Ashes to Crown - Season 1

Ashes to Crown - Season 1

Season 1

The general's daughter, Chu Zhao, refuses to accept her fate as nothing more than a pawn to be sacrificed in Xiao Xun's rise to power. Taking matters into her own hands, she fights her way out with the help of Xie Yanlai, protecting the emperor's grandson as he makes his way to the emperor's presence. Through a tense standoff in the imperial court, she helps the young prince secure the throne, cutting off Xiao Xun's path to power. But with a new emperor comes new crises. The realm is torn by internal strife and foreign threats. Working alongside Xie Yanlai, Chu Zhao navigates the treacherous currents of the court, leads troops into battle, and ultimately rewrites her own destiny, sparing the people of the State of Chu from the ravages of war.

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Episodes24

DatesJun 2, 2026 - Jun 17, 2026

Episodes

Season 1Episode 148 min

Episode 1

Ruthless Emperor Xiao Xun wipes out the Chu clan and strangles his empress. Mysteriously reborn on the eve of their wedding, Chu Zhao vows revenge.

Season 1Episode 251 min

Episode 2

Xiao Xun launches his rebellion early, but Chu Zhao fights her way into the palace to thwart his ascension and reshape the empire's fate.

Season 1Episode 347 min

Episode 3

Now regent, Chu Zhao appoints her trusted ally to lead the Imperial Guard. But as tensions mount, Xiao Xun lays a trap — and she's ready for it.

Season 1Episode 444 min

Episode 4

Xiao Xun accuses Chu Zhao of poisoning the young emperor, but she turns his plot against him — until an assassin strikes at court.

Season 1Episode 542 min

Episode 5

Chu Zhao sets a trap to frame Xiao Xun as a defector, but Deng Yi aids his escape — putting Xie Yanlai in deadly peril along the way.

Season 1Episode 640 min

Episode 6

Xie Yanfang flexes his power by engineering an invasion on the frontier. With her father gravely ill, Chu Zhao defies the court to ride to his aid.

Season 1Episode 741 min

Episode 7

Chu Zhao disguises herself among dispatch riders to evade Xiao Xun's ambush. Meanwhile, Yanlai risks everything to follow her to the frontier.

Season 1Episode 840 min

Episode 8

Chu Zhao and Yanlai take shelter at Cangmu Stronghold, where she reveals her rebirth and past life to him. He vows to defy fate by her side.

Season 1Episode 946 min

Episode 9

Chu Zhao sets up an ambush for Tie Ying at the Cangmu stronghold. Later, Xiao Xun colludes with the Northern Desert to launch an attack.

Season 1Episode 1043 min

Episode 10

With Wangcheng under siege, Chu Zhao devises a daring chain of stratagems to break free. Far away, her ailing father receives word of her battle.

Season 1Episode 1142 min

Episode 11

Chu Zhao reaches her gravely ill father, but a shocking discovery follows. Elsewhere, Deng Yi falls into Yanfang's devious trap.

Season 1Episode 1239 min

Episode 12

Chu Zhao learns a shattering truth about her birth mother from Chu Ling and that Yanlai is partially responsible for her father's chronic illness.

Season 1Episode 13

Episode 13

Chu Zhao buries her grief to fight alongside Yanlai against the Northern Desert — but victory demands a staggering price from those she loves most.

Season 1Episode 14

Episode 14

Season 1Episode 15

Episode 15

Season 1Episode 16

Episode 16

Season 1Episode 17

Episode 17

Season 1Episode 18

Episode 18

Season 1Episode 19

Episode 19

Season 1Episode 20

Episode 20

Season 1Episode 21

Episode 21

Season 1Episode 2246 min

Episode 22

Season 1Episode 2346 min

Episode 23

Season 1Episode 2446 min

Episode 24

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