Character Index

Sun Ruhui: Right Secretariat of Justice, Kayla's primary advisor.

Lin Yaoguang: The Grand Duke's money launderer, allied with the conspirators.

Wei Guang: The Imperial Edict Bearer and Minister of Censure.

Tao Qian: Kayla's retainer and bodyguard.

Lin Jie: Former Attendant Censor who was murdered for investigating the conspirators.

Zhang Wuxian: Attendant Censor who recently resigned, Lin Jie's friend.

Wu Zhihuan: One of the conspirators who was pushed forward as a scapegoat. Since his desire for revenge outweighed his desire to drag the others down with him, he didn't confess his co-conspirators.

Zhou Kuang: The Third Prince.

Zhou Xianchun: The Seventh Prince.

Ashina: Personal name Ibilga, princess of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.

General Yan: A general in charge of reinforcements to the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. Started acting out once he was out of the country by fighting way too eagerly for a potential enemy.

Lord Qu: Oversight Censor, sent as the head of the oversight committee to watch General Yan.

Hu Qing/Liang Hongfei: Lord of the Liang clan, Oversight Officer of the committee. He is the grandson of Great General Liang, who was framed and executed.

Alizhi: Chieftain Tumidu's grandson and cousin of Princess Mingda (sixth princess). Acquaintances with Hu Qing from their previous time in the North together.

Xie Rengui: Hu Qing's retainer, a talented farmboy who happens to share a given name with a legendary general that doesn't exist in this timeline.

Chuluo: Khagan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.

Ju Shou: The Third Prince's poison tester (employed by his own household). Introduced this chapter, but doesn't appear in-person.

Sima Qi: The Third Prince's poison tester (sent by Kayla from the Bureau).

Archduke Qi: The Emperor's brother who fell into ruin after the untimely death of his student the Sixth Prince in a riding accident.