Hidden Edge of the Jade Capital
Hidden Edge of the Jade Capital is a historical court mystery drama. Fan Heng returns to the capital after fifteen years and survives two assassination attempts within an hour. Investigating his mother's disputed case, he reluctantly teams up with the eldest daughter of the Su family, whose household has guarded a hidden ledger for fifteen years. Their search uncovers a grain route where empty carts stood in for real shipments, and a network of officials linked to Chancellor Han. When the emperor's secrets surface, Fan Heng is condemned to death, but he bargains with the throne for justice.
- Genre
- Period Palace Drama
- Episodes
- 10 episodes, about 4 min each
- Free episodes
- Episodes 1–2 are free
- Released
- 2026-10-16
The first 2 episodes are free. Unlock each other episode with coins (100 coins), yours to keep, or get a monthly membership to watch every paid episode for 30 days.
- Episode 1: Two Attempts Within the Hour · Free · About 3 min
Fan Heng returns to the capital after fifteen years and faces two assassination attempts within the first hour. A dying man clutching his mother's ring says her case was false.
- Episode 2: Truth Hidden in the Numbers · Free · About 3 min
The Su family's northern depot sends back real delivery records. Fan Heng decodes the ledger with the four-column method his mother taught him and finds no real carts left the city. They plan a night visit to the royal granary.
- Episode 3: Night Raid on the Royal Granary · Coins or membership · About 4 min
Fan Heng takes the eldest Su daughter into the royal granary at night. Wheel ruts are too shallow for real grain carts, and the fodder records do not match a three-month shipment. They conclude the carts were empty, and find a royal token.
- Episode 4: Schemes Inside the Granary · Coins or membership · About 4 min
The eldest Su daughter accuses Fan Heng of luring her into a trap that nearly killed her at the granary. He says the Han faction controls the grain route, but cannot yet prove Chancellor Han Zhongheng ordered it. Only the two of them know.
- Episode 5: Feigned Death Lures Enemies · Coins or membership · About 3 min
Fan Heng spreads word of his own death and announces a burial in seven days, hoping to draw out hidden enemies. Orders come down to find every ledger Gu Qinglan left behind, whether written on paper or hidden away.
- Episode 6: Dungeon of the Dark Tea Office · Coins or membership · About 4 min
Fan Heng seeks out a secret bureau's dungeon, where he learns his mother was the most dangerous person fifteen years ago and that a crack he saw was her mechanism. Imperial guards then arrive to clear everyone tied to the old case.
- Episode 7: The Secret Code of Ledger Nine · Coins or membership · About 3 min
Chancellor Han asks the emperor to marry the eldest Su daughter to his heir. The wedding would let the Han family move the grain route's master ledger out of the chancellery. The Su family has moved weapons for a secret faction to repay a debt to Fan Heng's mother.
- Episode 8: Secrets of the Su Family Cellar · Coins or membership · About 4 min
Wine labels in the Su family cellar turn out to index hidden ledgers. The emperor admits he secretly diverted disaster relief silver to fund a war fifteen years ago, and that Chancellor Han handled the follow-up funding.
- Episode 9: A Forgery Passed as Real · Coins or membership · About 4 min
Fan Heng plans to expose the Han family's embezzled relief funds and secret armies, but the emperor strikes first. Fan Heng accepts death row so Chancellor Han will believe he has lost. Execution is set for noon tomorrow.
- Episode 10: The Noon Execution · Coins or membership · About 5 min
At noon on the execution ground, Fan Heng exposes a Han private army of over three thousand men. Chancellor Han falls, and Fan Heng presses the emperor for three demands, including a retrial of his mother's case.
- How many episodes does Hidden Edge of the Jade Capital have?
- 10 episodes of about 4 min each, in vertical format, on phone or desktop.
- Which episodes of Hidden Edge of the Jade Capital are free?
- Episodes 1–2 are free, no sign-in needed.
- How do I watch the other episodes?
- The first 2 episodes are free. Unlock each other episode with coins (100 coins), yours to keep, or get a monthly membership to watch every paid episode for 30 days.
- What kind of drama is Hidden Edge of the Jade Capital?
- An adult (18+) Period Palace Drama short drama.