Shu → Consort Shu One of the harem women who is handled by Yingluo early on and over the course of the series becomes comic relief. Li Ruoning as Lu Wanwan, First Attendant Qing (庆) First Attendant Qing → Noble Lady Qing → Concubine Qing → Consort Qing → Noble Consort Qing Quiet but self-assured, she is a reserved person who can nevertheless effect big changes. She becomes Wei Yingluo's trusted ally and raises the 15th Prince, Yongyan. Liu Lu as Lady Baarin, Noble Lady Ying (颖) Noble Lady Ying → Concubine Ying → Consort Ying A well-informed lady with good intentions, who is a conformist. Wang Xinhui as Lady Chen, Concubine Wan (婉) Fu Xiaoyu as Lady Socoro, Noble Lady Rui (瑞) Female servants Su Qing as Hitara Erqing First maid to Empress Fuca → Madam Fuca An opportunist who will not let morals get in the way of ambition, Erqing is initially well-regarded as the Empress’s most trusted maid. She later marries Fuca Fuheng but struggles with her husband’s disinterest and hostility and resorts to ever more drastic measures. Loosely based on Princess Consort Yehe-Nara, wife of Fuca Fuheng. Jiang Zixin as Mingyu Second maid to Empress Fuca → First Maid to Empress Fuca → Maid to Noble Consort Chun → First maid to Consort Ling Outspoken but dim, she is unreservedly loyal to Empress Fuca, and later becomes Yingluo's reliable friend and co-conspirator. Fang Anna as Zhen'er First maid of Consort Xian. Shi Yufei as Zhilan First maid of Noble Consort Gao. Chen Mo as Yuhu First maid of Consort Chun. Ren Wanjing as Fangcao First maid of Noble Lady Yu. Qian Chenjie as Ah'shuang First maid of the elder Concubine Jia. Liu Shitong as Lan’er First maid of the younger Noble Lady Jia Gao Rui as Bailing First maid of Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Yu. Zhang Jie as Yizhu First maid of Concubine Shun. Li Jiawei as Palace Maid Liu First maid to Empress Dowager Chongqing. Zhang Yixi as Jixiang Yingluo's first friend in the embroidery unit. Dies after being tricked by Linglong. Gao Yu'er as Jinxiu Jealous rival of Yingluo in the embroidery unit, who is later punished to hard labor. In the workhouse she tries to catch the attention of Yuan Chunwang. Chen Ruoxi as Linglong Another rival of Yingluo at the embroidery unit. She is sent to Ningguta because of a stray needle