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Wu Jinyan as Xue Li / Xue Fangfei / Jiang Li : Only daughter of Magistrate Xue, with the courtesy name Fangfei. She was betrayed and buried alive by her husband, Shen Yurong and his family. However, she manages to survive and is saved by Jiang Li. After Jiang Li's death, she takes on her identity to seek revenge against those who caused her and Jiang Li's misfortunes. •
Wang Xingyue as Xiao Heng : Chief Secretariat and Head of Jiang household. He is the father of Jiang Li, Jiang Ruoyao and Bing Ji. • Sun Wei as Jiang Yuanping : Master of the second branch of the Jiang family. Lu Shi's husband and Jingrui's father. He is said to be very doting husband. • Zhang Ding Han as Lu Shi : Jiang Yuaning's wife. Mother of Jingrui. • He Fengtian as Jiang Jingrui : Older cousin of Jiang Li who supports her in every situation. He loves turtles. •
Liu Xiening as Jiang Ruoyao : Third Young Lady of the Jiang family and Jiang Li's younger half-sister. She is engaged to Zhou Yanbang. Biological daughter of Ji Shuran. • Chen Yuxian as Jiang Yu'e : Cousin of the Jiang family who is in love with Jiang Ruoyao's fiancé Zhou Yanbang. •
Leanne Liu as Old Madame Jiang
People around Xiao Heng • Wang Lefu as Lu Ji • Pan Youcheng as Wen Ji •
Zhao Qing as Situ Jiuyue • Zhao Country's Princess. She is an expert in poison. She has a crush on Xiao Heng. •
Yu Rongguang as Xiao Da Chuan : Xiao Heng's grandfather.
Imperial Household • Zeng Kelang as Emperor Hong Xiao (Zhao Ye) • Half siblings with Lord Cheng and Princess Wanning. He is childhood friend with Xiao Heng. • Sun Jingjing as Concubine Li • Younger sister of Ji Shuran. One of Emperor Hong Xiao's favourite consorts. • Lord Cheng
Li Residence • Zhang Zheng Yang as Li Zhongnan (Chancellor Li) • Secretly works for Lord Cheng and Princess Wanning. He is often going against Jiang Yuanbai in court. • Wang Ya Chao as Li Jin • Li Zhongnan's cunning and manipulative eldest son. He becomes a Prince Consort after being forced to marry Princess Wanning. • Li Xin Ze as Li Lian • Li Zhongnan's second son who is arrogant and impulsive. He is forced to become a monk after losing a bet.
Ye Residence •
Chen Xinhai as Ye Shijie • He is the son of the Ye Minghui, the first branch of the Ye family. He is cousins with Ye Jia'er and Jiang Li's. One of the top scholars in their academy and later becomes Vice Director of the Ministry of Revenue. •
He Hongshan as Ye Jia'er • She is the daughter of Ye Mingxuan, the second branch of the Ye family. She is cousins with Ye Shijie and Jiang Li. She helps run the Ye family business. • Xiang Xia as Ye Mingxuan • Dong Chunhui as Ye Mingyu • The youngest sibling amongst the four; Zhenzhen, Minghui, and Mingxuan. •
Dong Xuan as Ye Zhenzhen • Jiang Li's biological mother. :
Xue Residence • Yao Zhang as Xue Zhao : Xue Fangfei's younger brother. • Yang Fu Yu as Hai Tang : Fangfei's maidservant.
Others •
Zhao Jiamin as Liu Xu • Fan Tiantian as Mother Sun • Zhang Xiaowan as Yun Shuang • Guan Le as Xiang Qiao • Tang Zhenye as Xue Huaiyuan
Guest appearances •
Yang Chaoyue as Jiang Li : Second Young Lady of the Jiang family. Ye Zhenzhen and Jiang Yuanbai's only daughter. Jiang Li and her maidservant Tong'er were exiled at Zhennü Hall for ten years before meeting Xue Fangfei. •
Wu Jiayi as Qiong Zhi •
Kong Xueer as Zhi Yan ==Soundtrack==