Scent of TimeSeason 12023 · 30 episodesEpisodes1Episode 1In the tragic aftermath of her family’s conviction, Hua Qian wakes from a mysterious coma and receives a chance to alter her fate.2Episode 2While Hua Qian attempts to undo her previous mistakes, her new disposition arouses the suspicions of her husband, Zhong Yelan.3Episode 3As Hua Qian attempts to restore Butler Mu’s reputation, Mu Yao gets a job working for the Zhong family hoping to gather evidence against Hua Qian.4Episode 4While Zhong Xiwu puts Hua Qian’s character to the test, Mu Yao reveals her true intentions to Zhong Yelan.5Episode 5As Hua Qian attempts to win over Mu Yao, the Zhong family hires a beggar named Hua Rongzhou as their guard.6Episode 6As Zhong Yelan overhears Hua Qian’s revealing conversation with Zhong Xiwu, Mu Yao gets an offer from a mysterious thief to clear her father’s name.7Episode 7Gravely wounded after an attack on the Zhong family manor, Hua Qian finally reveals the truth to Zhong Yelan.8Episode 8While recovering from her injuries, Hua Qian requests a divorce, but instead gets her privileges at home taken away.9Episode 9As news of Hua Qian’s request for a divorce spreads, the families involved are thrown into chaos.10Episode 10At the Zhong family’s incense banquet, the mysterious winner of the annual contest has a strange request for his prize.11Episode 11After asking the Princess Royal to grant Zhong Yelan permission to marry Mu Yao, Hua Qian fields an offer for a dangerous alliance.12Episode 12While Zhong Yelan prepares to take Mu Yao as a concubine, Hua Qian’s brother Hua Shen finds himself facing punishment for the death of a young maid.13Episode 13After Mu Yao accuses Hua Shen of behaving inappropriately towards her, Hua Qian must confront a harsh truth.14Episode 14When a distressed Hua Qian isolates herself, Zhong Xiwu takes her into the city in an effort to cheer her up.15Episode 15As Hua Qian negotiates her brother’s freedom, Zhong Yelan continues his refusal to grant her a divorce.16Episode 16While Mu Yao pleads with Zhong Yelan to set Hua Shen free, Hua Qian gives her father an ultimatum.17Episode 17Assassins attack Zhong manor during their Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, resulting in deadly consequences for the Hua family.18Episode 18While the Hua family mourns one of their own, Zhong Xiwu finally confesses his feelings to Hua Qian.19Episode 19As Hua Qian pledges to avenge her brother’s death, Hua Rongzhou falls into a coma.20Episode 20After an uncomfortable run-in with Meng Yifei, Hua Qian investigates the masterminds behind Hua Shen’s death.21Episode 21Hua Qian forces Mu Yao to help investigate the identity of Hua Shen’s killer and tell Zhong Yelan of her role in the attack.22Episode 22While Zhong Xiwu exposes Hua Rongzhou’s past, Hua Qian finally learns the identity of Hua Shen’s killer and his intended target.23Episode 23Vowing to get him out of prison, Hua Qian enlists Zhong Yelan’s help in tracking down Hua Rongzhou’s accusers.24Episode 24After Zhong Xiwu reveals he has proof of Butler Hua’s crimes, Hua Qian must decide how to best move forward.25Episode 25As Zhong Yelan and Zhong Xiwu clash over business, Hua Qian decides to take responsibility of her father’s crimes.26Episode 26Zhong Xiwu goes to great lengths to protect Hua Qian, causing concern among his allies and his mother, the Princess Royal.27Episode 27Perceiving Hua Qian as a threat to Zhong Xiwu’s lordship, the Princess Royal arranges a deadly plan.28Episode 28While Hua Rongzhou remains determined to find Hua Qian, Zhong Xiwu makes major changes to the manor.29Episode 29After starting fresh in a new town, Hua Qian finally reunites with both Hua Rongzhou and Zhong Xiwu.30Episode 30Hua Qian has an unexpected wakeup call that alters her reality – and forces her to make a choice that will change her life forever.