Episode
The Princess Royal: Butterfly Canyon
Overview
Upon learning of the prince consort's assassination, Li Rong is consumed by fury. She vows to bring the perpetrators to justice. Disguising her true intentions as a simple outing, Li Rong decides to use herself as bait to lure the assassins out of hiding.
Details
- Series
- The Princess Royal
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2024-07-05
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Butterfly Canyon is Episode 20 in Season 1 of The Princess Royal. It aired on 2024-07-05. The runtime is 47 min.
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Episode 19: Best Friends
Li Rong solves the case and becomes the Head Inspector of the Inspectorate. The Inspectorate is established officially. At the same time, Li Ming assigned Su Rong Hua as the Vice Inspector to control Li Rong.
Episode 21: Unresolved Feelings
Li Rong uncovers the identity of the assassin leader and learns about the mastermind behind. Li Rong proposes a deal with Lin Fei Bai to assassinate Xie Lan Qing instead. Lin Fei Bai finds himself in a dilemma.
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