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The Best Episodes of The Princess Royal

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After 20 years, a loveless political marriage between Princess Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan ends in deadly betrayal. When they wake up young and unmarried, the couple must work together to right wrongs and expose

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    The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 29 - Caught in a Difficult Situation
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #1 - Caught in a Difficult Situation

    S1:E29

    Li Rong plays along and reveals to Consort Rou her intention to hand over control of the Inspectorate. Meanwhile, Consort Rou hints that since Li Rong and Pei Wen xuan are divorced, it would be best for them to meet less frequently. It seems Consort Rou has discovered their secret meetings, making Li Rong feel threatened.

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  2. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 11 - Qixi Festival Banquet
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Qixi Festival Banquet

    S1:E11

    Li Chuan musters enough courage and heads to Jiulu Mountain to confess to Qin Zhen Zhen. The Qixi Festival Banquet begins. Pei Wen Xuan receives news that Consort Rou held an incense-making contest for the ladies to help her niece, Xiao Wei, enter the Eastern Palace.

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  3. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 15 - Prince Consort
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Prince Consort

    S1:E15

    Su Rong Qing is happy when Li Rong invites him to a meal. He goes to the restaurant, but Li Rong doesn't appear. He is sad. Su Rong Hua knows Su Rong Qing is sad, so they get drunk together. Back at home, Li Rong helps Pei Wen Xuan dress his wounds. Both of them have a heart-to-heart talk. Pei Wen Xuan feels very touched and sleeps with Li Rong in his arms.

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  4. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 1 - Reborn
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Reborn

    S1:E1

    Princess Royal Li Rong and Prime Minister Pei Wen Xuan are husband and wife, but they're not in a harmonious state. They also have different political views. Emperor Li Chuan of the Great Xia is in danger of death due to elixir poisoning, and it's urgent to appoint a crown prince. Li Rong advocates that the son of Empress Shangguan Ya be the crown prince, while Pei Wen Xuan insists on supporting the son of Concubine Qin Zhen Zhen to inherit the throne. The two, who have been living separately, will be at loggerheads again because of this matter when they meet.

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  5. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 3 - Assassination
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Assassination

    S1:E3

    Li Rong and Pei Wen Xuan test each other and arrive at the same conclusion, the other person has also come back in time. Both of them stop hiding their pasts and think there is no need to repeat their past mistakes. Pei Wen Xuan no longer suggests being the prince consort and even explains the best prince consort candidate to Li Rong.

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  6. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 20 - Butterfly Canyon
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Butterfly Canyon

    S1:E20

    Upon learning of the prince consort's assassination, Li Rong is consumed by fury. She vows to bring the perpetrators to justice. Disguising her true intentions as a simple outing, Li Rong decides to use herself as bait to lure the assassins out of hiding.

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  7. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 28 - Appreciation Gift
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Appreciation Gift

    S1:E28

    Pei Wen Xuan asks Li Rong out on a date during her off day. But Li Rong has promised Cui Yu Lang that they'll discuss the imperial examination case on her off day. So, she rejects Pei Wen Xuan. Pei Wen Xuan becomes suspicious and decides to follow Li Rong.

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  8. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 39 - Confrontation
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Confrontation

    S1:E39

    Li Rong heads to the grand hall alone to confront the soldiers of the noble families. Su Rong Qing and the soldiers of the Su family arrive at the grand hall. They thought that Li Chuan would be in the hall, but instead, it was Li Rong.

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  9. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 2 - The Spring Banquet
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #9 - The Spring Banquet

    S1:E2

    Returning to her 18-year-old self, Li Rong intends to use the Spring Banquet to choose a prince consort again. Despite her previous entanglements with Pei Wen Xuan, she now sees him as nothing more than an inexperienced young man under 20. Thus, she plans to tease him a little for her amusement.

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  10. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 4 - Consensus
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Consensus

    S1:E4

    The next morning, Li Chuan and Su Rong Qing, who serves as the Vice Minister of Justice, lead a group of men to find Li Rong and Pei Wen Xuan. Just having learned that the one who killed her was Su Rong Qing, Li Rong feels a mix of guilt and conflicted emotions upon seeing him again.

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  11. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 16 - Eliminate the Witnesses
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Eliminate the Witnesses

    S1:E16

    Upon returning to Pei's Residence, Pei Wen Xuan and Li Rong engage in a fierce argument to reclaim the inheritance left by Pei Wen Xuan's father, only to be met with adamant refusal from Pei Li Xian and their other relatives. At a crucial moment, the timid Madam Wen, inspired by Li Rong's unwavering support, finds her voice and boldly denounces the Pei family members for their ungratefulness.

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  12. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 26 - Fire at the Hall of Memorials
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Fire at the Hall of Memorials

    S1:E26

    Pei Wen Xuan decides to pretend to divorce Li Rong and uses the opportunity to point out that the marriage talisman was forged by Consort Rou, in order to alleviate Li Ming's suspicions.

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  13. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 7 - Imprisonment
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Imprisonment

    S1:E7

    Li Rong and Pei Wen Xuan argue frequently, their bickering a daily occurrence, yet they exhibit perfect harmony when it comes to strategy. While investigating the Yang family, they simultaneously begin amassing military strength for the crown prince. In a display of tacit understanding, they temporarily set aside their past grievances involving Qin Zhen Zhen and travel together to Jiulu Mountain, seeking to enlist the help of Qin Zhen Zhen’s brother, the brave General Qin Lin, who has been living in seclusion in the mountains.

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  14. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 18 - Disappointed Return
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Disappointed Return

    S1:E18

    At the execution site, the noble families keep applying pressure on Li Ming. Just when Li Ming is about to execute them, Pei Wen Xuan finally returns with the evidence.

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  15. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 22 - Past
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Past

    S1:E22

    The next morning at the imperial court, Xie Lan Qing brings Lin Fei Bai to accuse Li Rong of an assassination attempt according to Su Rong Qing's instructions but it backfires when Li Rong counters his accusation.

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  16. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 25 - Flower Boat
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Flower Boat

    S1:E25

    Li Rong and Pei Wen Xuan make decisive choices, using their past investigations to come up with countermeasures. But they feel that Consort Rou alone cannot come up with such plots. However, she's familiar with the delay of Crown Prince's wedding. They realize that Su Rong Qing taught Li Rong that idea in their past life. Only then did they realize that Su Rong Qing was...

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  17. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 32 - Severe Ties
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Severe Ties

    S1:E32

    Feeling desolate after losing Consort Rou, Li Ming summons Xiao Qian to the palace. Upon hearing this, Li Rong deduces that Li Ming intends to recall the troops to the capital.

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  18. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 35 - Corrupt Policies
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Corrupt Policies

    S1:E35

    Li Cheng dies from poisoning. Xiao Qian brings in Li Cheng's double and burns his corpse.

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  19. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 37 - Dream
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Dream

    S1:E37

    Li Rong sees Li Chuan again. They reminisce about the past together. Li Chuan says that his wish is to embark on a northern expedition as his mother said that the northern part was plagued by war. If they lose the war, Li Rong, his eldest sister, will be sent there to establish a marriage alliance.

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  20. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 38 - Regime Change
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Regime Change

    S1:E38

    With the regime undergoing a major shift, the fate of Pei Wen Xuan's family hinges on who holds the family master's token and the key to the treasury.

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  21. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 5 - Test
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Test

    S1:E5

    Pei Wen Xuan has just left Qionghua Palace when he is summoned to the Imperial Study by Li Ming. Yang Quan is already waiting there, his eyes burning with envy at the sight of Pei Wen Xuan. Despite Pei Wen Xuan's sarcastic remarks, Yang Quan has no choice but to implore Li Ming to grant his marriage to Li Rong. However, Li Ming remains indifferent.

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  22. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 8 - Coming to Terms
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Coming to Terms

    S1:E8

    After Li Rong is imprisoned, Liu Chuan visits her in prison. A lady was following him. It turns out that the lady is Qin Zhen Zhen. Pei Wen Xuan thought that Qin Zhen Zhen canceled the marriage because her family forced her to do so. However, Qin Zhen Zhen says that she did so of her own accord.

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  23. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 9 - Getting Married
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Getting Married

    S1:E9

    To promote Prince Su, Li Ming decides to send Consort Rou's brother, Xiao Su, to the frontline to replace Li Chuan. A day before the wedding, Pei Wen Xuan hands out red envelopes to other officials. And Su Rong Qing shows up unexpectedly.

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  24. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 10 - Join Hands
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Join Hands

    S1:E10

    On their wedding night, Li Rong and Pei Wen Xuan can't sleep well. Instead, they discuss plans for after their divorce. Pei Wen Xuan deliberately arranges for Su Rong Qing to pick her up during their wedding day, while Li Rong is also thinking about how to stop Qin Zhen Zhen from entering the palace.

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  25. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 12 - Reconciliation
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Reconciliation

    S1:E12

    Pei Wen Xuan expresses that Li Rong was the only person he loved in the past. He never had any feelings for Qin Zhen Zhen. Li Rong becomes speechless, and she chooses to avoid him. Her cold attitude chills Pei Wen Xuan's heart.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Caught in a Difficult Situation" is the best rated episode of "The Princess Royal". It scored 8.3/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/11/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Qixi Festival Banquet".