The DramaNext guide
What The Price of the Throne is about
Yao Xizhi, once empress candidate of Da Qian Kingdom, shared a deep bond with Ying Yuming. At a coronation ceremony, she witnesses her father and brothers killed on his orders. It was all a conspiracy between Ying Yuming and Su Menglan to seize the throne. Devastated, she jumps.
The Price of the Throne is a 116-episode vertical short drama from DramaWave.
Is it worth watching?
It's a quick, hook-driven story: almost every episode is built to end on a cliffhanger.
The whole series takes roughly 2–4 hours, so it's an easy binge.
How to watch it
Start from episode 1 below; autoplay takes you to the next episode when one ends, and nothing needs a sign-up.
