Season 1

2025 · 24 episodes

An emperor and a noble join forces in secret to reshape the court—while danger lurks both inside the palace and beyond its walls.

1Episode 1To protect his sister from court politics, Yue Chi enters the palace in disguise—only to rise in power and earn the emperor’s trust.
2Episode 2Yue Chi navigates palace schemes and narrowly avoids exposure after trespassing in a forbidden area.
3Episode 3The Prime Minister discovers Yue Chi's disguise but gets pulled into the emperor’s secret plan to reinstate Yue Chi in court.
4Episode 4Yue Chi is tasked with weakening the feudal lords and devises a clever plan, all while catching the emperor’s attention.
5Episode 5Determined to leave the palace, Yue Chi’s plan backfires when he runs into an assassin—who turns out to be a familiar face.
6Episode 6When the palace is sealed off to hunt a hidden assassin, Yue Chi faces a tight spot—but the emperor steps in to protect him.
7Episode 7Returning to court to confront a new threat, Yue Chi is named Chancellor but meets fierce resistance from other ministers.
8Episode 8Ling’er launches a 100-day reform to unite the palace women, while the Empress Dowager sets a trap to confirm her suspicions.
9Episode 9Yue Chi is promoted, but tension with the emperor flares as old enemies reemerge and threaten their alliance.
10Episode 10A steamy bathhouse encounter sparks feelings between Ling’er and the emperor, while threats from the past close in.
11Episode 11A poisoned princess becomes a pawn in a dangerous game, while Yue Chi’s past comes back to haunt him.
12Episode 12Yue Chi tries to send the princess away for her safety, but growing misunderstandings threaten his bond with the emperor.
13Episode 13Yue Chi’s secrets spark conflict with the emperor, just as a new enemy makes his presence known.
14Episode 14Disaster strikes a key city, and Yue Chi is forced to make a cruel choice to preserve political order.
15Episode 15The emperor and Yue Chi temporarily put aside their differences to crush a rebellion—but tensions remain.
16Episode 16Ling’er is taken hostage by the enemy she once trusted, while the emperor struggles with how to reach her heart.
17Episode 17The court turns on Yue Chi as rumors swirl, prompting a bold plan to fake the princess’s death for her safety.
18Episode 18A new woman enters the palace with her own secrets, while past betrayals put Yue Chi in danger again.
19Episode 19A courtroom ambush nearly exposes Yue Chi’s disguise, as palace romances and power plays collide.
20Episode 20A deadly ceremony ends in tragedy, just as the frontier falls under attack and the emperor is gravely wounded.
21Episode 21Yue Chi is framed and imprisoned, then rescued by the enemy prince who tempts him with revenge and war.
22Episode 22Pretending to defect, Yue Chi sneaks into the enemy camp as both sides prepare for a final showdown.
23Episode 23With Ling’er taken hostage, alliances shift fast as the emperor races to turn the tide of war.
24Episode 24As Yue Chi and the emperor reunite on the battlefield, a decisive war looms that could change the fate of the nation.

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