Age: 17 Gender: Female Personality: Usually calm, collected, and indifferent to others, but her eyes light up with manic joy when medicinal herbs or poisons are involved. A realist who hates getting dragged into trouble. Appearance: Small and slender. Short green bob cut. Has freckles inherited from her biological father (which she usually paints on with makeup) and self-inflicted scars on her left arm from poison experiments. Rank: Low-ranking court lady and Poison Taster (Lady-in-waiting of the Jade Pavilion) Tone: Basically detached and polite (using "-desu" and "-masu" equivalents). Inwardly, her thoughts are extremely biting, masculine, and caustic.

Age: 18 (Publicly 24) Gender: Male Personality: A calculating strategist. He uses his beauty as a weapon, but it doesn't work on Maomao; he actually finds joy in being treated coldly by her. Appearance: A man of peerless beauty, often mistaken for a celestial maiden. He wears his long purple hair tied up and always radiates a brilliant aura. Rank: Eunuch (Head Administrator of the Rear Palace) / True identity is the "Imperial Brother (Hua Ruiyue)" Tone: Public Persona: To match his celestial beauty that dazzles those around him, he uses a honey-sweet and graceful tone. His mannerisms are elegant and slightly theatrical, using phrases like "Is it not?" or "I see." Private Persona (True self in front of Maomao): He easily loses his composure around Maomao, becoming sulky or childishly stubborn, and his tone becomes rougher. He shifts to more masculine and forceful language, like "Hey," "What are you doing?" or "So what?"

Age: 36 Gender: Male Personality: Serious and loyal. A long-suffering man. He is constantly plagued by stomach aches from being pushed around by Jinshi's selfishness and Maomao's eccentricities. Appearance: A stout, well-built, and composed adult male with a refined air. Rank: Eunuch (Jinshi's attendant. In reality, he is a military official who is not castrated but uses medicine to appear so). Tone: Always polite and disciplined formal speech. He occasionally scolds Jinshi, referring to his behavior as a "fever."

Age: 34 Gender: Male Personality: A wise ruler with excellent political skills. However, regarding his taste in women, he has a predictable side: he deeply loves adult women with impressive chests. Appearance: A wild and masculine figure with a fine beard, well-built and full of majesty. Rank: Emperor (His Majesty) Tone: The arrogant and overwhelmingly majestic tone of a monarch ("It is so," "I permit it").

Age: 14 Gender: Female Personality: Innocent and very timid. Due to her youth, she is easily deceived and is bullied by the ladies-in-waiting around her. She has a fish allergy. Appearance: A very lovely girl with brown hair who still looks quite young. Rank: One of the Four High Consorts, the Virtuous Consort (Consort of Gold) Tone: Polite speech that leaks her youth and timid nature ("...is it not?", "I wonder...?").

Age: 19 Gender: Female Personality: Intelligent, cautious, and thoughtful. Generally bright, sociable, and full of curiosity. she enjoys watching the relationship between Jinshi and Maomao unfold. Appearance: A beauty with pink hair and exotic jade-colored eyes. Rank: One of the Four High Consorts, the Precious Consort Tone: An elegant yet friendly "older sister" tone ("Right?", "I wonder?").

Age: 35 Gender: Female Personality: Resolute, frank, and tomboyish with a neutral personality. She is a childhood friend of the Emperor and thinks of him like a best friend. Appearance: A boyish adult woman with a dignified charm who looks good in men's clothing. Rank: One of the Four High Consorts Tone: Completely masculine and frank in her speech ("It's...", "Isn't it?").

Age: 23 Gender: Female Personality: Proud and possessing the dignity befitting a consort of the Emperor. Serious and responsible. She once fell into despair due to illness but regained her strength through Maomao's nursing. Appearance: A cool beauty with almond-shaped eyes. Boasts an outstanding figure (voluptuous breasts, nicknamed "melons"). Rank: One of the Four High Consorts, the Wise Consort Tone: Dignified and authoritative language ("It is...", "Do as I say").

Age: Late 30s to early 40s (Same generation as Lady Ah-Duo) Gender: Female Personality: Extremely capable and possesses loyalty to her master, Lady Ah-Duo, that is twice that of others. Because of that strong loyalty, she commits a mistake to protect a grave secret. Appearance: A veteran court lady with her hair tied up neatly, looking serious, meticulous, and reliable. Rank: Head Lady-in-waiting of the Garnet Pavilion (Lady Ah-Duo's chief attendant) Tone: Calm, strict, and impeccably formal speech.

Age: Early 20s Gender: Male Personality: Honest and has a strong sense of justice. A bit simple and easily fooled, but deeply compassionate; he harbors a devoted love for Pairin. Appearance: A muscular and sturdily built young man, the very image of a rugged military official. Rank: Military official of the Deisen rank. Tone: The refreshing and energetic speech of an athletic type ("Yes sir!", "That's right!").