Season 1
(2018)
Overview
When a secret from the past rears its head, a respected court scholar must choose between avenging her family and staying true to the prince she loves.
Cast
as Ning Yi
as Feng Zhiwei
as Ning Shizheng
as Ning Qi
as Gu Nanyi
as Hua Qiong
as Xin Ziyan
as Jin Siyu
as Helian Zheng
as Ya Le
as Qiu Mingying
Episodes
Episode 1 0.0
August 14, 2018
Wary of a power struggle, the Tiansheng emperor decides to send away Ning Yi, who spends his days weaving silk and ruei…
Episode 2 0.0
August 14, 2018
Feng Zhiwei intervenes when Madam Yuhua bullies courtesan Zhu Yin. An assassination stirs the court. The other princes …
Episode 3 0.0
August 15, 2018
Ning Yi keeps up his disguise when Zhiwei arrives at the Prince of Chu's residence. Zhiwei is forced by her mother to s…
Episode 4 0.0
August 15, 2018
The emperor confronts his sons about the rumors regarding the Dacheng prince. Yuhua suspects a link between Zhiwei and …
Episode 5 0.0
August 16, 2018
Following Ning Chuan's campaign against the Bloody Pagoda, the suspicious emperor appoints Ning Yi to investigate -- bu…
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August 16, 2018
Chief Gu uncovers the conspiracy behind the Bloody Pagoda. Madam Yuhua goes to town and hears a story about Gu Heng and…
Episode 7 0.0
August 18, 2018
Ning Yi finds the document inscribed with information about Zhiwei's and Feng Hao's identities. Qiu Shangqi sends out a…
Episode 8 0.0
August 19, 2018
After making a fateful pact, Chief Gu and Ning Yi involve Qiu Shangqi and Qiu Mingying in a scheme to ensnare Ning Chua…
Episode 9 0.0
August 19, 2018
Zhu Yin helps Ning Yi get to the bottom of the killings linked to the Bloody Pagoda. Headmaster Xin suggests a ploy for…
Episode 10 0.0
August 20, 2018
Ning Chuan reveals to Headmaster Xin his plans to overpower Duke Chang. Disguised as a man, Zhiwei begins work at the H…
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August 20, 2018
Ning Yan falls for Headmaster Xin's sorcery trick, confirming Ning Chuan's suspicions -- and Headmaster Xin increasingl…
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August 21, 2018
Zhu Yin and Zhiwei suspect a plot by Ning Chuan to poison Ning Yi, but the emperor also falls ill. Duke Chang struggles…
Episode 13 0.0
August 21, 2018
A mysterious new bodyguard stalks Zhiwei. Ning Yi sends Zhiwei to the East Palace to swap an artifact, resulting in gra…
Episode 14 0.0
August 22, 2018
Ning Yi confronts Ning Yan about his role in Ning Qiao's downfall. Ning Sheng suspects Ning Yi is involved in the scand…
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August 22, 2018
Headmaster Xin brings the sorcerer to Ning Yan, but an imposter hides behind the mask. The guilt-ridden emperor scrutin…
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August 23, 2018
Princess Shao Ning complains to Ning Chuan about her encounters at Qingming Academy. Ning Yi struggles to solve the mys…
Episode 17 0.0
August 23, 2018
Ning Chuan sees the ring on Zhao Yuan and thinks it's a trap. Ning Yi orders his men to find Zhiwei, but Duke Chang is …
Episode 18 0.0
August 24, 2018
Ning Chuan plans a staged Bloody Pagoda assassination, but a counterscheme is in motion. Zhiwei appears at the imperial…
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August 25, 2018
At court, Chief Gu reveals Ning Chuan's Bloody Pagoda connections. Disillusioned with Ning Yi, Zhiwei ingratiates herse…
Episode 20 0.0
August 26, 2018
The emperor gets to the bottom of Ning Qiao's case. Shao Ning unknowingly helps Zhiwei identify the culprit behind an a…
Episode 21 0.0
August 26, 2018
Ning Yi warns Zhiwei about the Chang clan and confronts the emperor over his mother's death. Duke Chang and Ning Sheng …
Episode 22 0.0
August 27, 2018
Ning Yi anticipates Duke Chang and Ning Chuan's next move. Zhiwei struggles to convince Ning Yi to spare Ning Chuan's l…
Episode 23 0.0
August 27, 2018
The courtiers pass verdict on Duke Chang's fate, but Ning Yi takes matters into his own hands. Shao Ning asks Qiu Shang…
Episode 24 0.0
August 28, 2018
With Ning Yi's help, Zhiwei forces Qiu Shangqi to retract his ultimatum and cave into her demands. Shao Ning is determi…
Episode 25 0.0
August 28, 2018
Ning Qi's return worries his mother, Lady Wang. Zhiwei comes up with a solution when Ning Qi expresses concerns about t…
Episode 26 0.0
August 29, 2018
Suspecting intrigue, Ning Yi secretly sends a crew to capture corsair Chen Shao, who's accused of assassinating courtie…
Episode 27 0.0
August 29, 2018
Qiu Mingying pressures Zhiwei to resign from the court. Ning Yi helps Ning Qi realize that he's become Ning Sheng's sca…
Episode 28 0.0
August 30, 2018
Zhiwei encounters Helian Zheng on her way back to the Qiu household. Chen Shao tells Ning Yi how he became a mercenary …
Episode 29 0.0
August 30, 2018
Posing as Ning Yi, Ning Sheng uses Noble Consort Chang's hairpiece to deceive Zhan Bi, whom Ning Yi confronts about the…
Episode 30 0.0
August 31, 2018
Zhan Bi falls for Ning Sheng's plot to dishonor Ning Yi in front of the emperor, but the scheme backfires when Zhiwei i…
Episode 31 0.0
September 1, 2018
Helian Zheng tells Ning Yi he intends to ask for Zhiwei's hand in marriage -- right in front of Wei Zhi. Zhiwei urges S…
Episode 32 0.0
September 2, 2018
As the Censorate chief, Ning Yi presents to the emperor evidence incriminating Lord of Minhai in Lin Renqi's case -- bu…
Episode 33 0.0
September 2, 2018
Zhiwei objects when Lord of Minhai asks the emperor for permission to train Ning Sheng. Headmaster Xin aims to put dist…
Episode 34 0.0
September 3, 2018
Ning Yi brings up Lin Renqi's case when the emperor mentions Lord of Minhai's return to his dominion. Shao Ning suspect…
Episode 35 0.0
September 3, 2018
Shao Ning and Noble Consort Chang collude to keep Lady Wang silent about a past scheme against Ya Le. Wei Zhi is asked …
Episode 36 0.0
September 4, 2018
Helian Zheng discovers Wei Zhi's secret. Zhao Yuan reports to the emperor that Shao Ning has been orbiting around Noble…
Episode 37 0.0
September 4, 2018
Ning Yi visits Ya Le's old home, Yilan Palace, and encounters a former servant. Noble Consort Chang arrives soon after …
Episode 38 0.0
September 5, 2018
During an imperial gift ceremony, Lady Wang is agitated by false accusations -- and Ning Yi seizes the chance to reveal…
Episode 39 0.0
September 5, 2018
After Ning Sheng fails to access the golden box, Shao Ning and Peng Pei plant another distraction -- but someone else l…
Episode 40 0.0
September 6, 2018
Ning Yi gets wind of Ning Sheng's charade -- and a plan to take Wei Zhi's life. Shao Ning swaps the emperor's scroll, f…
Episode 41 0.0
September 6, 2018
Wei Zhi advises the emperor to send an envoy to Minhai. Shao Ning asks Ning Qi to help her obtain the emperor's approva…
Episode 42 0.0
September 7, 2018
Headmaster Xin scrambles to keep Wei Zhi from blowing her cover. After rejecting Shao Ning's proposal, Wei Zhi makes a …
Episode 43 0.0
September 8, 2018
As Zhiwei's execution looms, Qiu Mingying draws up a dangerous rescue plan with the Bloody Pagoda, but Ning Yi interven…
Episode 44 0.0
September 9, 2018
Ning Yi sends Qiu Mingying a message through Chief Gu. Against their father's orders, the Chang brothers set out to blo…
Episode 45 0.0
September 9, 2018
Chang Zhongxin sets a trap for his brother, Zhongyi, and turns against his own father. Feng Hao steals an artifact from…
Episode 46 0.0
September 10, 2018
Zhongxin puts on an act to cover up his crime and prepares his troops for a rebellion. Zhiwei encounters Yan Huaishi's …
Episode 47 0.0
September 10, 2018
Zhongxin takes advantage of Ning Yi's illness to put his plan in motion, but Yan Huaishi convinces Zhou Xizhong to help…
Episode 48 0.0
September 11, 2018
After Feng Hao escapes from jail, Peng Pei seeks information on the Qiu family's link to the former dynasty -- and repo…
Episode 49 0.0
September 11, 2018
After confronting Qiu Mingying about Feng Hao's identity, Headmaster Xin falls for Ning Qi and Peng Pei's trap, and Qiu…
Episode 50 0.0
September 12, 2018
Ning Qi orders his men to capture Master Zong. Qiu Mingying tells Headmaster Xin the only way to protect Zhiwei is to s…
Episode 51 0.0
September 12, 2018
Zhiwei forces her way into the emperor's court to defend her family. Ning Yi arrives soon after and implores the empero…
Episode 52 0.0
September 13, 2018
Master Zong tells Zhiwei the truth about her birth origins. To protect Zhiwei, Ning Yi gives the emperor a life-or-deat…
Episode 53 0.0
September 13, 2018
After granting permission for Helian Zheng to marry Zhiwei and return to Jinshi, the emperor orders Ning Yi to accompan…
Episode 54 0.0
September 14, 2018
Ning Yi meets with the prince of Dayue with a proposal for an alliance. The emperor orders Gu Heng to keep a close eye …
Episode 55 0.0
September 15, 2018
Helian Zheng confronts Helian Lie with an edict to dispute the succession, but Liu Mudan intervenes. Ning Yi investigat…
Episode 56 0.0
September 16, 2018
Ning Yi frees a prisoner in order to help Zhiwei and Helian Zheng. Ning Qi orders fragrance-maker Yueling to replicate …
Episode 57 0.0
September 16, 2018
Zhiwei grabs Liu Meiduo's sleeve and foils Helian Lie's plot against her and Ning Yi. Helian Zheng learns the truth abo…
Episode 58 0.0
September 17, 2018
Yueling steals a talisman from Ning Sheng's box before handing it to Ning Qi. Unrest in Jinshi interrupts Zhiwei and He…
Episode 59 0.0
September 17, 2018
Yueling overhears the emperor's conversation with Lingying, Ya Le's former servant. Ning Qi uses Shao Ning to frame Nin…
Episode 60 0.0
September 18, 2018
Ning Yi finds a way out of Zongzheng Temple and takes Lingying with him. To ferret out the real Zhiwei, Jin Siyu makes …
Episode 61 0.0
September 18, 2018
Lingying tells Ning Yi a secret about his mother. Yueling hands the talisman to a man connected to the Dacheng Empire a…
Episode 62 0.0
September 19, 2018
Jin Siyu identifies the real Zhiwei. To aid in Zhiwei's escape from Puyuan, Ning Yi asks Jiarong to deliver the map of …
Episode 63 0.0
September 19, 2018
Zhiwei wakes up with little recollection, and Jin Siyu leads her to think she's his consort. Ning Yi demolishes Puyuan …
Episode 64 0.0
September 20, 2018
The emperor refuses to grant Ya Le's wish to see Ning Yi and plans to make Ning Qi his successor. Yueling and Zhang Sun…
Episode 65 0.0
September 20, 2018
Ning Qi delivers gift chests to Ya Le's residence -- but it's a Trojan horse. Ning Cheng arrives at the scene and clash…
Episode 66 0.0
September 21, 2018
After overhearing Zhang Sunhong and Ning Qi, Gu Nanyi takes matters into his own hands -- with fatal consequences. Two …
Episode 67 0.0
September 22, 2018
Zhiwei asks Zhang Sunhong to let go of the past. Headmaster Xin mentions Ning Qi's imminent revolt to Ning Ji, who does…
Episode 68 0.0
September 23, 2018
Flanked by courtiers, Ning Qi rounds up troops outside the emperor's room, but Ning Yi and Zhao Yuan walk through the g…
Episode 69 0.0
September 23, 2018
Zhang Sunhong turns Zhiwei against Ning Yi, and Yueling leverages Ning Qi's grudge. Ning Cheng stops Zhiwei and Helian …
Episode 70 0.0
September 25, 2018
Gu Nanyi asks Yueling to tell Zhiwei the truth about Helian Zheng's fate. Zhiwei accepts Ning Yi's offer to make her em…