Season 1

2020 · 53 episodes

Episodes

1Assassination of Prince PengchengDuring the Yuanjia period of the Liu Song Dynasty, the righteous and kindhearted chivalrous woman Lige, seeking to avenge the murder of her parents, disguises herself as a dancer to get close to the powerful and treacherous minister Lu Yuan. She intends to assassinate Prince Pengcheng. Lu Yuan agrees to her plan, and they decide to take action at Grand Consort Sun's birthday banquet.
2Making the EscapeSenior Brother helps Lige to escape from Prince Pengcheng's Mansion, while the Prince Pengcheng is trapped in the fire and cannot break open the door to escape.
3Gaining TrustAs Lige returns home, her mother offers the Jia Ning Pavilion to her, much to the chagrin of Leqing.
4Capturing the WitnessesThe Prince Pengcheng has Pei Ruhai interrogated overnight, and Pei Ruhai truthfully confesses to helping Lu Yuan manufacture weapons illegally.
5Bestowed MarriageKnowing that Mrs. Shen is ill, the Emperor not only asks Prince Pengcheng to give medicine to General Shen, but also bestows marriage on the daughter of Shen family and Prince Pengcheng.
6Exposing The LiesPrince Pengcheng and Lige survive the assassination attempt and get out of the water. Prince Pengcheng jokingly complains that Lige brings nothing but trouble every time he sees her. Lige ignores him and treats his injuries.
7The PlanLige comes to the dungeon to find Lu Yuan and wants to negotiate with him. She proposes that if the eldest daughter of the Shen family assassinates King Pengcheng at the wedding, the Shen family can be overthrown.
8Revealing the True FaceThe strong man locks Prince Pengcheng and Lige in a small room. Prince Pengcheng takes out Lige's hairpin and asks her to open the lock on his hand.
9Siege of Mount QixiaLige visits the Lu family at night and learns that Lu Yuan has decided to kill all the craftsmen after casting the last batch of weapons. Lige tells Prince Pengcheng the news.
10PoisonedGeneral Shen and his son are taken away by Lu Yuan, while Lige is poisoned and rescued by Shaoxun and Kong Cheng.
11The AntidotePrince Jingling goes to Lu Yuan angrily and asks him why he wants to harm the Shen father and son, and Lige. However, Lu Yuan reminds him not to forget that he and the Lu family are relatives.
12SuspicionPrince Pencheng suggests to Lige that they can rescue her family and get rid of Lu Yuan by having him command his troops to besiege Jiankang.
13The HoaxPrince Pengcheng tricks Lu Yuan and keeps him trapped in the prison. Next, he has his men spread the news that Lu Yuan has been captured and imprisoned by the Ministry of Justice.
14SacrificePrince Pengcheng asks Prince Jingling why he issued the order as it comes at a great cost. However, Prince Jingling believes that making sacrifices for success is inevitable.
15Taking the BlamePrince Pengcheng tells his ministers that Prince Jingling trains his own soldiers on his orders and publicly points out that Lu Yuan intends to rebel.
16New MissionLige and Prince Pengcheng hang out together and grow closer to each other. However, Lige's master has a new mission for her to kill Prince Pengcheng on the wedding day.
17Into the HeartPrince Pengcheng and Lige go on a boat ride together. He is curious to know her true identity, yet she remains reluctant.
18Fanning the FlamesShen Leqing deliberately discusses the scar on Lige's body with Lingxi. After hearing this, the Grand Consort asks Lige to come and see her.
19Eradicating MaladiesPrince Pengcheng takes in some poor students to study in his palace, hoping to change the bad habit of judging official rank based on bloodline and allowing the children of high-ranking families to enter the officialdom without taking an exam. However, Prince Jingling is worried that the aristocratic families will not give up.
20Only YouGeneral Shen advises Shen Zhi not to get too close to Zijin. The more he cares, the more hurt he'll feel. However, Shen Zhi insists on marrying no one but Zijin.
21ExposeSeeing that Shen Leqing is still quibbling, Shen Lige comes up with another way to identify the real murderer. If someone who has touched Blood Wither comes into contact with water, their hands will turn black.
22The AssassinationDespite knowing Consort Li has moved into Han Ling Pavilion, Prince Pengcheng can't stop thinking about Lige. On the wedding day, Lige hides her face behind a red fan as she prepares to assassinate Prince Pengcheng.
23Bearing His PainLu Yuan senses the pain on Prince Pengcheng and suspects that he's injured. He decides to stall and wait for Prince Pengcheng to give the game away.
24DetoxifyShen Lige learns that the Grand Consort has agarwood and decides to steal it while paying respects to her. She goes to the Grand Consort's medicine room and sees Shen Leqing.
25The Condition WorsensSeeing Prince Pengcheng's condition deteriorate, Lige grows anxious. When Shaoxun asks the master for tiger gall, the master suddenly changes his temperament. Not only does he refuse to give the antidote, but he also attacks Shaoxun.
26Revealing the IdentityGrand Consort Sun tells Lige not to think she doesn't know her background. She is the one who attempted to assassinate Prince Pengcheng at the birthday banquet.
27ConfessionLige visits the Princess. She confesses that she attempted the assassination of Prince Pengcheng when the Princess questions her.
28After Waking UpLu Yuan brings the coroner and stops the people from the Court of Justice. Prince Jingling asks him why he is so anxious to perform the autopsy. The two are in a stalemate.
29DeterminationPrince Pengcheng gives Prince Jingling the outline of the new policy he has carefully compiled and tells Prince Jingling that if anything happens to him, he must stick to the new policy for the sake of the Song Dynasty.
30Magic RemedyChen Shaoxun reads through medicine books to find the remedy for Lige. He then finds out that snow lotus can treat Lige's ailment.
31Missing Each OtherPrince Pengcheng, at the northern border, sees the pear blossoms and thinks of Shen Lige. At the same time, Shen Lige is also missing him.
32Kind and StubbornGrand Consort Sun asks Prince Jingling to stop doing those thankless things, but Prince Jingling insists that everything he does is for the country and the people.
33Rescuing the LoverThe general of the Wei army leads his men to attack General Shen, who is alone outside the city, to see if Prince Pengcheng will come to his rescue. Zijin asks Prince Pengcheng to rush over with reinforcements to save him.
34The WeddingIn order to boost morale, Prince Pengcheng decides to have Shen Zhi and Zijin hold their wedding that night.
35FearlessLu Yuan mistakenly thinks that Prince Pengcheng is dead and feels relieved. But Prince Pengcheng learns of Lu Yuan's conspiracy and attacks Lu Yuan's men together with Lige.
36A Fake DeathSecretariat Xie pleads with Prince Jingling, saying that since Lu Yuan has returned from the frontier, even if he has done nothing wrong, he has done nothing wrong. Other clan officials also echo his opinion, and Prince Jingling has no choice but to let Lu Yuan go temporarily.
37Conflict Between Mother and SonLu Yuan asks Prince Jingling to hand over the Danyang soldiers' military token. Seeing that Prine Jingling refuses, he has someone put a sword to the Grand Consort's neck, and Prince Jingling has no choice but to hand over the military token to him.
38Nowhere to StayThe soldiers want to arrest the remnants of the Lu family. Wan'Er has nowhere to go, so she comes to the place where she used to play the zither with Prince Jingling, but she does not dare to come out to meet him.
39LovebirdsAt court, Prince Pengcheng rewards the Shen family and appoints Shen Feng as a general. When Prince Pengcheng returns home, he finds Lige cooking for him. Although the food she cooks is salty and unpalatable, Prince Pengcheng still pretends to enjoy it.
40Rectifying the ClansTo implement the new policy, Prince Pengcheng asks Fang Qing, an official from a poor family background, to conduct an inventory of the land owned by the clans.
41Ominous PremonitionShen Leqing copies Shen's mother's handwriting and writes a letter asking General Shen to meet at Weiyang Lake. General Shen has no doubts at all.
42Parted by DeathShen Feng brings the bodies of his father and brother home, and Lige and Zijin are heartbroken.
43Capturing the MurdererAfter burying her father and brother, Lige begins to plan to capture the murderer Xue Qiu, and Shen Feng insists on going with her.
44Distorting the FactsXue Qiu confesses to murdering General Shen and his son in front of Lige, but when he comes to court, he claims that his accomplice is Prince Pengcheng.
45ConfrontationLige accidentally hears Zijin say that Weiyang Lake was where her parents got engaged. Since Shen Leqing also knows about this, she suspects that this matter is related to Shen Leqing.
46Civil UprisingPrince Pengcheng receives urgent news that civil uprisings have occurred in Chenjun, Jingzhou, and Jiankang. He guesses that Secretariat Xie and others are behind this.
47Justice Knows No KinshipIn Secretariat Xie's study, Old Master Xie finds the covenant. He asks Secretariat Xie to follow him to confess his crime to Prince Pengcheng, but Secretariat Xie, thinking he is old and confused, pushes him down.
48Irrefutable EvidenceXue Qiu confesses that he colluded with Secretariat Xie to kill General Shen and his son, leading to Secretariat Xie being thrown into prison.
49Peaceful LifePrince Pengcheng is very happy when he learns that Lige is taking medicine for childbirth. He has the swords and daggers put away so that Lige can stay at home and be a devoted wife and mother.
50A Careful PlotGrand Consort gives Prince Pengcheng a drug that makes him lose his mind, puts a dagger in his hand, and then smiles, saying that today is both her birthday and her memorial day.
51Seeing Through the TrapOld Master Wang brings all the ministers to Sanjiu Hall, and Prince Pengcheng surprisingly takes the initiative to admit it. Lige wants to step forward to stop him, but Prince Pengcheng winks at her, and she guesses that there must be another meaning behind it.
52RevengePrince Pengcheng explains to Old Master Wang how he joined forces with Prince Jingling. Seeing the situation as hopeless, Old Master Wang suddenly sets fire to the room, then takes Zijin and goes into the secret passage.
53Unwilling to PartPrince Pengcheng rushes to see the emperor, asking him to withdraw his order to execute Lige, but the emperor is unwilling to see him.