

Sharp Blade in the Snow
Falsely accused of murdering her father, Princess Feng Li returns from exile as a feared ruler to uncover the truth behind the crime. At a decadent banquet designed to flush out her enemies, she draws close to Yun Zhan, a mysterious slave who is secretly a fallen prince. As their hidden motives collide and political conspiracies close in, Feng Li and Yun Zhan must choose between revenge, power, and the love that threatens to undo them both.
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Cast

Huang Junjie

Wu Jiayi

Jing Yanjun

Dai Meng
Liu Yuyin

Shang Na
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
14-01-2026Exiled for a false charge of patricide, Feng Li returns to Mo City as a puppet queen under her aunt Meng Wu’s control. Feigning madness to survive, she begins testing the assassins...
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
14-01-2026After surviving an assassination attempt, Feng Li fakes an execution to flush out hidden enemies. A scar on Yun Zhan’s waist awakens memories of a snowbound promise neither realize...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
14-01-2026Poisoned while secretly investigating her father’s murder, Feng Li collapses into the arms of would-be assassin Yun Zhan, who recognizes the jade token from their shared childhood...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
14-01-2026As Meng Wu tightens her grip on the throne, Feng Li teams up with covert ally Jiang Zimo. Meanwhile, Yun Zhan’s true identity surfaces: he is Cang Lin, the long-lost Crown Prince o...
- Ep 5
5.Episode 5
14-01-2026Pressured to surrender the mind-controlling incense Fengning Fragrance, Feng Li proposes a fragile alliance with Yun Zhan. Old betrayal and national grudges collide as they agree t...
- Ep 6
6.Episode 6
14-01-2026Searching for a rare jade ingredient to counter Meng Wu, Feng Li and Yun Zhan survive hallucinatory trials that force them to confront buried guilt and their unspoken bond.
- Ep 7
7.Episode 7
14-01-2026When Meng Wu arrives unexpectedly, Feng Li stages a jealous lovers’ farce to survive inspection. The rediscovered jade confirms Yun Zhan’s worst fear: the queen he vowed to kill is...
- Ep 8
8.Episode 8
14-01-2026A storm triggers Feng Li’s trauma, and Yun Zhan instinctively shields her. As evidence against Meng Wu emerges, loyal guard Bai Yu faces an impossible choice between love and coerc...
- Ep 9
9.Episode 9
14-01-2026While investigating a massacre at Que Tower, Feng Li grows weaker from poison. Yun Zhan drinks her lethal dose to protect her, deepening Bai Yu’s jealousy and Meng Wu’s manipulatio...
- Ep 10
10.Episode 10
14-01-2026Drugged into confusion, Feng Li mistakes Yun Zhan for her lost childhood love “Shi Tou.” One night of vulnerability leaves Yun Zhan heartbroken when he realizes he was only a subst...
- Ep 11
11.Episode 11
14-01-2026Betrayals ignite as Yao Jun exposes Yun Zhan’s identity. Amid fire and bloodshed, Feng Li rescues him but trust fractures as enemies close in.
- Ep 12
12.Episode 12
14-01-2026Meng Wu plants a false “Stone” — courtesan Xiao Ze — to manipulate Feng Li. As illusion replaces memory, true loyalty is tested in silence and suspicion.
- Ep 13
13.Episode 13
15-01-2026Feng Li grows dangerously attached to Xiao Ze, unaware he is poisoning her. Bai Yu sacrifices his own blood to secure her antidote while Yun Zhan watches, powerless and misjudged.
- Ep 14
14.Episode 14
15-01-2026Political marriage negotiations push Feng Li toward sacrificing her sister Feng Ling’er. Yun Zhan secretly takes poison in her place, deepening misunderstandings that threaten to d...
- Ep 15
15.Episode 15
15-01-2026Revealing she has long known Xiao Ze’s identity, Feng Li turns the trap against him — only to publicly condemn Yun Zhan as traitor and send him to death row to purge the court.
- Ep 16
16.Episode 16
15-01-2026To break a forced alliance, Feng Li personally travels to Qiqi. Yun Zhan stages her assassination as part of a secret pact — their shared goal now aimed directly at Meng Wu.
- Ep 17
17.Episode 17
16-01-2026Alone in Qiqi, Feng Li confronts twin heirs Xin Yao and Xin Miao. Back in Mo City, Bai Yu spirals under Meng Wu’s influence as Yun Zhan moves in the shadows.
- Ep 18
18.Episode 18
16-01-2026Discovering Qiqi’s succession secret, Feng Li forms a political marriage alliance. Yun Zhan storms the palace in jealousy, only to learn the wedding was staged to secure power.
- Ep 19
19.Episode 19
16-01-2026Feng Li returns to Mo City under false allegiance, while Meng Wu pressures Feng Ling’er for control of the imperial tiger tally. Loyalties begin shifting inside the palace walls.
- Ep 20
20.Episode 20
16-01-2026Yun Zhan appears to betray Feng Li to Dongli loyalists but the exchange is staged. Disguised as a mute servant, Feng Li infiltrates enemy ranks to dismantle Meng Wu’s network from...
- Ep 21
21.Episode 21
17-01-2026A decoy queen is installed in the palace while the real Feng Li hides in plain sight. Yun Zhan is imprisoned, and Meng Wu’s grip seems absolute — until cracks begin to show.
- Ep 22
22.Episode 22
17-01-2026On the eve of a political wedding, rival factions converge. As armies, evidence, and secrets align, the truth about the real queen threatens to explode in public.
- Ep 23
23.Episode 23
17-01-2026With alliances shifting, Meng Wu prepares to seize full control through marriage. Hidden players — including the true Qiqi heir — move into position for the final reckoning.
- Ep 24
24.Episode 24
17-01-2026During the wedding ceremony, the real Feng Li returns with Yun Zhan and the tiger tally, exposing Meng Wu’s treason. Stripped of power, Meng Wu is imprisoned before the ancestral t...