The BEST episodes of Ashes to Crown
Every episode of Ashes to Crown ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ashes to Crown!
Lady Chu Zhao defies her doomed fate as a pawn in a power struggle by forging an alliance with humble soldier Xie Yuenlai. Together they dismantle the usurper Xiao Xun's schemes, restore the empire by aiding Crown Prince Xiao Yuan, and repel foreign invaders in a blood-soaked climax. Their rebellion transforms both their destinies and delivers peace to war-torn Chu.
#1 - Episode 13
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/9/2026
Chu Zhao buries her grief to fight alongside Yanlai against the Northern Desert — but victory demands a staggering price from those she loves most.
#2 - Episode 24
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/17/2026
Chu Zhao feigns submission and secretly mentors the young emperor for one last gambit. Everything she's fought for comes down to this.
#3 - Episode 23
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/17/2026
Chu Zhao storms Xiaonan and uncovers the true mastermind behind the upheaval — but a power grab leaves her imprisoned. Then the impossible happens.
#4 - Episode 22
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/17/2026
Deng Yi fakes his death and flees with Xiao Xun, who poisons his father and raises an army. As the war escalates, Chu Zhao rides out to fight — alone.
#5 - Episode 21
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/17/2026
Yanfang lets Northern Desert forces ambush Zhong Changrong, but Yanlai rides to the rescue — then launches a daring assault on the desert royal court.
#6 - Episode 20
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/16/2026
Chu Zhao cracks down on corruption in Jingzhou as Yanfang feigns illness to mask a deadly move. An ill omen for Yanlai leaves Chu Zhao on edge.
#7 - Episode 19
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/15/2026
Yanlai refuses to enshrine his mother in the Xie ancestral hall and opens up to Chu Zhao. At court, Chu Zhao rattles Xiao Xun with a fire oil inquiry.
#8 - Episode 18
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/14/2026
When Deng Yi blocks Chu Zhao's bid to give Yanlai command of the frontier troops, Yanlai stakes his life on a vow to slay the Northern Desert King.
#9 - Episode 17
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/13/2026
After exchanging a lifelong vow, Chu Zhao and Yanlai part ways. She returns to the capital to court allies and secure power — but Yanfang is watching.
#10 - Episode 16
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/12/2026
Chu Tang devises a plan to capture Xiao Xun, giving Chu Zhao leverage to force a surrender. Deng Yi issues an amnesty to end the conflict.
#11 - Episode 15
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/11/2026
Chu Zhao and Yanlai use the Longwei Army to force the Lord of Xiaonan to withdraw. Back in the capital, Deng Yi and Xie Yanfang's rivalry escalates.
#12 - Episode 14
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/10/2026
Xiao Xun intercepts Chu Zhao's victory dispatches and marches on the capital. As rivals scheme for power, he burns the imperial edict and openly rebels.
#13 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2026
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.
#14 - Episode 12
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/8/2026
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.
#15 - Episode 11
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/7/2026
Chu Zhao reaches her gravely ill father, but a shocking discovery follows. Elsewhere, Deng Yi falls into Yanfang's devious trap.
#16 - Episode 10
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2026
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.
#17 - Episode 9
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/5/2026
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.
#18 - Episode 8
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/5/2026
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.
#19 - Episode 7
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/4/2026
Chu Zhao disguises herself among dispatch riders to evade Xiao Xun's ambush. Meanwhile, Yanlai risks everything to follow her to the frontier.
#20 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/3/2026
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.
#21 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/3/2026
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.
#22 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/2/2026
Xiao Xun accuses Chu Zhao of poisoning the young emperor, but she turns his plot against him — until an assassin strikes at court.
#23 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/2/2026
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.
#24 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2026
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.