The Story of Minglan

Zhao Liying as Sheng Minglan

Feng Shaofeng as Gu Tingye

Cao Cuifen as Old Madam Sheng

Liu Jun as Master Sheng / Sheng Hong

Liu Lin as Big Madam Sheng / Wang Ruofu

Gao Lu as Lin Qinshuang

Liu Xiyuan as Wei Shuyi

Wang Herun as Sheng Hualan

Wang Renjun as Sheng Changbai

Ren Wanjing as Hai Zhaoyun

Zhang Xiaoqian as Sheng Changfeng

Shi Shi as Sheng Molan

Zhang Jianing as Sheng Rulan

Zhang Lu as Wen Yanjing

Shi Yan as Mother Fang

Hong Hua as Mother Liu Jia

Wang Yi as Caihuan

Ma Ding as Zhou Xueniang

Lu Yanqi as Liu Xiaodie

Yuan Yuan as Zhulou

Zhang Shuwei as Lümeng

Tian Luo as Mother Cui Ru'an

Wang Ziwei as Xiaotao

Han Ye as Danju

Li Yuanyuan as Cuiwei

Cao Ying as Jiu'er

Yang Xiaodan as Lady Guan

Liu Qing as Lady Wei

Ning Xiaozhi as Zhuang Xuejiu

Yu Nannan as Momo Kong

Zhu Huaixu as The elder Old Mrs.

Wang Gang as Sheng Wei

Qian Youyou as Lady Li

Zhang Hanyun as Sheng Shulan

Hu Shuoyu as Sheng Changwu

Xu Yue as Sheng Pinlan

Xia Minghao as Sun Zhigao

Xue Yuanyuan as Mrs. Sun

Li Yixiao as Zhu Manniang

Zhao Qi as Qian Fengxian

Ye Xuantong as Gu Shurong

Deng Hanyu as Gu Shuchang

Kang Qunzhi as Granny Chang

Shen Chi as Shi Tou

Yang Yang as Lady Che

Tian Junlian as Mother Diao

Cong Zhongxiao as Mother Lai

Liu Mengke as Mingyue

Jing Tian as Mother Tian

Zhang Jing as Xiaocui

Zhou Yihua as Ba Laofu

Li Hongtao as Gu Yankai

Wang Jingyun as Lady Bai

Wang Yinan as Lady Qin The Younger

Gao Zifeng as Gu Tingyu

Yang Zhidi as Lady Shao

Kang Jiaye as Gu Shuxian

Liu Zhehui as Gu Tingwei

Xia Yiyao as Lady Zhu

Xu Yulan as Third Aunt

Yang Xinming as Fourth Uncle

Cui Yi as Fourth Aunt

Ye Zicheng as Gu Tingbing

Hu Yuanjun as Gu Tingbing's wife.

Tan Xihe as Fifth Uncle

Wang Lele as Fifth Aunt

Liu Mianzi as Gu Tingdi

Chen Xi as Gu Tingdi's wife

Zhao Qianzi as Mother Xiang Ji'an

Tu Nan as Bai Tingyu

Liu Pizhong as The Duke of Qi

Chen Jin as The Princess Pingning

Zhu Yilong as Qi Heng

Zhang Hengyu as The Princess Jiacheng

Chen Yalan as Shen Hezhen

Wang Zijie as Buwei

Shi Jingyi as Lady Shen's servant.

Mu Liyan as Lady Zhuang

Liu Yue as He Hongwen

Yan Jingyao as Madam Cao

Huang Youming as Yuan Wenchun

Cao Yueyao as Yuan Wenchun's wife.

Wang Ziming as Yuan Wenshao

Ma Yanbin as The Grand Preceptor

Feng Jun as Madam Yu

Liu Shuchen as Lady Fang

Deng Sha as Yu Yanran

Zhao Qin as Yu Yanhong

Wang Siyu as Lady Wu

Wu Hong as Liang Han

Zhao Shuzhen as Old Madam Wang

Ma Yan as Wang Shiping

Liu Wanting as Madam Wang

Li Duo as Kang Haifeng

Zhang Yanyan as Wang Ruoyu/Madam Kang

Lu Jin as Kang Jin

Du Lingli as Kang Zhao'er

Lin Dengdeng as Mother Qi

Yang Qing as The Empress Dowager

Qin Yan as The Emperor

Yang Yuting as Noble Consort Rong

Ning Wentong as The Prince of Yong

Xie Chengying as The Princess Consort of Yong

Wang Yongquan as The Prince of Yan

Feng Hui as Zhao Zongquan

Juan Zi as Shen Congying

Fu Miao as Noble Consort Liu

Huo Yaming as Zhao Ceying

Yan Xiang as Shen Congxing

Jiao Qiyue as The elder Lady Zou

Wu Xiaoyu as Zhang Guifen

Chen Mengxi as Zou Ping

Wang Yijie as Shen Yuzhen

Wang Yongquan as The Duke of State Ying

Hu Qingyun as The Duchess Consort of State Ying

Tian Miao as Mother Fan

Wei Jinsong as Eunuch Li

Yu Zhe as Qingyun

Wu Yujue as Ruichu

Li Yan as Eunuch Zhu

Cheng Guodong as Han Zhang

Mi Te as Duan Chengyong

Fan Zhechen as Geng Jiechuan

Sun Zhengyu as Xie Pingde

Dong Zhao as Imperial Physician Zhao

Li Ruoning as Prostitute Wei

Zhang Xinyuan as Yunniang

Hao Shuang as Rong Feiyan

Sheng Hong's sixth child and fourth daughter with Wei Shuyi.

The second son of the Marquis of Ningyuan with his second wife Lady Bai.

Daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi, Sheng Hong's legal mother.

Father of Hualan, Changbai, Changfeng, Molan, Rulan and Minglan.

Sheng Hong's official wife, mother of Hualan, Changbai and Rulan.

Sheng Hong's favorite concubine, mother of Changfeng and Molan.

Sheng Hong's lesser concubine, Minglan's biological mother.

Sheng Hong's first child and eldest daughter with his wife Wang Ruofu. Mother of Zhuang and Shi.

Sheng Hong's second child and eldest son with his wife Wang Ruofu.

Sheng Changbai's wife. Quan's mother.

Sheng Hong's third child and youngest son with his concubine Lin Qinshuang.

Sheng Hong's fourth child and second daughter with his concubine Lin Qinshuang. Liang Han's wife.

Sheng Hong's fifth child and third daughter with his wife Wang Ruofu. Wen Yanjing's wife.

Sheng Rulan's husband. Sheng Hong's student and a high-scoring scholar.

Old Madam Sheng's personal maidservant.

Yinxing's mother. Wang Ruofu's personal maidservant.

Wang Ruofu's maidservant.

Lin Qinshuang's personal maidservant.

Wei Shuyi's servant.

Lin Qinshuang's servant, later sent to serve Wei Shuyi.

Lin Qinshuang's servant, later sent to serve Wei Shuyi.

Old Madam Sheng's servant, later sent to serve Sheng Minglan.

Sheng Minglan's personal maidservant, closest companion and confidant.

Sheng Minglan's maidservant.

Old Madam Sheng's servant, later sent to serve Sheng Minglan.

Wang Ruofu's servant, later sent to serve Sheng Minglan.

Head of Kitchen.

Wei Shuyi's younger sister.

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An imperial etiquette tutor.

Sheng Huaizhong's wife. The mother of Sheng Wei and Sheng Shu.

Sheng Huaizhong's eldest son. The father of Changsong, Shulan, Changwu and Pinlan.

Sheng Wei's wife. The mother of Changsong, Shulan, Changwu and Pinlan.

Sheng Wei's elder daughter, by his wife Lady Li. Sun Zhigao's ex-wife.

Sheng Wei's second son, by his wife Lady Li.

Sheng Wei's younger daughter, by his wife Lady Li.

Sheng Shulan's ex-husband.

Zhigao's mother.

Gu Tingye's unofficial mistress during his early youth. The mother of Shurong and Shuchang.

Gu Tingye's unwanted concubine whom his aunt arranged for him.

Gu Tingye's first child and only daughter with his mistress Zhu Manniang.

Gu Tingye's second child and eldest son with his mistress Zhu Manniang.

Gu Tingye's wet nurse.

Gu Tingye's servant and closest, most-trusted companion.

Shitou's third sister-in-law.

The younger Lady Qin's servant, later sent to serve Sheng Minglan.

Mingyue's mother. The younger Lady Qin's servant, later sent to serve Sheng Minglan.

Mother Lai's elder daughter. The younger Lady Qin's servant, later sent to serve Sheng Minglan.

Fourth Aunt's servant, later sent to serve Sheng Minglan.

Zhu Manniang's servant.

The manager of Heishan Farmstead.

The father of Tingyu, Tingye and Tingwei. The Marquis of Ningyuan.

Gu Yankai's second wife. Tingye's mother.

Gu Yankai's third wife. Tingwei's mother.

Gu Yankai's sickly eldest son with his first wife, the elder Lady Qin. Shuxian's father.

Gu Tingyu's devoted wife. Gu Shuxian's mother.

Gu Tingyu's only child and daughter with his wife Lady Shao.

Gu Yankai's third son with his third wife, the younger Lady Qin. Xian's father.

Gu Tingwei's wife.

Gu Yankai's third younger sister.

Gu Yankai's fourth younger brother. Tingbing's father.

The fourth master's wife. Tingbing's mother.

The fourth master's second son.

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Gu Yankai's fifth younger brother. Tingdi's father.

The fifth master's wife. Tingdi's mother.

The fifth master's son.

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The younger Lady Qin's servant.

Lady Bai's cousin.

Qi Heng's father.

A descendant of the previous emperor, the wife of the Duke of Qi, and Qi Heng's mother.

Son of the Duke of Qi with his wife, the Princess Pingning.

Qi Heng's first wife.

Qi Heng's second wife.

Qi Heng's servant and companion.

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Longtime friend of Old Mrs. Sheng, Lady Zhuang is an expert in medical matters.

Lady Zhuang's only grandson. One of Minglan's suitors.

Jinxiu's mother.

The eldest son of the Count of Zhongqin.

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The second son of the Count of Zhongqin. The father of Zhuang and Shi.

Master Yu's father. Yu Yanran's grandfather.

Grand Preceptor Yu's wife. Master Yu's mother. Yu Yanran's grandmother.

Master Yu's second wife. Yanhong's mother.

Master Yu's first child and eldest daughter with his first wife Lady Fan.

Master Yu's third child and younger daughter with his second wife Lady Fang.

The wife of the Count of Yongchang. Liang Han's mother.

The sixth child and youngest son of the Count of Yongchang with his wife Lady Wu. Husband of Sheng Molan.

Wang You's wife. The mother of Shiping, Ruoyu and Ruofu.

Wang You's first child and only son with his wife Old Madam Wang.

Wang Shiping's wife.

The father of Jin, Yun'er and Zhao'er.

Kang Haifeng's official wife. Elder sister of Wang Ruofu. The legal mother of Jin and Yun'er.

Kang Haifeng's son, by his wife Wang Ruoyu.

Kang Haifeng's neglected concubine-born daughter with his unfavored concubine, Lady Su.

Wang Ruoyu's servant.

The Emperor's mother.

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The Princess of Jiacheng's father.

The wife of the Prince of Yong. The Princess of Jiacheng's mother.

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The father of Ceying and Zhao Yong. The new Emperor.

Zhao Zongquan's wife. Ceying's mother. The Empress.

Zhao Zongquan's concubine. Zhao Yong's mother.

Zhao Zongquan's elder son, by his wife Shen Congying. The Prince of Huan.

Shen Congying's younger brother.

Shen Congxing's first wife.

Shen Congxing's second wife, the only child of a General Zhang.

Shen Congxing's concubine, younger sister of the Elder Lady Zou.

Shen Congying's younger sister.

Guifen's father.

The wife of the Duke of State Ying. Guifen's mother.

Zhang Guifen's servant.

The new Emperor's servant.

A eunuch.

A palace maid.

The Empress Dowager's servant.

The Grand Chancellor.

A general and friend of Gu Tingye.

A general.

Gu Tingye's superior.

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Gu Tingye's confidante.

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Noble Consort Rong's younger sister.