The WORST episodes of Scent of Time

Every episode of Scent of Time ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Scent of Time!

A young woman's plan to marry the heir to a Chinese incense empire leads to her family's ruin...until she gets a second chance to right her wrongs.

Last Updated: 3/4/2026Network: YoukuStatus: Ended

7.75

4 votes

#1 - Episode 28

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/30/2023

While Hua Rongzhou remains determined to find Hua Qian, Zhong Xiwu makes major changes to the manor.

7.75

4 votes

#2 - Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2023

Masked assailants attack the Zhong family manor. After being gravely wounded while trying to protect Yelan, Hua Qian finally reveals to him the truth about their marriage.

7.75

4 votes

#3 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/2023

Zhong Yelan overhears Zhong Xiwu's interrogation of Hua Qian, mistaking her responses to mean she truly loves him. Meanwhile, a mysterious thief contacts Mu Yao and offers to clear her father’s name.

7.75

4 votes

#4 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2023

Hua Qian engineers an opportunity for Mu Yao to impress Zhong Yelan and Zhong Xiwu. Hua Rongzhou, a beggar with affections for Hua Qian, is hired by the Zhong family as a guard.

7.75

4 votes

#5 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2023

Masked assailants attack the Zhong family manor. After being gravely wounded while trying to protect Yelan, Hua Qian finally reveals to him the truth about their marriage.

7.75

4 votes

#6 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2023

After Butler Mu’s life is saved, Hua Qian attempts to reconcile with Mu Yao who instead gets a job as a maid for the Zhong family, in the hopes of gathering evidence of Hua Qian’s wrongdoings.

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7.75

4 votes

#7 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2023

Hua Qian sets in motion her plans to undo previous mistakes. But she also must convince her father to plead for the life of an archrival.

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7.80

5 votes

#8 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2023

After the Hua family is convicted of framing the Mu family, Hua Qian wakes from a mysterious coma and finds herself back on her wedding day, with a chance to alter her tragic fate.

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8.00

4 votes

#9 - Episode 21

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/24/2023

Hua Qian forces Mu Yao to help investigate the identity of Hua Shen’s killer and tell Zhong Yelan of her role in the attack.

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8.00

4 votes

#10 - Episode 30

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/1/2023

Hua Qian has an unexpected wakeup call that alters her reality – and forces her to make a choice that will change her life forever.

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8.00

4 votes

#11 - Episode 29

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/31/2023

After starting fresh in a new town, Hua Qian finally reunites with both Hua Rongzhou and Zhong Xiwu.

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8.00

4 votes

#12 - Episode 26

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/28/2023

Zhong Xiwu goes to great lengths to protect Hua Qian, causing concern among his allies and his mother, the Princess Royal.

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8.00

4 votes

#13 - Episode 24

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/26/2023

After Zhong Xiwu reveals he has proof of Butler Hua’s crimes, Hua Qian must decide how to best move forward.

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8.00

4 votes

#14 - Episode 23

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/25/2023

Vowing to get him out of prison, Hua Qian enlists Zhong Yelan’s help in tracking down Hua Rongzhou’s accusers.

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8.00

4 votes

#15 - Episode 22

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/25/2023

While Zhong Xiwu exposes Hua Rongzhou’s past, Hua Qian finally learns the identity of Hua Shen’s killer and his intended target.

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8.00

4 votes

#16 - Episode 11

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/16/2023

After asking the Princess Royal to grant Zhong Yelan permission to marry Mu Yao, Hua Qian fields an offer for a dangerous alliance.

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8.00

4 votes

#17 - Episode 10

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/16/2023

At the Zhong family’s incense banquet, the mysterious winner of the annual contest has a strange request for his prize.

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8.00

4 votes

#18 - Episode 9

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/15/2023

As news of Hua Qian’s request for a divorce spreads, the families involved are thrown into chaos.

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8.00

4 votes

#19 - Episode 8

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/15/2023

While recovering from her injuries, Hua Qian requests a divorce, but instead gets her privileges at home taken away.

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8.25

4 votes

#20 - Episode 25

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/27/2023

As Zhong Yelan and Zhong Xiwu clash over business, Hua Qian decides to take responsibility of her father’s crimes.

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8.25

4 votes

#21 - Episode 20

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/23/2023

After an uncomfortable run-in with Meng Yifei, Hua Qian investigates the masterminds behind Hua Shen’s death.

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8.25

4 votes

#22 - Episode 19

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/23/2023

As Hua Qian pledges to avenge her brother’s death, Hua Rongzhou falls into a coma.

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8.25

4 votes

#23 - Episode 18

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/22/2023

While the Hua family mourns one of their own, Zhong Xiwu finally confesses his feelings to Hua Qian.

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8.25

4 votes

#24 - Episode 17

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/21/2023

Assassins attack Zhong manor during their Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, resulting in deadly consequences for the Hua family.

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8.25

4 votes

#25 - Episode 16

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/20/2023

While Mu Yao pleads with Zhong Yelan to set Hua Shen free, Hua Qian gives her father an ultimatum.

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