Characters in Gu Jiu’s World

1. Gu family
2. Su family
3. Xie family
4. Gu clan
5. Da Zhou Imperial Family
6. Noble families

Gu family

Gu Zhili (Pingnan hou’s nephew, Gu Jiu’s father)

• Gu Quan (steward)
• Zhang Gui (steward)

Wives & Concubines

• Su shi (first wife, Gu Jiu and Gu Ting’s mother)
• Xie shi (second wife)
  • Chun He (maid)
  • Chun Cao (maid)
  • Dong Mei (maid)
  • Li pozi (old female servant)
  • Gao sanfu (servant)
  • Gao erfu (servant)
• Bai yiniang
  • Cui Liu (maid)
• Hu yiniang
• Wei yiniang

Daughters

1. Gu Zhen
   1. Liu Yi (maid)
2. Gu Jiu
   1. Qing Mei (maid)
   2. Qing Zhu (maid)
   3. Xiao Cui (maid)
   4. Jiang Yan (maid)
   5. Tao Hong (maid)
   6. Xiao Hong (maid)
   7. Gui momo (wet nurse)
   8. Da Zhuang (servant)
   9. Er Zhuang (servant)
3. Gu Yue
4. Gu Shan
5. Gu Lin

Sons (Clan rank within brackets)

1. Gu Ting (3)
   1. Li Chuan (servant)
2. Gu Heng (4)
3. Gu Cheng (6)
4. Gu Hun (7)
5. Gu Gong (8)

Household Members/Others

Ma shiye (advisor)

Liu shiye (advisor)

Guo Taohua (maid from Jiang Yan’s hometown)

Doctor Xu (in cahoots with Xie shi)

Doctor Chen (the good doctor)

Master Huitong (from Tianmen Temple)

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Su family

Su shi (Gu Jiu’s mother)

Su Zheng (Gu Jiu’s maternal cousin)

• Shunzi (servant)

Xie family

Xie Mao (Xie shi’s eldest brother, head of Xie clan, official at the East Palace)

Xie er laoye (Xie shi’s second brother)

• Xie Xian (son)
  • San Gui (servant)

Xie shi (Gu Zhili’s concubine, promoted to second wife)

Gu clan

Pingnan hou (Gu Zhili’s uncle)

• Gu Zhiwen (son)

Gu Yu (clan brother)

Gu laoyezi (Gu Jiu’s grandfather, Gu Zhili’s father)

Zhang shi (Gu Jiu’s aunt, Gu Zhili’s elder sister-in-law)

• Gu Jun (shu daughter, Gu Jiu’s patrilineal cousin)

Da Zhou Imperial Family

Emperor

Wives & Concubines

• Empress

Sons

• Liu Xian (taizi – crown prince) — Sun shi (taizifei – crown princess)
• Ning wang — Pei shi (Ning Wangfei)
  • Liu Zhao (shizi – heir)
    • Zhao San (guard)
• Zhao wang

Daughters

• Huyang gongzhu

Noble families

Zhen guogong (empress’ brother)

Lu hou Pei Ren (Liu Zhao’s maternal uncle, northwest general)

• Master Dou (adviser)
• Pei Yun (eldest di daughter)
• Pei Meng (eldest di son)

Hezhong Prefect — furen Cai shi

• Xu Yuanniang (daughter)

Xu daren – the Crown Prince’s tutor

Zhang daren – the Empress’ maternal cousin, the previous prefect of Jingcheng.