The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

Shen Miao 沈妙

[daughter of general Shen, reborn, decides to get revenge on all of those who ruined her family in this lifetime and to protect her parents and her brother]

Xie Jing Xing  谢景行

[heir to the Xie marquis, but his real identity is actually a lot more complex ; charming, smart, strong and cunning ; he and Shen Miao are first very wary of each other as they both have a lot of secrets]

Fu Xiu Yi 傅修宜

 [Ming Qi’s 9th prince, Shen Miao’s husband in the past life who ruined her family after using them ; seemingly kind and magnanimous, he’s actually ruthless, opportunistic, selfish and manipulative]

Mei Furen/Ye Mei 楣夫人

[Fu Xiu Yi’s concubine, Shen Miao’s rival ; a glamorous beauty who uses her charms on men to get what she wants]

Pei Lang 裴琅

Pei Lang was Fu Xiu Yi’s best advisor in the past life. In this life, Shen Miao uses him as her spy to get revenge on Fu Xiu Yi. He feels an unexplained guilt towards Shen Miao (as he’s part of her downfall in the last life) but also attraction.

Ji Yu Shu 季羽书

[Xie Jing Xing’s buddy and cousin who helps him hide his secret identity]

Gao Yang      高阳

[Xie Jing Xing’s other buddy, a doctor and a loyal follower of Great Liang’s royal family]

Shen Qiu        沈丘

[Shen Miao’s older brother who died in last lifetime because of his manipulative and unfaithful wife]

Feng An Ning        冯安宁 

[Shen Miao’s friend in this lifetime, who eventually marries Shen Qiu]

Shen Yue     沈玥

[Shen Miao’s second paternal cousin ; known for her weak, scholarly and magnanimous appearance, she’s actually cruel, vain and selfish]

Luo Tan    罗潭

[Shen Miao’s maternal cousin ; sassy, tomboyish, innocent, brave, kind-hearted ; she eventually marries Gao Yang]

Shen Dong Ling 沈冬菱

[Shen Miao’s third paternal cousin, an illegitimate daughter who’s been overlooked  her whole life ; behind her shy and sweet appearance hides a much smarter and more cunning woman than her she appears]

Jing Chu Chu 荆楚楚

[Shen Miao’s sister-in-law, Shen Qiu’s wife in the past life who tricked him into marrying her to then cheat on him and cause his death]

Shen Qing 沈清

[Shen Miao’s first paternal cousin ; cruel and selfish ; the first to fall under Shen Miao’s revenge]

Princess Ming An  明安公主

[Great Qin’s princess who used to torture Shen Miao in the past life]

Mo Qing 莫擎

[Shen Miao’s personal bodyguard]

Luo Ling 罗凌

[Shen Miao’s maternal cousin who has a big crush on her]

Shen Yuan

[Shen Miao’s paternal cousin, Shen Qing’s brother ; a smart and cold-hearted man who works for Fu Xiu Yi and hopes to build connections to become a minister]

Li Min Feng

[Xie Jing Wing’s best friend who knows nothing about his real identity]

Chang Zai Qing

[Shen Xin’s concubine in the past life, who married him by using a debt between their parents and eventually ruined Shen Xin and his wife. Looking kind and benevolent, she’s actually deceitful, ruthless and greedy, having even abandoned her husband and son for a better life. In this lifetime, Shen Miao uses her own schemes to get revenge on her but also on her aunt Chen Rou Qiu who brought Chang Zai Qing into their lives]

Xie Chang Chao/Xie Chang Wu

[Xie Jing Jing’s half-brothers. Cruel, cunning and selfish]

Huang Fuhao

[Great Qin’s crown prince, princess Ming An’s brother. As cruel and cunning as his sister but nevertheless smarter, he also used to torture Shen Miao is the past lifetime]

Empress Xian De

[Empress of Great Liang, Xie Jing Xing’s sister-in-law. A kind and smart woman who develops a friendship with Shen Miao]

Emperor Yong Le

[Emperor of Great Liang. Xie Jing Xing’s brother. A smart Man who has to bear a heavy weight and tragic fate because of his father]

Shen Xin

[Shen Miao and Shen Qin’s father. Gréât general of Ming Qi. A brave and righteous général who dotes upon his daughter but tends to be naive, not realizing his stepmom, brothers and his emperor’s malicious intentions]

Luo Xue Yan

[Shen Miao and Shen Qin’s mother. Just like her husband, a military woman, honest, brave and righteous who places her family above all]

Ren Wan Yun

[Shen Miao’s second aunt, Shen Qing and Shen Yuan’s mother. A cruel woman who keeps scheming against Shen Miao. When both her children start falling under Shen Miao’s revenge, she slowly plunge into madness until death]

Shen Gui

[Shen Miao’s second uncle, Shen Qing, Shen Yuan and Shen Dong Ling’s father. A cold hearted man who sees his children only as tools for his benefit]

Chen Rou Qiu

[Shen Miao’s third aunt, Shen Yue’s mother. Behind her scholarly and magnanimous appearance hides a scheming and cunning woman. In this lifetime, her own scheme turns against her when the woman she tried using to break Shen Win’s marriage actually steals her own husband]

Shen Wan

[Shen Miao’s third uncle, Shen Yue’s father. In this lifetime, he ends up divorcing his wife for Chang Zai Qing when Shen Miao matchmakers them for her revenge]

Lao Furen

[Matriarch of the Shen family, Shen Miao’s step grandmother and Shen Xin’s stepmom. Before becoming the matriarch of the Shen family, she was a prostitute and a songstress. She uses her position as chief of the family to constantly scheme against Shen Xin and his own family, hoping to rise her own sons’ families like that]