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When a secret from the past rears its head, respected warrior Feng Zhiwei is forced to choose between revenge and her loyalty to ruling prince Ning Yi.

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Season 1

8.8/1016 votes
Episode 40
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 9/6/2018
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, falling for Ning Yi's trap.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.6/1013 votes
Episode 41
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 9/6/2018
Wei Zhi advises the emperor to send an envoy to Minhai. Shao Ning asks Ning Qi to help her obtain the emperor's approval to wed Wei Zhi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.6/1019 votes
Episode 45
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 9/9/2018
Chang Zhongxin sets a trap for his brother, Zhongyi, and turns against his own father. Feng Hao steals an artifact from Qiu Mingying's closet.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.5/1014 votes
Episode 42
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 9/7/2018
Headmaster Xin scrambles to keep Wei Zhi from blowing her cover. After rejecting Shao Ning's proposal, Wei Zhi makes a shocking revelation at court.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.4/1013 votes
Episode 43
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 9/8/2018
As Zhiwei's execution looms, Qiu Mingying draws up a dangerous rescue plan with the Bloody Pagoda, but Ning Yi intervenes just in time.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.3/1023 votes
Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/15/2018
Ning Yi keeps up his disguise when Zhiwei arrives at the Prince of Chu's residence. Zhiwei is forced by her mother to swear she'll never marry Ning Yi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.3/1014 votes
Episode 34
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 9/3/2018
Ning Yi brings up Lin Renqi's case when the emperor mentions Lord of Minhai's return to his dominion. Shao Ning suspects Ning Yi caused the blood marks.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.3/1014 votes
Episode 37
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 9/4/2018
Ning Yi visits Ya Le's old home, Yilan Palace, and encounters a former servant. Noble Consort Chang arrives soon after -- and thinks she's seen a ghost.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.3/1014 votes
Episode 38
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 9/5/2018
During an imperial gift ceremony, Lady Wang is agitated by false accusations -- and Ning Yi seizes the chance to reveal the truth about Ya Le's death.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.2/1015 votes
Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/19/2018
After making a fateful pact, Chief Gu and Ning Yi involve Qiu Shangqi and Qiu Mingying in a scheme to ensnare Ning Chuan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.2/1014 votes
Episode 31
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 9/1/2018
Helian Zheng tells Ning Yi he intends to ask for Zhiwei's hand in marriage -- right in front of Wei Zhi. Zhiwei urges Shao Ning to keep a low profile.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.2/1014 votes
Episode 33
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 9/2/2018
Zhiwei objects when Lord of Minhai asks the emperor for permission to train Ning Sheng. Headmaster Xin aims to put distance between Ning Yi and Zhiwei.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.2/1014 votes
Episode 35
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 9/3/2018
Shao Ning and Noble Consort Chang collude to keep Lady Wang silent about a past scheme against Ya Le. Wei Zhi is asked to guard the golden box.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.2/1014 votes
Episode 36
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 9/4/2018
Helian Zheng discovers Wei Zhi's secret. Zhao Yuan reports to the emperor that Shao Ning has been orbiting around Noble Consort Chang and Ning Sheng.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.2/1013 votes
Episode 39
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 9/5/2018
After Ning Sheng fails to access the golden box, Shao Ning and Peng Pei plant another distraction -- but someone else lurks in the shadows.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.2/1014 votes
Episode 44
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 9/9/2018
Ning Yi sends Qiu Mingying a message through Chief Gu. Against their father's orders, the Chang brothers set out to block Ning Yi's arrival in Minhai.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.1/1012 votes
Episode 21
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/26/2018
Ning Yi warns Zhiwei about the Chang clan and confronts the emperor over his mother's death. Duke Chang and Ning Sheng try to conspire with Ning Chuan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.1/1012 votes
Episode 22
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/27/2018
Ning Yi anticipates Duke Chang and Ning Chuan's next move. Zhiwei struggles to convince Ning Yi to spare Ning Chuan's life.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.1/1013 votes
Episode 30
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 8/31/2018
Zhan Bi falls for Ning Sheng's plot to dishonor Ning Yi in front of the emperor, but the scheme backfires when Zhiwei intervenes.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.1/1013 votes
Episode 48
Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 9/11/2018
After Feng Hao escapes from jail, Peng Pei seeks information on the Qiu family's link to the former dynasty -- and reports his suspicions to Ning Qi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.1/1013 votes
Episode 49
Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 9/11/2018
After confronting Qiu Mingying about Feng Hao's identity, Headmaster Xin falls for Ning Qi and Peng Pei's trap, and Qiu Mingying is apprehended.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/1027 votes
Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2018
Feng Zhiwei intervenes when Madam Yuhua bullies courtesan Zhu Yin. An assassination stirs the court. The other princes see Ning Yi as a growing threat.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/1012 votes
Episode 15
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/22/2018
Headmaster Xin brings the sorcerer to Ning Yan, but an imposter hides behind the mask. The guilt-ridden emperor scrutinizes Ning Chuan's story.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/1013 votes
Episode 17
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/23/2018
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 a step ahead.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/1013 votes
Episode 32
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 9/2/2018
As the Censorate chief, Ning Yi presents to the emperor evidence incriminating Lord of Minhai in Lin Renqi's case -- but Chen Shao ruins his plan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/1012 votes
Episode 50
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 9/12/2018
Ning Qi orders his men to capture Master Zong. Qiu Mingying tells Headmaster Xin the only way to protect Zhiwei is to sacrifice herself and Feng Hao.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1038 votes
Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/14/2018
Wary of a power struggle, the Tiansheng emperor decides to send away Ning Yi, who spends his days weaving silk and rueing a traumatic event in his past.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1015 votes
Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/15/2018
The emperor confronts his sons about the rumors regarding the Dacheng prince. Yuhua suspects a link between Zhiwei and the fallen Dacheng Empire.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1014 votes
Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2018
Chief Gu uncovers the conspiracy behind the Bloody Pagoda. Madam Yuhua goes to town and hears a story about Gu Heng and the infant Dacheng prince.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1012 votes
Episode 18
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/24/2018
Ning Chuan plans a staged Bloody Pagoda assassination, but a counterscheme is in motion. Zhiwei appears at the imperial ceremony to select top scholars.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1012 votes
Episode 20
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/26/2018
The emperor gets to the bottom of Ning Qiao's case. Shao Ning unknowingly helps Zhiwei identify the culprit behind an attempt to poison Ning Yi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1013 votes
Episode 24
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 8/28/2018
With Ning Yi's help, Zhiwei forces Qiu Shangqi to retract his ultimatum and cave into her demands. Shao Ning is determined to avenge Ning Chuan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1012 votes
Episode 29
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 8/30/2018
Posing as Ning Yi, Ning Sheng uses Noble Consort Chang's hairpiece to deceive Zhan Bi, whom Ning Yi confronts about the death of his mother, Ya Le.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1012 votes
Episode 46
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 9/10/2018
Zhongxin puts on an act to cover up his crime and prepares his troops for a rebellion. Zhiwei encounters Yan Huaishi's fiancée, Hua Qiong.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.9/1012 votes
Episode 47
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 9/10/2018
Zhongxin takes advantage of Ning Yi's illness to put his plan in motion, but Yan Huaishi convinces Zhou Xizhong to help thwart Zhongxin's ambitions.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.8/1014 votes
Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/18/2018
Ning Yi finds the document inscribed with information about Zhiwei's and Feng Hao's identities. Qiu Shangqi sends out a search party to catch Zhiwei.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.8/1013 votes
Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/19/2018
Zhu Yin helps Ning Yi get to the bottom of the killings linked to the Bloody Pagoda. Headmaster Xin suggests a ploy for Ning Chuan to test Ning Yan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.8/1012 votes
Episode 19
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/25/2018
At court, Chief Gu reveals Ning Chuan's Bloody Pagoda connections. Disillusioned with Ning Yi, Zhiwei ingratiates herself with the emperor.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.8/1012 votes
Episode 25
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 8/28/2018
Ning Qi's return worries his mother, Lady Wang. Zhiwei comes up with a solution when Ning Qi expresses concerns about the horse market to the emperor.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.8/1012 votes
Episode 26
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 8/29/2018
Suspecting intrigue, Ning Yi secretly sends a crew to capture corsair Chen Shao, who's accused of assassinating courtier Lin Renqi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.8/1012 votes
Episode 28
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 8/30/2018
Zhiwei encounters Helian Zheng on her way back to the Qiu household. Chen Shao tells Ning Yi how he became a mercenary of the corrupt Lord of Minhai.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1012 votes
Episode 12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/21/2018
Zhu Yin and Zhiwei suspect a plot by Ning Chuan to poison Ning Yi, but the emperor also falls ill. Duke Chang struggles to regain Ning Chuan's trust.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1012 votes
Episode 13
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/21/2018
A mysterious new bodyguard stalks Zhiwei. Ning Yi sends Zhiwei to the East Palace to swap an artifact, resulting in grave consequences for Ning Yan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1012 votes
Episode 14
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/22/2018
Ning Yi confronts Ning Yan about his role in Ning Qiao's downfall. Ning Sheng suspects Ning Yi is involved in the scandal surrounding the wooden figure.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1012 votes
Episode 16
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/23/2018
Princess Shao Ning complains to Ning Chuan about her encounters at Qingming Academy. Ning Yi struggles to solve the mystery behind his illness.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1013 votes
Episode 23
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 8/27/2018
The courtiers pass verdict on Duke Chang's fate, but Ning Yi takes matters into his own hands. Shao Ning asks Qiu Shangqi about Zhiwei's past.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1012 votes
Episode 27
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 8/29/2018
Qiu Mingying pressures Zhiwei to resign from the court. Ning Yi helps Ning Qi realize that he's become Ning Sheng's scapegoat in the Chen Shao case.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.6/1015 votes
Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/16/2018
Following Ning Chuan's campaign against the Bloody Pagoda, the suspicious emperor appoints Ning Yi to investigate -- but Chief Gu's cooperation is key.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.6/1012 votes
Episode 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/20/2018
Ning Chuan reveals to Headmaster Xin his plans to overpower Duke Chang. Disguised as a man, Zhiwei begins work at the House of Lanxiang.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.6/1012 votes
Episode 11
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/20/2018
Ning Yan falls for Headmaster Xin's sorcery trick, confirming Ning Chuan's suspicions -- and Headmaster Xin increasingly gains Ning Chuan's trust.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 51
Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 9/12/2018
Zhiwei forces her way into the emperor's court to defend her family. Ning Yi arrives soon after and implores the emperor to spare Zhiwei's life.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 52
Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 9/13/2018
Master Zong tells Zhiwei the truth about her birth origins. To protect Zhiwei, Ning Yi gives the emperor a life-or-death ultimatum.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 53
Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 9/13/2018
After granting permission for Helian Zheng to marry Zhiwei and return to Jinshi, the emperor orders Ning Yi to accompany them on the way.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 54
Season 1 Episode 54 - Aired 9/14/2018
Ning Yi meets with the prince of Dayue with a proposal for an alliance. The emperor orders Gu Heng to keep a close eye on Ning Qi and Peng Pei.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 55
Season 1 Episode 55 - Aired 9/15/2018
Helian Zheng confronts Helian Lie with an edict to dispute the succession, but Liu Mudan intervenes. Ning Yi investigates the Liu and Si families' past.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 56
Season 1 Episode 56 - Aired 9/16/2018
Ning Yi frees a prisoner in order to help Zhiwei and Helian Zheng. Ning Qi orders fragrance-maker Yueling to replicate the emperor's incense box.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 57
Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 9/16/2018
Zhiwei grabs Liu Meiduo's sleeve and foils Helian Lie's plot against her and Ning Yi. Helian Zheng learns the truth about his father's death.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 58
Season 1 Episode 58 - Aired 9/17/2018
Yueling steals a talisman from Ning Sheng's box before handing it to Ning Qi. Unrest in Jinshi interrupts Zhiwei and Helian Zheng's nuptials.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 59
Season 1 Episode 59 - Aired 9/17/2018
Yueling overhears the emperor's conversation with Lingying, Ya Le's former servant. Ning Qi uses Shao Ning to frame Ning Yi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 60
Season 1 Episode 60 - Aired 9/18/2018
Ning Yi finds a way out of Zongzheng Temple and takes Lingying with him. To ferret out the real Zhiwei, Jin Siyu makes a deal with Zhiwei and Hua Qiong.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 61
Season 1 Episode 61 - Aired 9/18/2018
Lingying tells Ning Yi a secret about his mother. Yueling hands the talisman to a man connected to the Dacheng Empire and schemes to expose Ning Qi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 62
Season 1 Episode 62 - Aired 9/19/2018
Jin Siyu identifies the real Zhiwei. To aid in Zhiwei's escape from Puyuan, Ning Yi asks Jiarong to deliver the map of a secret exit.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 63
Season 1 Episode 63 - Aired 9/19/2018
Zhiwei wakes up with little recollection, and Jin Siyu leads her to think she's his consort. Ning Yi demolishes Puyuan with his rescue plan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 64
Season 1 Episode 64 - Aired 9/20/2018
The emperor refuses to grant Ya Le's wish to see Ning Yi and plans to make Ning Qi his successor. Yueling and Zhang Sunhong plot to undermine Ning Qi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 65
Season 1 Episode 65 - Aired 9/20/2018
Ning Qi delivers gift chests to Ya Le's residence -- but it's a Trojan horse. Ning Cheng arrives at the scene and clashes with Master Zong.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 66
Season 1 Episode 66 - Aired 9/21/2018
After overhearing Zhang Sunhong and Ning Qi, Gu Nanyi takes matters into his own hands -- with fatal consequences. Two murders stir the palace.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 67
Season 1 Episode 67 - Aired 9/22/2018
Zhiwei asks Zhang Sunhong to let go of the past. Headmaster Xin mentions Ning Qi's imminent revolt to Ning Ji, who doesn't intend to pursue the throne.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 68
Season 1 Episode 68 - Aired 9/23/2018
Flanked by courtiers, Ning Qi rounds up troops outside the emperor's room, but Ning Yi and Zhao Yuan walk through the gate with a shocking announcement.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 69
Season 1 Episode 69 - Aired 9/23/2018
Zhang Sunhong turns Zhiwei against Ning Yi, and Yueling leverages Ning Qi's grudge. Ning Cheng stops Zhiwei and Helian Zheng on their way to Jinshi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Episode 70
Season 1 Episode 70 - Aired 9/25/2018
Gu Nanyi asks Yueling to tell Zhiwei the truth about Helian Zheng's fate. Zhiwei accepts Ning Yi's offer to make her empress, but she has other plans.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown