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22 short dramas in Palace Scheming — synopsis, ratings and where to watch.
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The Empress's Dying SecretEthan knows something is wrong. His empress is ignoring him and even pushing him away. But he sees the cracks. The fear in her eyes when he's wounded. The soft way she says his name in her sleep. She still loves him. She must. So he searches for the truth. And when he finds it, it breaks him. Because she's dying.
My Bedside Assassin:I Played with Fire and Got BurnedVictoria Jones entered the palace and engaged in power struggles with her elder sister Luna Jones and others. She allied with Beauty Rose to confront frame-ups. The iron map of the Southern Realm sparked assassinations and a coup. His Majesty Andrew Rook faked his own death to turn the tide and killed the vicious Prime Minister. Past grievances and mysteries of birth were finally revealed, and everyone met their respective fates.
Reborn and Bought My Husband On SaleIn her first life Celeste Porter put Graham Ashford on the throne and was killed for it by Vivian Kingsley, the woman he took afterwards. Both Celeste and Graham are reborn into their younger selves. Celeste wants nothing to do with the throne or with him, so she stages her own death and sets up a small clinic where nobody knows her. Graham finds her anyway and refuses to leave, following her around and swearing he will make up for what happened. Her former fiancé Yan Qing comes back from the frontier as a general, which Graham takes badly. War breaks out, and Celeste and Graham fight together and kill the academy head before escaping. After the victory the empress arranges a blind selection to marry off her officials, with the candidates masked and the choosers blindfolded. Graham goes in carrying the jade pendant that was their token, meaning to find Celeste by it, and the masks and the blindfold work against him.
Charlotte’s Vengeful ChoiceCharlotte Grantham spent 10 years training with a single goal: revenge. Her mother had been wrongfully killed a decade ago, and Charlotte returned to uncover the truth—and make everyone responsible pay with their blood. Her first target was her own grandmother. But the moment she sealed that fate, she turned and, in the same breath, saved General Aldridge's life.
My Lady GeneralRough‑mannered, illiterate female general Wei Ling seeks justice for the late Crown Prince. She pursues a marriage with Gu Mingzhu, the delicate and handsome young master of the Gu family — a costly move that comes at great risk to herself. Yet the fragile young master is nothing but a disguise. Behind the mask is Jiang Juan, the ruthless, yandere leader of the Ling Pavilion. He infiltrates the General’s Manor under Gu Mingzhu’s identity, aiming to steal the Flame Jade to cure his illness. But he never expects to lose his own heart in the process.
The Doctor Who Became a PrincessModern doctor Yun Ruoyue is transported to ancient times after a freak accident, where she uses her medical system to save lives. Forced to marry Prince Li, the former crown prince, the two begin as sworn enemies—one healing the sick, the other protecting the people. But as they face danger side by side, their rivalry slowly turns into love, healing each other in ways neither expected.
Rejecting Prince Lance, Crowned EmpressIn her past life, Claire Shaw was used by her family and forced to marry Prince Lance, a man she never loved. After years of ruthless palace struggles, she became the most powerful woman in Zora, yet spent her entire life cold and alone.
Reborn on the night of the Lantern Festival, she refuses to be anyone’s pawn again. With her extraordinary embroidery skills, she enters the palace, avoids Prince Lance, and marries the Crown Prince instead. Step by step, she lays her own traps and uncovers the schemes of the Shaw family, Prince Quentin’s Estate, and the noble factions.
Can Claire take control of the game and rewrite her fate?
Crown of Blood: The Reborn ConsortBetrayed in a past life, Vivienne Holt returns to weave a deadly web of revenge within the royal court. Bound by a chaotic marriage to the fierce Regent, Lucian Lowe, she sacrifices her own mystical blood to save his life. But as rebel forces close in, will their bound hearts survive the ultimate treason or perish in the flames?
Pretend Lazy, Rule AllShe faked a saintly reputation to marry a slacker husband and live easy. But when her cheating playboy knocks up his mistress, and a war breaks out for the throne, the bride no one took seriously weaponizes her family's grain empire, topples a crown prince, and crowns herself Princess Regent.
Crowned by Her Second LifeShe Loved the Wrong Prince. Death Taught Her Better.
Evelyn Harding died betrayed by Crown Prince Charles Ashcroft, the man she once loved. Reborn, she makes a different choice: marry Lord Julian Ashcroft, the sickly prince everyone overlooks.
This time, she navigates palace schemes and family warfare with one goal: protect Julian, clear the false accusations that destroyed them, and watch Charles lose everything he took for granted.
Now the disgraced Crown Prince realizes what he lost. But some second chances don't come twice. Who will claim the throne when the game finally ends?
To Bed a MarquisIn the Marquis' manor, a maid with a hidden past rises through schemes and betrayals. An imperial decree binds her as the Marquis' concubine. As rivals fall and truths emerge, she and the Marquis must face one final question — can trust survive the thorns of power?
I Play to WinZoe is chosen as Crown Princess, making her sister Mia jealous. In the dangerous Eastern Palace, she faces schemes and poison, but wins Prince Ryan's protection. As a royal banquet nears, Mia plots to secure her place. But a dark secret about missing girls starts to emerge. Can Zoe expose the truth before the palace destroys her?
[Dubbed]The Princess’s Poisoned DevotionMistakenly taking a substitute as your lover! The princess has been waiting for three years and her love has gone wrong. The victorious general returns with a Hu concubine and forces her to marry a concubine. Where will the love and resentment go?
Revenge of the Reborn GeneralMajor General Murong Qiuyu devoted her life to helping the Second Prince, Li Mo, seize the throne out of unwavering love. But once he became emperor, he betrayed her, joining forces with her own sister, Murong Xiner, to have her killed.
Given a second chance at life, Qiuyu awakens on the night of her wedding to the Seventh Prince, Li Jian. Determined not to repeat her tragic fate, she forms an alliance with Li Jian—Li Mo's greatest rival—to rewrite destiny. Together, they set out to expose every betrayal and make Li Mo and Murong Xiner pay for their crimes.
My Chubby Queencoming soon
The General's Village BrideA modern chef wakes up trapped inside a historical comic, bound to a famously cold, remote general. Plagued by crushing family debts, the unlikely pair strikes a risky business deal. With her out-of-time cooking skills and bold business ideas, she’s about to flip their bleak fate upside down.
The Warrior PrincessTo awaken her hidden powers and save the man she loves, clumsy witch Su Muyan is forced into a contract marriage with the feared Ninth Prince, Feng Luochen. Rumored to have killed his three former wives, he seems impossible to love. But as Su Muyan's chaotic magic and sincere heart slowly melt his icy exterior, the two uncover a deadly conspiracy—and become each other's greatest salvation.
Take My Wife Away!Modern finance executive Qin Zhen wakes up in the ancient Great Wei as the young mistress of a failing escort agency. Forced to deal with her spoiled husband, she uses her modern business skills to turn the struggling agency around—and soon proves she’s far more capable than anyone expected.
The Wild West WindLi Xifeng entered the palace bent on avenging her father, but was unexpectedly chosen as a peace-bride princess and sent to the Turks, where she was to spy on military intelligence. She hoped to use Khan Jilie’s influence to exact her revenge, only to realize that Jilie’s proposal was actually a political tactic—since his elder brother was a hostage in the Tang court, marrying her was his way of counterbalancing the Tang emperor. Meanwhile, Jilie’s flattery was just a cover to gather information through her supposed royal identity, but he soon found out she was an impostor. Both carrying heavy burdens of resentment, they journeyed from pretense to genuine love, and in the end, found the happiness they had long desired.
No Less Than the General’s LoveLady Gu Qingzhi, the ruler of Jun'an City, had skillfully balanced the factions at court by playing the fool while concealing her true shrewdness. However, when General Li Yinzhi returned to the city at the head of 150,000 troops, she was thrown into disarray. She planned to use the same trick to rein him in, but unexpectedly, she found herself being forced into marriage instead.
The Shoufu Can Read MindFood vlogger Shen Zhihuan transmigrates into the body of the chief minister's wife — married to Xu Yanqing of the Great Sui dynasty for just half a year. But history records that the chief minister is not only cruel and ruthless, but will be hanged by rebels at age 30. Zhihuan longs to escape, yet only sinks deeper. The man she once believed utterly wicked gradually reveals his true heart, and sparks fly between them. But behind it all, the power struggles of the court put the two through ordeal after ordeal.
Chasing LoveWar forces Emperor Cang Hanyu to trade his infant daughter to a priest to save his dying consort Nan Si—sending her across time to break a deadly curse. Through different lifetimes—as a neglected wife and a pampered princess—they face power struggles and palace intrigue. Through it all, whether they remember each other or not, they always find their way back, bound by a love that defies fate itself.