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The Best Episodes of The Princess Royal Season 1

Every episode of The Princess Royal Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Princess Royal Season 1!

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

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

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

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

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

    #5 - 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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  6. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 6 - Investigating the Yang Family
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Investigating the Yang Family

    S1:E6

    Pei Wen Xuan takes advantage of the situation to file a report on Yang Quan to Li Ming. After Yang Quan fails to kidnap the princess, he assassinates a court official. Moreover, he continues to get defeated on the northwest battlefield. Wen Xuan voices out that there's something fishy going on. Li Ming takes that opportunity to promote Pei Wen Xuan to a censor and asks him to investigate the Yang family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    #12 - 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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  13. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 13 - Inspectorate
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Inspectorate

    S1:E13

    Pei Wen Xuan suggests to Li Rong that she establish the Inspectorate, leaving Li Rong in a dilemma. Qin Zhen Zhen is grateful to Li Rong for saving her life, while Li Rong plans for Qin Zhen Zhen to live on under the identity of a guard, Xun Chuan.

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  14. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 14 - Targeted
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Targeted

    S1:E14

    Li Rong orders Xun Chuan to find the veterans and obtain their testimonies. At the same time, she intends to acquire information from the Ministry of Justice. Pei Wen Xuan was bullied in the Censorate as he went against the noble families. He has to work overtime day after day.

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

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

    #16 - 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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  17. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 17 - Escape Plan
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Escape Plan

    S1:E17

    With no other options, Li Rong secretly sends Pei Wen Xuan out of the capital to gather evidence. He has to return before the scheduled execution of the Qin family. Li Rong, under immense pressure, rescues the Qin family from the Ministry of Justice and shelters them in her residence, while Su Rong Qing arrives to intervene.

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

    #18 - 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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  19. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 19 - Best Friends
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Best Friends

    S1:E19

    Li Rong solves the case and becomes the Head Inspector of the Inspectorate. The Inspectorate is established officially. At the same time, Li Ming assigned Su Rong Hua as the Vice Inspector to control Li Rong.

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

    #20 - 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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  21. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 21 - Unresolved Feelings
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Unresolved Feelings

    S1:E21

    Li Rong uncovers the identity of the assassin leader and learns about the mastermind behind. Li Rong proposes a deal with Lin Fei Bai to assassinate Xie Lan Qing instead. Lin Fei Bai finds himself in a dilemma.

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

    #22 - 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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  23. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 23 - Lunar New Year
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Lunar New Year

    S1:E23

    Lin Fei Bai was sentenced to military exile to the southwest border. Before his departure, Shangguan Ya goes to see him off. The intensity of their conflict was greatly reduced. Before Lin Fei Bai's departure, Shangguan Ya gives him a set of Leaf Cards, forming an affinity between them.

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  24. The Princess Royal Season 1 Episode 24 - Sabotage
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Sabotage

    S1:E24

    With the supplementary examination approaching, Pei Wen Xuan is determined not to be outdone and is pulling out all the stops to attract scholars, engaging in a competition with Su Rong Qing. Unexpectedly, Su Rong Qing’s enthusiastic efforts to host scholars from all over the country seem to have an ulterior motive.

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

    #25 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Reborn" is the best rated episode of "The Princess Royal" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/26/2024. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Spring Banquet".