Where the Mask Ends

After discovering her lookalike, cruel heiress Wei Rao conspires to use the woman as a pawn when a sudden crisis forces an unwanted marriage.

A-Chou agrees to marry Lu Zhuo in Wei Rao's place, but she warns her mother about the Wei family. Meanwhile, the true heiress takes on the name Jundai.

After refusing to leave, the impostor Wei Rao makes a painful sacrifice to win Lu Zhuo's trust. Meanwhile, a calculated plot begins to unfold.

Wei Rao's maid helps her with a cover-up after Lu Zhuo nearly learns a lethal secret. A customary visit to the Wei family leads to a deadly setup.

After surviving a library fire, Wei Rao attempts to hide a secret letter. Lu Zhuo grows suspicious when he notices the calluses on her hands.

Wei Rao wins praise for organizing a grand birthday banquet. Meanwhile, danger circles her compound as Lu Zhuo hatches a secret scheme using butterflies.

While performing at the banquet, Wei Rao faces hidden threats from all sides, but her sharp wits turn a dangerous trap back on her enemies.

Driven by jealousy, Lu Zhuo makes a pact with Wei Rao. Meanwhile, Wei Rao's long-sought reunion with her brother draws dangerous attention from Han Liao.

A ruthless rival corners Wei Rao into a desperate bluff, leaving her dependent on a risky co-conspirator to keep her past safely buried.

Wei Rao turns an imperial order into a humiliation for Han Liao, but a symbolic act of defiance leaves her isolated when rebel soldiers strike.

Facing grave danger from court elites, Wei Rao receives crucial aid from Lu Zhuo, but a sudden imperial summons puts her secret in jeopardy.

Facing a deadly ultimatum from Consort Li, Wei Rao stalls for time while her rivals resort to murder and Han Liao incites civil unrest.