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Raven of the Inner Palace

What is the true identity of the solitary Raven Consort?

  • 2022
  • Ended
  • Animation · Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • ~24m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.5/10

The Raven Consort is a special consort living deep in the inner palace who, despite her title, does not perform nighttime duties for the emperor. Some who have seen her say she has the appearance of an old woman, while others describe her as a young girl. The Raven Consort's name is Shouxue. She can use mysterious arts and will accept any favor asked of her, whether it is to find something lost or to curse someone to death. The current emperor, Gaojun, visits her one night to ask a favor. Their meeting exposes a secret that will turn history on its head...

Latest: Season 1 · 2022

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  1. E1. The Jade Earring, Part 1

    Oct 1, 2022 · 24m

    The Raven Consort is a special consort who does not perform nighttime duties. Though she accepts all requests including death curses, exorcisms, and finding lost items, it is said that misfortune befalls those who meet her. Despite living in the inner palace, she is a mysterious entity nobody knows much about. The emperor Xia Gaojun enters Ye Ming Palace where the Raven Consort resides. There he encounters Liu Shouxue, a beautiful young girl dressed all in black.

  2. E2. The Jade Earring, Part 2

    Oct 8, 2022 · 24m

    At Gaojun's request, Shouxue investigates the ghost possessing the jade earring. The owner of the earring was Ban Yingnü. Ten years ago, she was suspected of poisoning the Third Consort and hanged herself. In order to discover the truth about her death, Shouxue heads to the wash house with her lady-in-waiting Jiu-Jiu where Ban Yingnü's personal attendant Su Hongqiao resides. However, Su Hongqiao is unable to speak to them as her tongue has been cut out.

  3. E3. The Whistle

    Oct 15, 2022 · 24m

    Huaniang, the high-ranking inner palace consort who lives at Yuanqian Palace, comes to Ye Ming Palace. She wants to know why her flower whistle will not blow. Flower whistles are hung from the eaves of buildings at the end of winter to mourn those who passed away the previous year. Allegedly the dead return on winds announcing the coming of spring to blow the whistles. Huaniang is concerned that her whistle has not blown since she lost her lover Ou Xuanyou. Shouxue complies with her request and attempts to summon the soul of Ou Xuanyou so she can speak to him.

  4. E4. The Skylark Princess

    Oct 22, 2022 · 24m

    The ghost of a skylark visits Shouxue, which leads to her hearing the tale of the Skylark Princess and her tragic death.

  5. E5. Confidant

    Oct 29, 2022 · 24m

    Two ghosts from Gaoujun's past continue to haunt him, as Shouxue and the eunuch Wei Qing investigate the cause. The answer may lie in the depths of the red-light district...

  6. E6. The Summer King and the Winter King

    Nov 5, 2022 · 24m

    Shouxue searches the storehouse for the ghost's gemstone, while Gaojun investigates the Raven Consort's secrets.

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