mama Yu travelling with Lu Xiu. Chapters: 602, 640. Chinese index reference: 余婆子. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Charitable home / Qingming Hall and outside contacts
Family Members (5)
Hao Dazhuang’s father [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed older man referred to in connection with his son’s circumstances. Chapters: 347 Original: 郝大壮父亲
Wei Meiyun — charitable-home resident [appears]
Orphan girl selected in connection with the management of the children’s home and the recruitment of household support. Chapters: 506 Original: 魏美云
Two unnamed girls learning martial arts [mentioned; unnamed]
Two female trainees mentioned alongside Jingbo and Zijin’s work. Chapters: 506 Original: 习武的两个姑娘
A Heng — claimed sick child [mentioned; uncertain existence]
Name invoked by a woman who seeks entry to Yun’s charitable-home/household circle. The supposed child’s circumstances are unverified and should not be treated as an established family member. Chapters: 516 Original: 阿衡
Unnamed female assassin disguised as distressed mother [appears; unnamed]
Woman who feigns an emergency involving A Heng, poisons children and attacks Yuxi with a knife. Her real name is not stated. Chapters: 516 Original: 刺客妇人
Staff (5)
Hao Dazhuang — teacher-school administrator [appears]
Workman/administrator whose practical help assists Yuxi’s school venture. Chapters: 347 Original: 郝大壮
Updated detail: Manager summoned by Yuxi in connection with opening or running the children’s school.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Manager summoned by Yuxi in connection with opening or running the children’s school. Chapters: 583 Original: 郝大壮
Updated detail: Manager summoned by Yuxi in connection with opening or running the children’s school.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Manager summoned by Yuxi in connection with opening or running the children’s school. Chapters: 583 Original: 郝大壮
Steward Yin — children’s home official [appears; name unconfirmed]
A steward associated with the charitable children’s home (慈幼院). Personal given name not supplied. Chapters: 506–508 Original: 尹管事
Jingbo — pupil in martial training [appears]
Young trainee linked with Zijin’s martial-arts instruction. Chapters: 506 Original: 景柏
Steward Lian (连庄头) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Overseer involved in agricultural settlement and charitable-estate work; not automatically the same as Lian Shan or Lian Daxin. Chapters: 629. Chinese index reference: 连庄头. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Older village lizheng (里正) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Elderly local village head who lends a house to Yuxi’s entourage and recounts residents’ poverty; unidentified by forename. Chapters: 678. Chinese index reference: 里正. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Northern enemy commanders (not members of Yun family)
Family Members (4)
Agu — northern commander [appears]
Enemy commander and elder brother of Suhe Balu, serving under Prince Bate’er. Chapters: 406; 438 Original: 阿古
Bate’er — northern prince [mentioned]
Northern prince commanding forces across the frontier, identified through his subordinates’ reports. Chapters: 406 Original: 巴特尔
Morigen — northern archer [appears]
Enemy sharpshooter named in the campaign account. The word can also mean a skilled archer; the guide follows its name-like use in this passage without supplying a family name. Chapters: 438 Original: 莫日根
A’ergele — northern deputy general [appears]
Deputy general serving the northern forces in the fight around Yu City. Chapters: 438 Original: 奥尔格勒
Staff (3)
Qingmu (青木) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Foreign-side personal attendant or aide attached to Prince Bate’er. Chapters: 664. Chinese index reference: 青木. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Alatan Wula (阿拉坦乌拉) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Northern cavalry commander in the renewed Yu City campaign. Chapters: 664. Chinese index reference: 阿拉坦乌拉. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Unnamed archer targeting Yuxi (射向玉熙的射手) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
A specific hostile archer involved in an attempted assassination in the midst of the northern campaign; not personally named. Chapters: 663. Chinese index reference: 射向玉熙的射手. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Yun Qing and Yuxi / personal household
Servants (2)
Mama Zeng (曾妈妈) [Chs. 601–700]
Caregiver of Zaozao in the household at Haocheng; mentioned when Yun Qing feeds the child. Chapter: 700. Source: Chapter index ↗
Gancao (甘草) [Chs. 601–700]
Yuxi’s maid who welcomes visitors to the Yun residence; later carries a message to Yun Qing at Haocheng. Chapter: 654. Source: Chapter index ↗
North-west administrative team
Family Members (1)
Magistrate Peng’s unnamed concubine (彭县令姨娘) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Female member of Magistrate Peng’s inner household mentioned during the rebellion, without personal identification. Chapters: 605. Chinese index reference: 彭县令姨娘. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (9)
An Zike (安子柯) [Chs. 601–700]
Government administrator in Yuxi’s north-west administration; referenced during the rebuilding period. Chapter: 695. Source: Chapter index ↗
Du Xingguo (杜兴国) [Chs. 601–700]
Official considered in decisions about administrative posts. Chapter: 695. Source: Chapter index ↗
701–800 FAMILY UPDATE (Ch. 800): Du Xingguo is named as the father of candidate Du Mutao (杜木涛); do not mistake for Fu (傅) or Duan (段) surnames.
701–800 FAMILY UPDATE (Ch. 800): Du Xingguo is named as the father of candidate Du Mutao (杜木涛); do not mistake for Fu (傅) or Duan (段) surnames.
Fu Minglang (傅明朗) [Chs. 601–700]
Considered for an assignment in Lanzhou. Chapter: 695. Source: Chapter index ↗
Liu Biyuan (柳必元) [Chs. 601–700]
Haocheng prefect promoted for honest and fair administration; recommends tree planting and discusses roads with Yuxi. Chapter: 700. Source: Chapter index ↗
Dr He (贺大夫) [Chs. 601–700]
Physician mentioned in connection with Han Jianming’s journey and recovery. Chapter: 658. Source: Chapter index ↗
Doctor Tang (唐大夫) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Medical practitioner called in by Prefect Tan Tuo to examine afflicted children; surname Tang only and distinct from Physician He. Chapters: 687. Chinese index reference: 唐大夫. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Zhang Zhiwen (张志文) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Adviser or official serving Du Xingguo; warns of the consequences of Yuxi’s intended irrigation/waterworks measures. Chapters: 696. Chinese index reference: 张志文. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Xiong Nanqi (熊南启) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Shaanxi provincial surveillance commissioner (按察使司), named in the governmental reorganisation. Chapters: 697. Chinese index reference: 熊南启. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Magistrate Peng (彭县令) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Local magistrate killed amid the rebel takeover; only the Peng surname and magistrate rank are provided. Chapters: 605. Chinese index reference: 彭县令. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Lei (雷) officer family / father and grandfather
Family Members (2)
Lei Xingmin’s father (雷兴民父亲) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Father described in accounts of Lei Xingmin’s military family upbringing; personally unnamed. Chapters: 631. Chinese index reference: 雷兴民父亲. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Lei Xingmin’s grandfather (雷兴民祖父) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Senior forebear in Lei Xingmin’s family, also cited as part of his historical loyalist/military background. Chapters: 631. Chinese index reference: 雷兴民祖父. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (1)
Lei Xingmin (雷兴民) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Official overseeing a frontier city who opens its gates to Yun Qing; his father and grandfather have separately described backgrounds. Chapters: 631. Chinese index reference: 雷兴民. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Soldiers’ unrelated families and neighbours
Family Members (2)
Ayue, soldier’s family member (阿跃) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Named young person mentioned during northern wartime domestic tragedy; wife separately identified. Chapters: 606. Chinese index reference: 阿跃. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Ayue’s wife (阿跃媳妇) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Woman who takes her own life amid the violence; no separate personal name stated. Chapters: 606. Chinese index reference: 阿跃媳妇. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (1)
Sister-in-law Li (梨嫂子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Helpful local woman identified in discussions among soldiers’ families; form of address only, not a confirmed kin relation to Yuxi. Chapters: 606. Chinese index reference: 梨嫂子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Zhang Liniang / Zhang and Qian natal and married families (not Yun kin)
Family Members (5)
Qian, Zhang Liniang’s former husband (钱大官人) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Wealthy merchant husband implicated in Zhang Liniang’s suffering; personal name not supplied. Chapters: 654. Chinese index reference: 钱大官人. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Zhang Liniang’s drowned youngest son (张丽娘幼子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Her youngest child whose death is recounted in Liniang’s personal history; unnamed. Chapters: 654. Chinese index reference: 张丽娘幼子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Zhang Liniang’s deceased brother (张丽娘兄弟) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Brother killed as part of the domestic tragedies surrounding her family; his widow and children also mentioned. Chapters: 654. Chinese index reference: 张丽娘兄弟. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Zhang Liniang’s widowed sister-in-law and children (张丽娘嫂子与孩子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Widow and children of Zhang Liniang’s deceased brother; family group unnamed and kept separate from Liniang’s lost child. Chapters: 654. Chinese index reference: 张丽娘嫂子与孩子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Zhang Liniang’s deceased parents (张丽娘父母) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Both parents are described as deceased in her background; neither personal name appears. Chapters: 654. Chinese index reference: 张丽娘父母. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (1)
Zhang Liniang (张丽娘) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Survivor of abusive marriage employed in Yuxi’s domestic circle as a capable sewing worker. Not the unrelated Madam Zhang of the Duke of Ding’s heir. Chapters: 654. Chinese index reference: 张丽娘. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Momo Quan / nephew household and travel circle (not Huo kin)
Family Members (3)
Wife of Quan Dahan (全大憨妻子) [CROSS-REFERENCE ONLY]
Wife of Momo Quan’s nephew. Existing guide already mentions a nephew’s wife without a name; this update identifies the family link rather than counting a second wife. Chapters: 697. Chinese index reference: 全大憨妻子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Elder son of Quan Dahan’s family (全大憨长子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Older of the two youths mentioned in the nephew family; robust temperament and unnamed. Chapters: 697. Chinese index reference: 全大憨长子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Younger son of Quan Dahan’s family (全大憨幼子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Younger youth noted as literate; given name not supplied. Chapters: 697. Chinese index reference: 全大憨幼子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (2)
Old Gu, lodging host (顾老头) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Older host who provides lodging to Momo Quan’s party under assumed travelling identities. Chapters: 654. Chinese index reference: 顾老头. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Dahan (Quan Dahan), Momo Quan’s nephew (全大憨) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Momo Quan’s adult nephew, earlier known only as the unnamed relative who travelled from Shaanxi. Called Dahan/Quan Dahan in Chapter 697, not a new separate nephew. Chapters: 654, 697. Chinese index reference: 全大憨. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Du (杜) and Xiang (向) officers / two separate married households
Family Members (4)
Bao Shi, wife of Du Zheng (鲍氏) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Wife of military officer Du Zheng, explicitly distinguished in Chapter 644 from Xiang Weiguo’s wife Madam Yan. Chapters: 644. Chinese index reference: 鲍氏. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Two sons of Du Zheng and Madam Bao (杜峥二子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Two boys in Du Zheng’s family, one around three years old; individual names not reported. Chapters: 644. Chinese index reference: 杜峥二子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Yan Shi, wife of Xiang Weiguo (颜氏) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Wife of supply officer Xiang Weiguo. Chapter 672 inconsistently calls her 鲍氏 in one sentence, then 颜氏 elsewhere. Do not merge her with Du Zheng’s different wife, Bao-Shi. Chapters: 644, 672. Chinese index reference: 颜氏. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Merchant father of Xiang Weiguo’s wife (向卫国岳父) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Merchant parent of Madam Yan, related to Xiang Weiguo by marriage; personal name not stated. Chapters: 644. Chinese index reference: 向卫国岳父. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 · Yun household — Yun Qing, Yuxi and children
Yun Qing’s children and foster-family relations
Family Members (2)
Yun Hua — second daughter, formerly Liu-er (云婳 / 柳儿 / 柳枝) [Chs. 701–800]
Second daughter of Yun Qing and Yuxi. Huo Changqing originally favoured the milk name Liuzhi (柳枝), replaced by Liu-er (柳儿); formal name Yun Hua (云婳) is established in Chapter 734. The isolated 云柳 in Chapter 787 resembles the rejected proposed name, not a secure second daughter or a new legal name.
Original: 云婳 / 柳儿 / 柳枝 | Chapter(s): 734, 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 云婳 / 柳儿 / 柳枝 | Chapter(s): 734, 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Yun Lan — Zaozao, eldest daughter (云岚 / 枣枣) [Chs. 701–800]
Older daughter of Yun Qing and Yuxi; existing entry retained. Included here only as a relationship and milk-name cross-reference, not a second new person.
Original: 云岚 / 枣枣 | Chapter(s): 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 云岚 / 枣枣 | Chapter(s): 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Civil administration, agricultural innovation and investigations
Staff (12)
Guan Tai — military officer (关泰) [Chs. 701–800]
Officer taking part in the north-western military command and case inquiries; not to be confused with Guan relatives of Han Jianming.
Original: 关泰 | Chapter(s): 701–704 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 关泰 | Chapter(s): 701–704 | Source: Chapter index ↗
An Bo — farmer from Fujian (安伯) [Chs. 701–800]
Elder member of the agricultural experts sent to advise on potato production, a title of respect rather than a confirmed personal surname.
Original: 安伯 | Chapter(s): 722 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 安伯 | Chapter(s): 722 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Other three Fujian potato specialists (福建其余三位种洋芋老农) [Chs. 701–800]
Other three of the four specialists. No individual names recorded in this introduction; keep the identifiable group without inventing identities.
Original: 福建其余三位种洋芋老农 | Chapter(s): 722 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 福建其余三位种洋芋老农 | Chapter(s): 722 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Luo Hongde — physician (罗宏德) [Chs. 701–800]
Physician named in the later north-western medical-service network; existing Chapters 601–700 addition should be cross-indexed rather than duplicated as a new person.
Original: 罗宏德 | Chapter(s): 668–683, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 罗宏德 | Chapter(s): 668–683, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
He the doctor — surname He (贺大夫) [Chs. 701–800]
Doctor attending family and domestic illness; no verified personal name. Distinguish from court functionaries and matron Mama He.
Original: 贺大夫 | Chapter(s): 721, 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 贺大夫 | Chapter(s): 721, 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Huang the cook — skilled chef (黄师傅) [Chs. 701–800]
Professional cook whose talent is recruited or discussed in Yuxi’s household; his son Huang Qing is a different person.
Original: 黄师傅 | Chapter(s): 738 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 黄师傅 | Chapter(s): 738 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Huang Qing — son of Chef Huang (黄庆) [Chs. 701–800]
Adult/young son of Chef Huang, discussed in arrangements for the cook’s household.
Original: 黄庆 | Chapter(s): 738 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 黄庆 | Chapter(s): 738 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Gao Song — military contact (高松) [Chs. 701–800]
Military officer or agent named in political intelligence; do NOT conflate with Mr Gao (高先生) who advises Jiang Wenrui.
Original: 高松 | Chapter(s): 760, 791 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 高松 | Chapter(s): 760, 791 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Changming — courier to Jiang Hongjin (长明) [Chs. 701–800]
One of Jiang Hongjin’s attendant agents in the capital case; indexed principally under Jiang Hongjin household below.
Original: 长明 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 长明 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhang Liniang — servant recruited by Yuxi (张丽娘) [Chs. 701–800]
Originally brought into Yuxi’s service during the previous chapter range. An existing character; NOT the Zhang widow in Chapter 723 or Madam Zhang in Chapter 655.
Original: 张丽娘 | Chapter(s): 654, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 张丽娘 | Chapter(s): 654, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Matrons, maids and infant attendants
Servants (3)
Qiushuang — Yun household maid (秋霜) [Chs. 701–800]
Named maid already added during Chapters 601–700 audit; tracked in service history rather than counted as a newly named person.
Original: 秋霜 | Chapter(s): 602–606, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 秋霜 | Chapter(s): 602–606, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Mama Gao — domestic matron (高妈妈) [Chs. 701–800]
Older servant from earlier 601–700 audit. Identify by her particular household and avoid combining with unrelated surname Gao people.
Original: 高妈妈 | Chapter(s): 601–606, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 高妈妈 | Chapter(s): 601–606, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Mama Lu — domestic matron (路婆子) [Chs. 701–800]
Earlier-attested older attendant, surname 路. Distinct from women surnamed 陆, 卢 and 鲁.
Original: 路婆子 | Chapter(s): 601–606, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 路婆子 | Chapter(s): 601–606, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 16 Yun (云) family | 36 chapter-extension entries
Yun Qing and Han Yuxi — direct family
Family Members (5)
Yun Qihao / Qihao [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 858–862]
Original: 云启浩 / 启浩; previously contemplated milk names 樱桃 (Yingtao) and 圆圆 (Yuanyuan)
Third child and first son of Yuxi and Yun Qing, born at sunrise on the first day of the lunar year. His given name was determined by a late senior Yun relative; appointed heir (世子) on the second day of the lunar year. Later called A Hao (阿浩). Yingtao was a proposed name before birth and Yuanyuan was rejected, NOT established former names.
Third child and first son of Yuxi and Yun Qing, born at sunrise on the first day of the lunar year. His given name was determined by a late senior Yun relative; appointed heir (世子) on the second day of the lunar year. Later called A Hao (阿浩). Yingtao was a proposed name before birth and Yuanyuan was rejected, NOT established former names.
Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900 [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 887–900]
Original: 玉熙第四胎双胞胎 (尚未出生)
New pregnancy confirmed in Chapter 887, after Qihao’s birth; physician He estimates twins in Chapter 892. There are TWO foetuses in this pregnancy, whose genders and names remain unconfirmed within this scope. Do not count the earlier three births twice.
New pregnancy confirmed in Chapter 887, after Qihao’s birth; physician He estimates twins in Chapter 892. There are TWO foetuses in this pregnancy, whose genders and names remain unconfirmed within this scope. Do not count the earlier three births twice.
Zaozao / Yun Lan — rank updated [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 862, 899–900]
Original: 云岚 / 枣枣 / 大郡主
Eldest daughter now styled Eldest Commandery Princess (大郡主). Rescues a child from kidnappers in Chapter 899; already profiled among Yuxi’s children.
Eldest daughter now styled Eldest Commandery Princess (大郡主). Rescues a child from kidnappers in Chapter 899; already profiled among Yuxi’s children.
Liu-er — rank updated [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 862, 899–900]
Original: 柳儿 / 柳枝 / 二郡主
Yun Qing and Yuxi’s second daughter, newly styled Second Commandery Princess (二郡主); witnesses violence during the lantern festival.
Yun Qing and Yuxi’s second daughter, newly styled Second Commandery Princess (二郡主); witnesses violence during the lantern festival.
Yuxi’s later pregnancy / conception cross-reference [CROSS-REFERENCE; Chapters 887–892]
Original: 玉熙在庄子上受孕的第四胎
Chapter 887 dates conception of Yuxi’s fourth pregnancy to a family estate visit; twins not yet born by Chapter 900. Cross-reference the principal twin-foetus profile and do not count this as two additional children.
Chapter 887 dates conception of Yuxi’s fourth pregnancy to a family estate visit; twins not yet born by Chapter 900. Cross-reference the principal twin-foetus profile and do not count this as two additional children.
Household maternity and women’s service
Staff (1)
Physician He [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 812, 821, 846, 856, 858, 887, 892]
Original: 贺大夫 / 贺太医 (textual title variation)
Attends Yuxi’s pregnancy, predicted daughter inaccurately before Qihao’s birth, then confirms new pregnancy and probable twins. The source alternates Daifu and Taiyi designations; avoid imposing an unverified personal name.
Attends Yuxi’s pregnancy, predicted daughter inaccurately before Qihao’s birth, then confirms new pregnancy and probable twins. The source alternates Daifu and Taiyi designations; avoid imposing an unverified personal name.
Servants (10)
Mama Zeng — maternity helper [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 823, 859]
Original: 曾婆子 / 曾妈妈
Older woman assisting Mama Lan and Momo Quan at Yuxi’s birth, separately from physician Zeng and any Zeng marriage-clan matron. Chapter 859 specifically names Zeng Pozi as one of the delivering attendants.
Older woman assisting Mama Lan and Momo Quan at Yuxi’s birth, separately from physician Zeng and any Zeng marriage-clan matron. Chapter 859 specifically names Zeng Pozi as one of the delivering attendants.
Qihao’s first wet nurse, discharged [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 860]
Original: 启浩原聘乳娘 (未具名)
Employed in anticipation of Yuxi’s birth, but developed diarrhoea on the first day; paid and dismissed. Yuxi breastfeeds the son herself.
Employed in anticipation of Yuxi’s birth, but developed diarrhoea on the first day; paid and dismissed. Yuxi breastfeeds the son herself.
Gancao / Liquorice [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 812, 846, 850, 866, 892, 900]
Original: 甘草
Yuxi’s maid, delivers food to Zaozao, helps with doctors and pregnancy. Do not confuse with unrelated plant name.
Yuxi’s maid, delivers food to Zaozao, helps with doctors and pregnancy. Do not confuse with unrelated plant name.
Banxia / Pinellia [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 850–851]
Original: 半夏
Yuxi’s attendant, reports Huo Changqing’s punishment of Zaozao and serves meals to the children.
Yuxi’s attendant, reports Huo Changqing’s punishment of Zaozao and serves meals to the children.
Wei Meiyun [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 801, 850, 862, 899]
Original: 魏美云 / 美云
Previously associated with the charity establishment, now handling direct domestic messages and child-related errands at the Pingxi palace. One recurring woman, not a second maid of the same name without proof.
Previously associated with the charity establishment, now handling direct domestic messages and child-related errands at the Pingxi palace. One recurring woman, not a second maid of the same name without proof.
Meilan [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 899]
Original: 美兰
Maid who recognises the rescued boy as the second son of Wu Kuo (邬阔), and carries the unconscious child to be returned.
Maid who recognises the rescued boy as the second son of Wu Kuo (邬阔), and carries the unconscious child to be returned.
A De [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 850]
Original: 阿德
Huo Changqing’s personal attendant. Receives the nourishing soup sent for Zaozao when Huo refuses to let the punished child drink it.
Huo Changqing’s personal attendant. Receives the nourishing soup sent for Zaozao when Huo refuses to let the punished child drink it.
Qiuhe / Autumn Lotus [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 812, 850]
Original: 秋荷
Attendant associated with the Yun children and Huo Changqing’s quarters; supplies ointment after Zaozao’s punishment.
Attendant associated with the Yun children and Huo Changqing’s quarters; supplies ointment after Zaozao’s punishment.
Hongqi [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 833]
Original: 红芪
Yun-family maid whose name appears in the recurring domestic staff; one profile only unless independent identification is established.
Yun-family maid whose name appears in the recurring domestic staff; one profile only unless independent identification is established.
Hongdou [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 833, 838]
Original: 红豆
Domestic maid assisting the Yun children; appears with Hongqi at the women’s academy.
Domestic maid assisting the Yun children; appears with Hongqi at the women’s academy.
Huo Changqing’s ward and personal security
Staff (4)
Ah Ding [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 836]
Original: 阿丁
Young palace/résidence messenger sent to fetch Zaozao from Huo Changqing’s side; personal full name absent.
Young palace/résidence messenger sent to fetch Zaozao from Huo Changqing’s side; personal full name absent.
Zhuzi / Pillar [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 853–854, 899]
Original: 柱子
Palace door guard on duty with Xu Daniu; embarrassed by his reaction to the beauty Hong Yeliu; later accompanies escorted children.
Palace door guard on duty with Xu Daniu; embarrassed by his reaction to the beauty Hong Yeliu; later accompanies escorted children.
Yin Zhaofeng [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 897–900]
Original: 殷兆丰
Armed escort accompanying Zaozao at the lantern festival. Protects her and saves Wu Jinyu from kidnappers, bringing both back to the palace.
Armed escort accompanying Zaozao at the lantern festival. Protects her and saves Wu Jinyu from kidnappers, bringing both back to the palace.
Xing Sibo [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 899]
Original: 刑斯伯
Armed bodyguard of Yun Qing during the lantern-festival assassination attempt; counts 26 attackers and reports captured and escaped suspects.
Armed bodyguard of Yun Qing during the lantern-festival assassination attempt; counts 26 attackers and reports captured and escaped suspects.
Officials allied to the Yun court
Staff (7)
Prefect Liu Biyuan [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 897, 899–900]
Original: 柳必元 / 柳知府
Already indexed Haocheng prefect; responds to staged crowd stampede and Yun Qing assassination at the Lantern Festival and takes suspects for interrogation.
Already indexed Haocheng prefect; responds to staged crowd stampede and Yun Qing assassination at the Lantern Festival and takes suspects for interrogation.
Meng Fangjun [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 822]
Original: 孟方峻
Director of the supervisory department (监察司司长), mentioned during official discipline and investigations. No kinship with the unrelated Meng official families is established.
Director of the supervisory department (监察司司长), mentioned during official discipline and investigations. No kinship with the unrelated Meng official families is established.
Xiao Yongchang [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 822]
Original: 萧永昌
Official mentioned in the administrative/investigative discussions. Keep separate from Lady Xiao of the Eastern Palace.
Official mentioned in the administrative/investigative discussions. Keep separate from Lady Xiao of the Eastern Palace.
An Zike [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 823, 851, 876]
Original: 安子柯
Agrarian official consulted on the expansion of potato growing and north-west administration, previously listed; Ch. 823–876 contributions cross-indexed.
Agrarian official consulted on the expansion of potato growing and north-west administration, previously listed; Ch. 823–876 contributions cross-indexed.
Unnamed elderly potato cultivator [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 876]
Original: 提供洋芋经验的老农 (未具名)
Experienced farmer used to support the official potato policy; Chapter 876 makes clear his drought prediction was produced at Yuxi’s behest.
Experienced farmer used to support the official potato policy; Chapter 876 makes clear his drought prediction was produced at Yuxi’s behest.
Senior farmer An Bo [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 720, 876]
Original: 安伯
Senior Fujian potato-growing specialist cited in agricultural recruitment and experimentation; rank is a form of address rather than proved personal name.
Senior Fujian potato-growing specialist cited in agricultural recruitment and experimentation; rank is a form of address rather than proved personal name.
Unnamed Fujian potato specialists [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 720, 876]
Original: 福建洋芋老农若干 (未具名)
A group of experienced farmers recruited to experiment with potato planting and intercropping. Distinguish them from the individually identified An Bo.
A group of experienced farmers recruited to experiment with potato planting and intercropping. Distinguish them from the individually identified An Bo.
Xu Wu and allied soldier marriages
Family Members (8)
Ling Ruoyun, wife of Xu Wu [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 832, 856, 862]
Original: 凌若云 / 凌氏
Wife of Xu Wu, married less than a year at Qihao’s birth, and attends the washing-three-day celebration, collecting birth-blessing gifts. If the earlier register gives Ling Shi, this is the same wife.
Wife of Xu Wu, married less than a year at Qihao’s birth, and attends the washing-three-day celebration, collecting birth-blessing gifts. If the earlier register gives Ling Shi, this is the same wife.
Wife of Xu Daniu, pregnant [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 862]
Original: 许大牛的妻子 (未具名)
Expecting a child in the period of Qihao’s three-day washing celebration; her child’s gender is not confirmed by Chapter 862.
Expecting a child in the period of Qihao’s three-day washing celebration; her child’s gender is not confirmed by Chapter 862.
Wife of Yuan Ying — Xiao Shi [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 862]
Original: 萧氏 (袁鹰妻)
Wife of officer Yuan Ying, attends Qihao’s three-day ceremony. Uneasy about changed social standing following her younger brother’s affair.
Wife of officer Yuan Ying, attends Qihao’s three-day ceremony. Uneasy about changed social standing following her younger brother’s affair.
Wife of Feng Dajun — Chang Shi [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 862]
Original: 常氏 (封大军妻)
Wife of Feng Dajun; helps receive wives at Qihao’s washing celebration, contrasting with Madam Xiao, wife of Yuan Ying. Not a Han maternal relative.
Wife of Feng Dajun; helps receive wives at Qihao’s washing celebration, contrasting with Madam Xiao, wife of Yuan Ying. Not a Han maternal relative.
Sister-in-law Xia — Tan Tuo’s son’s wife [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 862]
Original: 夏氏 (谭拓儿媳)
Tan Tuo’s daughter-in-law, attends the Qihao washing ceremony and accepts its customary lucky birth gifts.
Tan Tuo’s daughter-in-law, attends the Qihao washing ceremony and accepts its customary lucky birth gifts.
Du Zheng’s son and two daughters [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 862]
Original: 杜峥一子二女 (未具名)
Three children described by their father at Qihao’s washing celebration; eldest is a boy, followed by two girls.
Three children described by their father at Qihao’s washing celebration; eldest is a boy, followed by two girls.
Xu Daniu’s newborn daughter [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 875]
Original: 许大牛之女 (未具名)
Daughter born to Xu Daniu’s wife; despite his earlier preference for a boy, he becomes fond of her immediately.
Daughter born to Xu Daniu’s wife; despite his earlier preference for a boy, he becomes fond of her immediately.
Gao Song’s wife, Miss Sun [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 875]
Original: 高松之妻 / 孙家姑娘 (未具名)
Woman of the Sun family married to officer Gao Song. The relationship is mentioned in discussion of his loyalty to the Pingxi household.
Woman of the Sun family married to officer Gao Song. The relationship is mentioned in discussion of his loyalty to the Pingxi household.
Staff (1)
Gao Song [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 875]
Original: 高松
Officer in Yun Qing’s circle, present at a celebration of Xu Daniu’s daughter; voices hostile comments concerning Yuxi’s governing position while drunk, later admonished by Xu Wu.
Officer in Yun Qing’s circle, present at a celebration of Xu Daniu’s daughter; voices hostile comments concerning Yuxi’s governing position while drunk, later admonished by Xu Wu.
17 Yan (燕) family — Liaodong command and personal agents43 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Yan senior and third-household generations
Family Members (3)
Marshal Yan [mentioned]
A senior frontier commander killed in the catastrophe. His death is central to the Yun family's changed fortunes and the dispute at court. Chapters: 49 Original: 燕元帅
Third Master Yan [mentioned]
A member of the Yan family accused of involvement in passing on frontier military intelligence. The facts remain contested within this stage of the story. Chapters: 49 Original: 燕家三老爷
Third Master Yan’s Donghu-born mother [reported/mentioned]
A woman of Donghu origin who is identified as the mother of the Yan relative blamed for revealing frontier intelligence. Her son is reported to have quarrelled bitterly with Marshal Yan. This information reaches Yuxi as reported background to a politically charged accusation. Chapters: 49 Original: 燕家三老爷之母 [东胡女子，未具名]
Yan Wushuang / loyalists and covert agents
Family Members (7)
Yan Wushuang [mentioned]
Marshal Yan's son, whose whereabouts become uncertain after the frontier tragedy. Within these chapters, he is mainly known from reports. Chapters: 49–50 Original: 燕无双
Updated detail: Surviving son of Marshal Yan and commander of Meng Nian’s secret network. His entourage call him Seventh Master (七爷). The bearded visitor to Qianqian is his agent Meng Nian, not Yan Wushuang himself.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Surviving son of Marshal Yan and commander of Meng Nian’s secret network. His entourage call him Seventh Master (七爷). The bearded visitor to Qianqian is his agent Meng Nian, not Yan Wushuang himself. Chapters: 557 Original: 燕无双 / 七爷
Updated detail: Surviving son of Marshal Yan and commander of Meng Nian’s secret network. His entourage call him Seventh Master (七爷). The bearded visitor to Qianqian is his agent Meng Nian, not Yan Wushuang himself.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Surviving son of Marshal Yan and commander of Meng Nian’s secret network. His entourage call him Seventh Master (七爷). The bearded visitor to Qianqian is his agent Meng Nian, not Yan Wushuang himself. Chapters: 557 Original: 燕无双 / 七爷
Meng Nian — impersonator of Yan Wushuang [appears]
Subordinate of the REAL Yan Wushuang who meets Qianqian under his master’s name before revealing his genuine name and reporting back. Do not create a second Yan Wushuang identity for him. Chapters: 557 Original: 孟年 / 假燕无双
Tang Xingping — Uncle Tang [appears]
A long-serving loyal follower of the late Marshal Yan, who protects Yan Wushuang and urges him to produce an heir; called Uncle Tang (唐伯). Chapters: 557 Original: 唐兴平 / 唐伯
A Yi — Qianqian’s young maid [appears]
Young maid devoted to Qianqian (Duan Xinrong) at Yichun House, rescued by her mistress and troubled by the visiting stranger’s attentions. Chapters: 556–557 Original: 阿忆
The madam of Yichun House — unnamed [appears; unnamed]
Manager of the Liaodong establishment where Qianqian plays the qin; arranges the disguised visitor’s meeting. Chapters: 556–557 Original: 倚春楼老鸨
The two unnamed women recruited for Yan Wushuang [appear; unnamed]
Two women selected by Tang Xingping as prospective mothers of Yan Wushuang’s children to preserve the Yan family line. Chapters: 557 Original: 燕无双安排的两名女子
Gatekeeper and young page of Yan Wushuang’s safehouse [appear; unnamed]
An unnamed doorkeeper and young attendant who admit Meng Nian at the real Yan Wushuang’s covert residence. Chapters: 557 Original: 燕无双宅中的守门人及小童
Yan family military connections / other officers
Staff (3)
Deputy Marshal Zhang — frontier counterattack commander [reported/mentioned]
Frontier deputy commander whose forces drive back the Donghu after Tong City falls. His recovery of the city becomes part of the political events surrounding allegations against the Yan and Song families. His personal name is not given. Chapters: 49 Original: 张将军 [副帅]
Old General Qin — frontier commander in Yu City [mentioned/past-life memory]
Veteran border commander in the northwest. He is publicly reputed to be an enemy of Old General Yun, leading outsiders to assume Yun Qing would never seek protection in his territory; Yuxi understands from her first-life memories that the enmity was misleading. Chapters: 49–50 Original: 秦老将军
General Tong — commander in Liaodong [mentioned]
Liaodong commander and brother-in-law of Song Huaijin, discussed while the Ninth Prince seeks to preserve a balance of military power. Chapters: 290 Original: 童大将军
Yan Wushuang / political-military household
Staff (4)
Qiu Dashan (仇大山) [Chs. 601–700]
Commander loyal to Yan Wushuang; leads the operation against Marquis Jiang in Liaodong. Former childhood companion of Yan Wushuang. Chapter: 652. Source: Chapter index ↗
Guo Zhong (郭中) [Chs. 601–700]
Trusted adviser to Yan Wushuang who discusses the campaign of propaganda and deception against the Emperor. Chapter: 652. Source: Chapter index ↗
Qiu Wanshan (仇万山) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Yan Wushuang’s Liaodong officer, discussing political choices and military loyalty. Chapters: 691. Chinese index reference: 仇万山. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 CAUTION: Chapter 701 onward often writes 仇大山 for a Liaodong general. Earlier 仇万山 is preserved as transcribed; the text reviewed does not establish a legitimate name-change, so the dossier does not force a single identity.
701–800 CAUTION: Chapter 701 onward often writes 仇大山 for a Liaodong general. Earlier 仇万山 is preserved as transcribed; the text reviewed does not establish a legitimate name-change, so the dossier does not force a single identity.
Tie Kui (铁奎) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Deputy to Qiu Wanshan who opposes concession or truce; not an alias of his superior. Chapters: 691. Chinese index reference: 铁奎. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 IDENTITY RECONCILIATION (Chs. 746, 758–759): Tie Kui is the assumed public identity of Ning Hai (宁海), Han Yuxi’s youngest maternal uncle. The original son of Tie Hu called Tie Kui died before the adoption. The two Tie Kui identities must be separated; the living general is Ning Hai.
701–800 IDENTITY RECONCILIATION (Chs. 746, 758–759): Tie Kui is the assumed public identity of Ning Hai (宁海), Han Yuxi’s youngest maternal uncle. The original son of Tie Hu called Tie Kui died before the adoption. The two Tie Kui identities must be separated; the living general is Ning Hai.
Yan Wushuang / intelligence agents
Staff (2)
Yueying (月影) [Chs. 601–700]
Assassin in Yan Wushuang’s organisation, discussed after a failed attack against Yuxi; do not assign any real name not stated. Chapter: 652. Source: Chapter index ↗
Unnamed forged-document expert (伪造文书高手) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Forger described as an individually identifiable member of Yan Wushuang’s covert network. Identity and surname are not stated. Chapters: 652. Chinese index reference: 伪造文书高手. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 · Yan (燕) clan — hidden descendants and bodyguards
Secrecy surrounding Yan Wushuang’s sons
Staff (1)
Two sworn death-guards for the hidden Yan heirs (保护燕家二子的两名死士) [Chs. 701–800]
Two particular unnamed sworn guards, among the only people aware of the two boys’ whereabouts besides Yan Wushuang and Tang Xingping. Distinguish them from Yan Wushuang’s visible residence guards.
Original: 保护燕家二子的两名死士 | Chapter(s): 701 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 保护燕家二子的两名死士 | Chapter(s): 701 | Source: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 17 Yan (燕) family | 23 chapter-extension entries
Yan Wushuang and Han Yuchen — later children
Family Members (5)
Yan Hengli / Achi [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 857, 862, 869]
Original: 燕恒礼 / 阿赤 / 小三
Son of Yan Wushuang and Han Yuchen, third son as called by father. One of boy-girl twins delivered before term on the twenty-eighth lunar day of the twelfth month. Formal name Yan Hengli, household childhood name Achi.
Son of Yan Wushuang and Han Yuchen, third son as called by father. One of boy-girl twins delivered before term on the twenty-eighth lunar day of the twelfth month. Formal name Yan Hengli, household childhood name Achi.
Yan Hengyu / Abao [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 857, 862, 869]
Original: 燕恒毓 / 阿宝
Daughter of Yan Wushuang and Han Yuchen, twin sister of Yan Hengli; childhood name Abao. Father particularly dotes on her. Name clarified in Chapter 869.
Daughter of Yan Wushuang and Han Yuchen, twin sister of Yan Hengli; childhood name Abao. Father particularly dotes on her. Name clarified in Chapter 869.
Two previously concealed sons of Yan Wushuang [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 701, 830]
Original: 燕无双藏匿的两个儿子 (未具名)
Two young sons raised out of public view whose existence Yan has concealed. Distinguish them from the later royal twins born to Yuchen.
Two young sons raised out of public view whose existence Yan has concealed. Distinguish them from the later royal twins born to Yuchen.
Two sons of Yan Wushuang born to a pair of sisters [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 830, 856]
Original: 燕无双与姊妹女子所生二子 (未具名)
Two boys born to two women who are sisters, treated differently from the concealed line and later Yuchen children; do not automatically combine those two pairs of sons.
Two boys born to two women who are sisters, treated differently from the concealed line and later Yuchen children; do not automatically combine those two pairs of sons.
The two sisters who bore Yan Wushuang sons [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 830, 856]
Original: 为燕无双生子的两姊妹 (未具名)
Sister pair in the Yan residence who are mothers to two of Yan’s earlier children; names and formal status are not supplied.
Sister pair in the Yan residence who are mothers to two of Yan’s earlier children; names and formal status are not supplied.
Yan Wushuang — military and palace staff
Family Members (1)
The deceased waiter’s surviving younger brother [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 867]
Original: 死去小二的弟弟 (未具名)
Only surviving immediate relative of the suspected waiter; authorities seek him for questioning or reprisals.
Only surviving immediate relative of the suspected waiter; authorities seek him for questioning or reprisals.
Staff (12)
Gao Dongnan [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 847]
Original: 高东南
Head of Yan Wushuang’s private interrogation guards, investigates Eunuch Li and the suspicious death of Zhou Jing.
Head of Yan Wushuang’s private interrogation guards, investigates Eunuch Li and the suspicious death of Zhou Jing.
Ah Qian [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 857]
Original: 阿千
Bodyguard who reports birth of Yuchen’s first twin to Yan Wushuang.
Bodyguard who reports birth of Yuchen’s first twin to Yan Wushuang.
Guo Zhong — death of general [STATUS UPDATE: DIED; Chapters 867]
Original: 郭中
Trusted Yan Wushuang commander responsible for guarding the imperial city, poisoned while eating at a Yang-family dog-meat shop in the capital. One person also present in the 1–800 guide.
Trusted Yan Wushuang commander responsible for guarding the imperial city, poisoned while eating at a Yang-family dog-meat shop in the capital. One person also present in the 1–800 guide.
Su Hua — murdered commander [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 869]
Original: 苏华
Commander in Yan Wushuang’s forces, killed at a pleasure establishment after Guo Zhong’s poisoning. A woman with him was also found dead.
Commander in Yan Wushuang’s forces, killed at a pleasure establishment after Guo Zhong’s poisoning. A woman with him was also found dead.
Unnamed prostitute killed with Su Hua [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 869]
Original: 与苏华同死的青楼女子 (未具名)
Woman killed in bed with Yan commander Su Hua; no full name given.
Woman killed in bed with Yan commander Su Hua; no full name given.
Dr Zhang, imperial court, poisoned Guo Zhong [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 867]
Original: 张太医
Court physician who explains the rare extracted seed poison in Guo Zhong’s case. Possible same physician as earlier court entries, but identification not explicitly proven.
Court physician who explains the rare extracted seed poison in Guo Zhong’s case. Possible same physician as earlier court entries, but identification not explicitly proven.
Local physician at Guo Zhong’s death [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 867]
Original: 狗肉馆大夫 (未具名)
Unnamed civilian doctor at the dog-meat restaurant who confirms rapid fatal poisoning before the royal physician arrives.
Unnamed civilian doctor at the dog-meat restaurant who confirms rapid fatal poisoning before the royal physician arrives.
Yang dog-meat shop cook [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 867]
Original: 杨家狗肉馆厨子 (未具名)
Cook whose dishes attracted Guo Zhong to the restaurant and whose business was the site of the poisoning.
Cook whose dishes attracted Guo Zhong to the restaurant and whose business was the site of the poisoning.
Deceased newly hired waiter at dog-meat shop [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 867]
Original: 杨家狗肉馆新雇小二 (未具名)
Waiter hired around half a month before Guo Zhong’s poisoning, identified as likely source of the poisoned wine; found dead in the well.
Waiter hired around half a month before Guo Zhong’s poisoning, identified as likely source of the poisoned wine; found dead in the well.
Guo Zhong’s dog-meat shop patrons and arrested workers [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 867]
Original: 杨家狗肉馆被扣客人与伙计 (未具名)
Various unnamed suspects, restaurant workers and customers interrogated following poisoning, a group rather than known named individuals.
Various unnamed suspects, restaurant workers and customers interrogated following poisoning, a group rather than known named individuals.
Zhao Kuo [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 890]
Original: 赵括
Provincial military leader outwardly accepting Yan Wushuang’s authority, but suspected of private manoeuvres.
Provincial military leader outwardly accepting Yan Wushuang’s authority, but suspected of private manoeuvres.
Qu Liangji [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 890]
Original: 瞿良骥
Regional military commander in his fifties, allegedly unwell; nominally submits to Yan Wushuang but remains politically unreliable.
Regional military commander in his fifties, allegedly unwell; nominally submits to Yan Wushuang but remains politically unreliable.
Yan Wushuang — intelligence and covert agents
Family Members (1)
Qin Wu — mother, wife and children [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 832]
Original: 秦五家母、妻、子女 (未具名)
Family of the would-be killer Qin Wu; his mother, wife and children become targets or instruments of coercion in the assassination aftermath.
Family of the would-be killer Qin Wu; his mother, wife and children become targets or instruments of coercion in the assassination aftermath.
Staff (4)
Lieying / Falcon [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 818, 869]
Original: 猎鹰
High-ranking intelligence codename cited in the capital espionage network. Different from Migua unless the narrative expressly establishes the same person.
High-ranking intelligence codename cited in the capital espionage network. Different from Migua unless the narrative expressly establishes the same person.
Migua / Honeydew Melon [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 832, 869]
Original: 蜜瓜
Intelligence codename for a covert operative in the capital. Described as cautious and discussed after the murders of Guo Zhong and Su Hua. Do not assume is the same person as Lieying.
Intelligence codename for a covert operative in the capital. Described as cautious and discussed after the murders of Guo Zhong and Su Hua. Do not assume is the same person as Lieying.
Qin Wu, traitorous fifth man [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 832]
Original: 秦五
Assassin or renegade called Qin Fifth implicated in the attempt on Qiu Dashan. Five assassins in total mentioned; he is the individually named participant.
Assassin or renegade called Qin Fifth implicated in the attempt on Qiu Dashan. Five assassins in total mentioned; he is the individually named participant.
Four other assassins in the Qiu Dashan attempt [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 832]
Original: 刺杀仇大山另四名刺客 (未具名)
Unnamed other attackers in a five-person assassination detachment; do not infer their actual identities.
Unnamed other attackers in a five-person assassination detachment; do not infer their actual identities.
18 Court officials, governors and allied administrations27 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
People linked to this household (branch not established)
Family Members (2)
Noble Consort Song [mentioned]
An imperial consort whose faction contests the Empress's side over succession. She is not Song Mingyue, the Han girls' teacher. Welcomes the Han sisters to the palace; her children, Princess Qinxin and Princes Chai Xuan and Chai Jin, play a direct part in the new royal marriage prospects. Chapters: 49, 96; 156–157, 179 Original: 宋贵妃
The Empress and Crown Prince [mentioned]
Central members of the rival palace faction, opposed by Noble Consort Song and the Ninth Prince. Their conflict affects the frontier injustice and the direction of court politics. The palace coup and the Crown Prince’s death become the backdrop to the Duan family’s alleged political offences. Chapters: 49, 96; 125–136, 172–175 Original: 皇后、太子
Staff (13)
County vice-magistrate’s wife [mentioned; unnamed]
Woman who pressured Momo Quan to sell her profitable cake shop in Shaanxi. Chapters: 242 Original: 县丞夫人
Prefect’s wife [mentioned; unnamed]
Cousin and political protector of the county vice-magistrate’s wife. Chapters: 242 Original: 知府夫人
Geng Jichen — named official [appears]
One of the named people associated with regional events or the court’s frontier inquiry. Chapters: 501 Original: 耿继臣
Kang Donglin — named official [appears]
Official whose death or removal is invoked in the political conversation. Chapters: 501 Original: 康东林
Zhang Wenjie — provincial governor [appears]
Provincial official participating in the court’s scrutiny of the frontier administration. Chapters: 514 Original: 张文杰
Wang Xinhai — official [appears]
Officer or official named during the investigation and associated with the government response. Chapters: 514 Original: 王新海
Tao Hongchang — imperial guard [appears]
First-class guard tasked with the arrest or apprehension of Yuxi during the imperial investigation. Chapters: 540 Original: 陶宏昌
Chen Wei — north-western commander [appears]
Commander serving under Ji Xuan, described as capable but cautious. Separate from other men of the common Chen surname. Chapters: 583 Original: 陈伟
Ba Xiaofan — regional anti-bandit commander [appears]
Military officer who formerly served Ji Xuan in suppressing bandits and is reported dead by Chapter 583. Chapters: 565, 583 Original: 包小帆
Bao Yong — earlier antagonist [appears]
Man responsible for the death of the former Prefect Yang, establishing the grievance behind the local unrest. Chapters: 565 Original: 包勇
Captain Liu — Liu Qianhu [mentioned; given name unknown]
Military officer holding the rank of qianhu, mentioned in investigations concerning the western frontier; personal given name not stated. Chapters: 514 Original: 柳千户
Ge Hongtao (葛红涛) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Yu-faction man identified in connection with the earlier ruination of the Yao Guangzhang family. Chapters: 679. Chinese index reference: 葛红涛. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Gao Tongzhi, deputy judge in Linzhou (高同知) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Deputy prefectural official in Linzhou; his surname is Gao, personal name unknown. Not the army officer Gao Song. Chapters: 679. Chinese index reference: 高同知. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 · Regional officials, investigators and other named persons
Court ministers, field prefectures and bureaucrats
Staff (7)
Su Tongpan — deputy prefect (苏通判) [Chs. 701–800]
Court-appointed sub-prefect or prefectural assistant encountered in Jiang Hongjin’s intrigue; personal name not given.
Original: 苏通判 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 苏通判 | Chapter(s): 750 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Tang Zhan — palace concubine’s brother (唐战) [Chs. 701–800]
Brother of Tang Jieyu/Jieyi, connected to the military and government discussion; personally named unlike his sister.
Original: 唐战 | Chapter(s): 745, 759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 唐战 | Chapter(s): 745, 759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lin Fengyuan — official of the Lin family (林风远) [Chs. 701–800]
Official who bears court news; elder brother of the consort Lin Wanyuan. Distinct from Lin Furong of the Chiang (蒋) marriage circle.
Original: 林风远 | Chapter(s): 742, 779–780 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 林风远 | Chapter(s): 742, 779–780 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Mister Qian — adviser (钱先生) [Chs. 701–800]
A locally titled adviser named by surname only in the negotiations; preserve unspecified forename.
Original: 钱先生 | Chapter(s): 752–760 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 钱先生 | Chapter(s): 752–760 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Gao Tongzhi — Linzhou deputy prefect (高同知) [Chs. 701–800]
Regional deputy prefect first mentioned in Chapters 601–700; no new forename established by his recurring title.
Original: 高同知 | Chapter(s): 668–683, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 高同知 | Chapter(s): 668–683, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Cao Hao — named official (曹昊) [Chs. 701–800]
Named northern or regional official in the political exchange. Unlike Cao Han (曹汉), a different person in Widow Zhang case.
Original: 曹昊 | Chapter(s): 701–720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 曹昊 | Chapter(s): 701–720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ergouzi — childhood-style name (二狗子) [Chs. 701–800]
Individual identified by rough childhood name Ergouzi (二狗子). The phrase is not a courtesy name; no formal name attested.
Original: 二狗子 | Chapter(s): 701–720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 二狗子 | Chapter(s): 701–720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 18 Court officials, governors and allied administrations | 4 chapter-extension entries
Capital political advisers
Staff (3)
Master Gao advising Jiang Wenrui [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 813–814]
Original: 高先生
Scholarly counsellor in the Jiang Hongfu/Jiang Wenrui political correspondence, distinct from the unrelated Wen adviser.
Scholarly counsellor in the Jiang Hongfu/Jiang Wenrui political correspondence, distinct from the unrelated Wen adviser.
Adviser Zhao [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 813–814]
Original: 赵先生
Already used by Han Jianming; also referred to in discussions of Jiang Hongfu and the frontier. Do not merge with a distinct Zhao official by surname alone.
Already used by Han Jianming; also referred to in discussions of Jiang Hongfu and the frontier. Do not merge with a distinct Zhao official by surname alone.
Xu Wu’s subordinate courier [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 899]
Original: 负责向许武报讯的未具名信使
Unnamed palace/frontier messenger delivering reports in the assassination investigation; person not named.
Unnamed palace/frontier messenger delivering reports in the assassination investigation; person not named.
Jiangnan officials and Yu collateral family
Family Members (1)
Yu Baojia [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 890, 892]
Original: 于宝嘉
Jiangnan governor and collateral relative of the Yu chancellor’s clan; refuses to credit Yuxi’s disaster warning. Described as a once-supported but independent Yu relative.
Jiangnan governor and collateral relative of the Yu chancellor’s clan; refuses to credit Yuxi’s disaster warning. Described as a once-supported but independent Yu relative.
701–800 · Unrelated Yu (于) surname / not a member of Lu (卢) clan
Yu Boda — disputed identity in the earlier source dossier
Staff
Yu Boda (于博达) — possible separate officer; relationship unconfirmed
This is an unrelated Yu (于) surname form, NOT a verified relative of Lu Boda or Yu Xiyu. The earlier dossier both described him as a separate official and flagged a possible scribal inconsistency; that conflict remains unresolved.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Yu Boda, disputed surname form (于博达) [CROSS-REFERENCE ONLY] — Chapter 643 gives the general the surname 于 although nearby accounts call a Sichuan commander 卢博达. Cross-reference with Lu Boda; separate identity is NOT established. Chapters: 643. Chinese index reference: 于博达. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 RECONCILIATION: maintain 于博达 as a separate indexed person, not a spelling variant of 卢博达 (Lu Boda), on the evidence of Chapters 720–770.
Yu Boda — distinct senior official (于博达) [Chs. 701–800] — Another official with personal name Boda, surnamed 于. Do not conflate with 卢博达, whose family supplies Han Jiancheng’s prospective bride.
Original: 于博达 | Chapter(s): 720–770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Yu Boda, disputed surname form (于博达) [CROSS-REFERENCE ONLY] — Chapter 643 gives the general the surname 于 although nearby accounts call a Sichuan commander 卢博达. Cross-reference with Lu Boda; separate identity is NOT established. Chapters: 643. Chinese index reference: 于博达. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 RECONCILIATION: maintain 于博达 as a separate indexed person, not a spelling variant of 卢博达 (Lu Boda), on the evidence of Chapters 720–770.
Yu Boda — distinct senior official (于博达) [Chs. 701–800] — Another official with personal name Boda, surnamed 于. Do not conflate with 卢博达, whose family supplies Han Jiancheng’s prospective bride.
Original: 于博达 | Chapter(s): 720–770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
19 Mama Fang, Lian (连) family and bun-shop circle19 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Wan (万) suitor’s family
Family Members (3)
Wan Jiahua — potential suitor of Zisu [appears]
Prospective husband whose entanglement with a female cousin causes Zisu to reject the match. Chapters: 245 Original: 万家华
Wan Jiahua’s maternal cousin [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed girl with whom he is found entangled. Chapters: 245 Original: 万家华姨母家的表妹
Wan Jiahua’s maternal aunt [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed older relative through whom the cousin connection is described. Chapters: 245 Original: 万家华的姨母
Lian Shan and Mama Fang / married household
Family Members (4)
Caidie’s mother [appears]
Han household worker who checks the Lian family as a potential marriage match and warns about the Wan family. Chapters: 243, 245 Original: 彩蝶娘
Da-lang of the Lian family [appears]
Eldest son of Mama Fang and Lian Shan, proposed as a husband for Caidie. Chapters: 243, 245 Original: 连家大郎
Lian Dalang — older stepson of Mama Fang [appears]
Lian Shan’s elder son. Treats his stepmother with affection and accompanies her to visit the ill Yuxi. Yuxi considers Caidie as a possible future wife for him. Chapters: 101–102, 162 Original: 连大郎
Lian Erlang — younger stepson of Mama Fang [mentioned]
Lian Shan’s younger son. Along with Dalang, he is sent to school under his caring stepmother’s encouragement. Chapters: 101–102 Original: 连二郎
Staff (1)
Lian Shan [appears]
A man associated with the Five-City Military Patrol, widowed with children. Through an introduction, he becomes connected with a possible remarriage for Mama Fang. He has married Mama Fang and entrusted his sons, Lian Dalang and Lian Erlang, to her care. Chapters: 68–69; 101–102 Original: 连山
Servants (3)
Mama An — servant at Mama Fang’s shop [appears]
A physically capable woman bought for Yuxi’s business and employed at Mama Fang’s shop after her original merchant master was imprisoned. Mama An regards Mama Fang almost as a sister and notices that Xiao Wei’s relatives are behaving opportunistically. She privately fears she may never reunite with her husband and child, from whom she was separately sold. This background is introduced at Chapter 33, before later shop troubles. Chapters: 33, 47 Original: 安婆子
Xiao Wei — girl connected to Mama Fang’s shop [appears]
Young girl whom Mama Fang hopes to adopt as a goddaughter and train in her cooking and bun-making business, because the girl resembles Mama Fang’s late child. Yuxi suspects Xiao Wei’s family wants access to Mama Fang’s profitable techniques and opposes the arrangement. Xiao Wei also features in later shop tensions. Chapters: 33, 47 Original: 小薇
Lian household washerwoman [mentioned]
An unnamed rough-work servant employed by Mama Fang’s new family to handle laundry and chores, freeing her for shop management. Chapters: 102 Original: 连家粗使婆子
Bun-shop and hired travelling support / unrelated affiliates
Staff (5)
Constable Huang [appears]
An officer who uses his official position to make trouble for Mama Fang's business, prompting Yuxi to seek assistance. Chapters: 47 Original: 黄衙役
A marriage broker for Yuxi’s new staff [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed broker involved in recruitment of Yuxi’s new maids. Chapters: 238 Original: 牙婆
Xinglong Escort Agency — unnamed escorts [mentioned; unnamed]
Professional escort guards considered or engaged for the western journey; a service group, not an individual named character. Chapters: 293, 299 Original: 兴隆镖局镖师
Luo — Lu clan’s escort captain [appears]
About forty; appointed to lead twelve skilled Lu family guards who will protect Yuxi on the dangerous journey west. Personal name not given. Chapters: 300 Original: 骆姓护卫头领
Twelve Lu family escorts [mentioned; unnamed]
Skilled guards supplied by Lu Xiu’s father for Yuxi’s travelling party. Chapters: 297, 300 Original: 卢府十二护卫
Servants (3)
Mama An’s separated husband and child — missing family [mentioned, unnamed group]
Mama An explains to Mama Fang that she was sold away from her husband and child after her original merchant employer was punished and his household servants were sold. She spends her wages searching for them, without finding them yet by Chapter 33. Names and genders beyond those stated in the chapter are not invented. Chapters: 33 Original: 安婆子的丈夫和孩子 [未具名]
Mama Yin [appears]
A figure involved in the dispute over Mama Fang's shop and the conflict concerning Xiao Wei and the shop's interests. Chapters: 47 Original: 殷婆子
Seven newly recruited attendants [mentioned; unnamed]
Servants acquired and trained for Yuxi’s impending marriage. Chapters: 238 Original: 新买的七个丫鬟
20 Escort agencies, merchants, travellers and outsiders14 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
People linked to this household (branch not established)
Family Members (2)
Lu Second Master — Lu Xiu’s father [appears]
Provides help and escorts to Yuxi and discusses frontier events. His surname is 卢, not 陆. Chapters: 346 Original: 卢二老爷
Lu Second Master’s youngest son [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed son referred to in the escort family’s circumstances. Chapters: 346 Original: 卢二老爷幼子
Staff (10)
Luo Shuigui — escort captain [appears]
Leads the Lu-provided guards around Yuxi’s carriage and confronts the dangerous bandit journey. Chapters: 301–315, 346 Original: 骆水贵
Captain Huang — senior escort master [appears]
Senior officer of the Xinglong Escort Agency, who knows a Menghu Mountain bandit leader. Chapters: 302, 309–313 Original: 黄镖头
Da Mao — escort hand [appears]
Named member of the travelling party. Chapters: 303 Original: 大毛
Escorts of Xinglong Escort Agency [appears; group]
Thirty professional escorts accompany the procession; only certain leaders have individual names. Chapters: 301, 309–315 Original: 兴隆镖局三十名镖师
Twelve guards lent by the Lu household [appears; group]
Protective staff supplied by Yuxi’s Lu relatives and led by Luo Shuigui. Chapters: 301–315 Original: 卢府十二护卫
Household carters and drivers [appears; unnamed group]
Unnamed carriage drivers and handling staff travelling with Yuxi, some exposed to the ambush. Chapters: 301–315 Original: 赶车车夫
Soldiers and local villagers sheltering Yuxi [appears; unnamed group]
Collective incidental helpers and bystanders of the journey; individual names are not furnished. Chapters: 302–319 Original: 当地守军及百姓
Steward Shi — courier with a coerced secret [appears]
Courier who brings an allegedly urgent letter from Yuchen; his wife and children are held hostage. This “Shi” designation is not confirmed as a former personal name. Chapters: 405 Original: 史管事
Lian Daxin — orphanage farm manager [appears]
Former wounded soldier and acquaintance of Hao Dazhuang who helps manage the rural placement of displaced children. Chapters: 421 Original: 连大信
Yichun House patron — revealed as Meng Nian [appears]
The lavish customer asking to hear Qianqian play the qin is Meng Nian, acting under Yan Wushuang’s identity. Cross-reference the Yan family entry rather than count a new person. Chapters: 556–557 Original: 倚春楼豪客 / 孟年
Servants (2)
Yuehong — abducted woman [appears]
Woman forcibly involved in a scheme of impersonation during the hazardous journey. Chapters: 317 Original: 月红
Steward Shi’s wife and children [mentioned; unnamed group]
Hostages used to compel Steward Shi’s involvement in a hostile delivery; no personal names are given. Chapters: 405 Original: 史管事的妻儿
21 Ye (叶) and Ke (柯) families13 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Ye (叶) principal family / brothers, daughter and attendants
Family Members (7)
Senior Madam Ye — mother of Ye Qing [appears]
Ye Shi’s mother and Ke Minjie’s maternal aunt. She visits her pregnant daughter and later discovers Ke Minjie’s dangerous sachet scheme. Chapters: 109–114 Original: 叶夫人
Master Ye — father of Ye Qing [mentioned]
Head of the Ye family, away inspecting official business when the broken Lu engagement creates a crisis. Chapters: 114 Original: 叶老爷
Eldest Master Ye — Ye Qing’s older brother [appears]
The rational eldest son who negotiates with the Lu family after his reckless younger brother breaks off his engagement. Chapters: 114 Original: 叶大爷
Second Master Ye — Ye Qing’s younger brother [appears]
Former fiancé of Lu Xiu. Falls for Ke Minjie and impulsively repudiates the marriage, sparking bitter conflict with the Lu family. Chapters: 113–116 Original: 叶二爷
Eldest Young Madam Ye — Ye household daughter-in-law [appears]
Wife of Eldest Master Ye, whose help keeps the residence running during Senior Madam Ye’s illness and her brother-in-law’s scandal. Chapters: 114 Original: 叶大奶奶
A Ling’s mother [mentioned; unnamed]
Mother of the Ye-household maid, described as unwell. Chapters: 412 Original: 阿灵的母亲
A Ling’s sister-in-law [mentioned; unnamed]
Relative earning a living while the maid’s mother is ill. Chapters: 412 Original: 阿灵的嫂子
Servants (4)
Ye Yin — candidate for Han Jianming’s secondary household [appears]
A beautiful but visibly shy young woman brought to the Han wedding by Senior Madam Ye (Ye Qing’s mother). Yuxi suspects that the Ye family intends her as a second wife or concubine to help provide a male heir for Han Jianming now that Ye Shi is unable to have another child. Her precise relationship to Ye Qing is not established on the page. Chapters: 198 Original: 叶音
Mama Feng — Senior Madam Ye’s confidential attendant [appears]
An attendant trusted to guard the room and protect family privacy when the truth about Ke Minjie must be discussed. Chapters: 114 Original: 封婆子 [封妈妈]
Mama Hua — Ye-household matron [appears]
Matron who serves Ye Qing’s interests amid family difficulties. Chapters: 411 Original: 华婆子
A Ling — Ye Qing’s maid [appears]
Maid serving Ye Shi, the wife of Han Jianming. Her family burdens affect her domestic situation. Chapters: 412 Original: 阿灵
Ke (柯) cousin/in-law line
Family Members (1)
Ke Minjie — Ye family cousin [appears]
Senior Madam Ye’s niece from Suzhou. Appears gentle, but uses a medicated sachet that could cause Ye Qing to miscarry and subsequently entangles Second Master Ye. Her conduct ruins his engagement with Lu Xiu. Chapters: 109–114 Original: 柯敏洁
Servants (1)
Mama Cui — Ke Minjie’s nurse and confidante [appears]
Supports Ke Minjie while she fears discovery of the doctored sachet and tries to reassure her after it is taken. Chapters: 111–112 Original: 崔婆子 [崔妈妈]
22 Lu (卢) family — patriarch, Boda eldest branch and Lu Xiu second branch19 entries
1–900 · Unified Lu family — reconstructed branches and original descriptions
Senior Lu generation / common patriarch
Family Members
Old Master Lu (卢老太爷) — patriarch and grandfather of Lu Xiu
Father of Lu Boda, the eldest son, and Second Master Lu, Lu Xiu’s father. The eldest and second households are branches of the SAME Lu clan. Source: Chapter 703, Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Old Master Lu — senior Lu patriarch [appears] — Lu Xiu’s grandfather, a first-rank military dignitary who commands the imperial guards. He orders Second Master Ye removed when he dishonourably repudiates his engagement. Chapters: 114 Original: 卢老太爷
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Old Master Lu — senior Lu patriarch [appears] — Lu Xiu’s grandfather, a first-rank military dignitary who commands the imperial guards. He orders Second Master Ye removed when he dishonourably repudiates his engagement. Chapters: 114 Original: 卢老太爷
Eldest branch / Lu Boda (卢博达) and his descendants
Family Members
Lu Boda (卢博达) — eldest son, head of the eldest branch; Lu Xiu’s eldest paternal uncle
Eldest son of Old Master Lu, elder brother of Lu Second Master (Lu Xiu’s father), grandfather of Lu Xiang (香儿), and high-ranking commander in Sichuan. By Chapter 770 he has died. Source family relationship: Chapter 703; proposed granddaughter’s marriage: Chapter 720 (Chapter index ↗). Distinct from 于博达.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Boda (卢博达) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT] — Member of the Lu military family mentioned in the western-war deployment; the Chapter 643/653 use of 于博达 versus 卢博达 is inconsistent and relationship needs confirmation. Chapters: 611, 653. Chinese index reference: 卢博达. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
701–800 RECONCILIATION (Chs. 720, 770): Lu Boda (卢博达) and Yu Boda (于博达) are distinguishable people, despite the earlier Chapters 601–700 uncertainty. Lu Boda belongs to the Lu family proposing a match for Han Jiancheng.
Lu Boda — senior official and patriarch (卢博达) [Chs. 701–800] — Father/grandfather in this separate Lu branch; counterpart cross-reference to north-west official. Dead by Chapter 770.
Original: 卢博达 | Chapter(s): 720, 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Boda — official and northern contact (卢博达) [Chs. 701–800] — Senior Lu official and grandfather of Lu Xiang; passes away from illness after returning from Yunnan by Chapter 770. NOT the similarly pronounced Yu Boda (于博达).
Original: 卢博达 | Chapter(s): 720, 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Boda (卢博达) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT] — Member of the Lu military family mentioned in the western-war deployment; the Chapter 643/653 use of 于博达 versus 卢博达 is inconsistent and relationship needs confirmation. Chapters: 611, 653. Chinese index reference: 卢博达. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
701–800 RECONCILIATION (Chs. 720, 770): Lu Boda (卢博达) and Yu Boda (于博达) are distinguishable people, despite the earlier Chapters 601–700 uncertainty. Lu Boda belongs to the Lu family proposing a match for Han Jiancheng.
Lu Boda — senior official and patriarch (卢博达) [Chs. 701–800] — Father/grandfather in this separate Lu branch; counterpart cross-reference to north-west official. Dead by Chapter 770.
Original: 卢博达 | Chapter(s): 720, 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Boda — official and northern contact (卢博达) [Chs. 701–800] — Senior Lu official and grandfather of Lu Xiang; passes away from illness after returning from Yunnan by Chapter 770. NOT the similarly pronounced Yu Boda (于博达).
Original: 卢博达 | Chapter(s): 720, 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
First Madam Lu (卢大夫人) — wife of Lu Boda; grandmother of Lu Xiang
Principal wife of Lu Boda, NOT his daughter-in-law or Lu Xiang’s mother. Chapter 770 explicitly reports that First Madam Lu fainted upon hearing of her husband Lu Boda’s death. She discusses Lu Xiang’s marriage in Chapter 720. Source: Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiang’s mother — eldest Madam Lu (卢家大夫人) [Chs. 701–800] — Senior daughter-in-law of Lu Boda and mother of Lu Xiang. No maiden surname established in the cited passage.
Original: 卢家大夫人 | Chapter(s): 720, 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiang’s mother — eldest Madam Lu (卢家大夫人) [Chs. 701–800] — Senior daughter-in-law of Lu Boda and mother of Lu Xiang. No maiden surname established in the cited passage.
Original: 卢家大夫人 | Chapter(s): 720, 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Xiang’s unnamed father — son of Lu Boda
The father of Lu Boda’s legitimate granddaughter Lu Xiang must belong to the next generation, but his given name is not established in the cited scene. The earlier dossier labelled him “卢家大房老爷”; that household title can also refer to Lu Boda himself and should not be relied on as a distinct identification.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiang’s father — Lu eldest branch (卢家大房老爷) [Chs. 701–800] — Lu Boda’s son and father of Lu Xiang; the source gives family rank rather than verified personal name.
Original: 卢家大房老爷 | Chapter(s): 720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiang’s father — Lu eldest branch (卢家大房老爷) [Chs. 701–800] — Lu Boda’s son and father of Lu Xiang; the source gives family rank rather than verified personal name.
Original: 卢家大房老爷 | Chapter(s): 720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Boda’s daughter-in-law — Lu Second Madam’s niece-in-law (卢二夫人的侄媳妇) [Ch. 770]
An unnamed wife of one of Lu Boda’s sons who helps Second Madam Lu arrange his funeral. Chapter 770 calls her the second Madam’s 侄媳妇. There is no secure basis to identify her specifically as Lu Xiang’s mother. Original: 卢二夫人叫来了侄媳妇. Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Xiang (卢香), Xiang-er (香儿) — granddaughter of Lu Boda
Legitimate eldest granddaughter of Lu Boda; betrothed to Han Jiancheng (韩建诚). She remains a Lu family member by birth, with her proposed Han marriage recorded as a relationship rather than a separate Han-clan identity. Chapter 720.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiang — Xiang-er (卢香 / 香儿) [Chs. 701–800] — Granddaughter of Lu Boda proposed for marriage to Han Jiancheng. Keep distinct from Lu Xiu, Han Jianye’s wife.
Original: 卢香 / 香儿 | Chapter(s): 720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Xiang — Xiang-er, betrothed to Han Jiancheng (卢香 / 香儿) [Chs. 701–800] — Legitimate granddaughter of Lu Boda and daughter of the elder Lu branch. Match proposed with Han Jingyan’s son Han Jiancheng (韩建诚); keep her under Lu blood family as well as a Han marriage cross-reference.
Original: 卢香 / 香儿 | Chapter(s): 720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiang — Xiang-er (卢香 / 香儿) [Chs. 701–800] — Granddaughter of Lu Boda proposed for marriage to Han Jiancheng. Keep distinct from Lu Xiu, Han Jianye’s wife.
Original: 卢香 / 香儿 | Chapter(s): 720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Xiang — Xiang-er, betrothed to Han Jiancheng (卢香 / 香儿) [Chs. 701–800] — Legitimate granddaughter of Lu Boda and daughter of the elder Lu branch. Match proposed with Han Jingyan’s son Han Jiancheng (韩建诚); keep her under Lu blood family as well as a Han marriage cross-reference.
Original: 卢香 / 香儿 | Chapter(s): 720 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Second branch / Lu Second Master, Lu Xiu, Lu Gang and Lu Han
Family Members
Second Master Lu (卢二老爷) — younger brother of Lu Boda and father of Lu Xiu
Second son of Old Master Lu, younger brother of Lu Boda. Husband of Second Madam Lu; father of Lu Gang, Lu Lin and Lu Xiu. Chapter 703 and Chapter 720 refer to the same second branch; the previous “Second Master of Boda line” is NOT an additional man.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Second Master Lu — father of Lu Xiu [appears] — Head of Lu Xiu’s immediate branch and an official involved in discussions about her future after the Ye family breaks the match. Chapters: 114, 195 Original: 卢二老爷
Updated detail: Lu Xiu’s father, who approves twelve guards for Yuxi’s journey to the western frontier.
Lu Second Master of Boda line (卢家二老爷) [Chs. 701–800] — Younger male branch relative involved following Lu Boda’s death. Potentially distinct from the previously profiled father of Lu Xiu; do not conflate on title alone.
Original: 卢家二老爷 | Chapter(s): 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Second Master Lu — father of Lu Xiu [appears] — Head of Lu Xiu’s immediate branch and an official involved in discussions about her future after the Ye family breaks the match. Chapters: 114, 195 Original: 卢二老爷
Updated detail: Lu Xiu’s father, who approves twelve guards for Yuxi’s journey to the western frontier.
Lu Second Master of Boda line (卢家二老爷) [Chs. 701–800] — Younger male branch relative involved following Lu Boda’s death. Potentially distinct from the previously profiled father of Lu Xiu; do not conflate on title alone.
Original: 卢家二老爷 | Chapter(s): 770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Second Madam Lu (卢二夫人) — mother of Lu Xiu
Wife of Second Master Lu and mother of Lu Xiu. Maintains contact with the eldest branch and helps her daughter leave the capital.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Second Madam Lu — Lu Xiu’s mother [appears] — A protective mother, offended by the Ye family’s treatment of her daughter and cautious when Han Jianye comes to confess the Qiu Yanfu scandal. Chapters: 114–119, 195 Original: 卢二夫人
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Second Madam Lu — Lu Xiu’s mother [appears] — A protective mother, offended by the Ye family’s treatment of her daughter and cautious when Han Jianye comes to confess the Qiu Yanfu scandal. Chapters: 114–119, 195 Original: 卢二夫人
Lu Gang (卢刚) — son of Second Master Lu; Lu Xiu’s eldest brother
Son of Lu Xiu’s father and her elder brother. Father of Lu Han (卢翰). He belongs to the SECOND Lu branch, not the eldest branch of Lu Boda. Chapter 703 explicitly calls Lu Han the grandson of Second Master Lu and the son of Lu Gang.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiu’s eldest brother — military officer [mentioned] — The eldest of Lu Xiu’s three brothers, already an accomplished military commander. His possible support would be valuable to Han Jianye. Chapters: 116 Original: 卢秀大哥
Lu Gang (卢刚) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT] — Military man of the Lu family and Han Jianye’s brother-in-law, discussed in the capital/frontier family reports. Not automatically identical with the earlier unnamed Sixth Master Lu. Chapters: 653. Chinese index reference: 卢刚. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Lu Gang — military commander (卢刚) [Chs. 701–800] — Father of Lu Han (卢翰), commands or serves in the Sichuan/Shu military establishment. Do not merge Lu Gang with Lu Boda.
Original: 卢刚 | Chapter(s): 776 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiu’s eldest brother — military officer [mentioned] — The eldest of Lu Xiu’s three brothers, already an accomplished military commander. His possible support would be valuable to Han Jianye. Chapters: 116 Original: 卢秀大哥
Lu Gang (卢刚) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT] — Military man of the Lu family and Han Jianye’s brother-in-law, discussed in the capital/frontier family reports. Not automatically identical with the earlier unnamed Sixth Master Lu. Chapters: 653. Chinese index reference: 卢刚. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Lu Gang — military commander (卢刚) [Chs. 701–800] — Father of Lu Han (卢翰), commands or serves in the Sichuan/Shu military establishment. Do not merge Lu Gang with Lu Boda.
Original: 卢刚 | Chapter(s): 776 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Han (卢翰) — son of Lu Gang and nephew of Lu Xiu
Lu Second Master’s legitimate grandson and Lu Gang’s son, sent west with Lu Xiu. Both father and son belong to the second Lu branch (Chapter 703).
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Han — military son (卢翰) [Chs. 701–800] — Son of Lu Gang, associated with the Shu regional army; separate from Lu Xiu’s sons.
Original: 卢翰 | Chapter(s): 776 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Han — military son (卢翰) [Chs. 701–800] — Son of Lu Gang, associated with the Shu regional army; separate from Lu Xiu’s sons.
Original: 卢翰 | Chapter(s): 776 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Lin (卢林) — Lu Xiu’s third elder brother
Son of Second Master Lu, Lu Xiu’s brother, and a military figure connected with Sichuan. The earlier dossier calls him “Third Master”, but this does not make him the third son of the senior patriarch; distinguish family rankings.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Lin — Third Master of the Lu family [appears] — Third Master of the Lu family and brother of Han Jianye’s wife Lu Xiu; present in the family and commercial exchanges. Chapters: 412; 418 Original: 卢林
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Lin — Third Master of the Lu family [appears] — Third Master of the Lu family and brother of Han Jianye’s wife Lu Xiu; present in the family and commercial exchanges. Chapters: 412; 418 Original: 卢林
Lu Xiu’s second elder brother — unnamed in earlier source
Another brother in Lu Xiu’s immediate second-branch family. No name is securely linked to this rank in the extracted entry.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiu’s second older brother [mentioned] — The middle brother among her three distinguished older brothers; his personal name is not given here. Chapters: 116 Original: 卢秀二哥
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Lu Xiu’s second older brother [mentioned] — The middle brother among her three distinguished older brothers; his personal name is not given here. Chapters: 116 Original: 卢秀二哥
Sixth Master Lu (卢六爷) — Lu Xiu’s older brother, clan-ranking title
The earlier dossier gives him this title, but does not securely establish whether his personal name matches another officer. Keep as an unresolved rank-linked entry.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Sixth Master Lu — Lu Xiu’s third older brother [appears] — Officer and ally of Han Jianming who once saved his life. He supports the proposed marriage between his younger sister and Han Jianye. Chapters: 115–116 Original: 卢六爷
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
Sixth Master Lu — Lu Xiu’s third older brother [appears] — Officer and ally of Han Jianming who once saved his life. He supports the proposed marriage between his younger sister and Han Jianye. Chapters: 115–116 Original: 卢六爷
Former / late Second Madam Lu — unresolved earlier description
One earlier dossier entry says a Second Madam Lu has died, in conflict with the living mother of Lu Xiu in Chapters 703 and 720. Preserve this as an unresolved title reference, not a confirmed second identity.
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
The late Second Madam Lu [recollected] — Lu Xiu’s mother, formerly served by Mama Jian. Chapters: 205 Original: 卢二夫人
Original dossier references (merged without dropping their descriptions):
The late Second Madam Lu [recollected] — Lu Xiu’s mother, formerly served by Mama Jian. Chapters: 205 Original: 卢二夫人
Lu Xiu (卢秀), A Xiu (阿秀) — natal daughter of the second Lu branch [CROSS-REFERENCE]
Daughter of Second Master and Second Madam Lu, younger sister of Lu Gang and Lu Lin; wife of Han Jianye (韩建业). Her detailed married-household profile remains under the Han family. Chapters 703 and 720 establish the family context. This is a cross-reference, not an additional character.
Lu clan military staff and shared retainers
Staff
General of the Lu Shu forces — title only (蜀地卢家军将领) [Chs. 701–800]
Command officer whose relations to Lu Gang and Lu Han are given in the Shu army passage; where an individual is not securely named, retain the identified role.
Original: 蜀地卢家军将领 | Chapter(s): 776 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 蜀地卢家军将领 | Chapter(s): 776 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu household servants
Servants
Lu household gatekeepers and messengers [appears, unnamed]
The servants who receive visiting Han and Ye representatives at the residence; their roles show the formality of a military noble family. Chapters: 114, 195 Original: 卢家门房、婆子
Non-kin helpers of unrelated Lu surname or the Lu orphan boys
Family Members
Uncle Mo — helper of the orphan brothers [appears]
Adult neighbour who assists Lu Zhu and his younger brother Lu Bai with their shelter after the border disaster. Chapters: 415 Original: 莫叔
Aunt Hua — Lu brothers’ neighbour [mentioned]
Woman mentioned by the brothers as someone who helps gather food. Distinct from Mama Hua of the Ye household. Chapters: 415 Original: 花嫂子
23 Zeng (曾) family4 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Zeng Kezhou / first-wife and stepmother branches
Family Members (4)
Master Zeng — father of Zeng Kezhou [appears]
Head of the family, impressed by the Han connection but briefly unsettled by his wife’s negative account of Yuru. Chapters: 162 Original: 曾大人
Madam Zeng — Kezhou’s stepmother [appears]
Master Zeng’s current wife and mother of his young legitimate son. She resists Kezhou’s marriage to Yuru, fearing it will strengthen his inheritance and position. Chapters: 161–162 Original: 曾夫人
Young legitimate son of the Zeng household [mentioned]
Infant son of Master Zeng and Madam Zeng, whose future standing the stepmother uses to argue against Kezhou’s match. Chapters: 162 Original: 曾家幼小嫡子
Zeng Kezhou — fiancé of Han Yuru [appears]
Young serving military officer, the older secondary-born son of Master Zeng. He welcomes a connection to the Han family, defends the match against his stepmother’s objections and becomes formally engaged to Yuru. Chapters: 160–162 Original: 曾可舟
24 Xiang (项) family4 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Xiang Zhixue / family and attendants (Zeng cross-references retained)
Family Members (3)
Xiang Zhixue — Fourth Young Master Xiang [appears]
Youngest legitimate son of Madam Xiang. His limited examination prospects and extravagant tastes worry Yuxi and Yuru; a maid in his rooms is later found to be pregnant. Chapters: 103, 160–162, 167 Original: 向志学 [向四少爷]
Madam Xiang — Zhixue’s mother [mentioned]
His indulgent mother, reported to have quarrelled with a married female relative, making her a potentially difficult mother-in-law. Chapters: 160–161 Original: 向夫人
Younger relatives of the Zeng household [mentioned; unnamed]
A group of younger Zeng relations mentioned during preparations for Han Yuru’s wedding. Chapters: 204 Original: 曾家七名小辈
Servants (1)
Xiang Zhixue’s personal maid [mentioned]
An unnamed attendant whose pregnancy before her master’s marriage is later reported to Yuru, confirming that rejecting the match was prudent. Chapters: 167 Original: 向四少爷贴身丫鬟
25 Ning (宁) family9 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Ning (宁) maternal ancestral household
Family Members (3)
Old Master Ning — Yuxi’s maternal grandfather [recollected]
A senior Ning relative who favoured Fourth Young Master Wei as a match for his daughter, later Ning Shi. His family subsequently became entangled in a catastrophic political case. Chapters: 101–102 Original: 宁家老太爷
Senior Madam Ning — Yuxi’s maternal grandmother [recollected]
Raised Yuxi’s mother, although she was born to a concubine, as if she were her own legitimate daughter. Chapters: 101–102 Original: 宁家嫡母
The Ning family’s young men [recollected]
Yuxi’s late mother’s brothers and younger male kinsmen whose lives were threatened during the case against the Ning and Wei families. Chapters: 101–102 Original: 宁家少爷们
701–800 · Ning (宁) family — restored maternal line
Old Master Ning’s surviving and deceased children
Family Members (6)
Ning Hai — born Ning Hai, known publicly as Tie Kui (宁海 / 铁奎 / 奎子) [Chs. 701–800]
Yuxi’s youngest maternal uncle (her late mother’s youngest brother), aged 27 although his public age is 25. Survivor of the Ning family’s exile; a hunter named Tie Hu adopted him into the identity of his own deceased son Tie Kui. His name 宁海 is confirmed in Chapters 746 and 758–759; he is not Yuxi’s cousin. Serves as a general under Yan Wushuang while hiding this family tie. Married Xiao Xiaoling and keeps secondary wives. THE SAME adult man is indexed once.
Original: 宁海 / 铁奎 / 奎子 | Chapter(s): 701, 743–744, 746, 758–759, 772, 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 宁海 / 铁奎 / 奎子 | Chapter(s): 701, 743–744, 746, 758–759, 772, 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ning Hai’s fifth elder brother (宁海的五哥) [Chs. 701–800]
One of the surviving Ning males temporarily spared execution but killed during an attack on the exiles en route to Liaodong; name not given.
Original: 宁海的五哥 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 宁海的五哥 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ning Hai’s third sister-in-law (宁海的三嫂) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed elder brother’s wife killed in the attack on the exiles.
Original: 宁海的三嫂 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 宁海的三嫂 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ning Hai’s fourth sister-in-law (宁海的四嫂) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed sister-in-law killed during the attack; separate from the third sister-in-law.
Original: 宁海的四嫂 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 宁海的四嫂 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ning Hai’s surviving nephews in the exile party (宁家几个侄儿) [Chs. 701–800]
Several unnamed nephews initially spared during the destruction of the Ning clan; later murdered by bandits in the same incident.
Original: 宁家几个侄儿 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 宁家几个侄儿 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ning Hai’s remaining female relatives (宁家女眷) [Chs. 701–800]
Unspecified exiled women whose lives Yuxi’s mother tried to secure by selling her dowry; killed on the road.
Original: 宁家女眷 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 宁家女眷 | Chapter(s): 758 | Source: Chapter index ↗
26 Wei (魏) family and scholarly relations8 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Wei (韦) family and scholar relations
Family Members (4)
Fourth Young Master Wei — Ning Shi’s intended fiancé [recollected]
Promising younger son first selected as Yuxi’s mother’s potential husband; the match is derailed by the disastrous Wei-family banquet. Chapters: 101 Original: 韦家四少爷
Third Young Miss Wei [recollected]
A legitimate Wei daughter attracted to the widowed Han Jingyan and involved in an attempt to entrap him so that he would have to marry her. Chapters: 101 Original: 韦三姑娘
Senior Madam Wei [recollected]
Mother of Third Young Miss Wei, who opposed her daughter becoming Han Jingyan’s replacement wife. Chapters: 101 Original: 韦夫人
Lin Miao — cousin of Third Young Miss Wei [recollected]
Wants to marry Fourth Young Master Wei. She engineers a substitution that leaves Ning Shi compromised with Han Jingyan, changing the course of Yuxi’s mother’s life. Chapters: 101 Original: 林妙
Staff (4)
Old Master Wei — Han Jingyan’s teacher [recollected]
An elder scholar whose household maintained close ties with the Ning family; his former pupil Han Jingyan visited frequently. Chapters: 101–102 Original: 韦老太爷
Mr He — fourth-rank official [mentioned; unnamed]
Father of He Yan; cross-reference to the Zhou marriage-circle entry. Chapters: 237 Original: 贺家老爷
Doctor Bai — physician visiting Wu Shi [appears]
Physician attending to Wu Shi’s failing health. He must not be confused with Master Bai, father of Bai Ning. Chapters: 222 Original: 白大夫
Doctor Bai’s young apprentice [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed student accompanying the doctor. Chapters: 222 Original: 白大夫的徒弟
27 Fu (符) family and its household staff53 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Fu Qingluo / married household and attendants
Family Members (3)
Fu Qingluo — martial daughter of the Fu family [appears]
Blunt, skilled horsewoman who grows close to Yuxi but is controversial because of her refusal to follow conventional expectations. Chapters: 336–358, 388 Original: 符青萝
Fu Qingluo’s birth mother [recollected; unnamed]
Deceased mother whose fate shaped Qingluo’s childhood and family relationships. Chapters: 342 Original: 符青萝生母
Fu Qingluo and Yang Duoming’s premature son (符青萝与杨多明夭折的儿子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Male child delivered prematurely who dies; included because the novel explicitly identifies his sex and parentage, without a given name. Chapters: 676. Chinese index reference: 符青萝与杨多明夭折的儿子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (4)
Qiushuang — Fu Qingluo’s maid [appears]
Named personal attendant who serves Fu Qingluo at the riding estate. Chapters: 336 Original: 秋霜
Qiulai — personal maid to Madam Chen [appears]
Maid of Fu Tianlei’s principal wife née Chen; visits the Yun residence to seek assistance during her mistress’s difficult pregnancy. Chapters: 583 Original: 秋来
Qiushuang (秋霜) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Personal maid to Fu Qingluo, distinct from the attendant Qiuyu (秋雨). Chapters: 606. Chinese index reference: 秋霜. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Attending midwife at Fu Qingluo’s premature delivery (符青萝稳婆) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
One of the unnamed professional attendants involved in Fu Qingluo’s miscarriage/premature delivery. Chapters: 676. Chinese index reference: 符青萝稳婆. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Fu Tianlei / main family and other Fu relations
Family Members (14)
Madam Fu — senior woman overseeing Yun’s wedding [appears]
Senior Fu-household lady who arranges Yun Qing’s marriage preparations and brings daughters-in-law to help. Her precise status relative to all other Fu women should not be guessed. Chapters: 326–330 Original: 符夫人
General Fu — the Fu siblings’ father [mentioned]
Father in the Fu family, involved in the backstory of Fu Qingluo’s upbringing. Chapters: 337–342 Original: 符将军
Old Madam Fu — the late elder matriarch [mentioned; deceased]
Grandmother of the Fu children, described in family-history recollections. Chapters: 342 Original: 符老夫人
Fu family’s former favoured concubine [recollected; unnamed]
Woman implicated in the death of Qingluo’s mother; her own fate is also recalled. Chapters: 342 Original: 符家得宠的姨娘
Chen Shi — Fu Tianlei’s wife [appears]
Wife of Fu Tianlei, sister-in-law of Qingluo, and mother of two daughters. Not Chen Shi of the Taining Marquis family. Chapters: 342, 358, 400 Original: 陈氏 / 符大奶奶
Fu Tianlei and Madam Chen’s elder daughter [mentioned; unnamed]
Eldest of the couple’s young daughters; unnamed. Chapters: 342, 358 Original: 符天磊长女
Fu Tianlei and Madam Chen’s younger daughter [mentioned; unnamed]
Younger daughter in the household; unnamed. Chapters: 342, 358 Original: 符天磊次女 NAME DISCLOSED (Ch. 601): Mudan (牡丹), second daughter. Do not double-count the unnamed daughter entry.
Another Fu daughter-in-law helping the wedding [appears; unnamed]
Second daughter-in-law accompanying the elder Madam Fu to organise the ceremony; not automatically identifiable with Madam Chen. Chapters: 328 Original: 符家另一儿媳
Chen Shi’s sister-in-law in the grain trade [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed relative whose own natal family are large-scale grain merchants; Chen Shi seeks their help with Yuxi’s bulk purchase. Chapters: 400 Original: 陈氏嫂子 / 姐妹姻亲
A Wen — Chen Shi of the Fu household [appears]
Affectionate form A Wen used in reference to Fu Tianlei’s principal wife, whose surname is Chen. Her pregnancy and strained relationship with Yun’s household feature in the later chapters. Chapters: 530, 558 Original: 阿雯 / 陈氏
Third Fu daughter — child of Fu Tianlei and Madam Chen [appears; unnamed]
Baby girl born to Fu Tianlei and his principal wife. No securely established personal or milk name in the cited passage. Chapters: 530 Original: 符天磊第三女 VERIFIED NAME (Ch. 601): the third daughter is called Moju (墨菊), with a variant Molan (墨兰) elsewhere in the same source account. One child.
Chen Shi’s merchant father [mentioned; unnamed]
Father of Fu Tianlei’s principal wife, from a merchant family. Name not supplied. Chapters: 524 Original: 陈氏的商人父亲
Chen Shi’s officer brother [mentioned; unnamed]
Older brother of Fu Tianlei’s wife, said to have entered official/military service. Chapters: 524 Original: 陈氏的兄长
Fu Tianlei — friend and comrade of Yun Qing [appears]
Eldest son of the Fu family and an officer who owes his life to Yun Qing; husband of Madam Chen and elder brother of Fu Qingluo. Chapters: 328, 336–358 Original: 符天磊
Servants (1)
Unnamed Fu manor serving girl [appears; unnamed]
Maid who serves fruit at the Fu riding estate; the text does not prove whether this is Qiushuang. Chapters: 336 Original: 符家马场的丫鬟
Fu Tianlei / principal family
Family Members (6)
Qi-er / Lil Boy Qi (奇儿; 奇哥儿) [Chs. 601–700]
Young son of Fu Tianlei and Madam Chen, severely unwell; discussed when his mother seeks medicine for him. Chapter: 675. Source: Chapter index ↗
Qin Yi’s deceased daughter (沁姨亡女) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Killed in the dispute surrounding the Fu household; a separately identifiable daughter of Aunt Qin whose given name is unstated. Chapters: 659, 671. Chinese index reference: 沁姨亡女. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Qin Yi’s deceased son (沁姨亡子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Son of Aunt Qin, deceased before the blackmail; father of the grandson used by hostile agents to coerce her. Chapters: 659, 671. Chinese index reference: 沁姨亡子. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Qin Yi’s hostage grandson (沁姨孙子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Young grandson threatened by conspirators to coerce Aunt Qin; not identified by given name. Chapters: 659, 671. Chinese index reference: 沁姨孙子. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Unnamed son of Mama He (贺妈妈的儿子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Son mentioned in the personal background of Fu Tianlei’s senior attendant Mama He; he is a distinct family relation, without a recorded forename. Chapters: 617. Chinese index reference: 贺妈妈的儿子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Mudan, Fu Tianlei’s second daughter (牡丹) [CROSS-REFERENCE ONLY]
Second of the Fu daughters named in the same family references as Baihe and Moju. An earlier unnamed daughter profile already exists; cross-reference rather than a new additional daughter. Chapters: 601. Chinese index reference: 牡丹. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (1)
Zhou De, Fu Tianlei’s military aide (周德) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Military retainer attached to Fu Tianlei, whose wife is discussed as a candidate for a nanny’s responsibilities. Chapters: 601. Chinese index reference: 周德. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (7)
Mama He (贺妈妈) [Chs. 601–700]
Senior attendant to Fu Tianlei’s wife Madam Chen who warns against giving strong medicine to her infant son. Chapter: 675. Source: Chapter index ↗
Madam Zhou De (周德媳妇) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Wife of retainer Zhou De, considered to assist with childcare for Fu Tianlei’s youngest daughter; given name omitted. Chapters: 601. Chinese index reference: 周德媳妇. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Mama Lu, childcare attendant (路婆子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Older nanny/maid whose negligence in the care of Fu Tianlei’s youngest daughter becomes an issue. Not the unrelated Lu-family matron. Chapters: 601. Chinese index reference: 路婆子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Midwife Yao (姚稳婆) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Named-by-surname midwife attending the difficult birth in Fu Tianlei’s wife Madam Chen’s household. Chapters: 628. Chinese index reference: 姚稳婆. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Qin Yi, also called Aunt Qin (沁姨) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Long-serving kitchen woman and former maternal dowry attendant, coerced under threats to her grandson to poison food. Her daughter’s death and son’s death are relevant; do not classify her as a voluntary enemy agent. Chapters: 659, 671, 676. Chinese index reference: 沁姨. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Unnamed bribed courtyard sweeper (符府洒扫婆子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Domestic sweeper bribed to provide information about the Fu principal household; only her function is identified. Chapters: 675. Chinese index reference: 符府洒扫婆子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Unnamed nanny for Fu infant son (符家乳娘) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
One of the individually identifiable women supervising the infant boy in the Fu household during the winter emergency. Chapters: 675. Chinese index reference: 符家乳娘. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Fu Qingluo / post-betrothal household
Servants (1)
Qiuyu (秋雨) [Chs. 601–700]
Attendant to Fu Qingluo, who discusses moving to a more convenient town following the northwest campaign. Chapter: 632. Source: Chapter index ↗
701–800 · Fu (符) and Yang (杨) houses — Tianlei and Qingluo
Fu Tianlei’s principal family
Family Members (2)
Chen Shi — wife of Fu Tianlei (陈氏) [Chs. 701–800]
Fu Tianlei’s principal wife, not Chen Shi of the Han household or palace. Her family’s loss includes an infant born prematurely.
Original: 陈氏 | Chapter(s): 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 陈氏 | Chapter(s): 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Qi-er — prematurely born child (奇儿) [Chs. 701–800]
Prematurely born baby in Fu Tianlei’s household, reported deceased. Qi-er is the child’s nursery name; formal name and sex not verified.
Original: 奇儿 | Chapter(s): 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 奇儿 | Chapter(s): 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Fu Qingluo married to Yang Duoming
Family Members (2)
Fu Qingluo — called Qingluo (符青萝 / 青萝) [Chs. 701–800]
Military heroine and wife of intelligence operative Yang Duoming (杨铎明). In their communications he calls her Qingluo (青萝); this is NOT a separate agent.
Original: 符青萝 / 青萝 | Chapter(s): 763, 789–790 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 符青萝 / 青萝 | Chapter(s): 763, 789–790 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Unborn child of Fu Qingluo (符青萝腹中胎儿) [Chs. 701–800]
Pregnancy of Fu Qingluo, separately identifiable from that of Fu Tianlei’s wife or Yun Yuxi. No name or sex stated.
Original: 符青萝腹中胎儿 | Chapter(s): 789–790 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 符青萝腹中胎儿 | Chapter(s): 789–790 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Fu Tianlei’s wife and infant
Servants (1)
Mama He — Fu household maternity attendant (贺妈妈) [Chs. 701–800]
Senior matron advising or assisting Madam Chen of Fu Tianlei’s household. Distinct from Doctor He (贺大夫).
Original: 贺妈妈 | Chapter(s): 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 贺妈妈 | Chapter(s): 787 | Source: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 27 Fu (符) family | 11 chapter-extension entries
Fu Qingluo and Yang Duoming — married household
Family Members (1)
Maomao [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 802]
Original: 毛毛
Young son of Fu Qingluo (符青萝) and Yang Duoming (杨铎明), called by the childhood name Maomao; no confirmed formal birth name supplied here.
Young son of Fu Qingluo (符青萝) and Yang Duoming (杨铎明), called by the childhood name Maomao; no confirmed formal birth name supplied here.
Servants (1)
Qiushuang — Fu Qingluo’s companion [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 802]
Original: 秋霜
Woman attending Fu Qingluo and communicating about her child and Fu-family affairs. Existing Qiushuang references should be reconciled by context, not made multiple people without evidence.
Woman attending Fu Qingluo and communicating about her child and Fu-family affairs. Existing Qiushuang references should be reconciled by context, not made multiple people without evidence.
Fu Tianlei — second-marriage household
Family Members (4)
Fu Tianlei’s new wife, Yang Shi / Li Shi textual variant [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 811, 836, 844]
Original: 杨氏; earlier passages 厉氏 / 历氏 (identity unclear)
New wife who succeeds the deceased Madam Chen in Fu Tianlei’s household. The novel calls the prospective bride 厉氏/历氏 in Chapter 811 but 杨氏 in Chapters 836 and 844. Relationship/timing points to one bride, yet the conflicting surname remains an editorial uncertainty.
New wife who succeeds the deceased Madam Chen in Fu Tianlei’s household. The novel calls the prospective bride 厉氏/历氏 in Chapter 811 but 杨氏 in Chapters 836 and 844. Relationship/timing points to one bride, yet the conflicting surname remains an editorial uncertainty.
Yang Shi’s deceased former betrothed [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 811]
Original: 杨氏或厉氏亡前未婚夫 (未具名)
Earlier fiancé of the woman proposed to Fu Tianlei, killed during suppression of bandits. The name of his natal family is unconfirmed.
Earlier fiancé of the woman proposed to Fu Tianlei, killed during suppression of bandits. The name of his natal family is unconfirmed.
Madam Yang’s former fiancé’s family [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 811]
Original: 亡未婚夫家人 (未具名)
Relations connected with the earlier engagement whose objection to remarriage complicated her subsequent matrimonial prospects.
Relations connected with the earlier engagement whose objection to remarriage complicated her subsequent matrimonial prospects.
Madam Yang / Li’s elder male grandfather [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 811]
Original: 厉家 / 历家祖父 (未具名)
Her maternal/paternal grandfather is described as a former county deputy; Chapter 811 provides inconsistent surname forms. Avoid asserting a unique identity.
Her maternal/paternal grandfather is described as a former county deputy; Chapter 811 provides inconsistent surname forms. Avoid asserting a unique identity.
Servants (1)
Chuncan / Spring Silkworm [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 844]
Original: 春蚕
Personal maid to Fu Tianlei’s new principal wife, Madam Yang, in the domestic confrontation with Fu Qingluo.
Personal maid to Fu Tianlei’s new principal wife, Madam Yang, in the domestic confrontation with Fu Qingluo.
Fu Tianlei — principal family
Family Members (1)
Baihe [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 802, 844]
Original: 百合
Fu Tianlei’s daughter referred to as Baihe, appearing in the deceased Madam Chen’s household. Keep other unnamed daughters distinct.
Fu Tianlei’s daughter referred to as Baihe, appearing in the deceased Madam Chen’s household. Keep other unnamed daughters distinct.
Servants (2)
Mama He [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 802, 844]
Original: 贺妈妈
Senior attendant in the quarters of Fu Tianlei’s former wife Madam Chen, seen with her daughters. Not the unrelated physician He.
Senior attendant in the quarters of Fu Tianlei’s former wife Madam Chen, seen with her daughters. Not the unrelated physician He.
Two unnamed strong matrons restraining Fu Qingluo [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 844]
Original: 按住符青萝的两名粗壮婆子 (未具名)
Domestic women who physically restrain Fu Qingluo during a confrontation involving the former Madam Chen’s household.
Domestic women who physically restrain Fu Qingluo during a confrontation involving the former Madam Chen’s household.
Fu Tianlei — military advisers
Staff (1)
Zhao Zhengqin [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 811]
Original: 赵正钦
Adviser discussing Fu Tianlei’s remarriage. Do not merge with Zhao-family relatives merely on account of the common surname.
Adviser discussing Fu Tianlei’s remarriage. Do not merge with Zhao-family relatives merely on account of the common surname.
28 Qu (曲) in-laws and dependent households10 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Qu (曲) household, Fu-related in-laws and dependants
Family Members (8)
Tenth Young Master Qu — Qingluo’s former betrothed [appears]
Young man previously betrothed to Fu Qingluo and involved in the breakdown of their match. Chapters: 337 Original: 曲家十少爷
Qu Tenth Young Master’s mistress, later wife [mentioned; unnamed]
Woman whose pregnancy disrupted the engagement with Qingluo; later joins the Qu household as wife. Chapters: 337 Original: 曲家十少爷的女人
Child of Qu Tenth Young Master [mentioned; unnamed]
Son born in the course of the Qu family marriage affair. Chapters: 337 Original: 曲家十少爷之子
Older Qu relatives involved in the broken engagement [mentioned; unnamed group]
Family members responsible for the prior marriage arrangements; the discussion does not identify them by personal name. Chapters: 337 Original: 曲家长辈
Fu Tianlei and Madam Chen’s newborn expected child [mentioned; unborn]
The couple discover a further pregnancy after the scandal of the missing orphan girls. Sex and personal name remain unknown by the cited chapter. Chapters: 467; 472 Original: 符天磊与陈氏未出生的孩子
Baihe — Fu Tianlei’s daughter [mentioned]
Daughter of Fu Tianlei and Madam Chen, called Baihe (百合). Yun Qing cites that she was breastfed until eighteen months. This is a child’s familiar name; no separate formal name is verified. Chapters: 497 Original: 百合
The Fu household’s eldest daughter [mentioned; unnamed]
Older daughter of Fu Tianlei and Madam Chen, mentioned in family and nursery discussions; do not assume her name without confirmation. Chapters: 467 Original: 符家大姑娘
The Fu household’s younger daughter [mentioned; unnamed]
Younger daughter of the Fu couple, mentioned as approaching three years of nominal age. It is not conclusively established in the cited passage which child’s formal name Baihe represents. Chapters: 467 Original: 符家二姑娘 Cross-reference: the girl called Baihe (百合) might be one of these two daughters; this guide does not count Baihe as an independently confirmed third girl.
Servants (2)
Qiudan — Madam Chen’s attendant [appears]
Woman who consoles the pregnant wife of Fu Tianlei after the orphanage tragedy. Distinct from Qiushuang. Chapters: 472 Original: 秋丹
Madam Chen’s unnamed servant sent to donor event [appears; unnamed]
Matron sent to represent Madam Chen at the charitable appeal, and returns to report attendance and gifts. Chapters: 472 Original: 符府赴慈幼院的婆子
29 Zhao (赵) military family26 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Senior Zhao family and other younger sons
Family Members (6)
General Zhao — father of Zhao Jing [appears]
Younger brother of the Zhao clan head; his military faction seeks an alliance with Yun Qing. Chapters: 292, 295 Original: 赵将军
Zhao Jing — proposed wife for Yun Qing [appears]
General Zhao’s youngest daughter, initially considered for marriage to Yun Qing. The imperial decree assigning him Yuxi interrupts the proposed alliance. Chapters: 292, 295 Original: 赵静
Updated detail: Zhao relative and previously considered bride, a continuing political backdrop rather than Yuxi’s rival living in the Yun household.
Updated detail: Zhao relative and previously considered bride, a continuing political backdrop rather than Yuxi’s rival living in the Yun household.
Unnamed Zhao concubine-born daughter [mentioned; unnamed]
Young woman suggested as a lesser-ranking secondary wife after the match with Zhao Jing is blocked; Yun Qing declines. Chapters: 295 Original: 赵家庶出姑娘
Madam Zhao — Zhao family matriarch [appears]
Senior married woman in the Zhao family, active in the social introductions for Yuxi. Chapters: 326 Original: 赵夫人
Zhao Hao — younger Zhao son [appears]
Second son of Zhao Feng, husband of Tu Qingmei, and father of Ziyao and Jingyao. Chapters: 501–503, 550, 552 Original: 赵蒿
Newly selected concubine of the second Zhao master [mentioned; unnamed]
An unnamed woman selected as Zhao Hao’s concubine; noted during Tu Qingmei’s domestic negotiations. Chapters: 575 Original: 赵二爷新妾
Staff (3)
Head of the Zhao clan [mentioned; unnamed]
Ganzhou patriarch, elder brother of General Zhao; his clan competes with the Xu family. Chapters: 292, 295 Original: 赵家家主
General Zhao — senior Zhao officer [appears]
Senior Zhao family commander competing with the Qin faction at the frontier; relative of Zhao Jing. Chapters: 326, 378–379 Original: 赵将军
Zhao Feng — the senior Zhao general [appears]
Senior Zhao-family military commander and father of Zhao Zhuo and Zhao Hao. Earlier entries calling him simply General Zhao refer to the same person. Chapters: 595 Original: 赵峰 / 赵将军
Servants (1)
Mama Tong — senior attendant of the Zhao household [appears]
Long-serving attendant attached to Old Madam Zhao or the senior Zhao lady. Distinct from Tong family members of the Song household. Chapters: 520 Original: 佟妈妈
Eldest Zhao line / Zhao Zhuo
Family Members (7)
Zhao Zhuo — eldest son of General Zhao [appears]
Officer to whom the court sends a gifted beauty. His domestic arrangements later reveal several children. Chapters: 378–379, 396 Original: 赵卓
Updated detail: Senior Zhao son and elder brother of Zhao Hao, married to Madam Ping.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Senior Zhao son and elder brother of Zhao Hao, married to Madam Ping. Chapters: 501–503, 552 Original: 赵卓
Updated detail: Senior Zhao son and elder brother of Zhao Hao, married to Madam Ping.
Updated detail: Chapter 501–600 confirmation: Senior Zhao son and elder brother of Zhao Hao, married to Madam Ping. Chapters: 501–503, 552 Original: 赵卓
Ye Shi — Zhao Zhuo’s wife [appears]
Zhao household’s eldest young mistress, mother of two of Zhao Zhuo’s sons. Distinct from the Han family’s Ye Shi. Chapters: 396 Original: 叶氏 / 赵大奶奶
Eldest son of Zhao Zhuo and Ye Shi [mentioned; unnamed]
Their first son, unnamed in these chapters. Chapters: 396 Original: 赵卓嫡长子
Second son of Zhao Zhuo and Ye Shi [mentioned; unnamed]
Their second son, unnamed in these chapters. Chapters: 396 Original: 赵卓嫡次子
Son of Zhao Zhuo by an earlier concubine [mentioned; unnamed]
Another son of Zhao Zhuo, born to a concubine prior to the latest imperial gift. Chapters: 396 Original: 赵卓庶子
Consort Ke — gifted concubine in Zhao Zhuo’s household [appears]
Palace-bestowed secondary woman carrying Zhao Zhuo’s child. Chapters: 396 Original: 柯氏
Ping Shi — wife of Zhao Zhuo [appears]
Wife of Zhao Feng’s elder son Zhao Zhuo; belongs to the Zhao household by marriage. Chapters: 520 Original: 平氏
Second Zhao line / Tu marriage
Family Members (4)
Zhao Ziyao — daughter of Second Madam Zhao [appears]
Zhao Ziyao (赵紫瑶), young daughter of the Zhao family’s second son and Madam Tu. Ziyao is her documented personal name, rather than a milk name; no additional childhood nickname is supplied in Chapter 396. She is about four or five years old when seen. Chapters: 396 Original: 赵紫瑶
Second Young Master Zhao — Madam Tu’s husband [mentioned; unnamed]
Husband of Madam Tu and father of Ziyao; personal name not stated in the checked passages. Chapters: 326, 396 Original: 赵家二少爷
Zhao Jingyao — young daughter of Zhao Hao [appears]
Younger daughter of Zhao Hao and Tu Qingmei, sister to the older Ziyao (赵紫瑶). Chapters: 535, 550 Original: 赵静瑶 / 静瑶
Huang Shi — concubine of Second Master Zhao (黄氏) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Pregnant concubine or secondary partner of the Zhao family’s second master; unrelated to Dong Er’s concubine also called Huang. Chapters: 603. Chinese index reference: 黄氏. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (5)
Tu Shi — Second Madam Zhao [appears]
Generous frontier noblewoman who helps Yuxi arrange her wedding, including inviting her natal sister-in-law as an auspicious matron. Chapters: 326–329, 396 Original: 涂氏 / 赵二奶奶
Zhao Ziyao’s wet nurse or nanny [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed woman attending the little girl. Chapters: 396 Original: 赵紫瑶乳娘
Xiaocao — servant of Madam Tu [appears]
Personal maid attending Tu Qingmei, the second Zhao daughter-in-law. Chapters: 520 Original: 小草
Mama Gao (高妈妈) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Senior matron in the second Zhao military family, attending the mistress during disputes. Chapters: 604. Chinese index reference: 高妈妈. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Xiaocao (小草) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Young servant in the Zhao second branch, responsible for reporting and service around Madam Tu. Chapters: 604. Chinese index reference: 小草. Sources: Chapter index ↗
30 Tu (涂) family — Zhao in-laws17 entries
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Tu parental and eldest sons’ branches
Family Members (7)
Old Master Tu — father of Madam Tu [mentioned]
Fourth-rank official who rose from modest military-household origins. Chapters: 328 Original: 涂老爷
Eldest Master Tu — Madam Tu’s brother [mentioned]
Eldest son of the Tu family, husband of Madam Luo. Chapters: 328 Original: 涂家大爷
Luo Shi — eldest daughter-in-law of the Tu family [appears]
Madam Tu’s sister-in-law. Performs the “complete-good-fortune” role in Yuxi’s bridal preparation. Chapters: 328–329 Original: 洛氏 / 涂家大奶奶
Youngest Tu brother [mentioned; unnamed]
Younger member of Madam Tu’s natal family identified only by kinship. Chapters: 326 Original: 涂氏幼弟
Women of the Tu family present for the wedding [appears; unnamed group]
Family attendants and senior women helping with wedding arrangements but lacking individual names. Chapters: 328–329 Original: 涂家女眷
Hua Shi — wife of Tu Qingmei’s elder brother [appears]
Wife of Tu Qingmei’s elder brother; her family background and household labour are discussed in connection with Tu disputes. Chapters: 535 Original: 花氏
Cousin of Tu Qingmei and his wife [mentioned; unnamed pair]
Extended Tu relatives whose involvement in household relations is mentioned; personal names are not stated. Chapters: 502 Original: 涂青梅堂弟及妻
Zhao in-laws and Tu household attendants
Family Members (8)
Unidentified wedding mistress of ceremonies [appears; unnamed]
Hired bridal ceremony helper; the text does not provide her name. Chapters: 328–329 Original: 喜娘
Zhao Huan — eldest-house Zhao son [appears]
Son of the Zhao family’s eldest master, husband of Madam Fei. Takes responsibility for parts of the family’s medicine and charitable affairs and negotiates on behalf of the clan. Chapters: 470; 472; 482 Original: 赵焕
Fei Shi — wife of Zhao Huan [appears]
First daughter-in-law of the Zhao eldest branch, formally Fei Shi and sometimes called Huan’s Eldest Madam. Visits Yuxi about the family’s herb prices. Chapters: 470; 472 Original: 费氏 / 焕大奶奶
Eldest Master Zhao — father of Zhao Huan [appears]
Head of the Zhao household’s eldest branch, who analyses the Xu merchant clan’s downfall with his son Huan. His personal name is not supplied in this scene. Chapters: 482 Original: 赵家大老爷
Madam Zhao — Zhao-family senior lady [appears]
Senior Zhao matron who pledges money to the children’s home and counsels both Zhao Huan and Second Madam Zhao. This is a title, not a verified personal given name. Chapters: 472 Original: 赵夫人
Second Madam Zhao’s older sister-in-law [cross-reference]
Wife of the Zhao eldest son, identifiable with Madam Fei in the surrounding commercial and donation narrative. Chapters: 470; 472 Original: 赵大奶奶
Unnamed Zhao family pharmacy business staff [mentioned; unnamed group]
Unnamed staff handling the Zhao family’s profitable supply of herbs to the army. Do not equate these agents with the separately named clan members. Chapters: 464; 470 Original: 赵家药材行管事
Second Master Tu’s official-family wife [mentioned; unnamed]
Wife of Tu Qingmei’s second brother, identified by family status rather than a personal name. Chapters: 535 Original: 涂家二儿媳
Servants (2)
Female dressers and marriage attendants [appears; unnamed group]
Unnamed women helping with face preparation, hair and clothing at Yuxi’s wedding. Chapters: 328–329 Original: 梳妆丫鬟及仆妇
Qingmei — Second Madam Zhao’s name [appears]
Given name used by Madam Fei for Madam Tu, wife of the Zhao second son. She is also called Second Madam Zhao; these are not separate women. Chapters: 470 Original: 青梅 / 赵二奶奶 / 涂氏
31 Qin (秦) family and military command18 entries
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Qin Zhao / wife, concubines and children
Family Members (7)
Qin Zhao — marshal’s grandson [appears]
Ambitious commander whose failed attack imperils his grandfather, and whose wife belongs to the Xu family. Chapters: 287–290, 292, 295 Original: 秦钊
Updated detail: Grandson of the deceased Marshal Qin and political rival of Yun Qing; his household and officers become central to the Xu dispute.
Updated detail: Grandson of the deceased Marshal Qin and political rival of Yun Qing; his household and officers become central to the Xu dispute.
Qin Zhao’s deceased elder brother [mentioned; deceased unnamed]
Older brother in the family’s military-history recollections; personal name not given. Chapters: 338 Original: 秦钊亡兄
Qin Zhao’s deceased youngest brother [mentioned; deceased unnamed]
Younger brother whose earlier death is noted in the family’s history. Chapters: 338 Original: 秦钊亡幼弟
Xu Shi — Qin Zhao’s formal wife [appears]
Daughter of the Xu clan, increasingly affected by the political consequences of her relatives and by the arrival of an imperial concubine. Chapters: 367–379 Original: 许氏
Concubine Song — new secondary woman in Qin Zhao’s household [appears]
Palace-appointed or court-backed secondary woman whose arrival unsettles Madam Xu. Not the separately mentioned deceased Song concubine in a Chen residence. Chapters: 379 Original: 宋氏 / 宋姨娘
Qin Huai — Qin Zhao’s child [appears]
A child of Qin Zhao, referenced in the frontier family network. Keep separate from Qin Jiao. Chapters: 501–520 Original: 秦淮
Qin Jiao — Qin Zhao’s child [appears]
Another child in Qin Zhao’s household, discussed in family affairs. Chapters: 501–520 Original: 秦姣
Servants (2)
Mama Gong — Madam Xu’s wet nurse [appears]
Trusted senior servant who speaks on behalf of Madam Xu in her struggle with the Xu family scandal and the new concubine. Chapters: 368–379 Original: 巩妈妈
Maid serving Concubine Song [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed serving girl attending the incoming concubine, including at the tea service. Chapters: 379 Original: 宋姨娘的丫鬟
Qin senior military family
Family Members (2)
Qin Guan — Qin Zhao’s late father [mentioned; deceased]
Military man who died several years earlier, leaving Qin Zhao as the leading younger heir of the Qin line. Chapters: 287 Original: 秦观
Updated detail: Qin Zhao’s deceased father, part of the Qin military lineage.
Updated detail: Qin Zhao’s deceased father, part of the Qin military lineage.
Old Madam Luo — Qin Zhao’s maternal grandmother [mentioned]
His grandmother on his mother’s side, referred to in the Qin family’s marriage and court connections. Chapters: 337 Original: 罗老夫人
Staff (1)
Marshal Qin — deceased frontier commander [appears]
Senior general killed in the disastrous campaign to rescue his grandson. Earlier protected Yun Qing despite factional rivalry. Chapters: 287–288 Original: 秦元帅
Qin military administration and advisers
Staff (6)
Qin Zhong — household steward [appears]
Named estate steward serving the Qin command family. Chapters: 376 Original: 秦忠
Adviser Xia — Qin household strategist [appears]
Trusted Qin-family adviser, known to the late old general. Chapters: 376, 389 Original: 夏先生 Chapters 449 and 455–456: Adviser to both the late Marshal Qin and Qin Zhao, later invited to help Yun Qing; the dramatic confrontation of Chapters 497–500 complicates his apparent loyalties. Chapter 500 confirms that Cao De holds the adviser’s wife and two young sons hostage; the elder boy is about thirteen. Adviser Xia previously served as a royal informant in Marshal Qin’s circle, as confessed in the text.
Xia Hong — Qin-aligned officer [appears]
Officer supporting Qin Zhao who also receives a beautiful woman from the court. Chapters: 379, 385 Original: 夏宏
Kang Donglin — Qin-aligned officer [appears]
A spirited, outspoken officer named among Qin Zhao’s trusted faction. Chapters: 385 Original: 康东林
Geng Jichen — Qin-aligned officer [appears]
A military ally described with particular concern for money or gain. Chapters: 385 Original: 耿继臣
The courtesan or gifted beauty attached to Xia Hong [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed additional court beauty assigned to Qin Zhao’s officer. Chapters: 379 Original: 夏宏获赐美人
32 Xu (许) family — frontier military relatives9 entries
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Xu military family / senior and collateral fourth-master branch
Family Members (8)
Head of the Xu clan [mentioned; unnamed]
Patriarch of a prominent Ganzhou family; his eldest daughter is married to Qin Zhao. Chapters: 295 Original: 许家家主
Madam Qin Zhao — eldest daughter of Xu patriarch [mentioned; unnamed personal name]
Qin Zhao’s wife; makes the Xu family a political rival to the Zhao clan. Chapters: 292, 295 Original: 秦钊之妻 / 许家长女
Xu Fourth Master — cousin of Madam Xu [appears]
Arrogant relative involved in coercing a young woman into concubinage and triggering a public scandal. Chapters: 367–372 Original: 许四爷
Young woman coerced by Xu Fourth Master [recollected; unnamed]
Unnamed talented woman who dies after Xu Fourth Master attempts to possess her. Chapters: 368–372 Original: 被逼为妾的姑娘
Father of the victim [recollected; unnamed]
Elderly father who dies in the aftermath of the abuse. Chapters: 368–372 Original: 被逼女子的父亲
Mother of the victim [recollected; unnamed]
Elderly mother who also dies in protest. Chapters: 368–372 Original: 被逼女子的母亲
Victim’s former fiancé [appears; unnamed]
Young man who disguises himself as a waiter to take revenge on Xu Fourth Master. Chapters: 372 Original: 被逼女子的未婚夫
Waiters and onlookers at the Xu altercation [appears; unnamed group]
Unnamed incidental participants in the violent public episode. Chapters: 372 Original: 酒店伙计与看客
Staff (1)
Xu Fourth Master’s retainers [appears; unnamed group]
Unnamed strongmen working for Xu Fourth Master during the quarrel. Chapters: 367–372 Original: 许四爷的家丁
33 Mu, Mo and collateral administrative households14 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Mu, Mo and Xu administrative/merchant households (separate surnames)
Family Members (10)
Zhao Shi — wife of Assistant Prefect Mu [mentioned; unnamed given name]
Woman of the Zhao family whose marriage to Mu links the magistrate to the rival faction. Chapters: 368 Original: 赵氏 / 牧通判夫人
Commissioner Mo’s brother-in-law [mentioned; unnamed]
Male relative accused of using official power against vulnerable families. Chapters: 367–369 Original: 莫提举的小舅子
Xu Shi — Qin Zhao’s wife [appears]
Wife of Qin Zhao and mother of Qin Huai and Qin Jiao, taken by mounted bandits during her journey home. Her natal merchant family later faces confiscation. Chapters: 456; 482 Original: 许氏
Xu Bu — Xu family’s chief steward [appears]
Senior commercial steward and confidant of the Xu (许) merchant patriarch. He testifies before Cao De during the imperial investigation of the clan’s confiscated goods. Chapters: 492 Original: 许埠
Xu family patriarch — merchant house head [appears/mentioned; unnamed personal name]
Principal head of the Xu merchant house whose hidden wealth and illegal business are investigated. By Chapter 492 his reported death in prison is part of Xu Bu’s testimony; no personal name is given in that scene. Chapters: 482; 492 Original: 许家家主
Short male Xu-family informant [appears]
Unnamed short man who had been planted inside the Xu family by Marshal Qin and helps Yun Qing locate the family’s hidden vault. He is thought dead by the Xu household. Chapters: 482 Original: 许家矮个子内线
Mounted bandits who abduct the Qin children [mentioned; unnamed group]
Horse thieves who abduct Madam Xu, Qin Huai and Qin Jiao and demand a ransom. The individual raiders are unnamed in the first ransom account. Chapters: 456 Original: 绑架许氏母子三人的马贼
Adviser Xia’s wife [mentioned; unnamed]
The adviser’s unnamed wife was seized by Commissioner Cao De and his agents to compel the man to betray Yun Qing. Her survival is a principal reason for his apparent disloyalty. Chapters: 500 Original: 夏先生的妻子
Adviser Xia’s elder son [mentioned; unnamed]
Older of two sons of Adviser Xia. Around thirteen years old at Chapter 500, and threatened as leverage against his father. Chapters: 500 Original: 夏先生的长子
Adviser Xia’s younger son [mentioned; unnamed]
Younger of Adviser Xia’s two sons, also held hostage in the commissioner’s pressure campaign. No personal name is supplied. Chapters: 500 Original: 夏先生的次子
Staff (3)
Assistant Prefect Mu — local magistrate [appears]
Local official drawn into the Xu dispute; married to a Zhao clan woman. Chapters: 368 Original: 牧通判
Commissioner Mo — local official [appears]
An official connected to misuse of influence around the children’s school. Chapters: 367 Original: 莫提举
Xu merchant clan’s murdered opponents [mentioned; unnamed group]
Twelve unnamed victims connected with the criminal case against steward Xu Bu; these are referenced collectively in the testimony, not identified by individual names. Chapters: 492 Original: 许埠案中十二条人命
Servants (1)
Xu-family household servants and captives [appears; unnamed group]
Servants and family members arrested along with the principal Xu merchants after the confiscation; named individuals, where known, are indexed separately. Chapters: 482 Original: 许府丫鬟婆子与府中人
34 Qingming Hall — educators, pupils and families43 entries
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Qingming Hall / educators, families and childcare staff
Family Members (12)
He Ying’s husband — injured former official [mentioned; unnamed]
A former seventh-rank official disabled by injury; He Ying’s involvement is partly facilitated by military connections. Chapters: 365 Original: 何莹丈夫
Officer associated with He Ying’s husband [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed acquaintance in a military unit, connected through Yu Cong’s circle. Chapters: 365 Original: 何莹丈夫旧识
Father of the Lu boys — deceased soldier [mentioned; deceased unnamed]
Fallen serviceman whose death left his children without secure parental care. Chapters: 391 Original: 鲁白鲁柱父亲
Comrade of the Lu boys’ father [mentioned; unnamed]
Former soldier who helps the brothers build shelter. Chapters: 391 Original: 鲁家兄弟父亲战友
Two households that assist the Lu brothers [mentioned; unnamed group]
The narrative refers to two helpful families without establishing the personal names of the members. Chapters: 393 Original: 帮助鲁家兄弟的两户人家
Children of army widows receiving lessons [appears; unnamed group]
Group of underprivileged pupils recruited by the school; individual cases are separately identified when named. Chapters: 364–400 Original: 阵亡将士遗孤
Granny Yin — former orphanage caretaker [appears]
Woman responsible for handling adoption applications at the charitable children’s home. Accepts extra payments and releases more than thirty girls without adequate checks, sparking an investigation. Chapters: 465–469 Original: 尹婆子
The twelve would-be adopters [appears/mentioned; unnamed group]
Applicants who took children from the orphanage. Three were known to Granny Yin and selected boys; nine suspicious applicants took multiple girls. No given names are provided for the group. Chapters: 467 Original: 领养孩子的十二人
Three known adoptive applicants [mentioned; unnamed group]
The three applicants known personally to Granny Yin, each choosing a boy. They are a subset of the twelve applicants, not three additional separate people. Chapters: 467 Original: 尹婆子认识的三个领养人
Nine suspicious child recruiters [appears/mentioned; unnamed group]
Nine people who remove many young girls after paying extra money. Their individual identities are not supplied when the scheme is first discovered. Chapters: 467 Original: 九名不明领养者
Yu Cong’s charity-rescue assistants [appears; unnamed group]
Unnamed helpers and investigators sent to recover the missing children, assisting the prefectural authorities. Chapters: 467–469 Original: 余丛查慈幼院的随从
The charitable home’s twenty-eight helpers [mentioned; unnamed group]
Twenty-eight workers tending the children before Zhuye is assigned responsibility for the institution. They are a counted group, not individually identified. Chapters: 472 Original: 慈幼院二十八名帮工
Staff (5)
He Ying — female school leader [appears]
Educated woman from Jiangnan whose family has endured hardship; Yuxi invites her to help guide girls’ learning. Chapters: 365–366 Original: 何莹
Unidentified elderly male teacher [appears; unnamed]
Older teacher whose mispronunciation of a pupil’s name becomes a memorable incidental detail. Chapters: 373 Original: 教书老先生
Women cooking at the school [appears; unnamed group]
Group of widowed or needy kitchen workers brought into the school’s support arrangements. Chapters: 373 Original: 学堂做饭的妇人
Other unidentified school teachers [appears; unnamed group]
Further educational staff or instructors whose names are absent from the narrative. Chapters: 364–400 Original: 学堂其他先生
Female broker from Wangchun Tower [mentioned; unnamed]
Woman linked to the brothel Wangchun Tower in Xinping City, identified as a suspected recruiter from Yuxi’s portrait. Her personal name is not stated in this account. Chapters: 467 Original: 望春楼女子
Servants (4)
School gatekeeper [appears; unnamed]
Unnamed worker at the school entrance. Chapters: 369–373 Original: 学堂看门人
Kitchen worker with three dependent children [mentioned; unnamed]
Unidentified woman responsible for children aged about eleven, nine and four or five. Chapters: 373 Original: 带三个孩子的学堂厨娘
Three children of the kitchen worker [mentioned; unnamed group]
The worker’s three separate but unnamed dependants. Chapters: 373 Original: 学堂厨娘的三个孩子
The missing girls from the orphanage [mentioned; unnamed group]
Over thirty girls, generally aged five to ten, removed from the children’s home; later some remain unaccounted for. Individual given names are not supplied in these passages. Chapters: 467–472 Original: 被领走的三十多名女童
Shen Yi’s pupil family
Family Members (5)
Fan Shi — Shen Yi’s mother [appears]
Widow and mother of Shen Yi who is threatened by the Mo family’s associates. Chapters: 367–369 Original: 范氏
Shen Yi’s deceased father [mentioned; deceased unnamed]
Deceased soldier whose military comrades still offer some assistance to his widow. Chapters: 367 Original: 沈奕亡父
Shen Yi’s paternal uncle [mentioned; unnamed]
Male relative unwilling to support the vulnerable widow and child. Chapters: 367–369 Original: 沈奕的叔伯
Uncle Zhuang — friend of Shen Yi’s father [mentioned; personal name absent]
Man once serving alongside Shen Yi’s father, now stationed in Xinping; provides a possible link to assistance. Chapters: 367 Original: 庄叔叔
Fan Shi, Shen Yi’s mother (范氏) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Mother of pupil Shen Yi (沈奕), employed doing laundry or coarse domestic work. Chapters: 640. Chinese index reference: 范氏. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (1)
Shen Yi — boy pupil [appears]
Courageous child attempting to protect his widowed mother against a powerful official’s harassment. Chapters: 367–369 Original: 沈奕
Su Xiaoxue’s household
Family Members (3)
Su Kun — Su Xiaoxue’s birth father [mentioned; deceased]
Her deceased biological father. Chapters: 365 Original: 苏坤
Tu Danian — Su Xiaoxue’s stepfather [appears]
Man who marries Su Xiaoxue’s widowed mother. Chapters: 365 Original: 屠大年
Su Xiaoxue’s mother [mentioned; unnamed]
Widowed woman who remarries Tu Danian; her daughter’s school case brings the family under scrutiny. Chapters: 365 Original: 苏小雪的母亲
Staff (1)
Su Xiaoxue — girl pupil [appears]
Schoolgirl whose family circumstances and identity are examined during the admissions dispute. Chapters: 365 Original: 苏小雪
Jing Bai’s pupil family
Family Members (7)
Zeng Shi — Jing Bai’s mother [appears]
Widowed mother worried about her surviving child; do not infer the surname of Jing Bai from the mother’s maiden name. Chapters: 377, 386 Original: 曾氏
Updated detail: Mother of Jing Bai, who is named when the children’s accommodation and defence are discussed.
Updated detail: Mother of Jing Bai, who is named when the children’s accommodation and defence are discussed.
Jing Bai’s deceased father [mentioned; deceased unnamed]
The girl’s father, no longer living by the time she applies to the school. Chapters: 375–377 Original: 景柏亡父
Jing Bai’s two deceased younger brothers [mentioned; deceased group]
Two brothers whose deaths affect the family’s situation. Chapters: 375–377 Original: 景柏亡弟二人
First maternal uncle of Jing Bai [mentioned; unnamed]
Elder brother of Madam Zeng, discussed in the family’s concerns. Chapters: 386 Original: 景柏大舅
Second maternal uncle of Jing Bai [mentioned; unnamed]
Another brother of Madam Zeng. Chapters: 386 Original: 景柏二舅
Wives of Jing Bai’s two maternal uncles [mentioned; unnamed group]
Unnamed wives in the extended family. Chapters: 386 Original: 景柏两个舅母
Zeng Shi, Jingbo’s mother (曾氏) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Birth mother of Jingbo (景柏), a GIRL learning martial arts. Record the child’s gender explicitly to avoid the old guide’s uncertainty. Chapters: 640. Chinese index reference: 曾氏. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (1)
Jing Bai — girl seeking an education [appears]
Determined young pupil whose difficult household circumstances expose the school’s welfare challenges; surname not independently verified. Chapters: 375–377, 386 Original: 景柏
Updated detail: Young boy at Qingming Hall, son of Madam Zeng. Connected to the orphans’ school and rural relief work.
Updated detail: Young boy at Qingming Hall, son of Madam Zeng. Connected to the orphans’ school and rural relief work.
Lu Bai and Lu Zhu / orphan brothers
Family Members (4)
Lu Bai — poor boy pupil [appears]
Young boy who struggles with hunger and family neglect as the brothers seek help. Chapters: 391–393 Original: 鲁白
Updated detail: Younger brother of Lu Zhu. Affectionately called A Bai (阿白), which is not a separate personal name.
Updated detail: Younger brother of Lu Zhu. Affectionately called A Bai (阿白), which is not a separate personal name.
Lu Zhu — Lu Bai’s older brother [appears]
Eleven-year-old boy who works to provide for Lu Bai. Chapters: 391–393 Original: 鲁柱
Updated detail: Older brother of Lu Bai, placed among the frontier war orphans and pupils.
Updated detail: Older brother of Lu Bai, placed among the frontier war orphans and pupils.
Mother of Lu Bai and Lu Zhu [mentioned; unnamed]
Woman who remarries and leaves her two sons to fend for themselves. Chapters: 391 Original: 鲁白鲁柱的母亲
Lu Zhu’s inn employer [mentioned; unnamed]
Unidentified food-business employer where the older boy obtains work. Chapters: 391–393 Original: 鲁柱做工的酒楼老板
35 Menghu Mountain and other bandit families16 entries
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Menghu Mountain / Yi’s and Zhang Yong’s factions
Family Members (5)
Chief Yi — head of the bandit stronghold [appears]
Leader of the Menghu Mountain bandits, involved in seizing Yuxi’s party. Chapters: 309–313 Original: 易大当家
Baozi — bandit lieutenant [appears]
Named bandit operating with the threatening group encountered during the journey. Chapters: 306–307 Original: 豹子
Liniang — Chief Yi’s favoured woman [appears]
Impetuous companion or concubine of Chief Yi who threatens Yuxi and is restrained by Zijin. Chapters: 310 Original: 丽娘
Chief Yi’s deceased formal wife [mentioned; deceased unnamed]
First wife whose death Chief Yi invokes as a reason not to remarry formally. Chapters: 310 Original: 易大当家亡妻
Heizi — bandit follower [appears]
Named outlaw associated with the stronghold. Chapters: 312 Original: 黑子
Staff (3)
Dazhuang — second bandit chief [appears]
Second-in-command who knows Captain Huang and owes him a debt of gratitude. Chapters: 309–313 Original: 大庄 / 二当家
Zhang Yong (张勇) — alias Lü Kai (吕凯), Menghu Mountain adviser [appears]
Chapter 321 explicitly identifies Lü Kai as Zhang Yong, who had worked with military supplies and fled after the punishment of his brother in the supply-fraud case. He is one person, not two. Lü Kai is the assumed name of Zhang Yong, a thoughtful man connected to vengeance against Yun Qing. One individual, not two. Chapters: 310–313 Original: 吕凯 / 张勇
Source: Chapter index ↗
Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhang Yong’s deceased elder brother [mentioned; deceased unnamed]
Older brother once serving as a junior military officer, whose killing by Yun Qing drives Zhang Yong’s hostility. Chapters: 313 Original: 张勇亡兄
Mountain strongholds / other bandit affiliates
Family Members (3)
Qin Gu — woman in the bandit group [appears]
Named woman assisting the outlaws during their negotiations. Chapters: 312 Original: 芹姑
The third chief’s abducted magistrate daughter [mentioned; unnamed]
Woman abducted from an official family and made the third chief’s wife or companion. Chapters: 309 Original: 三当家抢来的县令女儿
Father of the abducted woman — county magistrate [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed local magistrate whose daughter becomes connected to the outlaws. Chapters: 309 Original: 被掳女子的县令父亲
Staff (1)
Hundreds of mountain archers and fighters [appears; unnamed group]
Large force blocking the escorts; unnamed archers and men are represented as groups rather than invented named characters. Chapters: 310–313 Original: 山寨弓箭手与匪众
Servants (1)
Third bandit chief [appears; unnamed personal name]
Senior outlaw whose complicated domestic story is raised during the encounter. Chapters: 309–313 Original: 三当家
Ma Luo Mountain / surrendered leadership
Staff (3)
Hong Feihu (洪飞虎) [Chs. 601–700]
First chief of Ma Luo Mountain; negotiates entry into Yun Qing’s army. Chapter: 632. Source: Chapter index ↗
Yuan Fuliang (元富良) [Chs. 601–700]
Second chief, noted for his flying-dart skills. Chapter: 632. Source: Chapter index ↗
Ding Qingyu (丁清宇) [Chs. 601–700]
Strategist and basic medical practitioner; becomes a cautious military adviser after surrender. Chapter: 632. Source: Chapter index ↗
36 Frontier commanders, rebels and enemies38 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Frontier rivals, military figures and unaffiliated enemies
Cross-reference: Eldest Master Yu (于家大老爷 / 于大老爷), including the Chapter 399 reference, is profiled under Household 10 — Yu family, eldest branch.
Cross-reference: Chancellor Yu / Grand Councillor Yu (于相 / 于老爷子) is the Yu family patriarch and has a principal profile under Household 10; Chapter 399 refers to him.
Staff (9)
Western hostile informants [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed spies who exploit Qin Zhao’s eagerness for military merit, helping cause a disastrous campaign. Chapters: 287 Original: 西蛮人的奸细
Unnamed assassinated strategist [mentioned; unnamed]
Adviser previously recruited for Yun Qing, then murdered, leaving a shortage of useful counsellors. Chapters: 295 Original: 被刺杀的幕僚
Suhe Balu — hostile commander [appears]
Commander on the opposing side of the north-west conflict. Chapters: 317 Original: 苏赫巴鲁
Nie Sheng — Han adviser to hostile forces [appears]
Ethnically Han strategist serving the frontier enemy and connected to an earlier betrayal. Chapters: 317 Original: 聂升
Old Marshal Qin — late commanding general [appears]
Former commander whose death shapes Qin Zhao’s power; distinct from his son Qin Guan. Chapters: 301, 338 Original: 秦元帅
General Tong — Liaodong commander [mentioned]
Court-linked general invoked in discussions of competing regions. Chapters: 399 Original: 童大将军
Du Wenshu — prospective court envoy [mentioned]
Named man considered for a mission to the frontier command. Chapters: 399 Original: 杜文书 Chapter 453: The same Du Wenshu returns as envoy and is appointed military monitor; Chapters 497–499: participates in the imperial investigation.
Scholar Chen — adviser rescued from disgrace [appears]
Learned man punished in the past and subsequently drawn into Yun Qing’s advisory circle; not to be confused with the Taining Marquis Chen family. Chapters: 370–385 Original: 陈先生 Chapter 490 reveals his personal name is Chen Mian (陈勉); his wrongful conviction is formally overturned. His wife is Madam Wan (万氏).
Three unidentified enemy archers (三名弓箭手) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Three archers identified as a group in the rebel engagements; neither personal names nor evidence of independent later roles are given. Chapters: 610. Chinese index reference: 三名弓箭手. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Ji Xuan / rival north-west commanders
Staff (4)
Ji Xuan (纪玄) [Chs. 601–700]
Rival north-west military ruler whose forces oppose Yun Qing. Chapter: 610. Source: Chapter index ↗
Leng Bufeng (冷不风) [Chs. 601–700]
Commander serving Ji Xuan, recalled in accounts of campaigns. Chapter: 641. Source: Chapter index ↗
Dai Xingguang (戴星光) [Chs. 601–700]
Commander mentioned alongside Leng Bufeng in accounts of the Tibetan-frontier campaign. Chapter: 641. Source: Chapter index ↗
Cao Hao (曹昊) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Deputy to Dai Xingguang, condemned or killed during the fighting; distinguish from commissioner Cao De (曹德). Chapters: 608, 609. Chinese index reference: 曹昊. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
Northern and eastern campaign officers
Staff (4)
Lin Kang (林康) [Chs. 601–700]
Defending commander killed at the fall of Shengjing, reported to Yun Qing. Chapter: 699. Source: Chapter index ↗
Lin Fengyuan (林风远) [Chs. 601–700]
Defender associated with Huangzhou; his defeat is cited by Yuxi when assessing Yan Wushuang’s progress. Chapter: 699. Source: Chapter index ↗
Peng Lianggong (彭良工) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Rebel commander in the northern-western military engagements, named during an assault. Chapters: 610. Chinese index reference: 彭良工. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Tong Chunlin (童春林) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Liaodong officer who carried out killings after Tong City and is reported deceased by Chapter 642. The narrative here does not specify how he himself died; he is not the earlier rank-only Tong general. Chapters: 625. Chinese index reference: 童春林. Sources: Chapter index ↗
North-west provincial officials
Staff (3)
Zhao Hao (赵蒿) [Chs. 601–700]
Administrative nominee to Xihai; not automatically identical to Zhao Hao of a separate military line. Chapter: 675. Source: Chapter index ↗
Gao Rushan (高如山) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Officer involved in military command and regional negotiations; surname/forename stated. Chapters: 643. Chinese index reference: 高如山. Sources: Chapter index ↗
He Ye (何烨) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Henan general discussed in contemporaneous political manoeuvring. Chapters: 643. Chinese index reference: 何烨. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Haocheng Huang (黄) clan / non-military household
Family Members (1)
Unnamed Huang-clan patriarch of Haocheng (濠城黄家家主) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Leading elder of the prominent Haocheng Huang family, negotiating family clemency with Yun Qing in return for a valuable medicinal possession. Chapters: 668. Chinese index reference: 濠城黄家家主. Sources: Chapter index ↗
701–800 · Frontier armies, mountain chiefs and ethnic rulers
Bandit band and western campaigns
Staff (6)
Chief Yi — bandit commander (易大当家) [Chs. 701–800]
Bandit chief mentioned or seen in the mountain ambush. Given name not established.
Original: 易大当家 | Chapter(s): 716 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 易大当家 | Chapter(s): 716 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Hong Feihu — outlaw’s deputy (洪飞虎) [Chs. 701–800]
Bandit or lieutenant acting alongside Chief Yi; separate from frontier Yan agents.
Original: 洪飞虎 | Chapter(s): 716 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 洪飞虎 | Chapter(s): 716 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Yuan Fuliang — western force commander (元富良) [Chs. 701–800]
Officer in the military unrest around the regional mountain route; not the same person as Yuan Ying.
Original: 元富良 | Chapter(s): 716–717 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 元富良 | Chapter(s): 716–717 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Liu Yongnan — military figure (刘勇男) [Chs. 701–800]
Named military associate or antagonist in the western campaign; given name spelled 刘勇男.
Original: 刘勇男 | Chapter(s): 716–717 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 刘勇男 | Chapter(s): 716–717 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Timur — Xihai ruler (帖木儿) [Chs. 701–800]
Ruler of Xihai, noted in a strategic discussion. No other Chinese surname is supplied.
Original: 帖木儿 | Chapter(s): 718 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 帖木儿 | Chapter(s): 718 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xiong Nanqi — old military opponent (熊南启) [Chs. 701–800]
Previously reported commander reappearing in western military intelligence. Existing identity should be cross-referenced.
Original: 熊南启 | Chapter(s): 718 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 熊南启 | Chapter(s): 718 | Source: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 36 Frontier commanders, rebels and enemies | 11 chapter-extension entries
Sichuan Zhou (周) governor
Family Members (1)
Twenty-four kidnapped children [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 900]
Original: 被拐二十四名孩童
Children rescued after authorities raid the trafficking network; fifteen were abducted during that festival and nine earlier. Treat as a collective group, not 24 invented named children.
Children rescued after authorities raid the trafficking network; fifteen were abducted during that festival and nine earlier. Treat as a collective group, not 24 invented named children.
Staff (4)
Zhou Jinpeng [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 900]
Original: 周金鹏
Governor of Sichuan identified by Xu Wu as the mastermind behind the assassination attempt against Yun Qing at the Lantern Festival.
Governor of Sichuan identified by Xu Wu as the mastermind behind the assassination attempt against Yun Qing at the Lantern Festival.
Twenty-six Yun Qing attackers [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 899]
Original: 刺杀云擎的二十六名刺客
Detachment attacking Yun Qing during the organised lantern-festival crowd stampede. Source gives 26 assailants and a mixture of dead, captured and escaped; individuals unnamed.
Detachment attacking Yun Qing during the organised lantern-festival crowd stampede. Source gives 26 assailants and a mixture of dead, captured and escaped; individuals unnamed.
Pair posing as married child abductors [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 899–900]
Original: 假扮夫妻的男女拐子 (未具名)
Man and woman dressed plainly who carried well-dressed Wu Jinyu during the festival; Zaozao spots the mismatch between the alleged parents’ clothing and the boy’s silk shoes.
Man and woman dressed plainly who carried well-dressed Wu Jinyu during the festival; Zaozao spots the mismatch between the alleged parents’ clothing and the boy’s silk shoes.
One arrested trafficker linked to Yu City disappearances [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 900]
Original: 供述榆城慈幼院失踪案的一名拐子 (未具名)
Unnamed captive who admits to participation in an earlier disappearance of girls from the charity home, but cannot identify their final destination.
Unnamed captive who admits to participation in an earlier disappearance of girls from the charity home, but cannot identify their final destination.
Henan He (何) command
Family Members (2)
He Gaoda [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 821, 847]
Original: 何高达
Nephew of military commander He Ye of Henan. Attempts to force Han Yurong to become his concubine during her return journey.
Nephew of military commander He Ye of Henan. Attempts to force Han Yurong to become his concubine during her return journey.
He Ye [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 821]
Original: 何烨
Henan commander and He Gaoda’s uncle, known for his military rank and influence over the latter’s actions.
Henan commander and He Gaoda’s uncle, known for his military rank and influence over the latter’s actions.
Staff (1)
He Xinyi [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 801]
Original: 何信义
Trusted political/intelligence associate of Jing Wang, separate from He Gaoda and the Henan commander.
Trusted political/intelligence associate of Jing Wang, separate from He Gaoda and the Henan commander.
Rival north-west commanders
Family Members (1)
Hu Mang’s mother [CROSS-REFERENCE; Chapters 721]
Original: 胡莽母亲 (未具名)
Mother of officer Hu Mang, introduced in the associated escape sequence.
Mother of officer Hu Mang, introduced in the associated escape sequence.
Staff (1)
Hu Mang [CROSS-REFERENCE; Chapters 721]
Original: 胡莽
Military character introduced during Ye Shi’s flight, connected with his mother and front-line conditions. Distinct from existing Hu named persons unless shown.
Military character introduced during Ye Shi’s flight, connected with his mother and front-line conditions. Distinct from existing Hu named persons unless shown.
Officials and investigation witnesses
Staff (1)
Xie Li [CROSS-REFERENCE; Chapters 642]
Original: 解黎
General and father of Xie Junxiong; already linked from previous chapter review; included here as an identity cross-reference only.
General and father of Xie Junxiong; already linked from previous chapter review; included here as an identity cross-reference only.
37 Chen Mian’s scholar household (distinct from the Taining marquis)4 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Scholar Chen Mian / wife Madam Wan and children
Family Members (4)
Wan Shi — Scholar Chen’s wife [appears]
Wife of Scholar Chen, associated with his precarious household. Chapters: 370 Original: 万氏
Chen Yun — Scholar Chen’s daughter [appears]
Chen Yun (陈韵), the nine-year-old daughter of Scholar Chen and Madam Wan. This is the daughter’s documented personal name, not merely an unnamed “Chen girl”; no different nickname is established in this chapter. The household also has a son whose personal name is not supplied here. Chapters: 370 Original: 陈韵
Unnamed son of Scholar Chen [mentioned; unnamed]
Another child of this scholarly household; the passage does not establish a given name. Chapters: 370 Original: 陈先生的儿子
Wan Shi’s elder sister-in-law [mentioned; unnamed]
An unnamed elder sister-in-law who helps arrange delivery of seed potatoes from Fujian. Chapters: 560 Original: 万氏大嫂
38 Other tradespeople, neighbouring families and local institutions18 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Miscellaneous tradespeople, local institutions and unrelated families
Family Members (9)
Jiangnan Cai clan — people recalled by Yuxi [recollected; unnamed group]
A clan associated in her recollection with a technical method; no individual Cai family member is named here. Chapters: 397 Original: 江南蔡家
Fu clan’s grain-merchant in-laws [mentioned; unnamed group]
Madam Chen’s sister-in-law’s natal family, identified as large-scale grain merchants and potential suppliers. Chapters: 400 Original: 符家姻亲粮商
Officers who sign an appeal [mentioned; unnamed group]
Sixty-plus officers appearing as a collective in the frontier faction debate. Chapters: 388 Original: 联名六十余低级军官
Chen Mian’s son [mentioned; unnamed]
Another child of Scholar Chen and Madam Wan; the cited passage does not provide his personal name or milk name. Chapters: 370; 490 Original: 陈勉的儿子
Mr Huang — Huang Datou [appears]
Man who helps defend the frontier during the emergency and is also referred to by the nickname Huang Datou (“Big-head Huang”). These designations refer to the same person. Chapters: 433–435 Original: 黄大头 / 黄姓男子
Fuxian widow lost to famine (富县寡妇) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Woman who dies of starvation alongside her two young children; her husband had died of illness. Count the widow as a person, not only a famine statistic. Chapters: 695. Chinese index reference: 富县寡妇. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Elder child of Fuxian widow (富县寡妇长子女) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Older of the two starving children; name and sex unreported. Chapters: 695. Chinese index reference: 富县寡妇长子女. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Younger child of Fuxian widow (富县寡妇幼子女) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Younger child, one child described as around five; which child is not fully clear. Chapters: 695. Chinese index reference: 富县寡妇幼子女. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Deceased husband of Fuxian widow (富县寡妇亡夫) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Husband who died before the starvation tragedy; not one of the three who later starve. Chapters: 695. Chinese index reference: 富县寡妇亡夫. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (2)
Three tavern patrons discussing Fu Qingluo [appears; unnamed group]
Stout, thin and scholar-dressed speakers in a circulating rumour; no personal names are supplied. Chapters: 388 Original: 酒楼三个议论者
Chen Mian — Scholar Chen’s full personal name [appears]
Learned adviser previously known as Scholar Chen. Chapter 490 supplies his personal name Chen Mian when his wrongful conviction is overturned. Married to Madam Wan and father of a daughter Chen Yun and an unnamed son. Distinct from Chen Yu and the Taining Marquis clan. Chapters: 370–385; 490 Original: 陈勉 / 陈先生
Servants (2)
Attendants handling mouldy rice and provisions [mentioned; unnamed group]
Unnamed servants involved in reported food and supply disputes. Chapters: 399–400 Original: 施粥/粮食相关的无名仆人
Alleged madam of capital Baihua House (百花楼老鸨) [REPORTED RUMOUR]
A brothel madam mentioned in an unverified rumour involving Noble Consort Song. Treated as reported hearsay, not established biographical fact. Chapters: 697. Chinese index reference: 百花楼老鸨. Sources: Chapter index ↗
801–900 · 38 Other tradespeople, neighbouring families and local institutions | 5 chapter-extension entries
Yun-linked temple / monk households
Family Members (2)
Ci’en’s son and daughter [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 829]
Original: 慈恩和尚一子一女 (未具名)
Two children secretly born to monk Ci’en; their mothers were two women coerced into the arrangement by Ji Xuan.
Two children secretly born to monk Ci’en; their mothers were two women coerced into the arrangement by Ji Xuan.
Two women coerced to bear Ci’en’s children [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 829]
Original: 被迫与慈恩同房的两名女子 (未具名)
Two women coerced by Ji Xuan to have children for the monk; their personal identities are not supplied.
Two women coerced by Ji Xuan to have children for the monk; their personal identities are not supplied.
Staff (3)
Monk Ci’en [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 829]
Original: 慈恩和尚
Influential monk of Huaye Temple investigated in the old political-murder case; his secret family and disciples become relevant.
Influential monk of Huaye Temple investigated in the old political-murder case; his secret family and disciples become relevant.
Jiese, junior monk [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 829]
Original: 戒色
Identified as Ci’en’s third disciple; discloses a secret passage during the investigation.
Identified as Ci’en’s third disciple; discloses a secret passage during the investigation.
Jiexin, deceased monk [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 829]
Original: 戒心
Monk who dies during the interrogation into Ci’en and the temple crimes.
Monk who dies during the interrogation into Ci’en and the temple crimes.
39 Wu (邬) merchant household20 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Wu eldest son / Wu Kuo and Madam Fang
Family Members (4)
Wu Kuo — Wu-family legitimate eldest son [appears]
Eldest legitimate son of Wu Meng, from a wealthy Jiangnan merchant family. Negotiates army-grain and equity terms with Yuxi; his fortunes have long been compared unfavourably to his younger brother’s. The family name and his given name are confirmed in Chapter 462. Chapters: 462–464 Original: 邬阔
Fang Shi — Wu Kuo’s wife [appears]
Wife of Wu Kuo, mother of Jinbao and Jinshu. Chapters: 545 Original: 方氏
Jinbao — elder Wu son [appears]
Elder son of Wu Kuo and Madam Fang, called Jinbao; do not assume the given name includes a different surname. Chapters: 545 Original: 金宝
Jinshu — younger Wu son, Shu-er [appears]
Younger child of Wu Kuo and Madam Fang, affectionately called Shu-er (舒儿). Chapters: 545 Original: 金舒 / 舒儿
Servants (1)
Wu Shun — personal attendant to Wu Kuo [appears]
Travels with and advises the Wu eldest son during his visit to Yuxi. Chapter 463 has one apparent inconsistent form Guo Shun (郭顺); it is not treated as a confirmed second retainer. Chapters: 462–463 Original: 邬顺
Wu Meng / senior merchant family, agents and collateral partners
Family Members (6)
Wu Meng — head of the Wu merchants [mentioned]
Wealthy family patriarch and father of Wu Kuo and Wu Qian. His commercial house supplies rice and medicines. A single passage near the end of Chapter 462 calls the visitor Wu Meng, but the surrounding visit is clearly Wu Kuo’s; this guide keeps father and son separate. Chapters: 462–463 Original: 邬蒙
Wu Meng’s wife — matriarch of Wu house [mentioned; unnamed]
Wife of Wu Meng and mother within the Wu merchant family. Her natal connections lead into the powerful Yu family. Her personal name is not provided. Chapters: 462 Original: 邬家主母 / 于家表姑娘
Wu Meng’s mother-in-law — Yu relative [mentioned; unnamed]
The wife’s mother is described as a paternal cousin of Prime Minister Yu, linking the merchant house to court. Chapters: 462 Original: 邬蒙岳母 / 于相堂妹
Wu family’s Yu-connected cousin or shareholder [mentioned; unnamed]
Cousin mentioned by Wu Kuo as already holding an interest in the proposed supply business; no name confirmed in Chapter 463. Chapters: 463 Original: 邬阔的表哥
Northern Wang merchants — capital comparison [mentioned; distinct family]
The Wang (汪) merchants in the capital are compared to the Wu (邬) house; the Wang family’s eldest son is also recalled in Qiu Yanfu’s marriage history. This is not the Wang (王) surname. Chapters: 462 Original: 汪家 / 汪家大少爷
Yu Shi — principal Wu matriarch [appears]
Principal wife of wealthy merchant Wu Meng and mother in the Wu family. Distinct from the younger Yu Shi. Chapters: 545 Original: 于氏 / 邬夫人
Staff (1)
Wu merchants’ unnamed trading agents [mentioned; unnamed group]
Business staff and subordinates in the grain, medicines, silk, gems and wine-trade operations. No personal names supplied in the overview. Chapters: 462–464 Original: 邬家商铺伙计
Servants (1)
Wu Xiaomao — Wu household attendant [appears]
Servant or errand-runner associated with merchant Wu Kuo. Chapters: 504 Original: 邬小毛
Wu second son / Wu Qian
Family Members (2)
Wu Qian — legitimate second son [mentioned]
Younger legitimate son of Wu Meng. A remarkably successful businessman from childhood, regularly compared with his elder brother Wu Kuo. Chapters: 462–463 Original: 邬谦
Yu Shi — young wife of Wu Qian [appears]
Wife of Wu Qian, related to the senior Madam Yu through her natal family. Chapters: 545 Original: 小于氏
801–900 · 39 Wu (邬) merchant household | 5 chapter-extension entries
Wu Kuo — son and merchant family
Family Members (2)
Wu Jinyu / Jinyu [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 899–900]
Original: 邬金玉 / 金玉
Second son of merchant Wu Kuo (邬阔). Kidnapped during the lantern-festival disturbances, rescued by Zaozao and Yin Zhaofeng, and returned to his family. He is older than Zaozao despite looking smaller.
Second son of merchant Wu Kuo (邬阔). Kidnapped during the lantern-festival disturbances, rescued by Zaozao and Yin Zhaofeng, and returned to his family. He is older than Zaozao despite looking smaller.
Wu Kuo’s wife, mother of Jinyu [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 899]
Original: 邬阔妻 / 邬金玉母 (未具名)
Referenced when Yuxi questions the expensive jewellery used to dress young Jinyu in public; name not established.
Referenced when Yuxi questions the expensive jewellery used to dress young Jinyu in public; name not established.
Wu Kuo — immediate family
Family Members (3)
Fang Shi, wife of Wu Kuo [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 871, 899]
Original: 方氏 / 邬大奶奶
Wife of wealthy merchant Wu Kuo and mother of his two sons. She shelters the children with her natal relatives during Wu Qian’s threats; later settles in the north-west with her family.
Wife of wealthy merchant Wu Kuo and mother of his two sons. She shelters the children with her natal relatives during Wu Qian’s threats; later settles in the north-west with her family.
Wu Kuo’s eldest son [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 871]
Original: 邬阔长子 (未具名)
Older of the two sons of Wu Kuo and Madam Fang, visits the Pingxi princess consort in Chapter 871. Do not count him again as Wu Jinyu, the younger son.
Older of the two sons of Wu Kuo and Madam Fang, visits the Pingxi princess consort in Chapter 871. Do not count him again as Wu Jinyu, the younger son.
Wu Qian — threatened the merchant family [IDENTITY UPDATE; Chapters 871]
Original: 邬谦
Named person whose oppression forced Wu Kuo’s wife Madam Fang and two children to seek temporary shelter with her natal family; exact kinship requires cross-checking the existing Wu household.
Named person whose oppression forced Wu Kuo’s wife Madam Fang and two children to seek temporary shelter with her natal family; exact kinship requires cross-checking the existing Wu household.
40 Cai (蔡) family, second branch6 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Cai second branch / Eighth Young Miss and relatives
Family Members (5)
Eighth Young Miss Cai — second-branch daughter [mentioned]
Concubine-born eighth girl of the Cai family’s second branch. Her personality and behaviour alter after she falls into water, leading Princess Qingyang, Heshou and Yuchen to take interest in her supposed techniques. She is identified by rank; her given name is not stated. Chapters: 474 Original: 蔡家八姑娘
Old Madam Cai — family grandmother [mentioned; unnamed personal name]
Cai household’s matriarch, increasingly pleased with the eighth girl after the latter’s unexpected change in behaviour. Chapters: 474 Original: 蔡家老太太
Cai second-branch master — father of the eighth girl [mentioned; unnamed]
Male head of the branch to which the Eighth Young Miss belongs. His personal name is not supplied in the discussion. Chapters: 474 Original: 蔡家二房主事者
Eighth Young Miss Cai’s unnamed birth mother [mentioned; unnamed]
Unidentified concubine inferred from the daughter’s recorded concubine-born status. No characterisation or name is supplied, so this is a relationship note rather than an active participant. Chapters: 474 Original: 蔡家八姑娘生母
Yuchen’s investigator reporting on the Cai household [appears; unnamed]
Unidentified person reporting the family girl’s history and recent actions to Jing Wangfei. Chapters: 474 Original: 向玉辰回话的探子
Servants (1)
Servants who formerly bullied Eighth Young Miss Cai [mentioned; unnamed group]
The servants whom she was once too timid to resist, later disciplined after her change in character. No individual names supplied. Chapters: 474 Original: 蔡家欺凌八姑娘的下人
41 Xu (徐) blacksmith household and Wang (汪) betrothal7 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Blacksmith Xu / daughter Xu Chunni and Wang betrothal
Family Members (6)
Xu Chunni — blacksmith’s daughter [appears]
Young woman in Yu City, daughter of Blacksmith Xu, who approaches Han Jianye over a pregnancy while engaged to another man. Chapters: 587–589 Original: 徐春妮
Blacksmith Xu — Xu Chunni’s father [appears]
Yu City smith who has a son by his first wife and daughter Xu Chunni by his second. Has a life-debt to the Wang family. Chapters: 588 Original: 徐铁匠
Madam Xu — Xu Chunni’s mother [mentioned; unnamed]
Second wife of Blacksmith Xu and mother of Xu Chunni; objects to her daughter’s betrothed’s violence. Chapters: 588 Original: 徐春妮之母
Xu Chunni’s elder half-brother [mentioned; unnamed]
Blacksmith Xu’s son by his first marriage, now serving in the army. Chapters: 588 Original: 徐春妮同父异母兄长
Wang Dalang — Xu Chunni’s betrothed [appears]
Son of Blacksmith Xu’s benefactor and the man originally engaged to Xu Chunni; reportedly violent towards her. Chapters: 588 Original: 汪大郎
Wang Dalang’s father — Blacksmith Xu’s benefactor [mentioned; unnamed]
Older Wang man who saved Blacksmith Xu’s life, creating an obligation between their households. Chapters: 588 Original: 汪大郎之父
Staff (1)
Two soldiers who harassed Xu Chunni [mentioned; unnamed pair]
Two drunken soldiers who accost Xu Chunni before Han Jianye intervenes. Chapters: 588 Original: 欺辱徐春妮的两个醉兵
42 Tan (谭) family and official staff12 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Tan Tuo / immediate household
Family Members (2)
Tan Tuo — Prefect of Xinping [appears]
Duke Han’s former associate and Prefect of Xinping, overseeing the orphan-girl rescue and Xu clan case. His old acquaintance and imperial investigator Cao De also discusses his reputation. Chapters: 414; 467–469; 479; 482; 489–500 Original: 谭拓 / 谭知府
Tan Chongqin (谭重琴) [Chs. 601–700]
Daughter of Tan Tuo and Madam Tan. Her father asks Yuxi to propose marriage to Xu Wu; after consideration Xu Wu declines. Chapter: 689. Source: Chapter index ↗
Tan Tuo / wife, children and staff
Family Members (5)
Madam Tan — wife of Tan Tuo [appears]
Tan Tuo’s plain-spoken wife, whom Yuxi receives at the Yun residence; the marriage is portrayed as a close one. Chapters: 503, 552 Original: 谭夫人
Tan Tuo’s children — sons and daughters [mentioned; unnamed group]
His children are referenced in domestic considerations; personal names not securely identified. Chapters: 503 Original: 谭拓的子女
Madam Tan, wife of Tan Tuo (谭夫人) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Wife of Prefect Tan Tuo; household standing and daughter Tan Chongqin’s marriage negotiations figure in Chapter 688. Chapters: 688. Chinese index reference: 谭夫人. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Former fiancé of Tan Chongqin (谭重琴前未婚夫) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Legitimate second son of a scholarly examination-degree family, who dies accidentally soon after the betrothal; personal name unstated. Chapters: 688. Chinese index reference: 谭重琴前未婚夫. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Juren father of Tan Chongqin’s deceased fiancé (举人之父) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Father of the young man formerly betrothed to Tan Chongqin, holder of the juren degree; his name is not given. Chapters: 688. Chinese index reference: 举人之父. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (1)
Tan Ming — Tan Tuo’s aide [appears]
Man assisting Tan Tuo in correspondence and official affairs. Chapters: 503 Original: 谭鸣
701–800 · Tan (谭) prefect’s family and Dong (董) in-laws
Tan Tuo and Madam Bao’s children
Family Members (3)
Tan Chonghua — Tan Tuo’s son (谭重华) [Chs. 701–800]
Son of official Tan Tuo and Madam Tan (née Bao). Initially intended husband of Sun Yulian; family concerned by Sun’s behaviour.
Original: 谭重华 | Chapter(s): 769–770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 谭重华 | Chapter(s): 769–770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Bao Shi — wife of Tan Tuo (鲍氏) [Chs. 701–800]
Tan Tuo’s principal wife, surnamed Bao. Not Du Zheng’s wife Bao Shi.
Original: 鲍氏 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 鲍氏 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Tan Qin — Tan daughter (谭琴) [Chs. 701–800]
Daughter of Tan Tuo, married to Dong Bicheng. Distinguish from the Tan household’s other daughters.
Original: 谭琴 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 谭琴 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dong family by marriage
Family Members (1)
Dong Bicheng — Tan Qin’s husband (董必成) [Chs. 701–800]
Husband of Tan Qin, an affinal member of Tan Tuo’s family; distinct from criminal-case witness Dong Da.
Original: 董必成 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 董必成 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
43 Yang (杨) village and rebel connections8 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Yang Duoming / father and rebel alliance
Family Members (4)
Yang Duoming — stronghold leader [appears]
Leader connected with Yang-family mountain stronghold; Fu Qingluo goes to him and becomes his wife. Chapters: 565 Original: 杨铎明
Prefect Yang — Yang Duoming’s father [mentioned; name unconfirmed]
Yang Duoming’s late father, killed amid the disturbance attributed to Bao Yong. His personal name is not established. Chapters: 565 Original: 杨知州
Peng Lianggong — rebel leader [appears]
Leader of the north-western rebel force fighting Ji Xuan’s troops. Chapters: 565, 583 Original: 彭良工
Qiu Dashan’s unidentified adoptive family (仇大山义亲) [CROSS-REFERENCE ONLY]
Foster kin connected with Qiu Dashan, identifiable as a group from the recruitment/background discussion. Their names and number are unstated. Chapters: 652. Chinese index reference: 仇大山义亲. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Yang Duoming / bandit and intelligence circle
Staff (3)
Yan Xi (严西) [Chs. 601–700]
Loyal companion of Yang Duoming, follows him after the fall of Nancheng. Chapter: 610. Source: Chapter index ↗
Shen Xiaomao (申小茂) [Chs. 601–700]
Another companion of Yang Duoming who discusses future military prospects. Chapter: 610. Source: Chapter index ↗
Unnamed mine-disclosure informant (金矿线人) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Intelligence source who leads Yang Duoming’s people to Ji Xuan’s concealed gold mine. Neither identity nor relationship is otherwise established. Chapters: 690. Chinese index reference: 金矿线人. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Nancheng rebel/insurgent allies
Staff (1)
Jun Yuanbo (君远博) [Chs. 601–700]
Rebel general entrusted with a desperate rearguard; Yang Duoming advises him to withdraw. Chapter: 610. Source: Chapter index ↗ VERIFIED ALIAS (Ch. 654): Jun Yuanzhi (君远志) is the same man travelling under an assumed name, not a separate individual.
44 Jie (解) military family — Yongcheng defence and Zhang in-laws6 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Jie (解) military household / direct line
Family Members (6)
Jie Junxiong (解俊雄) — family head [Chs. 601–700]
Experienced warrior from an established Haocheng military family; guards Yongcheng against Yun Qing’s forces. Chapter: 641. Source: Chapter index ↗
Jie Junxiong’s second wife — Zhang Wenjie’s niece [Chs. 601–700]
Unnamed second wife, providing a political in-law tie to Zhang Wenjie’s official family. Chapter: 641. Source: Chapter index ↗
Xie Li, senior general and father of Xie Junxiong (解黎) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Veteran defending Haocheng after his son Xie Junxiong is killed. Chapter 642 explicitly confirms the father-son relationship; they are two distinct generals. Chapters: 642. Chinese index reference: 解黎. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Xie Junxiong’s elder son (解俊雄长子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
The senior son mentioned in the consequences for Xie Junxiong’s family; avoid inventing a given name. Chapters: 643. Chinese index reference: 解俊雄长子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Birth mother of Xie Junxiong’s elder son (解俊雄长子生母) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Secondary partner or chambermaid identified as the elder son’s birth mother, without a secure name. Chapters: 643. Chinese index reference: 解俊雄长子生母. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Xie family six grandsons, seven granddaughters and great-grandson (解家孙辈) [CROSS-REFERENCE ONLY]
Extended descendants described collectively in the family’s sentencing. These figures may contain already referenced individual sons/children and are not 14 additional identities. Chapters: 642, 643. Chinese index reference: 解家孙辈. Sources: Chapter index ↗; Chapter index ↗
45 Linzhou Zhou (周) wealthy merchant family — unrelated to Changping Marquis8 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Linzhou Zhou (周) merchants / collateral branch
Family Members (7)
Zhou Wei (周伟) [Chs. 601–700]
A concubine-born boy under fifteen from the Linzhou wealthy Zhou family, convicted in a disputed killing. Distinct from the Changping Marquis clan. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhou Wei’s elder sister (周氏) [Chs. 601–700]
Married to Dong Er; died after a supposed sudden illness, and had no children. The suspicion of poisoning drives the case. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhou Wei’s late birth mother — unnamed [Chs. 601–700]
Former dowry maid of the principal Zhou mistress who bore Zhou Wei and his sister; died when Zhou Wei was five. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Old Master Zhou, Linzhou patriarch (周老爷子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Senior Zhou merchant-family patriarch who conceals silver/gold reserves in a well; separate from the Changping Zhou elders. Chapters: 682. Chinese index reference: 周老爷子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Zhou Xin (周鑫) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Young legitimate eldest son of Zhou Wei’s elder brother and hence Zhou Wei’s nephew; named in the arrest and clan-confiscation chapters. Chapters: 682. Chinese index reference: 周鑫. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Eldest Young Master Zhou, implicated in nephew’s murder (周大少爷) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Senior son of a Zhou household, implicated in the murder of Yao Guangzhang’s nephew. The narrative does not establish his personal name. Chapters: 681. Chinese index reference: 周大少爷. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Seven Zhou children surviving the purge (周家五男两女) [CROSS-REFERENCE ONLY]
Five boys and two girls collectively counted during the confiscation. Includes already separately identified members; this is a group reference, not seven new additional people. Chapters: 682. Chinese index reference: 周家五男两女. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Servants (1)
Zhou eldest son’s executed page (周大少爷随从) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Personal attendant made to take blame and executed after the murder of the Yao nephew; real name unknown. Chapters: 681. Chinese index reference: 周大少爷随从. Sources: Chapter index ↗
46 Linzhou Dong (董) medicine-merchants — legitimate second-son branch5 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Linzhou Dong (董) merchants / second-son branch
Family Members (5)
Dong Er (董二) [Chs. 601–700]
Legitimate second son of the Dong medicinal-trade family, widower of Zhou Wei’s elder sister and brother of Dong San. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Dong San (董三) [Chs. 601–700]
Brother of Dong Er, killed when he falls during an argument involving Dong Er and Zhou Wei. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Concubine Huang (黄姨娘) [Chs. 601–700]
Favoured concubine of Dong Er; relationship with the principal wife was poor. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Dong brothers’ father (董二董三父亲) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Father of Dong Er and Dong San, left bedridden or gravely distressed after family catastrophe; no given name. Chapters: 682. Chinese index reference: 董二董三父亲. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Dong brothers’ mother (董二董三母亲) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Mother of Dong Er and Dong San, separately identifiable in the report of the family’s collapse. Chapters: 682. Chinese index reference: 董二董三母亲. Sources: Chapter index ↗
47 Linzhou Yao (姚) prefect family6 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Linzhou Yao (姚) prefect family
Family Members (6)
Yao Guangzhang (姚广章) [Chs. 601–700]
Prefect of Linzhou who allowed a deficient criminal case file to pass official scrutiny. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Madam Yao, wife of Prefect Yao Guangzhang (姚夫人) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Prefect Yao’s principal wife, invited to meet Yuxi; her given name is not stated. Chapters: 679. Chinese index reference: 姚夫人. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Elder brother of Prefect Yao Guangzhang (姚广章兄长) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Elder brother of the prefect, who dies following news of the murder of his only son. Chapters: 681. Chinese index reference: 姚广章兄长. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Murdered nephew of Yao Guangzhang (姚广章侄儿) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Only son of Yao Guangzhang’s elder brother, murdered by a Zhou family heir; individually identifiable although unnamed. Chapters: 681. Chinese index reference: 姚广章侄儿. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Prefect Yao’s four sons and five daughters (姚广章四子五女) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Children referred to collectively in the prefect’s family review; no independently verified individual names in this passage. Chapters: 679. Chinese index reference: 姚广章四子五女. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Prefect Yao’s three concubines (姚广章三妾) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Three unnamed concubines of Yao Guangzhang mentioned as a household group rather than invented individual identities. Chapters: 679. Chinese index reference: 姚广章三妾. Sources: Chapter index ↗
48 Linzhou magistrates, security and investigative staff7 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Linzhou / local justice offices
Family Members (2)
Deputy Prefect Guo’s mother (郭通判之母) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Elderly woman of the Guo judicial household, locally respected for charity and social prominence. Chapters: 679. Chinese index reference: 郭通判之母. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Only grandson of Luo Hongde (罗宏德独孙) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Unnamed young boy threatened to force his physician grandfather to lie. His exact age is not stated. Chapters: 682. Chinese index reference: 罗宏德独孙. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (5)
Deputy Prefect Guo (郭通判) [Chs. 601–700]
Official who sentenced Zhou Wei; Yuxi finds his case record deficient. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Xu Zhen (徐臻; also seen 徐峥) [Chs. 601–700]
Commander whose agents help investigate Zhou Wei’s case; preserve the inconsistent original spelling pending confirmation. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhuzi (柱子) [Chs. 601–700]
Investigator who reports details of the Zhou Wei and Dong family case to Xu Wu and Yuxi. Chapter: 680. Source: Chapter index ↗
Prefect Yao’s unnamed private secretary (姚知府师爷) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Personally identifiable adviser who cautions the prefect against defying Yuxi, distinct from the court judicial officers. Chapters: 683. Chinese index reference: 姚知府师爷. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Physician Luo Hongde (罗宏德) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Doctor pressured into supplying false testimony because enemies threaten his only grandson. Chapters: 682. Chinese index reference: 罗宏德. Sources: Chapter index ↗
49 Feng (封) general Feng Dajun — married household8 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Feng Dajun / married household
Family Members (5)
Chang Shi (常氏) [Chs. 601–700]
Wife of Feng Dajun, travels with their children to join him in Haocheng. Chapter: 699. Source: Chapter index ↗
Unnamed son of Feng Dajun and Madam Chang (封大军与常氏儿子) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Son of the couple, without confirmed forename in Chapter 644. Chapters: 644. Chinese index reference: 封大军与常氏儿子. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Unnamed daughter of Feng Dajun and Madam Chang (封大军与常氏女儿) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Daughter of Feng Dajun and Madam Chang, listed separately from their son. Chapters: 644. Chinese index reference: 封大军与常氏女儿. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Father of Chang Shi (常氏父亲) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Chang Shi’s father, mentioned in the discussion of the Feng marriage alliance, unnamed. Chapters: 644. Chinese index reference: 常氏父亲. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Exiled great-grandfather of Chang Shi (常氏曾祖父) [ADDED IN 601–700 AUDIT]
Senior Chang ancestor whose exile shapes the family history, without a personal name. Chapters: 644. Chinese index reference: 常氏曾祖父. Sources: Chapter index ↗
Staff (1)
Ermaozi (二毛子) [Chs. 601–700]
Attendant who brings Feng Dajun news of his wife and children’s arrival. Chapter: 699. Source: Chapter index ↗
701–800 · Feng (封) military family — Dajun line
Feng Dajun and wife’s branch
Family Members (2)
Feng Ao — son of Feng Dajun (封敖) [Chs. 701–800]
Child of military officer Feng Dajun and his wife, named in the family discussion. Distinct from Feng Dajun’s guards.
Original: 封敖 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 封敖 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Chang Shi — wife of Feng Dajun (常氏 / 常三娘 / 三娘) [Chs. 701–800]
Feng Dajun’s wife; addressed as Sanniang (三娘). The use of Chang Sanniang suggests an informal/family name; do not claim an independently verified birth name.
Original: 常氏 / 常三娘 / 三娘 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 常氏 / 常三娘 / 三娘 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
50 Yu Cong (余丛) — married household and Lin in-laws1 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Yu Cong / married household
Family Members (1)
Lin Shi (林氏) [Chs. 601–700]
Wife of Yu Cong, mentioned as avoiding Yuxi’s formal social gatherings. Do not confuse her with other women known as Lin Shi. Chapter: 654. Source: Chapter index ↗
51 Tian (田) rescued siblings and immediate family6 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Tian Yang and Tian Ju / parental and stepfamily line
Family Members (6)
Tian Yang — rescued boy [appears]
Young child rescued from cruel treatment and placed under Yuxi’s estate arrangements; brother of Tian Ju. Chapters: 227–228, 238 Original: 田洋
Tian Ju, formerly Juhua — rescued girl [appears]
Tian Yang’s younger sister; rescued from their household and later selected as one of the maids travelling with Yuxi to the frontier. Chapters: 227–228, 238, 295 Original: 田菊 / 菊花 Name note: Tian Ju (田菊) was previously Juhua (菊花), confirmed within the Chapters 1–400 guide; no further invented aliases.
Tian siblings’ father [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed man responsible for his children’s hardship before they are taken into care. Chapters: 227–228 Original: 田洋田菊的父亲
Tian siblings’ stepmother [mentioned; unnamed]
Unnamed stepmother involved in the siblings’ abuse and neglect. Chapters: 227–228 Original: 田洋田菊的继母
Tian siblings’ infant half-brother [mentioned; unnamed]
Younger boy whose arrival forms part of the siblings’ hostile home life. Chapters: 227–228 Original: 田家小儿子
Helpful neighbours of the Tian siblings [mentioned; unnamed]
Unidentified villagers who occasionally gave the abused children food. Chapters: 227–228 Original: 田家邻居
52 Fu (付) family of Yun-ge — A Zhu’s late betrothed2 entries
1–700 · Original branch-organised register
Yun-ge’s Fu (付) family and A Zhu’s marriage connection
Family Members (2)
Unnamed former betrothed of A Zhu — Yun-ge [mentioned; deceased]
A Zhu/Zhuye’s childhood friend and deceased fiancé, called Yun-ge. He once saved her life; he was involved in an accident with a young master of the Chiang (蒋) family. This is an affectionate form, not a verified surname Yun. Chapters: 451; 453 Original: 云哥 / 付家儿郎
Yun-ge’s parents and Fu (付) family [mentioned; unnamed family]
The deceased fiancé’s family, which received funeral arrangements and compensation after the Jiang household accident. The characters 付 and 符 are different surnames. Chapters: 453 Original: 付家 / 云哥家人
Tie (铁) adoptive family — identity of Ning Hai11 entries
701–800 · Tie (铁) adoptive family — identity of Ning Hai
Adoptive hunter’s household
Family Members (3)
Tie Hu — adoptive father of Ning Hai (铁虎) [Chs. 701–800]
Liaodong hunter who rescued the starving Ning Hai from beggars and took him home to replace his own deceased son. Later sold a tiger skin and purchased a modest family holding.
Original: 铁虎 | Chapter(s): 759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 铁虎 | Chapter(s): 759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
The original Tie Kui — Tie Hu’s deceased son (原铁奎 / 铁虎亡子) [Chs. 701–800]
Biological son of Tie Hu who died before the hunter found Ning Hai. Ning Hai assumed this boy’s registered identity and name. A distinct deceased child, NOT an additional adult general.
Original: 原铁奎 / 铁虎亡子 | Chapter(s): 759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 原铁奎 / 铁虎亡子 | Chapter(s): 759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Tie Hu’s wife — adoptive mother (铁虎妻子) [Chs. 701–800]
Woman of the adoptive hunter’s household implied by its family circumstances; not personally named. Her separate identity in Chapter 759 is only partly evidenced; marked as relationship reference.
Original: 铁虎妻子 | Chapter(s): 759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 铁虎妻子 | Chapter(s): 759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Marital family of Tie Kui / Ning Hai
Family Members (4)
Xiao Xiaoling — wife of Tie Kui (肖晓玲 / 肖小菱) [Chs. 701–800]
Youngest daughter of the late Vice Minister of Justice Xiao Ji, betrothed in Chapter 743 and married by 792. Spelling varies as 肖晓玲 and 肖小菱 in Chapter 743; treat as a single woman.
Original: 肖晓玲 / 肖小菱 | Chapter(s): 743–744, 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 肖晓玲 / 肖小菱 | Chapter(s): 743–744, 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lu Shi — Tie Kui’s concubine (陆氏) [Chs. 701–800]
A secondary wife bestowed by Yan Wushuang; pregnant while Xiao Xiaoling has not yet conceived. Distinct from Lu (卢) noble-family women.
Original: 陆氏 | Chapter(s): 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 陆氏 | Chapter(s): 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Tie Kui’s other unnamed concubine (铁奎另一妾室) [Chs. 701–800]
A second concubine given by Qiu Dashan, distinct from pregnant Madam Lu.
Original: 铁奎另一妾室 | Chapter(s): 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 铁奎另一妾室 | Chapter(s): 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Unborn child of Lu Shi (陆氏腹中孩子) [Chs. 701–800]
Pregnancy of Tie Kui’s secondary wife. Unborn, unnamed and not assumed to be a boy.
Original: 陆氏腹中孩子 | Chapter(s): 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 陆氏腹中孩子 | Chapter(s): 792 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Covert agents and business associates
Staff (4)
Zhong Shan — Tie Kui’s trusted confidant (钟善) [Chs. 701–800]
Close confidant and intermediary; one of the few people told the truth about Tie Kui’s birth name Ning Hai.
Original: 钟善 | Chapter(s): 744, 758–759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 钟善 | Chapter(s): 744, 758–759 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Tong Ge — Xinglong Escort Agency guard (佟铬) [Chs. 701–800]
Escort familiar with the Liaodong road; conveys Han Jianming/Yun household correspondence to Tie Kui. Xiao Sanzi previously saved his life; later negotiates a trading venture with Tie Kui.
Original: 佟铬 | Chapter(s): 744, 746 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 佟铬 | Chapter(s): 744, 746 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Tie Kui’s brother-in-law at Anshan (铁奎鞍山的姐夫) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed brother-in-law, a physician and medicinal-herb dealer at Anshan. Tie Kui proposes him as a participant in the trade venture.
Original: 铁奎鞍山的姐夫 | Chapter(s): 744 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 铁奎鞍山的姐夫 | Chapter(s): 744 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Unnamed scholar who taught Tie Kui to read (赏识铁奎的秀才公) [Chs. 701–800]
A claimed two-year literary teacher in Tie Kui’s public backstory; whether this person actually existed is not established.
Original: 赏识铁奎的秀才公 | Chapter(s): 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 赏识铁奎的秀才公 | Chapter(s): 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xiao (肖) family — Xiao Ji and ties to Tie Kui3 entries
701–800 · Xiao (肖) family — Xiao Ji and ties to Tie Kui
Late vice-minister’s family
Family Members (3)
Xiao Ji — former Vice Minister of Justice (肖季) [Chs. 701–800]
Deceased official in the Ministry of Justice, from an Anhui cloth-trading family. Father of Xiao Xiaoling, proposed bride of Tie Kui.
Original: 肖季 | Chapter(s): 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 肖季 | Chapter(s): 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xiao Xiaoling — younger daughter (肖晓玲 / 肖小菱) [Chs. 701–800]
Younger daughter of Xiao Ji, betrothed to Tie Kui; repeated here solely as a natal-family locator.
Original: 肖晓玲 / 肖小菱 | Chapter(s): 743–744 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 肖晓玲 / 肖小菱 | Chapter(s): 743–744 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xiao Xiaoling’s unnamed siblings (肖季的其他子女) [Chs. 701–800]
Other children are mentioned collectively as Xiao Ji’s sons and daughters; number and identities not supplied.
Original: 肖季的其他子女 | Chapter(s): 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 肖季的其他子女 | Chapter(s): 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Qiu (仇) Dashan household — distinct from Qiu (秋)7 entries
701–800 · Qiu (仇) Dashan household — distinct from Qiu (秋)
Senior military commander’s own family
Family Members (5)
Qiu Dashan — Liaodong commander (仇大山) [Chs. 701–800]
Trusted Yan Wushuang general, close to Tie Kui. An earlier Chapter 691 reference uses 仇万山 for a seemingly similar commander; identity is not conclusively resolved, so preserve both spellings without silently merging.
Original: 仇大山 | Chapter(s): 701, 743, 772, 779 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 仇大山 | Chapter(s): 701, 743, 772, 779 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Qiu Dashan’s wife, Hao Shi (郝氏) [Chs. 701–800]
Wife of Qiu Dashan. Chapter 701 explicitly calls her a niece from the natal family of Qiu Dashan’s adoptive mother (义母娘家侄女). Later related phrasing is not to be reinterpreted as her being his adoptive sister.
Original: 郝氏 | Chapter(s): 701, 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 郝氏 | Chapter(s): 701, 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xiaodunzi — Qiu Dashan’s eldest son (小墩子) [Chs. 701–800]
Eldest son, about ten years old; Xiaodunzi is his childhood name and a formal given name is not stated.
Original: 小墩子 | Chapter(s): 779 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 小墩子 | Chapter(s): 779 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Qiu Dashan’s adoptive mother (仇大山义母) [Chs. 701–800]
Adoptive mother of Qiu Dashan, whose natal-family niece Madam Hao (郝氏) became his wife. Her own personal name is not stated.
Original: 仇大山义母 | Chapter(s): 701, 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 仇大山义母 | Chapter(s): 701, 743 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Qiu Dashan’s unnamed newly acquired concubine (仇大山新纳的美人) [Chs. 701–800]
Woman sent as a gift from the Zhou clan; Qiu Dashan acknowledges her as a new concubine.
Original: 仇大山新纳的美人 | Chapter(s): 779 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 仇大山新纳的美人 | Chapter(s): 779 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Yan-command military aides
Staff (2)
Lu Yingyi — officer under Tie Kui (陆英毅) [Chs. 701–800]
Subordinate of Tie Kui, aged about 31, portrayed as greedy and fond of women but obedient to his commanding officer.
Original: 陆英毅 | Chapter(s): 775 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 陆英毅 | Chapter(s): 775 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Guo Zhong — Yan Wushuang’s general (郭中) [Chs. 701–800]
Yan Wushuang general who disciplines soldiers mistreating captive women; distinct from Yun officer Guo Xun (郭循).
Original: 郭中 | Chapter(s): 775 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 郭中 | Chapter(s): 775 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Yuan (袁), Xiao (萧) and Du (杜) military families6 entries
701–800 · Yuan (袁), Xiao (萧) and Du (杜) military families
Yuan Ying married into the Xiao military family
Family Members (3)
Xiao Shi — Yuan Ying’s wife (萧氏) [Chs. 701–800]
Principal wife of Yuan Ying (袁鹰). Sister of condemned general Xiao Yongchang; distinct from Xiao (肖) Ji family.
Original: 萧氏 | Chapter(s): 739, 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 萧氏 | Chapter(s): 739, 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Lil Boy Xuan — Yuan Ying’s young son (楦哥儿) [Chs. 701–800]
Young son of officer Yuan Ying and wife Madam Xiao; the name is a nursery form and cannot be expanded to a formal name.
Original: 楦哥儿 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 楦哥儿 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xiao Yongchang — brother of Madam Xiao (萧永昌) [Chs. 701–800]
Army officer and brother of Yuan Ying’s wife Madam Xiao. Falls into the criminal case involving his secondary wife and Kong Yang. Not connected to Xiao Ji (肖季) by surname.
Original: 萧永昌 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 萧永昌 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Du Zheng and Bao wife
Family Members (2)
Wan-er — young child of Du Zheng (莞儿) [Chs. 701–800]
Young child of officer Du Zheng (杜峥) and Madam Bao (鲍氏). Sex and formal personal name are not securely established.
Original: 莞儿 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 莞儿 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Bao Shi — wife of Du Zheng (鲍氏) [Chs. 701–800]
Wife of Du Zheng, mother of Wan-er. Different woman from Bao Shi married to Tan Tuo.
Original: 鲍氏 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 鲍氏 | Chapter(s): 739 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xiao Yongchang’s household and Kong connection
Family Members (1)
Kong Shi — concubine, younger sister of Kong Yang (孔氏 / 孔家七姑娘) [Chs. 701–800]
Concubine of Xiao Yongchang, described as seventh young lady of the Kong clan and younger sister or cousin of Kong Yang depending on passage. Record the discrepancy rather than creating two women.
Original: 孔氏 / 孔家七姑娘 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 孔氏 / 孔家七姑娘 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xiang (向) and Bao (鲍) supply-office family1 entries
701–800 · Xiang (向) and Bao (鲍) supply-office family
Supply officer Xiang Weiguo
Family Members (1)
Xiang Weiguo’s wife — Bao Shi / Yan Shi (鲍氏 / 颜氏) [Chs. 701–800]
Wife of Xiang Weiguo. Earlier chapters call her 鲍氏 and others 颜氏. The conflicting natal surnames are noted without doubling her into two women. Already present in Chapters 1–700 supplement if indexed.
Original: 鲍氏 / 颜氏 | Chapter(s): 644, 668–683, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 鲍氏 / 颜氏 | Chapter(s): 644, 668–683, 701–800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou (窦) family — wrongful-arrest and missing-siblings case11 entries
701–800 · Dou (窦) family — wrongful-arrest and missing-siblings case
Dou Ying’s parents and children
Family Members (10)
Dou Ying — surviving son and petitioner (窦英) [Chs. 701–800]
Surviving family son who pursues justice for the robbery, disappearances and killing of his family; eyewitness and central complainant in the inquiry.
Original: 窦英 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦英 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou Xiaolei — missing younger sister (窦小蕾) [Chs. 701–800]
Younger sister of Dou Ying, seven years old at disappearance; individually identified though her later fate is uncertain in the initial inquiry.
Original: 窦小蕾 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦小蕾 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou Qiong — missing youngest brother (窦芎) [Chs. 701–800]
Three-year-old younger brother of Dou Ying, missing after the raid. Do not treat as one of Dou Xiaolei’s aliases.
Original: 窦芎 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦芎 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou Ying’s father (窦英的父亲) [Chs. 701–800]
Killed in the attack; son of Dou Ying’s grandfather. Personal name not stated in the checked excerpts.
Original: 窦英的父亲 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦英的父亲 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou Ying’s mother (窦英的母亲) [Chs. 701–800]
Mother murdered during the family outrage; distinct from the grandmother or a maid.
Original: 窦英的母亲 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦英的母亲 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou Ying’s grandfather (窦英的祖父) [Chs. 701–800]
Senior family member who dies in the catastrophe; his kin later handle the funeral. Personal name unrecorded.
Original: 窦英的祖父 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦英的祖父 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou great-grandfather — senior official (窦英的曾祖父 / 三品官) [Chs. 701–800]
Dou forebear who served as a third-rank official; explains the clan’s respectable standing. Personal name not provided.
Original: 窦英的曾祖父 / 三品官 | Chapter(s): 754 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦英的曾祖父 / 三品官 | Chapter(s): 754 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou Ying’s paternal aunt (窦英的姑母) [Chs. 701–800]
Sister of Dou Ying’s father, married to a former prefect of Haozhou; principal distant in-law in the investigation.
Original: 窦英的姑母 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦英的姑母 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou Ying’s aunt’s husband — former prefect (窦英姑父 / 前昊州知府) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed former prefect who married Dou Ying’s paternal aunt and figures in case correspondence.
Original: 窦英姑父 / 前昊州知府 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦英姑父 / 前昊州知府 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Dou grandfather’s nephew (窦英祖父的侄子) [Chs. 701–800]
Relative who helps arrange funerals and family affairs after the atrocity; not an additional child of Dou Ying’s parents.
Original: 窦英祖父的侄子 | Chapter(s): 755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦英祖父的侄子 | Chapter(s): 755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Witnesses and protective household staff
Staff (1)
Old Dou family servant and escort (窦家老仆) [Chs. 701–800]
Long-time retainer who took Dou Ying away and provided protection. Name unrecorded; distinguished by his rescue role.
Original: 窦家老仆 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 窦家老仆 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Kong (孔), Zhang (张), Dong (董) and Ge (葛) criminal-case households9 entries
701–800 · Kong (孔), Zhang (张), Dong (董) and Ge (葛) criminal-case households
Kong Yang and collateral Kong seventh daughter
Family Members (2)
Kong Yang — powerful conspirator (孔阳) [Chs. 701–800]
Man implicated in arranging the attack on the Dou family and corruption surrounding the investigation; connected to Xiao Yongchang’s concubine.
Original: 孔阳 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 孔阳 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Kong family Seventh Young Miss — Kong Shi (孔家七姑娘 / 孔氏) [Chs. 701–800]
Woman attached to Xiao Yongchang and related to Kong Yang, indexed once within the Kong family and by marriage in the Xiao house. Her exact sister/cousin description is inconsistent.
Original: 孔家七姑娘 / 孔氏 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 孔家七姑娘 / 孔氏 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhang criminal-associate line
Family Members (2)
Zhang Dalang — son of Old Zhang (张大朗) [Chs. 701–800]
Individually named suspect or facilitator in the Dou family robbery; not Zhang Yong the former bandit adviser.
Original: 张大朗 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 张大朗 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Old Zhang — Zhang Dalang’s deceased father (张老汉) [Chs. 701–800]
Father of Zhang Dalang, dead before the inquiry. No formal given name given.
Original: 张老汉 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 张老汉 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Officials, accomplices and gambling associates
Staff (5)
Dong Da — gambling crony (董大) [Chs. 701–800]
Named witness or accomplice in Zhang Dalang’s gambling circle. The Da part is a familiar address, not a confirmed full official given name.
Original: 董大 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 董大 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Uncle Geng — gambling associate (耿叔) [Chs. 701–800]
Older contact in the criminal case, called Uncle Geng; no given name recorded.
Original: 耿叔 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 耿叔 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ge Tai — corrupt assistant judge (葛泰) [Chs. 701–800]
Official (推官) implicated in the criminal miscarriage of justice. Not a relative of the Dou family.
Original: 葛泰 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 葛泰 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Kong Yang’s private attendant (孔阳的长随) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed individual who carries messages and assists Kong Yang; no name in the case account.
Original: 孔阳的长随 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 孔阳的长随 | Chapter(s): 754–755 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Hired attacker of Dou Ying’s mother (戕害窦母的凶徒) [Chs. 701–800]
One of the personally identifiable assailants from testimony; precise name not supplied by the cited excerpt.
Original: 戕害窦母的凶徒 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 戕害窦母的凶徒 | Chapter(s): 754–756 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Sun (孙) family — principal and third-branch young ladies4 entries
701–800 · Sun (孙) family — principal and third-branch young ladies
Sun family seniors and the second branch
Family Members (3)
Old Master Sun — family patriarch (孙老爷) [Chs. 701–800]
Senior man of the household consulted about young ladies’ marriage arrangements. Unnamed personally.
Original: 孙老爷 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 孙老爷 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Second Master Sun — branch head (孙二爷) [Chs. 701–800]
A Sun second-branch head involved in the attempted match or family dispute. Personal name not given.
Original: 孙二爷 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 孙二爷 | Chapter(s): 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Sun Yulian — prospective wife of Tan Chonghua (孙玉莲) [Chs. 701–800]
Beautiful young lady about fifteen, formerly intended to marry Tan Tuo’s son Tan Chonghua, but draws scandal through attempting to catch Yun Qing’s attention. NOT Sun Hanlian (孙含莲).
Original: 孙玉莲 | Chapter(s): 769–770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 孙玉莲 | Chapter(s): 769–770 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Third branch, Sun Hanlian
Family Members (1)
Sun Hanlian — separate third-branch maiden (孙含莲) [Chs. 701–800]
Young lady proposed as wife for Xu Daniu; Chapter 769 locates her in another branch. Distinct from Sun Yulian despite very similar names.
Original: 孙含莲 | Chapter(s): 723, 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 孙含莲 | Chapter(s): 723, 769 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ling (凌), An (安) and Zeng (曾) marriage households9 entries
701–800 · Ling (凌), An (安) and Zeng (曾) marriage households
Ling Ruoyun’s natal family
Family Members (4)
Ling Ruoyun — wife proposed for Xu Wu (凌若云) [Chs. 701–800]
Young woman from an educated Ling family, considered as a marriage match for Xu Wu. Her mother remarries after father’s death. Do not merge with Yuxi’s maid Zisu, formerly Ling Qi (凌七), merely for sharing surname.
Original: 凌若云 | Chapter(s): 723–725 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 凌若云 | Chapter(s): 723–725 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Zhen Shi — Ling Ruoyun’s mother (甄氏) [Chs. 701–800]
Widow of Master Ling who remarried Zeng Wenbin. Mother of Ling Ruoyun and an unnamed younger brother.
Original: 甄氏 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 甄氏 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Master Ling — Ruoyun’s deceased father (凌老爷) [Chs. 701–800]
Literate father of Ling Ruoyun, deceased before the prospective marriage. Personal given name not recorded.
Original: 凌老爷 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 凌老爷 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Ling Ruoyun’s younger brother (凌若云的弟弟) [Chs. 701–800]
Individually mentioned child of Madam Zhen and the late Master Ling; no given name supplied.
Original: 凌若云的弟弟 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 凌若云的弟弟 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Stepfather Zeng Wenbin and An guardian connection
Family Members (4)
Zeng Wenbin — stepfather of Ling Ruoyun (曾文斌) [Chs. 701–800]
Second husband of Madam Zhen and stepfather of Ling Ruoyun; not the unrelated Zeng Kezhou family unless independently connected.
Original: 曾文斌 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 曾文斌 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Zeng Wenbin’s children (曾文斌子女) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed step-siblings in the remarried household; do not turn them into Ling blood siblings.
Original: 曾文斌子女 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 曾文斌子女 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Madam An — wife of An Zike (安夫人) [Chs. 701–800]
Married to official An Zike, involved in the domestic introduction and protection of Ling Ruoyun.
Original: 安夫人 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 安夫人 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
An Zike — Ling family guardian (安子柯) [Chs. 701–800]
Previously identified officer and agricultural administrator; acts as guardian or marriage arranger for Ling Ruoyun. Existing character; cross-reference.
Original: 安子柯 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 安子柯 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xu Wu’s planned marriage circle
Family Members (1)
Jie Bingmei — proposed bride (解冰梅) [Chs. 701–800]
A separate young woman initially considered in Xu Wu’s marriage discussion. Her clan surname 解 differs from Ye/Ke. Distinguish from Ling Ruoyun.
Original: 解冰梅 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 解冰梅 | Chapter(s): 723 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Hu (胡), Zhang widow and regional court cases5 entries
701–800 · Hu (胡), Zhang widow and regional court cases
Hu Mang’s mother and filial household
Family Members (2)
Hu Mang — aide who saves Ye Shi (胡莽) [Chs. 701–800]
Man involved in helping Ye Shi escape amid household disorder; his mother is explicitly mentioned.
Original: 胡莽 | Chapter(s): 721 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 胡莽 | Chapter(s): 721 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Hu Mang’s mother (胡莽的母亲) [Chs. 701–800]
His independently mentioned mother; named by relationship only.
Original: 胡莽的母亲 | Chapter(s): 721 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 胡莽的母亲 | Chapter(s): 721 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Widow Zhang and Cao Han case
Family Members (3)
Widow Zhang — accused woman (张寡妇) [Chs. 701–800]
Widowed young woman involved in a murder or seduction affair; not the servant Zhang Liniang.
Original: 张寡妇 | Chapter(s): 723–725 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 张寡妇 | Chapter(s): 723–725 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Cao Han — deceased lover (曹汉) [Chs. 701–800]
Man implicated in the Widow Zhang affair and later killed. His personal name is not the same as Cao Hao (曹昊).
Original: 曹汉 | Chapter(s): 723–725 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 曹汉 | Chapter(s): 723–725 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Widow Zhang’s former parents-in-law (张寡妇前公婆) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed former father-in-law and mother-in-law who figure in the case; record as two relations without invented names.
Original: 张寡妇前公婆 | Chapter(s): 723–725 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 张寡妇前公婆 | Chapter(s): 723–725 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Examinations, scholars and legal offices — Chapter 80012 entries
701–800 · Examinations, scholars and legal offices — Chapter 800
Du, Xie, Zong and Liu examination candidates’ families
Family Members (3)
Du Xingguo — father of Du Mutao (杜兴国) [Chs. 701–800]
Father of examination candidate Du Mutao. Distinct from Du Wenshu, Du Zheng, and the unrelated Duan clan.
Original: 杜兴国 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 杜兴国 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Zong Siyuan’s uncle — vice magistrate of Yao County (宗思源叔父 / 耀县县丞) [Chs. 701–800]
Unnamed uncle of Zong Siyuan who serves as vice-magistrate of Yao County and features in examination background.
Original: 宗思源叔父 / 耀县县丞 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 宗思源叔父 / 耀县县丞 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xie Youting’s Xie-clan cousin connection (解又廷家族亲属) [Chs. 701–800]
Family connection of candidate Xie Youting to the Xie clan of General Xie Li and Xie Junxiong; precise line and unnamed individuals not invented.
Original: 解又廷家族亲属 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 解又廷家族亲属 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Provincial examination candidates and officials
Staff (8)
Zong Siyuan — scholar writing left-handed (宗思源) [Chs. 701–800]
Examination candidate who loses use of his right hand but learns to write with his left; discussed in assessment of merit and disability.
Original: 宗思源 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 宗思源 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Du Mutao — second-ranked candidate (杜木涛) [Chs. 701–800]
Scholar whose father is Du Xingguo; ranked second in the examination report.
Original: 杜木涛 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 杜木涛 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Xie Youting — third-ranked candidate (解又廷) [Chs. 701–800]
Xie clan scholar ranked third; connected to General Xie Li’s family. Note surname 解 rather than 谢.
Original: 解又廷 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 解又廷 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Liu Dongfeng — first-ranked candidate (柳东风) [Chs. 701–800]
Top-ranked examinee as introduced in ranking discussion. A later passage calls the appointee Liu Yao 柳耀; the source does NOT prove a legal name change or that both spellings refer to one man. Index the inconsistency.
Original: 柳东风 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 柳东风 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Liu Yao — name used for the top-ranked appointee (柳耀) [Chs. 701–800]
Name in subsequent appointment discussion, apparently referring to the scholar earlier called 柳东风. Keep as a cross-reference under a possible textual name discrepancy rather than counting him as a definitely new fifth examinee.
Original: 柳耀 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 柳耀 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Fu Minglang — examination grader (傅明朗) [Chs. 701–800]
Official who evaluates the candidates and interacts with the selection committee; surname 傅 not 符 or 苻.
Original: 傅明朗 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 傅明朗 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Unnamed examination challengers (未具名议论考卷的举子) [Chs. 701–800]
At least two individually speaking/arguing scholars debating appointments and examination fairness. Names not supplied in checked exchange.
Original: 未具名议论考卷的举子 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 未具名议论考卷的举子 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Other successful examinees (其余十八名进士) [Chs. 701–800]
The cohort of eighteen newly successful candidates discussed as a group; the narrative does not list all of their names here.
Original: 其余十八名进士 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 其余十八名进士 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Zong Siyuan’s immediate ancestry
Family Members (1)
Zong Siyuan’s father — deceased examination graduate (宗思源之父) [Chs. 701–800]
Passed the imperial examination in the thirty-fifth year of Emperor Guangzong and died six years before Zong Siyuan’s examination; his personal name is not given.
Original: 宗思源之父 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 宗思源之父 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Historical allusions mentioned in Chapter 800 (not fictional cast)3 entries
701–800 · Historical allusions mentioned in Chapter 800 (not fictional cast)
Historical figures cited in scholars’ answers
Staff (3)
Empress Lü — Lü Zhi (吕雉 / 吕后) [Chs. 701–800]
Han-dynasty historical ruler invoked as a negative example by an examination candidate. NOT a fictional in-world relative.
Original: 吕雉 / 吕后 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 吕雉 / 吕后 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Consort Qi — Lady Qi (戚夫人) [Chs. 701–800]
Han-dynasty historical victim explicitly mentioned by Yuxi in response to the examination essay.
Original: 戚夫人 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 戚夫人 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Liu Gongquan — calligrapher (柳公权 / 柳公) [Chs. 701–800]
Historical Chinese calligrapher from Yao County. Yuxi sends a rubbing of his calligraphy as a model for Zong Siyuan; not the examinee Liu Dongfeng.
Original: 柳公权 / 柳公 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
Original: 柳公权 / 柳公 | Chapter(s): 800 | Source: Chapter index ↗
53 Liu (刘) family — Jiang Qi’s in-laws13 entries
801–900 · 53 Liu (刘) family — Jiang Qi’s in-laws | 13 chapter-extension entries
Liu family principal married branch
Family Members (3)
Third Young Master Liu [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820, 848–849]
Original: 刘家嫡三子 / 刘三爷
Legitimate third son of the Liu household and husband of Jiang Qi (江琦). Father of Liu Xing. Attempts to bring a pregnant widow Qiao into his concubine household and is punished by his father.
Legitimate third son of the Liu household and husband of Jiang Qi (江琦). Father of Liu Xing. Attempts to bring a pregnant widow Qiao into his concubine household and is punished by his father.
Liu Xing — Lil Boy Xing [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820, 848–849]
Original: 刘荇 / 荇哥儿
Young son of the Liu third son and Jiang Qi. Lil Boy Xing is the affectionate childhood name.
Young son of the Liu third son and Jiang Qi. Lil Boy Xing is the affectionate childhood name.
Qiao Shi, pregnant widow and candidate concubine [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 849]
Original: 乔氏 (刘三爷欲纳之妾)
Widow who claims to be carrying Third Young Master Liu’s child; her prior husband died only months earlier, and her relationship with a second wealthy lover casts doubt on paternity. Distinct from the aristocratic Qiao family unless a relationship is established.
Widow who claims to be carrying Third Young Master Liu’s child; her prior husband died only months earlier, and her relationship with a second wealthy lover casts doubt on paternity. Distinct from the aristocratic Qiao family unless a relationship is established.
Liu senior generation
Family Members (2)
Master Liu [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820, 849]
Original: 刘老爷 / 刘大人
Father of Third Young Master Liu, old school associate of Jiang Wenrui. Disciplines his son following the Qiao widow scandal.
Father of Third Young Master Liu, old school associate of Jiang Wenrui. Disciplines his son following the Qiao widow scandal.
Madam Liu [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 820, 848–849]
Original: 刘夫人
Mother of Third Young Master Liu; frequently criticises daughter-in-law Jiang Qi, and supports Qiao’s proposed entry before the scandal surfaces.
Mother of Third Young Master Liu; frequently criticises daughter-in-law Jiang Qi, and supports Qiao’s proposed entry before the scandal surfaces.
Qiao widow’s earlier family
Family Members (3)
Qiao Shi’s deceased first husband [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 849]
Original: 乔氏亡夫 (未具名)
Died about four months before the Qiao woman presented herself to the Liu family. His late wife left her marital home early; no child from their marriage is confirmed.
Died about four months before the Qiao woman presented herself to the Liu family. His late wife left her marital home early; no child from their marriage is confirmed.
Qiao Shi’s natal family [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 849]
Original: 乔氏娘家亲属 (未具名)
Poor natal relations who took Qiao home before completion of the standard mourning observances.
Poor natal relations who took Qiao home before completion of the standard mourning observances.
Madam Qiao’s other wealthy lover [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 849]
Original: 与乔氏有私情的富家公子 (未具名)
Wealthy gentleman with whom Qiao maintained relations while making Third Master Liu believe her unborn child was his.
Wealthy gentleman with whom Qiao maintained relations while making Third Master Liu believe her unborn child was his.
Liu third branch household
Family Members (2)
Third Young Master Liu’s other concubines [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 849]
Original: 刘三爷原有几名妾侍 (未具名)
Existing secondary partners opposed to the pregnant outsider Qiao; count is not individually supplied in Chapter 849.
Existing secondary partners opposed to the pregnant outsider Qiao; count is not individually supplied in Chapter 849.
Third Young Master Liu’s two chambermaids [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 849]
Original: 刘三爷两名通房 (未具名)
Two women already sleeping with the Liu third son, in addition to other concubines; are individually unnamed.
Two women already sleeping with the Liu third son, in addition to other concubines; are individually unnamed.
Staff (1)
Liu chief steward [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 849]
Original: 刘府大管家 (未具名)
Provides Master Liu with information about the woman Qiao’s concealed relationships, prompting the household punishment.
Provides Master Liu with information about the woman Qiao’s concealed relationships, prompting the household punishment.
Servants (2)
Bai Luo [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 849]
Original: 白落
Attendant and investigator serving Jiang Qi in the Liu household. Discovers Qiao’s recent widowhood and reports her history.
Attendant and investigator serving Jiang Qi in the Liu household. Discovers Qiao’s recent widowhood and reports her history.
Unidentified maid bribed by Jiang Qi [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 849]
Original: 刘夫人屋中被江琦收买的丫鬟
Domestic maid planted as Jiang Qi’s source inside Madam Liu’s quarters; personally unnamed.
Domestic maid planted as Jiang Qi’s source inside Madam Liu’s quarters; personally unnamed.
54 Hong (洪) family and false daughter5 entries
801–900 · 54 Hong (洪) family and false daughter | 5 chapter-extension entries
Hong Quan — original household
Family Members (3)
Hong Quan [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 852–854, 856, 862]
Original: 洪泉
Former soldier under Yun Qing’s father, who once saved that general from an arrow. Yan Wushuang seizes his surviving genuine daughter and forces him to bring a beautiful false daughter to the Pingxi palace.
Former soldier under Yun Qing’s father, who once saved that general from an arrow. Yan Wushuang seizes his surviving genuine daughter and forces him to bring a beautiful false daughter to the Pingxi palace.
The genuine daughter of Hong Quan [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 854, 856]
Original: 洪泉亲生女儿 / 真洪夜柳 (未证原名)
Real daughter kept hostage by Yan Wushuang’s people while the courtesan Yege impersonates her. It is uncertain whether Hong Yeliu is her original personal name.
Real daughter kept hostage by Yan Wushuang’s people while the courtesan Yege impersonates her. It is uncertain whether Hong Yeliu is her original personal name.
Hong Quan’s deceased wife and two sons [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 853, 856]
Original: 洪泉亡妻与两个亡子 (未具名)
Family members whose deaths Hong cites as part of his account and grief. Do not confuse the captive living daughter with the false daughter.
Family members whose deaths Hong cites as part of his account and grief. Do not confuse the captive living daughter with the false daughter.
Yan Wushuang — infiltrator posing as Hong daughter
Staff (1)
Yege / Qingge Xianzi / false Hong Yeliu [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 852–854, 856, 862, 892]
Original: 夜歌 / 清歌仙子 / 假洪夜柳
Courtesan from Liaodong planted as Hong Quan’s supposed daughter Hong Yeliu. Yege is identified as her actual professional name in Chapter 854, and Qingge Xianzi (清歌仙子) is her artistic title. These are the same infiltrator; not the real captive Hong daughter. Later transferred by Yang Duoming to He Gaoda.
Courtesan from Liaodong planted as Hong Quan’s supposed daughter Hong Yeliu. Yege is identified as her actual professional name in Chapter 854, and Qingge Xianzi (清歌仙子) is her artistic title. These are the same infiltrator; not the real captive Hong daughter. Later transferred by Yang Duoming to He Gaoda.
Servants (1)
Cui’er [NEW/UPDATED; Chapters 853]
Original: 翠儿
Young maid serving or assisting the false daughter Hong Yeliu during her early residence at the Pingxi palace.
Young maid serving or assisting the false daughter Hong Yeliu during her early residence at the Pingxi palace.
Source records, corrections and chapter audit
Preserved from the Word dossier. Each supporting section can be opened separately, including the 300 chapter-by-chapter audit records.
Introduction and original household directorySource details, index, royal corrections
NOVEL COMPANION / UPDATED THROUGH CHAPTER 900
Rebirth of the Legitimate Daughter
嫡女重生记 | Character and household register, Chapters 1–900
Based on the complete uploaded Chapters 1–700 audited Word dossier, with 69shuba Chinese chapter pages 701–900 sourced for additional names, relations, groups and variants.
Inherited master: 1131 line entries through Chapter 800. This edition adds 146 Chapter 801–900 source-based profiles, roles, identity updates and family cross-references. Some entries are groups, not distinct individuals. Prior standalone court and frontier duplicate Yu entries are now notes pointing to Household 10. The 601–700 and 701–800 source registers are retained.
Chapter numbering follows 69shuba: https://www.69shuba.com/book/16264/ | Direct chapter links use its numbered chapter pages. The entire baseline was preserved, but Chapter 601–700 additions were selected against chapter passages and the earlier working continuation, not all 100 chapters verified line by line.
Reading key
• Earlier entry: carried forward from the 1–600 master or the first 601–700 continuation. A later chapter can add an alias or a relationship note without creating a duplicate person.
• Added [601–700]: profile checked against source with explicit chapter link. Some identify a group or an unnamed but distinct participant; cross-references and disputed names are labelled and must not be treated as additional persons.
• Family Members = spouses, children, blood and established adopted relations. Staff = administrators, officers, advisers, guards, physicians and paid professional retainers. Servants = personal attendants, matrons, maids, cooks and domestic helpers.
• Branches are separated when reasonably clear; a “branch not established” heading deliberately avoids guessing a relative’s exact line.
• A character may be cross-referred in another family through marriage or service but is not automatically a separate person. An unknown named group is not equal to the same number of confirmed distinct names.
YU FAMILY RELATIONSHIP CORRECTION: Chancellor Yu (于相 / 于老爷子) → Eldest Master Yu (于大老爷; First Madam Yu’s husband) → daughters Yu Xiyu (于惜语, future Empress) and Yu Xixian (于惜娴, wife of Chen Ran). “Eldest Master” identifies the senior branch; a formal hereditary heir title (世子) is not established in the checked passage. Original passage: Chapter index ↗
Royal succession correction — Ninth and Tenth Princes (search index)
NINTH PRINCE: Chai Xuan (柴宣; later 周宣) → Xuan Wang (宣王) → Crown Prince (太子) → Emperor (皇帝). Mother: Noble Consort Song. Principal consort: Yu Xiyu (于惜语). Children include Zhou Shen (周珅) and Zhou Xuan (周玹). Succeeded his father as Emperor; his younger brother Jing Wang (later Taichang Emperor) succeeded him. Full entry: Household 09, Eastern Palace branch.
TENTH PRINCE: Chai Jin (柴谨; later 周敬) → Jing Wang (敬王) → Taichang Emperor (泰昌帝). Mother: Noble Consort Song. Wife: Han Yuchen (韩玉辰). Children: twins Zhou Yan (周琰) and Zhou Xia (周暇), plus an unnamed son lost during Yuchen’s second pregnancy (Chs. 428–429). Full entry: Household 09, Jing Wang branch.
Source audit: Chapter 157 identifies the brothers by prince number; Chapter 394 verifies Xuan Wang’s appointment as Crown Prince; Chapters 540 and 780 establish the subsequent imperial reign and distinction between Zhou Xuan (周宣) and Zhou Jing (周敬). Chapters 428–429 confirm Yuchen’s second pregnancy and the death of a male foetus during the dangerous premature delivery. Early 柴 / later 周 surname and given-name spellings are recorded as source-text differences, not invented ceremonial name changes. Sources: Chapter index ↗ ; Chapter index ↗ ; Chapter index ↗ ; Chapter index ↗ ; Chapter index ↗
CHAPTERS 801–900: See “HOUSEHOLD AND BRANCH EXTENSIONS” after the inherited Chapters 1–800 audit. The appended update is grouped by clan, sub-branch, Family Members / Staff / Servants, with chapters and Chinese identity notes. The original earlier profiles are preserved.
Household and branch directory
01 Han family – ducal house, separate branches and associated staff | 173 profile entries
02 Qiu (秋) family – Qiu Shi’s natal relatives | 11 profile entries
03 Qiu Yanfu’s unrelated merchant family | 2 profile entries
04 Zhou (周) family – Changping Marquis household | 22 profile entries
05 Duan (段) family and their household | 11 profile entries
06 Jiang (江) family – Jiang Hongfu and Jiang Hongjin | 22 profile entries
07 Chiang (蒋) family – Pingqing Marquis household | 17 profile entries
08 Chen (陈) family – Taining Marquis household | 16 profile entries
09 Imperial and Jing Wang’s households | 85 profile entries (including restored Xuan Wang profile)
10 Yu (于) family – Chancellor and Crown Princess connections | 10 profile entries
11 Song (宋) family, Queen Dowager and natal relatives | 10 profile entries
12 Qiao (乔) aristocratic family | 4 profile entries
13 Wang (王) family – ministerial and marriage connections | 6 profile entries
14 Meng (孟) household – marriage connections | 2 profile entries
15 Wang (汪) merchant and collateral households | 1 profile entries
16 Yun (云) family – generals, children and staff | 121 profile entries
17 Yan (燕) family – Liaodong command and personal agents | 19 profile entries
18 Court officials, governors and allied administrations | 15 profile entries
19 Mama Fang, Lian (连) family and bun-shop circle | 19 profile entries
20 Escort agencies, merchants, travellers and outsiders | 14 profile entries
21 Ye (叶) and Ke (柯) families | 13 profile entries
22 Lu (卢) family – principal and collateral lines | 14 profile entries
23 Zeng (曾) family | 4 profile entries
24 Xiang (项) family | 4 profile entries
25 Ning (宁) family | 3 profile entries
26 Wei (魏) family and scholarly relations | 8 profile entries
27 Fu (符) family and its household staff | 37 profile entries
28 Qu (曲) in-laws and dependent households | 10 profile entries
29 Zhao (赵) military family | 26 profile entries
30 Tu (涂) family – Zhao in-laws | 17 profile entries
31 Qin (秦) family and military command | 18 profile entries
32 Xu (许) family – frontier military relatives | 9 profile entries
33 Mu, Mo and collateral administrative households | 14 profile entries
34 Qingming Hall – educators, pupils and families | 43 profile entries
35 Menghu Mountain and other bandit families | 16 profile entries
36 Frontier commanders, rebels and enemies | 21 profile entries
37 Chen Mian’s scholar household (distinct from the Taining marquis) | 4 profile entries
38 Other tradespeople, neighbouring families and local institutions | 13 profile entries
39 Wu (邬) merchant household | 15 profile entries
40 Cai (蔡) family, second branch | 6 profile entries
41 Xu (徐) blacksmith household and Wang (汪) betrothal | 7 profile entries
42 Tan (谭) family and official staff | 8 profile entries
43 Yang (杨) village and rebel connections | 8 profile entries
44 Jie (解) military family – Yongcheng defence and Zhang in-laws | 6 profile entries
45 Linzhou Zhou (周) wealthy merchant family – unrelated to Changping Marquis | 8 profile entries
46 Linzhou Dong (董) medicine-merchants – legitimate second-son branch | 5 profile entries
47 Linzhou Yao (姚) prefect family | 6 profile entries
48 Linzhou magistrates, security and investigative staff | 7 profile entries
49 Feng (封) general Feng Dajun – married household | 6 profile entries
50 Yu Cong (余丛) – married household and Lin in-laws | 1 profile entries
51 Tian (田) rescued siblings and immediate family | 6 profile entries
52 Fu (付) family of Yun-ge – A Zhu’s late betrothed | 2 profile entries
Identity clarifications and branch-aware corrections
• Lil Boy Chang (昌哥儿) of the Han Jianming branch: the Chapter 625 mention is an update to the original son’s profile, not a second child.
• Shang Da (尚达), Shiliu (石榴), Zhang Wenjie (张文杰), Tan Tuo (谭拓) and Jie Junxiong (解俊雄) are cross-referenced in different contexts; do not count each mention as a new person.
• Lüye (绿叶) and Lücao (绿草) are linked to the married Han Yurong/Jiang Hongjin household. Their principal new profiles remain under the Han third branch; this is not an additional pair of servants.
• Chiang Ping the guard (蒋平) and Chiang Ping the young lady (蒋萍) are different people with different final characters.
• Han Qiqi in the baseline guide is an affectionate childhood name (七七), not a proven formal given name. The earlier document’s entry is retained but this distinction applies.
• Check Chinese character spelling against the original chapter. Similar-sounding names and distinct Chinese surnames (王/汪; 江/蒋; 符/傅/付/苻; 于/余) are not merged on sound alone.
• Duan Xinrong (段欣溶) is also Qianqian (芊芊). Huo Changqing (霍长青) is Changqing and Uncle Huo, one person. Zhang Yong (张勇) used the alias Lü Kai (吕凯).
• Yun Qing’s courtesy name was Qingming (清明) before he adopted Herui (和瑞); his personal name remained unchanged.
• Chapter 601 names Fu Tianlei’s youngest daughter Moju (墨菊), but also has the form Molan (墨兰). One child; mark the conflicting notation rather than invent a sibling.
• The new mother of Zhou Wei is an unnamed concubine and former dowry maid; this Linzhou Zhou surname is unrelated to the Changping Marquis Zhou household unless independently demonstrated.
Full line-by-line character dossier
Identity clarifications and Chapter 601–700 notesAliases, name variants and corrections
New identity corrections established by the Chapters 601–700 line review
• Jun Yuanzhi (君远志) — Jun Yuanzhi (君远志) is an assumed travelling name used by the same man as Jun Yuanbo (君远博), explicitly demonstrated in Chapter 654; no second person.
• Momo Quan — While travelling in disguise during Chapter 654, Momo Quan (全嬷嬷) uses the address Yao Dama (姚大娘), not a distinct woman.
• Du Xingguo — The original text alternates 杜兴国 and 杜国兴 around Chapters 694–696; the office and surrounding context point to one official, but this spelling variant is retained.
• Yu Chunhao — Called Yu Qi (于七) in Chapter 691; the text also treats him as a grandson (seventh grandson) of the Yu chancellor rather than a new seventh young master.
• Lil Boy Hua — The mother of Lil Boy Hua (华哥儿) is identified as Han Jianming’s Concubine Jia in Chapter 698. Earlier passages use Lil Boy Chang (昌哥儿) and Lil Boy He (和哥儿); the texts do not conclusively establish whether all are the same boy. DO NOT create a third son without further confirmation.
• Jingbo — Jingbo (景柏) is treated as a girl (female martial-arts pupil) in Chapter 640, with mother Madam Zeng (曾氏).
• Zhao Feng — Old General Zhao’s personal name is identified as Zhao Feng (赵峰) in Chapter 627; connect with the rank-only Old General Zhao instead of making two men.
• A Wan — Black Widow (黑寡妇), a skilled agent recruited as Yuxi’s bodyguard by Huo Changqing, calls herself A Wan (阿莞). These labels describe ONE agent, not two.
• Chapter 672 supplies 鲍氏 and 颜氏 for Xiang Weiguo’s wife in one chapter. Chapter 644 identifies Du Zheng’s wife as 鲍氏 and Xiang Weiguo’s as 颜氏. Both original forms are retained with a caveat, without combining two military families.
• Original sources sometimes use alternative names for the same child (e.g. Jia’s son 华哥儿 / 昌哥儿 / 和哥儿) and for the same officer (杜兴国 / 杜国兴). Alternative readings are indexed provisionally; a second person is NOT automatically added.
Chapter-by-chapter audit · 601–700100 chapter records
Chapter-by-chapter audit ledger: Chapters 601–700
Chapter 601. Fu Tianlei: Mama Lu (路婆子), Zhou De (周德) and his wife, youngest daughter Moju/Molan; 3 daughters distinguished. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 602. Zaozao’s nanny Granny Yu (余婆子) — not Lu Xiu’s Mama Yu. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 603. Zhao second-branch pregnant concubine Huang (黄氏), not Dong merchant concubine. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 604. Zhao second branch: Mama Gao (高妈妈) and Xiaocao (小草). Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 605. Yun officer Guan Tai (关泰); Magistrate Peng (彭县令) and his concubine. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 606. Fu Qingluo: Qiushuang (秋霜); Sister-in-law Li (梨嫂子), Ayue (阿跃) and wife. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 607. War and court references checked; no additional reliably distinct personal name. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 608. Cao Hao (曹昊), deputy in enemy command, distinguished from Cao De. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 609. Further account and fate of Cao Hao; repeat, not an additional man. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 610. Rebel officer Peng Lianggong (彭良工), and three unnamed enemy archers. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 611. Lu Boda (卢博达) in military-family references. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 612. Existing military and household characters checked; no new secure personal name. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 613. Existing military and household characters checked; no new secure personal name. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 614. Existing military and household characters checked; no new secure personal name. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 615. Existing military and household characters checked; no new secure personal name. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 616. Frontier male aide A Hui (阿辉) and officer Captain Jin (金营千总). Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 617. Mama He’s unnamed son appears in her family history. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 618. Caidie’s marriage to Lian Dalang; unidentified senior steward. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 619. Ergouzi (二狗子); messenger witness in Ji Xuan affair — identity unclear. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 620. Existing military/political characters; no independently established new person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 621. Existing military/political characters; no independently established new person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 622. Xiao Wu (小五), military aide associated with Xu Wu and injured Han Jianye. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 623. Previous names and reports verified; no new independently confirmed person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 624. Previous names and reports verified; no new independently confirmed person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 625. Qiao-er (巧儿) mentioned in Han Jianming household; Tong Chunlin (童春林), slain Liaodong general. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 626. Previous names and reports verified; no new independently confirmed person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 627. Old General Zhao’s personal name Zhao Feng (赵峰); Xiang Weiguo’s marriage connection. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 628. Midwife Yao (姚稳婆) attends the Fu birth. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 629. Steward Lian (连庄头); wet-nurse/childcare roles. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 630. Previously identified persons, no newly secure personal name. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 631. Lei Xingmin (雷兴民), and his unnamed father/grandfather; Chen Wei battle context. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 632. Ma Luo Mountain leaders Hong Feihu, Yuan Fuliang, Ding Qingyu already in earlier 601–700 supplement. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 633. Military figures and Linzhou transition checked; no new secure person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 634. Ergouzi cross-reference; no firm proof of a separate man with same nickname. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 635. Named generals from preceding chapters; no newly secure person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 636. Military and family figures checked; no newly secure person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 637. Military and family figures checked; no newly secure person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 638. Military and family figures checked; no newly secure person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 639. Military and family figures checked; no newly secure person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 640. Madam Zeng (曾氏), mother of Jingbo (a girl); Madam Fan (范氏), mother of Shen Yi. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 641. Established characters and frontier unrest; no newly secured name. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 642. Xie Li (解黎), father of Xie Junxiong; extended descendants identified as a family group. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 643. Henan general He Ye (何烨), Yu Boda (于博达) spelling, Gao Rushan (高如山); Xie son’s mother. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 644. Madam Bao (鲍氏) married to Du Zheng; Madam Yan (颜氏) married to Xiang Weiguo; Feng Dajun children/Chang family. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 645. Household and battlefield checks; no independent new person established. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 646. Household and battlefield checks; no independent new person established. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 647. Han Jianjun-related Madam Luo (洛氏); Han Jiancheng proposed bride and her official father. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 648. Royal household steward and unnamed alleged Crown Prince survivor (identity unverified). Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 649. No new independently established name; existing royal/political actors checked. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 650. No new independently established name; existing royal/political actors checked. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 651. Jiang Hongjin’s chambermaids Yan’er (艳儿), Ya’er (芽儿). Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 652. Yan Wushuang’s unnamed forger; Qiu Dashan’s foster-relative network. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 653. Sixth Master Yu (于六爷), Lu Gang (卢刚), surname discrepancy for Lu/Yu Boda. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 654. Jun Yuanzhi = Jun Yuanbo; Momo Quan = travelling Yao Dama; Zhang Liniang and former husband Qian; Old Gu and Dahan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 655. Duke of Ding’s heir, former wife Madam Zhang and their daughter; not Zhang Liniang. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 656. Existing court and Han-Yun people only. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 657. Unnamed concubines and secondary women discussed; no unambiguous separate names. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 658. Existing political/battle people; no newly secure person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 659. Xu Chong (许冲); Fu domestic cook Qin Yi and grandson hostage. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 660. Alleged intimate of the dowager and court execution eunuch (unnamed). Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 661. Black Widow (黑寡妇) uses A Wan (阿莞); same female agent. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 662. Existing political and Yan agents; no distinct fresh named individual. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 663. Yu City officer Chu Shaoguang (楚韶光); unnamed enemy archer. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 664. Northern commanders Qingmu (青木) and Alatan Wula (阿拉坦乌拉). Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 665. Chu Shaoguang’s unnamed guard/aide; separately identifiable in scene. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 666. Zhao senior family donation and household connections revisited. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 667. Existing frontier officers; no new secure individual. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 668. Unnamed patriarch of Haocheng Huang household negotiating with Yun Qing. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 669. Existing political/administrative actors; no new secure individual. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 670. Existing political/administrative actors; no new secure individual. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 671. Fu cook Qin Yi: daughter and son deceased, grandson blackmailed. Distinguish coercion from willing spying. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 672. Madam Yan Xiang wife wrongly called Bao in one sentence; original name inconsistency preserved. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 673. No new secure personal name beyond audited entries. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 674. Mama Liu (刘妈妈) at Han Jianye household; inconsistent children’s nickname Lil Boy He noted. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 675. Fu household unnamed bribed sweeping matron and infant nurse. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 676. Qin Yi original dowry link; Fu Qingluo and Yang Duoming’s prematurely deceased son. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 677. Lin Fengyuan’s aides Gu Jiu (顾九) and Li A-da (李阿大). Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 678. Unnamed village head (里正), house-lending local elder. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 679. Gao Tongzhi (高同知), Ge Hongtao (葛红涛), Madam Yao and family numbers, Guo deputy’s mother. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 680. Zhou Wei and his biological mother revisited; distinct from Changping Zhou clan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 681. Yao Guangzhang’s elder brother and murdered nephew; Zhou eldest son and scapegoat attendant. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 682. Physician Luo Hongde and threatened grandson; Zhou Xin and Zhou family patriarch; Dong brothers’ parents. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 683. Prefect Yao’s private adviser, personally identifiable but unnamed. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 684. Jing Wang’s Shopkeeper Fu (付掌柜) and his legitimate second son proposed for Lüye. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 685. Chang’an (长安), Jiang Hongjin’s page, and coerced relatives. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 686. Imperial child Zhou Xuan (周玹); Yu Chunhao (于春昊) discussed as grandson, not a new Yu boy. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 687. Doctor Tang (唐大夫), physician for children; Xu Chong dealt with. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 688. Madam Tan; Tan Chongqin’s deceased fiancé and his juren father. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 689. Previously indexed characters revisited; no additional separate person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 690. Unnamed covert informant who alerts Yang Duoming’s people to Ji Xuan gold mine. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 691. Qiu Wanshan (仇万山), Tie Kui (铁奎), Minister of War Hu; Yu Chunhao called Yu Qi. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 692. Yu family and Han-Yun officials revisited; no new securely separate name. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 693. Yu family and Han-Yun officials revisited; no new securely separate name. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 694. Du Xingguo spelled 杜国兴 once; same officer in context, not second person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 695. Fuxian widowed woman, two starving children and predeceased husband. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 696. Zhang Zhiwen (张志文), adviser to Du Xingguo. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 697. Xiong Nanqi (熊南启), Quan Dahan’s wife/young relatives; alleged Baihua House rumour. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 698. Tang-Shi, mother of Han Jianming’s Concubine Jia; adopted son; uncertain Hua-/Chang-/Lil Boy He variation. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 699. Lin Kang and Ermaozi already separately indexed, no extra identity. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 700. Existing Shang Da, Mama Zeng, Liu Biyuan and Tan Tuo; no new securely distinct person. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 601–700 scope and confidence notesSource limitations
Scope, nomenclature and verification limits
The ledger covers all 100 original Chinese chapters consecutively, rather than only selected milestones. Names repeated in later chapters remain one profile unless distinct identity is supported.
A name-variant, group reference, relationship-based mention, or ambiguous rumour is NOT counted as an additional newly named person. Cross-references remain searchable so readers can identify chapter locations without inventing biographical detail.
All Chinese personal names in these new profiles are transcribed from the chapter text or clearly labelled as descriptive relation/office phrases. A text error or unclear surname is described explicitly and not silently repaired.
This is a good-faith exhaustive source audit, but the guide cannot guarantee zero omissions among unnamed background crowds and individual appearances whose identity is not recoverable from the original prose. The historical baseline before Chapter 601 retains its original source-limited coverage.
Chapter 701–800 supplement directory and guidanceScope and 25 source groups
CHAPTERS 701–800 | HOUSEHOLD ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS
Source and scope. This section contains 186 records: new named individuals, relationship-specific unnamed people, verified alias corrections, and explicitly labelled cross-references. It preserves all 945 earlier entries. The numbered chapters follow the 69shuba edition; direct chapter links accompany each entry. Reappearance or a cross-reference is not necessarily a unique newly discovered individual.
Naming and relationship rule. Where a person has a former name, milk name, courtesy name or assumed identity, all forms are indexed within one record when identity is confirmed. Distinct people who share a surname or name-like nickname are not merged. Chinese-character inconsistencies are disclosed. Family branches and the three functional categories are retained.
Han clan — ninth branch and senior duke family — 7 register lines
Ning (宁) family — restored maternal line — 6 register lines
Tie (铁) adoptive family — identity of Ning Hai — 11 register lines
Xiao (肖) family — Xiao Ji and ties to Tie Kui — 3 register lines
Qiu (仇) Dashan household — distinct from Qiu (秋) — 7 register lines
Imperial house and competing Zhou (周) lines — 28 register lines
Yun household — Yun Qing, Yuxi and children — 17 register lines
Lu (卢) clan — Boda, Lu Xiu and frontier officers — 8 register lines
Jiang (江) household — Jiang Wenrui’s separate sons — 10 register lines
Chiang (蒋) house — Pingqing Marquis branches — 4 register lines
Feng (封) military family — Dajun line — 2 register lines
Fu (符) and Yang (杨) houses — Tianlei and Qingluo — 5 register lines
Yuan (袁), Xiao (萧) and Du (杜) military families — 6 register lines
Xiang (向) and Bao (鲍) supply-office family — 1 register lines
Dou (窦) family — wrongful-arrest and missing-siblings case — 11 register lines
Kong (孔), Zhang (张), Dong (董) and Ge (葛) criminal-case households — 9 register lines
Sun (孙) family — principal and third-branch young ladies — 4 register lines
Tan (谭) prefect’s family and Dong (董) in-laws — 4 register lines
Ling (凌), An (安) and Zeng (曾) marriage households — 9 register lines
Hu (胡), Zhang widow and regional court cases — 5 register lines
Frontier armies, mountain chiefs and ethnic rulers — 6 register lines
Regional officials, investigators and other named persons — 7 register lines
Examinations, scholars and legal offices — Chapter 800 — 12 register lines
Yan (燕) clan — hidden descendants and bodyguards — 1 register lines
Historical allusions mentioned in Chapter 800 (not fictional cast) — 3 register lines
Chapter-by-chapter audit · 701–800100 chapter records
CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER SOURCE REGISTER | 701–800
Every chapter in the requested range has a stable primary-text link below. New entries and cross-references above identify named people, aliases, kinship descriptions, individual unnamed roles, and explicitly marked groups. A chapter can lack a new dossier entry because it contains people already profiled in Chapters 1–700.
Chapter 701. Ning Hai; Qiu Dashan; Qiu Dashan’s wife, Madam Hao; Qiu Dashan’s adoptive mother; Two secret sons of Yan Wushuang. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 702. Han Jianchao; Guan Tai. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 703. Guan Tai. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 704. Han Yong; Guan Tai. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 705. Han Yong. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 706. Han Yong; Han Hua. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 707. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 708. Xiao Sanzi; Lu Wang. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 709. Beauty Wang; Beauty Li; Second commandery princess of Jing Wang; He Xinyi. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 710. Zhou Xuan; The unnamed substitute for Zhou Xuan; Royal guards concealing Zhou Xuan; Granny Feng. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 711. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 712. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 713. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 714. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 715. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 716. Chief Yi; Hong Feihu; Yuan Fuliang; Liu Yongnan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 717. Yuan Fuliang; Liu Yongnan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 718. Timur; Xiong Nanqi. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 719. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 720. Lu Xiang; Lu Boda; Yu Boda. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 721. He the doctor; Hu Mang; Hu Mang’s mother. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 722. An Bo; Other three Fujian potato specialists. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 723. Sun Hanlian; Ling Ruoyun; Madam Zhen; Master Ling; Ling Ruoyun’s younger brother. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 724. Ling Ruoyun; Widow Zhang; Cao Han; Widow Zhang’s former parents-in-law. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 725. Ling Ruoyun; Widow Zhang; Cao Han; Widow Zhang’s former parents-in-law. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 726. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 727. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 728. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 729. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 730. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 731. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 732. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 733. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 734. Yun Hua. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 735. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 736. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 737. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 738. Huang the cook; Huang Qing. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 739. Feng Ao; Madam Chang; Madam Xiao; Lil Boy Xuan; Wan-er. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 740. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 741. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 742. Eldest Madam Chiang; Old Madam Chiang (蒋); Chiang Jing (蒋); Jiaoxing; Lin Fengyuan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 743. Ning Hai; Xiao Xiaoling; Unnamed scholar who taught Tie Kui to read; Xiao Ji. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 744. Xiao Sanzi; Ning Hai; Xiao Xiaoling; Zhong Shan; Tong Ge. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 745. Consort Tang; Tang Zhan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 746. Xiao Sanzi; Ning Hai; Tong Ge. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 747. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 748. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 749. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 750. Changming; Jiang Hongjin; Chang’an; Jiang household unnamed information agent. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 751. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 752. Mister Qian. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 753. Mister Qian. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 754. Madam Xiao; Xiao Yongchang; Concubine Kong; Dou Ying; Dou Xiaolei. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 755. Madam Xiao; Xiao Yongchang; Concubine Kong; Dou Ying; Dou Xiaolei. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 756. Madam Xiao; Xiao Yongchang; Concubine Kong; Dou Ying; Dou Xiaolei. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 757. Mister Qian. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 758. Ning Hai; Ning Hai’s fifth elder brother; Ning Hai’s third sister-in-law; Ning Hai’s fourth sister-in-law; Ning Hai’s surviving nephews in the exile party. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 759. Ning Hai; Tie Hu; The original Tie Kui; Tie Hu’s wife; Zhong Shan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 760. Gao Song; Jiang Wenrui; Mr Gao; Mister Qian. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 761. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 762. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 763. Fu Qingluo. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 764. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 765. Jiang Hongjin. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 766. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 767. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 768. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 769. Old Master Sun; Second Master Sun; Sun Yulian; Sun Hanlian; Tan Chonghua. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 770. Zhou Jing; Eunuch Cai; Lu Boda; Yu Boda. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 771. Zhou Jing; Consort Tang; Consort Hu; Minister of War Hu; Eunuch Fu. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 772. Ning Hai; Qiu Dashan; Zhou Jing; Court Marshal Su Muyang; Yan Wushuang’s unnamed body double. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 773. Zhou Kang; Zhou Jing; Empress Yan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 774. Zhou Kang; Zhou Jing. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 775. Lu Yingyi; Guo Zhong; Zhou Kang; Zhou Jing. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 776. Lu Gang; Lu Han; General of the Lu Shu forces. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 777. Unnamed two female guards for Yuchen. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 778. Unnamed two female guards for Yuchen. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 779. Qiu Dashan; Xiaodunzi; Qiu Dashan’s unnamed newly acquired concubine; Two secret sons of Yan Wushuang; Qingyi. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 780. Qingyi; Lin Wanyuan; Unnamed two female guards for Yuchen; Lin Fengyuan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 781. Qingyi; Unnamed two female guards for Yuchen. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 782. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 783. Han Jianchao; Jiang Hongjin; Mr Hao; Ye Guangqin. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 784. Mr Hao; Ye Guangqin. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 785. Lil Boy Hua; Other children and women sheltering with Concubine Jia. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 786. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 787. Yun Hua; He the doctor; Madam Chen; Qi-er; Mama He. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 788. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 789. Fu Qingluo; Unborn child of Fu Qingluo. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 790. Fu Qingluo; Unborn child of Fu Qingluo. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 791. Gao Song; Jiang Wenrui; Mr Gao. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 792. Ning Hai; Xiao Xiaoling; Madam Lu; Tie Kui’s other unnamed concubine; Unborn child of Madam Lu. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 793. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 794. Zhou Jing; Zhou Jing’s loyal white hunting dog, A Bu; Zhou Yan; Zhou Xuan; Royal guards concealing Zhou Xuan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 795. Zhou Jing; Zhou Yan. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 796. Lil Boy Hua; Zhou Jing; Zhou Jing’s loyal white hunting dog, A Bu; Zhou Yan; Jiang Hongjin. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 797. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 798. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 799. No separate new profile securely indexed in this supplement; recurring characters may still appear.. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 800. Luo Hongde; Zhang Liniang; Qiushuang; Mama Gao; Mama Lu. Original: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 701–800 identity and confidence notesSource limitations
Coverage, confidence and unresolved readings
Total line-entry count in this Word dossier: 1131 = 945 inherited records + 186 added lines. This number is not the count of unique people, because it includes relatives, unnamed individually identifiable people, identity cross-references and a few clearly labelled groups.
Highest-confidence reconciliations: Tie Kui (铁奎) is Ning Hai (宁海), with an independently deceased child bearing the original Tie Kui identity; Yun Hua (云婳) is the formal name of Liu-er / former Liuzhi; Zhou Jing (周璟), Zhou Jing (周敬), Zhou Shen (周珅), Zhou Xuan (周玹) and Zhou Yan (周琰) must not be mixed; Han Hua (韩华) is not Han Jianming’s child Lil Boy Hua (华哥儿).
Known name uncertainties requiring explicit caution: the top examination candidate is called 柳东风 and later 柳耀; the wife of Xiang Weiguo has been described as 鲍氏 and 颜氏; Xiao Xiaoling appears as 肖晓玲 and 肖小菱; Qiu Wanshan 仇万山 and Qiu Dashan 仇大山 have not been proved identical; and the late Emperor 周敬 is not the new claimant 周璟.
The source was reviewed consecutively to seek both brief and important references, but no automated line-for-line name extraction is provably perfect. Names or unnamed roles not identifiable from the original should not be manufactured merely to achieve a claimed total. Preserve previous-generation uncertainty where the source does not resolve it.
Chapter 801–900 supplement introductionScope and numbering
Chapters 801–900 — Household and branch extensions
146 source-supported line entries: named individuals, individually identifiable unnamed persons, collectives, aliases and updates to existing profiles. The older Chapters 1–800 dossier is retained intact above. Cross-references are NOT extra characters; source spelling inconsistencies are explicitly marked.
Source edition: https://www.69shuba.com/book/16264/ • The numbering below is the 69shuba website numbering, rather than the different printed internal number that some chapter pages contain.
Chapter-by-chapter audit · 801–900100 chapter records
Chapters 801–900 — Chapter-by-chapter source reference
The following list links every chapter in the requested 100-chapter range. Profiles above contain the chapter numbers of verified appearances or mentions; absence of an independently named entry does not mean a chapter contains no returning cast. A page being linked is not a guarantee of a complete line-by-line concordance.
Chapter 801. Wei Meiyun, He Xinyi. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 802. Maomao, Qiushuang — Fu Qingluo’s companion, Mama He, Baihe. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 803. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 804. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 805. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 806. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 807. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 808. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 809. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 810. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 811. Fu Tianlei’s new wife, Madam Yang / Madam Li textual variant, Madam Yang’s deceased former betrothed, Madam Yang’s former fiancé’s family, Madam Yang / Li’s elder male grandfather, Zhao Zhengqin. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 812. Physician He, Gancao / Liquorice, Qiuhe / Autumn Lotus, Mama Li caring for Ye Qing. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 813. Master Gao advising Jiang Wenrui, Adviser Zhao. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 814. Master Gao advising Jiang Wenrui, Adviser Zhao. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 815. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 816. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 817. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 818. Lieying / Falcon. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 819. Lil Boy Ji, son of Han Yurong. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 820. Jiang Hongfu’s two sons, Master Wen, adviser to Jiang Wenrui, Chaoyang, Chaoyang’s estranged wife, Changan, Imperial Physician Zhang, Jiang incident, Jiang Qi — later Madam Liu, Third Young Master Liu, Liu Xing — Lil Boy Xing; +3 further linked register entries. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 821. Physician He, Lil Boy Ji, son of Han Yurong, He Gaoda, He Ye. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 822. Meng Fangjun, Xiao Yongchang. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 823. Mama Zeng — maternity helper, An Zike. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 824. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 825. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 826. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 827. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 828. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 829. Monk Ci’en, Jiese, junior monk, Jiexin, deceased monk, Ci’en’s son and daughter, Two women coerced to bear Ci’en’s children. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 830. Two previously concealed sons of Yan Wushuang, Two sons of Yan Wushuang born to a pair of sisters, The two sisters who bore Yan Wushuang sons. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 831. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 832. Ling Ruoyun, wife of Xu Wu, Migua / Honeydew Melon, Qin Wu — mother, wife and children, Qin Wu, traitorous fifth man, Four other assassins in the Qiu Dashan attempt. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 833. Hongqi, Hongdou. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 834. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 835. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 836. Ah Ding, Fu Tianlei’s new wife, Madam Yang / Madam Li textual variant. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 837. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 838. Hongdou. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 839. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 840. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 841. Madam Zhao — Yuchen’s cousin-in-law. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 842. Xiao Wu — the secret newborn son, Unidentified substituted newborn girl, Mama Wang at Ye Qing’s confinement, Rural family receiving substituted newborn girl. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 843. Xiao Wu — the secret newborn son, Unidentified substituted newborn girl, Rural family receiving substituted newborn girl. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 844. Fu Tianlei’s new wife, Madam Yang / Madam Li textual variant, Chuncan / Spring Silkworm, Mama He, Two unnamed strong matrons restraining Fu Qingluo, Baihe. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 845. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 846. Physician He, Gancao / Liquorice, Zhou Yan, Zheng Tong Emperor, Zhou Jing, deceased Emperor, Unidentified newly substituted attendants, Imperial Physician Le. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 847. Lil Boy Ji, son of Han Yurong, Zhou Yan, Zheng Tong Emperor, Zhou Jing, deceased Emperor, Eunuch Cai, Eunuch Li, Nurse Aunt An, Unidentified newly substituted attendants, Imperial Physician Le, Female massage physician for Yuchen; +4 further linked register entries. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 848. Lil Boy Ji, son of Han Yurong, Lücha / Green Tea, Jiang Qi — later Madam Liu, Third Young Master Liu, Liu Xing — Lil Boy Xing, Madam Liu, Han Yurong’s son — Lil Boy Ji. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 849. Jiang Qi — later Madam Liu, Third Young Master Liu, Liu Xing — Lil Boy Xing, Master Liu, Madam Liu, Madam Qiao, pregnant widow and candidate concubine, Madam Qiao’s deceased first husband, Madam Qiao’s natal family, Madam Qiao’s other wealthy lover; +5 further linked register entries. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 850. Gancao / Liquorice, Banxia / Pinellia, Wei Meiyun, A De, Qiuhe / Autumn Lotus. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 851. Banxia / Pinellia, An Zike. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 852. Hong Quan, Yege / Qingge Xianzi / false Hong Yeliu. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 853. Zhuzi / Pillar, Hong Quan, Hong Quan’s deceased wife and two sons, Yege / Qingge Xianzi / false Hong Yeliu, Cui’er. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 854. Zhuzi / Pillar, Hong Quan, The genuine daughter of Hong Quan, Yege / Qingge Xianzi / false Hong Yeliu. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 855. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 856. Physician He, Ling Ruoyun, wife of Xu Wu, Two sons of Yan Wushuang born to a pair of sisters, The two sisters who bore Yan Wushuang sons, Hong Quan, The genuine daughter of Hong Quan, Hong Quan’s deceased wife and two sons, Yege / Qingge Xianzi / false Hong Yeliu, Yu Xiyu, hidden former Empress; +2 further linked register entries. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 857. Eunuch Cai, Imperial Physician Le, Yan Hengli / Achi, Yan Hengyu / Abao, Ah Qian. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 858. Yun Qihao / Qihao, Physician He. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 859. Yun Qihao / Qihao, Mama Zeng — maternity helper. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 860. Yun Qihao / Qihao, Qihao’s first wet nurse, discharged. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 861. Yun Qihao / Qihao. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 862. Yun Qihao / Qihao, Zaozao / Yun Lan — rank updated, Liu-er — rank updated, Wei Meiyun, Ling Ruoyun, wife of Xu Wu, Wife of Xu Daniu, pregnant, Wife of Yuan Ying — Madam Xiao, Wife of Feng Dajun — Madam Chang, Sister-in-law Xia — Tan Tuo’s son’s wife; +5 further linked register entries. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 863. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 864. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 865. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 866. Gancao / Liquorice. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 867. Guo Zhong — death of general, Dr Zhang, imperial court, poisoned Guo Zhong, Local physician at Guo Zhong’s death, Yang dog-meat shop cook, Deceased newly hired waiter at dog-meat shop, The deceased waiter’s surviving younger brother, Guo Zhong’s dog-meat shop patrons and arrested workers. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 868. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 869. Two royal wet nurses for newborn twins, Yan Hengli / Achi, Yan Hengyu / Abao, Su Hua — murdered commander, Unnamed prostitute killed with Su Hua, Lieying / Falcon, Migua / Honeydew Melon. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 870. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 871. Madam Fang, wife of Wu Kuo, Wu Kuo’s eldest son, Wu Qian — threatened the merchant family. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 872. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 873. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 874. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 875. Xu Daniu’s newborn daughter, Gao Song’s wife, Miss Sun, Gao Song. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 876. An Zike, Unnamed elderly potato cultivator, Senior farmer An Bo, Unnamed Fujian potato specialists, North-western-accent maid who taught Yu Xiyu, Temple novice who overheard dialect tutoring. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 877. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 878. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 879. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 880. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 881. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 882. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 883. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 884. Yu Xiyu, hidden former Empress, Zhou Xuan, concealed son, Auntie Wang, nearby village matchmaker, Auntie Wang’s natal nephew, suitor. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 885. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 886. Returning characters and/or no separate new profile securely established in this edited register. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 887. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Physician He, Yuxi’s later pregnancy / conception cross-reference. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 888. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Yuxi’s later pregnancy / conception cross-reference. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 889. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Yuxi’s later pregnancy / conception cross-reference. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 890. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Yuxi’s later pregnancy / conception cross-reference, Zhao Kuo, Qu Liangji, Yu Baojia, Shixue. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 891. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Yuxi’s later pregnancy / conception cross-reference. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 892. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Physician He, Gancao / Liquorice, Yege / Qingge Xianzi / false Hong Yeliu, Yuxi’s later pregnancy / conception cross-reference, Yu Baojia. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 893. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 894. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 895. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 896. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 897. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Yin Zhaofeng, Prefect Liu Biyuan. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 898. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Yin Zhaofeng. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 899. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Zaozao / Yun Lan — rank updated, Liu-er — rank updated, Wei Meiyun, Meilan, Zhuzi / Pillar, Yin Zhaofeng, Xing Sibo, Prefect Liu Biyuan; +6 further linked register entries. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 900. Yuxi’s later twins, not yet born by Chapter 900, Zaozao / Yun Lan — rank updated, Liu-er — rank updated, Gancao / Liquorice, Yin Zhaofeng, Prefect Liu Biyuan, Wu Jinyu / Jinyu, Zhou Jinpeng, Pair posing as married child abductors; +2 further linked register entries. Source: Chapter index ↗
Chapter 801–900 source and identity notesCorrections and caveats
Source-coverage and identity notes
1131 inherited Chapter 1–800 line entries retained, plus 146 Chapter 801–900 update/cross-reference line entries. Raw line-entry sum: 1277. This is NOT a count of unique characters.
Names (夜歌 / 清歌仙子 / 假洪夜柳) are one infiltrator; Hong Quan’s real daughter is a different person. The genuine daughter’s original given name remains unverified.
Zhou Jing (周璟) died and Zhou Yan (周琰) acceded as Zheng Tong Emperor (正统帝), distinct from Zhou Jing (周敬) / Emperor Taichang, as well as Zhou Xuan (周玹).
Yun Qihao (云启浩), Yuxi’s third child and first son, was born in Chapter 859, while her next pregnancy (fourth) is diagnosed as twins in Chapter 892. Yuchen had another set of boy-girl twins by Yan Wushuang in Chapter 857.
The surname 厉氏 / 历氏 in Fu Tianlei’s earlier second-marriage discussion conflicts with 杨氏 in later narrative. This register treats it as an unresolved textual inconsistency, NOT as a certain verified name change.
Old Chapter 1–800 source material contains other chapter references and uncertain identifications. No global rewriting of prior claims has been performed. Brief collective mentions are included when identifiable without inventing individual names.
Coverage caveat: I directly checked a broad set of source chapters and indexed all 100 in sequence; access to the chapter pages and the above audit still do not guarantee absolutely every single passing reference was captured. Later review may add further entries.
