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24 short dramas in Ancient Era — synopsis, ratings and where to watch.
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Reborn as a 9-Year-Old DetectiveThe world's deadliest assassin, Zane, uncovers that his family was killed by the Night Owl leader. After years of planning, he takes revenge and, unburdened, dies, wishing for a life with family. Reborn in the Sonn Empire as nine-year-old Zeno, he lives with his sister, Zena, East Capital Office's constable. Soon, a murder occurs on their street. Zeno defies mockery, solves the case with keen reasoning, and exposes the killer's dual identity. Later, the Mayor was suddenly murdered. Under pressure, Zeno cracks the case again, earning the title of Sonn Empire's Greatest Detective.
The Bastard Daughter Takes the FamilyLiliana, the famed Lord of the Mist Pavilion, returns home after her father’s death, only to face bullying from her uncles who scheme to steal her inheritance. With her half-brother rebellious and her sister naive, she fights back. Using decisive action, she crushes their plots, reforms her brother, and restores the family’s honor.
He Dumped the Princess, Now He PaysTo secure his place as the royal son-in-law, Zachary cruelly abandons his "lowly" wife, Lucinda. He brutally humiliates her to please a "lost princess," oblivious that Lucinda herself is the true royal heir! When her identity is revealed, the crown's fury annihilates Zachary and his greedy mistress. Their betrayal ends in a bloodbath of karmic justice.
They Replaced My Daughter, I Took the ThroneThe girl living in the general's residence as Quinn is the daughter of Zinnia's stepsister Zara. Xander, Zinnia's husband, and Zara arranged the swap between them, and they keep it up by dressing the girl in the brocade gown Zinnia sewed for Quinn with her own hands, and in the hairpins and earrings Quinn used to wear.
The real Quinn has had her face disfigured and one hand cut off, and she has been sent to the imperial estate to labour among the horses. Xander and Zara also want the military honours Zinnia earned pacifying the northern border, and the property that goes with the general's residence.
Zinnia comes home from the north with the campaign won and her daughter on her mind. The girl who greets her at the gate is wearing the gown and the jewellery, and still something about her feels wrong. Zinnia goes inside without saying anything about it. She is standing outside the study window when she hears Xander and Zara going over the whole arrangement. She begins, without letting on, to work out how to get Quinn back.
They Tried to Kill the EmperorThe male protagonist time-travels into the body of Shattock, Emperor Ling of Great Xia. Originally destined to be a puppet ruler—stripped of power by the regent Empress Dowager, thrown into a prison cell to starve, and finally executed by dismemberment—he now refuses to relive the tragedy. With newfound determination, he fiercely confronts the Empress Dowager and her allies. Equipped with the System's cheat ability, he acts decisively, steadily eroding the Empress Dowager's influence while strengthening his own power, winning the admiration of the Empress, and overcoming each crisis that arises.
Goodbye, My Heartless WifeTo fulfill an old promise, a powerful cultivator hides his identity and becomes the Jenkins family's live-in son-in-law. For three years, he protects them from the shadows while they mock him as useless. When his duty ends, he walks away. Only then do they realize the nobody they scorned was their only shield.
A History Professor Became EmperorA modern history professor transmigrates into Zachary, the timid puppet emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty. Facing internal control by Empress Dowager Wilhelmina and the invasion of the Great Jin, he utilizes modern knowledge and technology to rescue renowned general Felix, promote innovations like mechanized looms, steam engines, trains, and tanks, gradually seizing control of the economy and military. Through strategies of "holding the world hostage"—dumping low-priced goods, manipulating finance, and demonstrating military might—he subdues seven states, crushes the Empress Dowager’s plots, defeats the Great Jin and its allies, unifies the land, and achieves an enduring imperial legacy.
I Time-Traveled and Took Over Villains' ValleyAdelaide, a legendary doctor feared across both lawless and lawful circles, transmigrates to the past and marries Xavier, disguised as a common farmer and known as the Prince of Pacifier. She becomes the stepmother to three mischievous children and must navigate their rebellious antics while disciplining troublesome servants. To survive, Adelaide also befriends several notorious villains in Villains’ Valley. Xavier never expected that the seemingly delicate, helpless young woman before him would, in reality, be a mischievous mastermind more cunning and ruthless than any villain around.
My Grandmother is a Transmigrant from FutureAfter her unexpected arrival from the modern world, Lucienne Shen used her contemporary knowledge to ascend as the realm's foremost merchant, guided her beloved to the noble title of the Imperial Guardian Duke, and built a family with him. Steeped in Lucienne’s modern ideals, the granddaughter Eleanor He is a steadfast believer in gender equality and monogamy. Thus, when her grandfather—the Duke, renowned for his unwavering devotion to his wife—abruptly announced his intention to take a concubine, it struck like a thunderclap. The scandal erupted instantly, throwing the entire ducal household into turmoil...
The Prince With a PhoneTo seize Marquis Frank's Army, Prince Jareth conspired with Maris, tricking the infatuated Frederick into leaking battle plans. This led to a devastating ambush, Frederick's coma, and his family's ruin.
At their lowest ebb, a modern special forces soul awakens in Frederick's body, just as Jareth arrives to force a political marriage and publicly parade the "vegetative" Frederick. After saving his defender Julia from assault, the reborn Frederick faces universal scorn and blame for his father's "treason."
Defying the Emperor, he clears his father's name, repels the Turkic invasion, and rises to the new Marquis , redeeming his family's legacy.
The System Made Me EmperorLawrence, a modern man, transmigrates into the magistrate of famine-stricken River County. He uses pig feed to demonstrate resolve, congee with pickles to win over soldiers, and sees through Evan's schemes. With instant noodles and sausages, he boosts morale, turns the tide, and kills rebel leader Simon. After becoming Governor of GL Commandery, he adopts Roman's plan to confiscate gentry grain and uses heating patches to ruin the Zion family economically. Upon obtaining the "Satisfaction" system, he distributes supplies to the people, who eventually proclaim him Emperor.
Exposed: The Lost Crown PrinceIn the 15th year of Hongwu's reign, eight-year-old Crown Prince Sheldon died and was buried. However, his body mysteriously disappeared afterward. Enraged, Emperor Hongwu ordered the execution of over a thousand officials deemed responsible for the failure. By the 24th year of Hongwu, Hayes who had lived in Aetheria for nine years, discussed past events with an elderly man in a courtyard by the Hollow River. He claimed that at the age of eight, he had crawled out of his own coffin and been surrounded by the Imperial Guard. Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes welled up, his hands trembled with emotion, and he excitedly called Hayes his grandson. The old man then asked if he wanted to become emperor, revealing himself as Emperor Hongwu and declaring Hayes as his rightful heir. However, Hayes dismissed this, believing the old man was merely drunk.
Her Throne Built on His LiesThe people who destroyed Princess Quinn's family had help, and Quinn believed the help came from Shattock, the boy she had grown up with and loved. She took the throne after the massacre. As empress she killed him with her own hand.
Afterwards his coffin turned out to be empty, and a letter he had left behind came into her hands. Quinn began looking into the case again. Piece by piece it came out that Shattock had taken the blame on himself to protect her, and had done it so that her seat on the throne would be secure.
He Betrayed Me, So I Married His UncleStephanie is a doctor in the twenty-first century and she wakes up in the body of an ugly woman in an ancient court, engaged to a prince. She wants out of that engagement, and the prince and her two-faced younger sister have already been betraying her behind it. She breaks it off on the spot, in public, and puts the two of them to shame in front of everyone watching.
Then she marries the Ninth Prince, Theodore, the most powerful and most feared man in the kingdom. They work as a pair against enemies inside the palace and outside it. Theodore takes the throne and Stephanie is crowned empress.
Magic Brush Kid: The Painting WarriorSebastian wants his mother back. He is the Painting Immortal's disciple, and he comes down from the mountain to look for her after years apart. When he finds Seraphina she takes him for a small beggar and gives him a place in her home without knowing who he is. That annoys him enough that he says nothing about it.
Then Seraphina's second uncle moves to take the Shen family's ancestral house. Sebastian steps in. He can bring paintings to life, and he uses the painting the family keeps to guard the house in a contest of painting and wits against the uncle. In the course of it mother and son come to recognize each other, and Sebastian's identity comes out.
Believe Me, I'm a Time TravelerJosephine, a time traveler who becomes the wife of a seemingly useless general, uses her knowledge to help solve various problems, earning trust and deepening her feelings for Peter , though the general’s mansion refused to believe her time -traveling identity.
Married the Emperor, Seduced the PrinceSamantha's mother is seriously ill and Samantha has no way of getting her treated. She was born in the Chancellor's household to a concubine, which counts for very little inside it. To save her mother she is sent into the palace as a wife of the aging Wanli Emperor.
The emperor is at the end of his life and the inner palace is a cold place. Samantha works out what becomes of the women around a dying emperor once he is gone, and she decides not to sit and wait for it. She keeps her own sharpness out of sight and moves one step at a time, getting close to the Crown Prince and earning his regard with her wits and her nerve. Other women in the harem are after the same thing, and she spends her days working around them.
Caged PhoenixBennett, a judge and innovator, dedicates his life to feeding the common folk and correcting two centuries of injustice through revolutionary technologies like the steam engine. Despite his contributions, he faces betrayal from his fiancée and persecution by the powerful Shen and Ye families during a time of political turmoil. Ultimately, Bennett uses his scientific methods to restore peace to the empire, exposing the truth and ensuring his enemies face retribution.
They Called Me the Useless PrinceLeonard is engaged, and the woman who says she is his fiancée is not happy about it. She accuses him of an affair with her cousin and asks to break the engagement, and he agrees. Leonard is a modern man who has landed in the past in the body of a highly placed heir, and people take him for someone called the Persimmon Prince and misread what he is doing there. When they meet again he is taunted and mocked as a clown. He picks a horse that cannot run, which brings on more mockery, and they tell him the animal could not keep up with a pig and that he will lose his manhood in the spring race, and advise him not to enter. He wins it using modern technology, and after that people stop treating him as a useless heir. He goes on to help the country through several crises, which changes the empress's view of him. Then the court splits over the Fusang navy. Some argue for making peace with Fusang for the country's sake, others push for Leonard's execution as a traitor. The Fusang fleet keeps coming closer while they argue.
Vengeance of the Tech-Powered Crown PrinceThe third prince and Selene took the credit for the work Alexander had done at court and then had him killed for it. Alexander had come from the modern world into Great Zhou and woken up in the body of its crown prince, and he had been using what he knew of later centuries to pull the country out of the state it was in.
He woke again on the night before the coup. The piece of jade he carried turned out to be able to call up modern technology, which he had not known about the first time round. He took the direct route after that, going at his enemies with force and leaving them no room. A crisis on the barbarian frontier came up in the middle of it and he dealt with that without much difficulty. Then something went wrong back at the palace and he returned for it.
Return of the Lost SoulThe family of the Marquis is searching for the daughter who was taken from them years ago, Gu Baozhu, and all the while they are humiliating a girl called Song Wenyan. Song Wenyan is Gu Baozhu.
She was carried off as a small child by Granny Wang, who took the blood from her heart to save Lin Shishi. After that she was left among ordinary people, and she was raised by Song Changgen, a one-armed man who sold wine. She has no memory of where she came from.
The family works out the truth eventually and regrets what they did to her. Her memory has come back by then, and she has given up on them.
His Misplaced HatredLin Xin'er holds the place of Xiao Jingyi's wife, and Xiao Jingyi cannot stand the sight of Lin Yuruo. He has been told she was with other men, and Lin Xin'er is the one who told him.
Lin Yuruo is the eldest daughter of Lin Da's household and is trained in both medicine and fighting. She and Xiao Jingyi, prince of Northern Yan, were in love, and their son Xiao Nuo was born before her half sister Lin Xin'er set about taking her position. When Xiao Jingyi was poisoned, Lin Yuruo drew the poison out of him. It cost her her health and she has not recovered since. Lin Xin'er let the household believe the cure had been her own work.
Xiao Jingyi learns what actually happened at a point when Lin Yuruo has three months left to live.
The Cast-Off Wife Rules AllBetrayed by the man she gave up her empire for, Suselia rises from ruin to become Summeria's fiercest Warden—ready to crush the kingdom that broke her!
A Sister's Last StandIn her quest for justice for her late father, Caroline is heartbroken to discover her betrayal by her long-lost brother!