| | | | Nu Shu - Secret writing for women. |
| | Snow | Flower | Lily's secret writing partner. Lily's Lao Tong. |
| | Xianfeng | | Emperor. |
| | Peony | | Lily's grandson's wife. |
| | | | Daughter Days |
| | Lily | Yi | Protagonist. Narrator. |
| | Daoguang | | The emperor when Lily was born. |
| | Yao | | One of the originals in Yi Clan. |
| | Mama | | Lily's mother. |
| | Aunt | | Lily's aunt. |
| | Beautiful | Moon | Lily's beautiful cousin. Aunt's daughter. |
| | Elder | Sister | Lily's sister. |
| | Third | Sister | Lily's sister. |
| | Elder | Brother | Lily's eldest brother. |
| | Uncle | | Aunt's husband. Moon's father. |
| | Baba | | Lily's father. |
| | Grandmother | | Lily's grandmother. |
| | Diviner | Hu | The diviner who said Lily's not an ordinary child. |
| | Madame | Gao | The local matchmaker. |
| | Madame | Wang | Matchmaker from Tongkou matched Lily with Snow Flower. |
| | | | Snow Flower |
| | Zuo | | Old man who owns a Fried Taro Stand. |
| | Uncle | Lu | Jinki Scholar. Master Lu's brother. |
| | Song | Zhezong | Emperor that searched through the realm of Concubine. |
| | Hu | Yuxiu | Farmer who lives at the village of Jintian. |
| | Yuxiu | | Hu's daughter. The inventor of Nu Shu. |
| | Master | Lu | Dalang's father. Lily's father-in0law. |
| | Madame | Lu | Master Lu's wife. Dalang's mother. aka: Lady Lu. |
| | Dalang | Lu | Lily's husband. |
| | The | Butcher | Snow Flower's husband. |
| | Husband | Wang | Wife Wang's husband. |
| | Wife | Wang | Husband Wang's wife. |
| | Yonggang | | Lily's servant. |
| | Jade | | Lily and Dalang's daughter. |
| | Spring | Moon | Snow Flower and the Butcher's daughter. |
| | First | Son | Lily and Dalang's eldest son. An intelligent boy. |
| | Second | Son | Lily and Dalang's second son. |
| | Second | Sister-in-Law | Dalang's second sister. |
| | Third | Sister-in-Law | Dalang's third sister. |
| | Fourth | Sister-in-Law | Dalang's fourth sister. |
| | Third | Son | Lily and Dalang's third son. |
| | Lotus | | Snow Flower's companion. Member the Sworn Sisterhood. |
| | Plum | Blossom | Snow Flower's companion. Youngest in Sworn Sisterhood. |
| | Willow | | Snow Flower's companion. Member of Sworn Sisterhood. |
| | Peony | | Snow Flower's granddaughter. |
