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Character Index

Sun Zhong'e: One of Kayla's retainers.

Tao Qian: One of Kayla's retainers. Accompanied her up North.

Ashina: Personal name is Ibilga, a princess of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. Kayla's wife.

Derin: Ashina's personal attendant and lady-in-waiting.

Meral: Ashina's personal attendant, secretly a spy from the Khagan.

Chuluo Khagan: Ashina's father and the Khagan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. Kayla's father-in-law.

Zhou Xianchun: The Seventh Prince, uneasily allied with the Empress Dowager.

Housekeeper Li: Kayla's loyal housekeeper.

Imperial Princess: Wenyuan's mother and the full-blooded younger sister of the current Emperor. Went to extreme lengths to protect her son.

General Yu: Yu Bianfu's father, allied with Xianchun.

Yu Bianfu: A female officer who is highly skilled in martial arts, Xianchun's childhood friends. Was sent to the Southwest.

Zhou Kuang: The Third Prince, a contender for the throne.

Xiang Daozong/Qu Boyong: Son of General Xiang and the Princess of Chu, Chujiao/Jing Shuyou's cousin.

Shu Yunsong: Yunqi's second uncle, a former general.

Lin Jie: An Attendant Censor with a bad arm and a sharp mind. Currently investigating a conspiracy at Hu Qing and Kayla's behest.

Duan Wuxie: A Senior Investigator in the Imperial Investigation Bureau.

Hu Qing/Liang Hongfei: Lord of the Liang Clan and Vice-Censor. Kayla's friend and ally.

Li Que: A Senior Investigator in the Imperial Investigation Bureau, the de facto second-in-command after Kayla.

Tabuyir: A Senior Investigator in the Imperial Investigation Bureau of Khitan descent, he shares de-factor second-in-command status with Li Que. He accompanied Kayla north and has gone as far as to send his nephew (Yilie) to Kayla's household as a hostage.

Zhou Kangyu: Wenyuan's father, the Grand Duke's adopted heir. He was abused as a child and had a weak but kind personality. The Imperial Princess' husband with whom she shared a good relationship, albeit a relatively short-lived one.