Empresses in the Palace

Sun Li as Zhen Huan, later Niohuru Zhenhuan, Noble Consort Xi, Empress Dowager Chongqing, mother of Hongyan, Longyue, and Lingxi and adoptive mother of Hongli and Jinghe

Chen Jianbin as Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen, Yongzheng Emperor, Kangxi Emperor's fourth son

Ada Choi as Ula-Nara Yixiu, Noble Consort Xian, Empress Xiao Jing Xian, Empress Chunyuan's younger half-sister and adoptive mother of Hongshi

Jiang Xin as Nian Shilan, Noble Consort Hua, Noble Consort Dunsu

Lan Xi as Shen Meizhuang, Consort Hui, mother of Princess Jinghe

Tao Xinran as An Lingrong, Consort Li

Yang Fanghan as Feng Ruozhao, Dowager Noble Consort Jing, adoptive mother of Princess Longyue

Li Yijuan as Qi Yuebin, Dowager Imperial Noble Consort, adoptive mother of Princess Wenyi

Zhang Yameng as Li Jingyan as Consort Qi, mother of Hongshi

Chen Sisi as Cao Qinmo, Concubine Xiang, mother of Princess Wenyi

Tan Songyun as Fang Chunyi, Noble Lady Chun

Cui Manli as Yu Ying'er, Second Attendant Yu

Liu Yitong as Qiao Songzhi, Second Attendant Zhi, Consort Hua's loyal maid

Tang Yixin as Gūwalgiya Wenyuan, Noble Lady Qi

Rayzha Alimjan as Ye Lanyi, Imperial Concubine Ning

Wan Meixi as Lü Yingfeng, Dowager Concubine Xin

Ying Er as Xia Dongchun, First Attendant Xia

Zhao Qin as Fuca Yixin, Noble Lady Fuca

Li Jiaxuan as Fei Yunyan, Concubine Li

Mao Xiaotong as Caiping, Noble Lady Ying

He Yanan as First Attendant Kang

Guo Xuan as Concubine Zhen

Leanne Liu as Uya Chengbi, Empress Dowager Renshou, Yongzheng Emperor's mother

Liu Yan as Yuan Yanran, Dowager Consort Shu, Prince Guo's mother, imperial consort of the Kangxi Emperor

Li Dongxue as Aisin-Gioro Yunli, Prince Guo of the First Rank, 17th son of the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng Emperor's younger half-brother

Lan Yingying as Huanbi, Niohuru Yuyin, Primary Consort of Prince Guoyi of the First Rank, Zhen Huan's dowry maid and illegitimate half-sister, Secondary Consort of Prince Guo

Yang Qi as Meng Jingxian, Secondary Consort of Prince Guo of the First Rank, Duke Pei's daughter

Duan Shaonan as Aisin-Gioro Yuanche, eldest son of Prince Guo of the First Rank, heir of Prince Shen of the Second Rank, Prince Guo's son by Meng Jingxian, adopted by Yurao and Prince Shen

Wang Min as Aisin-Gioro Yunki, Prince Heng of the First Rank, fifth son of Emperor Kangxi, Yongzheng Emperor's younger half-brother

Tan Limin as Lady Tatara, Primary Consort of Prince Heng of the First Rank

Tian Xiping as Aisin-Gioro Yun'e, Prince Dun of the First Rank, tenth son of Emperor Kangxi, Yongzheng Emperor's younger half-brother

Tian Pujun as Lady Borjigin, Primary Consort of Prince Dun of the First Rank

Kang Fuzhen as Aisin-Gioro Yunxi, Prince Shen of the Second Rank, 21st son of the Emperor Kangxi, Yongzheng Emperor's younger half-brother, he marries Yurao, Zhen Huan's youngest sister

Xu Lu as Zhen Yurao, later Niohuru Yurao, Primary Consort of Prince Shen of the Second Rank, Zhen Huan's youngest sister

Wu Lipeng as Aisin-Gioro Hongshi, Third Prince, Consort Qi's son, adopted by the Empress Wang Wenjie as Aisin-Gioro Hongli, Fourth Prince, Prince Bao of the First Rank, Qianlong Emperor, born to a palace maid from the Imperial Gardens, adopted by Zhen Hua

Yuan Yi as Lady Fuca, Primary Consort of Prince Bao of the First Rank, Empress, Hongli's Primary Consort

Zhang Yan as Ula-Nara Qingyin, Consort Xian, the Empress's niece, Secondary Consort of Hongli

Duan Shaonan as Aisin-Gioro Hongyan, Sixth Prince, Heir of Prince Guo of the First Rank, Zhen Huan's son by Prince Guo, Lingxi's twin brother

Yao Wan'er as Aisin-Gioro Wenyi, Noble Lady Cao's daughter, adopted by Consort Duan

Yang Xinyi as Aisin-Gioro Longyue as Zhen Huan's eldest daughter, adopted by Consort Jing

Ding Xiaomei as Aisin-Gioro Lingxi, Zhen Huan's daughter by Prince Guo, Hongyan's twin sister

Zhang Zhixiang as Aisin-Gioro Jinghe, Shen Meizhuang's daughter by Wen Shichu, adopted by Zhen Huan

Wang Biao as Zhang Tingyu, a minister loyal only to the Yongzheng Emperor

Zhang Yi as Tunggiya Longkodo, Emperor Yongzheng's maternal uncle, the Empress Dowager's lover during their youth, military general

Shen Baoping as Zhen Yuandao, Niohuru Yuandao, Zhen Huan's father

Li Dan as Yun Xinluo, Zhen Huan's mother

Ma Weifu as Gūwalgiya Emin, Concubine Qi's father

Sun Ning as Nian Gengyao, Consort Hua's older brother, Yongzheng Emperor's leading general

Li Hongrui as Moge, Khan of the Dzungar Khanate

Xing Hanqing as Ji Weisheng, assistant director of the Imperial Bureau of Astronomy

Liu Boting as A'jin, Prince Guo's personal attendant

Sun Boyang as Xia Yi, head of the Yongzheng Emperor's personal group of assassins

Lee Tien-chu as Su Peisheng, Yongzheng Emperor's head eunuch

Li Lubing as Xiao Xiazi, Yongzheng Emperor's eunuch, Su Peisheng's disciple

Sun Qian as Cui Jinxi, Zhen Huan's senior maid, marries Su Peisheng

Zhan Jingyi as Liuzhu, Zhen Huan's dowry maid

Luo Kang as Xiao Yunzi, Zhen Huan's head eunuch

Zhai Beibei as Pei'er, Zhen Huan's maid who later serves Concubine Xin

Zhao Hailong as Kang Luhai, Zhen Huan's head eunuch to Concubine Li's service

Guo Zihao as Xiao Yinzi, Zhen Huan's eunuch who moves to Concubine Li's service

He Mengting as Huasui, originally in the service of Yu Ying'er, she later becomes Zhen Huan's maid

Li Qun as Bin'er, a maid at Zhen Mansion, and later at Gūwalgiya Mansion

Cheng Nan as Feiwen, Zhen Huan's maid

Li Yang as Xu Jinliang, the eunuch who manages the Yongzheng Emperor's sleeping arrangements

Du Xiang as Huang Guiquan, the first director of the Imperial Household Department, distantly related to Consort Hua

Quan Baojun as Chief Gou, the third director of the Imperial Household Department

Zhang Zhiwei as Liang Duorui, the fourth director of the Imperial Household Department

Liang Yixin as Baojuan, An Lingrong's senior maid

Hu Xinhui as Baoque, An Lingrong's maid

Li Mengyang as Juqing, originally a maid in the service of Zhen Huan, she is later sent to An Lingrong

Xu Lei as Xiao Guizi, a eunuch working for An Lingrong

Liu Yin as Jixiang, Consort Duan's senior maid

Han Yuting as Cuiguo, Consort Qi's maid

Tian Shumei as Sun Zhuxi, Empress Dowager's senior maid

Yang Jingfang as Fangruo, originally a maid in the service of the Yongzheng Emperor, she later moves to the Empress Dowager

Yang Kaichun as Jianqiu, Empress's senior maid

Li Yingya as Huichun, the Empress's maid

Liu Yang as Jiang Fuhai, the Empress's head eunuch

Wang Yiming as Zhou Ninghai, Consort Hua's head eunuch

Wang Xiaoming as Suxi, a eunuch working for Consort Hua

Sun Fei as Fuzi, a palace maid sent to spy on Consort Hua by the Empress

Zhang Xiaolong as Wen Shichu, Zhen Huan's childhood friend and most trusted imperial physician

Qin Yiming as Wei Lin, Wen Shichu's disciple and the subsequent head imperial physician

Huang Ningsheng as Zhang Mi, an imperial physician who supervises Zhen Huan's first pregnancy

Du Xiaotao as Jiang Cheng, brother of Jiang Shen, works for Consort Hua

Yang Xiaobo as Jiang Shen, brother of Jiang Cheng, works for Consort Hua

Guo Chen as Liu Ben, an imperial physician who is ordered by Consort Hua and Noble Lady Cao to win Shen Meizhuang's trust during their stay at the Imperial Gardens

Hai Yan as Jing'an, Head Nun of Ganlu Temple

Zhao Qianzi as Jingbai

Wang Lihan as Moyan

Liu Lianzi as Liu Lianzi, one of the candidates of the Imperial Selection in the first episode.The character served as a cameo for the original author