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The general's daughter, Chu Zhao, refuses to accept her fate as nothing more than a pawn to be sacrificed in Xiao Xun's rise to power. Taking matters into her own hands, she fights her way

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

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    Ruthless Emperor Xiao Xun wipes out the Chu clan and strangles his empress. Mysteriously reborn on the eve of their wedding, Chu Zhao vows revenge.

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  2. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #2 - Episode 2

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    Xiao Xun launches his rebellion early, but Chu Zhao fights her way into the palace to thwart his ascension and reshape the empire's fate.

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  3. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #3 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Now regent, Chu Zhao appoints her trusted ally to lead the Imperial Guard. But as tensions mount, Xiao Xun lays a trap — and she's ready for it.

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  4. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #4 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    Xiao Xun accuses Chu Zhao of poisoning the young emperor, but she turns his plot against him — until an assassin strikes at court.

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  5. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #5 - Episode 5

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    Chu Zhao sets a trap to frame Xiao Xun as a defector, but Deng Yi aids his escape — putting Xie Yanlai in deadly peril along the way.

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  6. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    #6 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    Xie Yanfang flexes his power by engineering an invasion on the frontier. With her father gravely ill, Chu Zhao defies the court to ride to his aid.

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  7. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #7 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    Chu Zhao disguises herself among dispatch riders to evade Xiao Xun's ambush. Meanwhile, Yanlai risks everything to follow her to the frontier.

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  8. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    #8 - Episode 8

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    Chu Zhao and Yanlai take shelter at Cangmu Stronghold, where she reveals her rebirth and past life to him. He vows to defy fate by her side.

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  9. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    #9 - Episode 9

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    Chu Zhao sets up an ambush for Tie Ying at the Cangmu stronghold. Later, Xiao Xun colludes with the Northern Desert to launch an attack.

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  10. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 10 - Episode 10
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    #10 - Episode 10

    S1:E10

    With Wangcheng under siege, Chu Zhao devises a daring chain of stratagems to break free. Far away, her ailing father receives word of her battle.

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  11. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 11 - Episode 11
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    #11 - Episode 11

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    Chu Zhao reaches her gravely ill father, but a shocking discovery follows. Elsewhere, Deng Yi falls into Yanfang's devious trap.

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  12. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 12 - Episode 12
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    #12 - Episode 12

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    Chu Zhao learns a shattering truth about her birth mother from Chu Ling and that Yanlai is partially responsible for her father's chronic illness.

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  13. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 13 - Episode 13
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    #13 - Episode 13

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    Chu Zhao buries her grief to fight alongside Yanlai against the Northern Desert — but victory demands a staggering price from those she loves most.

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  14. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 14 - Episode 14
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    #14 - Episode 14

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    Xiao Xun intercepts Chu Zhao's victory dispatches and marches on the capital. As rivals scheme for power, he burns the imperial edict and openly rebels.

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  15. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 15 - Episode 15
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    #15 - Episode 15

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    Chu Zhao and Yanlai use the Longwei Army to force the Lord of Xiaonan to withdraw. Back in the capital, Deng Yi and Xie Yanfang's rivalry escalates.

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  16. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 16 - Episode 16
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    #16 - Episode 16

    S1:E16

    Chu Tang devises a plan to capture Xiao Xun, giving Chu Zhao leverage to force a surrender. Deng Yi issues an amnesty to end the conflict.

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  17. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 17 - Episode 17
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    #17 - Episode 17

    S1:E17

    After exchanging a lifelong vow, Chu Zhao and Yanlai part ways. She returns to the capital to court allies and secure power — but Yanfang is watching.

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  18. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 18 - Episode 18
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    #18 - Episode 18

    S1:E18

    When Deng Yi blocks Chu Zhao's bid to give Yanlai command of the frontier troops, Yanlai stakes his life on a vow to slay the Northern Desert King.

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  19. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 19 - Episode 19
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    #19 - Episode 19

    S1:E19

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  20. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 20 - Episode 20
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    #20 - Episode 20

    S1:E20

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  21. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 21 - Episode 21
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    #21 - Episode 21

    S1:E21

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  22. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 22 - Episode 22
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    #22 - Episode 22

    S1:E22

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  23. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 23 - Episode 23
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    #23 - Episode 23

    S1:E23

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  24. Ashes to Crown Season 1 Episode 24 - Episode 24
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    #24 - Episode 24

    S1:E24

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Ashes to Crown". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/2/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 2".