Historical Short Drama Short Dramas
Browse short dramas tagged “Historical Short Drama”.
Deep Palace Ember Fate
32 episodes · Jiang Yueluo, to save her childhood friend, is forced to marry the third prince Gu Chenghuai. She helps him ascend the throne but only gains the title of Noble Consort, while her elder sister Jiang Nianzhao becomes Empress. After enduring grievances and hurt, she takes a fake death pill, escapes the capital, marries her childhood friend Su Yanyuan in Jiangnan, has a child, and opens a tea house.
View detailsFive Bunny Babies, the Prince Goes Crazy with Love Episode 1
27 episodes · Lin Wanyi gives birth to five rabbit babies and lies about a miscarriage to hide them from Prince Jing Xiao Jingyan. Concubine Su Ruyue tries to expose her, but Xiao Jingyan already knows the truth and secretly protects them. He is the rabbit immortal she saved a century ago, reincarnated to find her. Eventually, the bunnies transform, Xiao Jingyan reveals his identity, punishes Su Ruyue, and the family of seven lives happily.
View detailsFengshen: The Battle of West Qi
31 episodes · King Zhou dotes on Daji, kills Queen Jiang. Prince Yin Jiao flees, is saved by Guangchengzi, and masters three-headed six-armed powers. Ji Chang and his wife die of grief after their son Bo Yikao is murdered, urging Ji Fa to defend West Qi. King Zhou sends Wen Zhong to attack; Yin Jiao appears and defeats him. Ji Fa then goes to Weishui to seek Jiang Ziya's help.
View detailsContract with Nine-Tails: The Jealous Fox Husband Episode 1
57 episodes · Jiang Li is reborn for revenge in this xianxia tale. In her previous life, she was betrayed by Zhuque Chiyan and her sect destroyed. Reborn, she resolutely forms a contract with the nine-tailed fox Si You. Together they fight monsters and uncover plots, developing feelings. Si You's jealousy and protection intertwine with Jiang Li's growth and determination, as they embark on a bittersweet xianxia journey.
View detailsI Really Don't Want to Cultivate the Emotionless Path: Episode 1
60 episodes · Top billionaire Lin Xiao is transported after a car accident and becomes the strongest in the cultivation world. He thinks it's paradise, but is forcibly bound to the Emotionless Dao system, forced into a grueling acting career. Outside, a demon lord demands marriage and demon armies press; inside, disciples flatter him. Lin uses modern wisdom to defeat enemies, sweep sect competitions, and uncover the truth about the soul-devouring beast that would end the world. He finally breaks the great dao with a mortal heart, gives up his supreme cultivation, and lives a noisy but sweet retired life.
View detailsSorry, My Whole Family Transmigrated Episode 1
69 episodes · College student Shen Jia, who has never been in a relationship, transmigrates with her entire family to an ancient harem. She gets a system task: become empress to return to reality and win 100 million. With no palace intrigue experience, the family works together, completes the task, and returns.
View detailsHidden Love
60 episodes · Adapted from the Zhihu Yanyan story 'Koukou'. Koukou married Gu Huanzhi and has no child after three years, worrying about divorce. He discovers her secretly printing storybooks and becomes closer. During a southern tour, she sees his obsessive control and recalls childhood memories—they knew each other; his broken promise caused her suffering. Learning of his years-long search and deep love, she resolves her heart knot, and they promise a lifetime together.
View detailsThe Joyful Feast - Episode 1
60 episodes · In her past life, Su Miao believed rumors and hated Qin Yan deeply, only to learn after death that he had protected her with his life. Reborn seven years ago on the night she was drugged and defiled, she chooses to embrace the boy she had wronged. This time, she takes the initiative to join hands with him in revenge, vowing to eliminate the hypocritical crown prince and her malicious half-sister.
View detailsTransmigrating to the Qin Dynasty: Starting by Extending Qin Shi Huang's Life – Episode 1
31 episodes · In 215 BC, Qin Shi Huang lies ill in Xianyang Palace, physicians helpless. Modern archaeology doctor Chen Mo accidentally transmigrates three years earlier, becomes a minor official in the imperial medical office, and risks death to enter the palace claiming he can extend the emperor's life. Facing the emperor's doubt and murderous intent, he fabricates secrets from a missing alchemist scroll, staking his life. Can he gain Ying Zheng's trust? A cross-millennial encounter between lord and subject begins!
View detailsUnder the King's Skirt Episode 1
70 episodes · Reborn on her wedding night, Shen Zhinian, the legitimate daughter of a duke, returns with hatred. Beside the Buddha incense table, she uses herself as bait to make a deal with Emperor Xiao Yan. Unbeknownst to her, the man has already heard all her inner thoughts—from using him to falling for him, he plays along in her drama to destroy their enemies.
View detailsPalace Beauty's Scheme - Episode 1
60 episodes · In winter of the 27th year of the Southern Dynasty, Shang Que, a concubine's daughter who feigned madness for ten years in the prime minister's mansion, recovers her senses during the imperial selection. Using the 'Ten Thousand Butterflies' technique, she is chosen and stuns the world. All is her careful plan. Ten years ago, her mother Concubine Jiang endured humiliation with her in the mansion, but still fell victim to persecution.
View detailsKou Kou
68 episodes · Adapted from Zhihu Yanyan story 'Kou Kou' by Xiao Qi Zai Zi. Kou Kou, a former crown prince's spy, marries Grand Secretary Gu Huanzhi to steal secret letters. After the crown prince's death, Kou tries to escape but discovers Gu already knew her identity and chose to protect her secretly. They go through suspicion, betrayal, and life-and-death trials. Kou recalls her childhood experiences which are surprisingly connected to Gu Huanzhi...
View detailsSnowstorm Start: I Become King in Chaotic Times Episode 1
146 episodes · Cheng Yan accidentally time-travels to an era of scarcity, impoverished in a snowstorm, caring for his sister-in-law Fanxi and dealing with bullies. Using modern wisdom, he ventures into the mountains, takes in the distressed Su Mengmeng and Xu Qianqian, leads his family to clear land, build a shelter, farm, and forge weapons for self-defense. He rejects power and wealth, focusing on building a fair and peaceful Dawn City, leading the people to a new life.
View detailsBright Landscapes Episode 1
61 episodes · Chu Zhao has been betrothed to Lu Huai'an since childhood, but he is reported dead at the frontier. She chooses to marry into his marquis estate holding his memorial tablet. Three years later, Lu Huai'an returns unexpectedly, bringing a strange time-traveling woman Jiang Shiwei. Jiang is eccentric and Lu favors her repeatedly. One thing after another leaves Chu Zhao completely disheartened, and she decides to abandon everything and leave the marquis estate.
View detailsThree Lifetimes of Relentless Love: Episode 1
60 episodes · Herbalist Li Li and Crown Prince Xiao Jingyan endure a love spanning three lives. In the first life, Li Li saves the fallen prince, but after an arranged marriage to repay the favor, she is cold-shouldered; both die in battle. In the second life, Li Li is reborn, deliberately avoids Xiao Jingyan, but her healer's heart makes her save him again; they realize their feelings, yet still face death, and Li Li is executed on false charges. In the third life, both are reborn in modern times: Li Li is a cold surgeon, Xiao Jingyan a restrained CEO. With memories of past lives, Li Li tries to stay away but is reunited by fate.
View detailsThe Tyrant's Mink Concubine - Episode 1
30 episodes · Rongrong, a nine-tailed snow mink, has been warming the tyrant Xiao Qi's feet for three years, planning to absorb enough dragon energy and escape. When his cold poison erupts, she transforms into human form to save him and unexpectedly becomes pregnant with the bloodline of the Heavenly Wolf. To survive, she swallows the imperial jade seal and flees the palace, opening a bone-setting clinic in a border town. Xiao Qi pursues her across the land and dotes on her upon learning of her pregnancy. As a great calamity from the Abyss approaches, the jade seal is tied to her life; the tyrant would rather abandon the world and burn his essence to guard the Abyss than harm her.
View detailsWhen the Pear Blossoms Fall Episode 1
66 episodes · Emperor Xiao Ling lost his beloved palace maid Jiang Ruoli seven years ago. On her death anniversary, he travels incognito to Qingzhou and meets a blind woman with six-year-old twins. Recognizing her by a token, he learns the Empress Dowager forced her to fake her death. On the way back, they face assassination. He insists on making her empress, opposed by the Dowager. At the ceremony, villain Fu Hanyan and Ruoli's lookalike Liu Yu conspire to frame her. The Dowager sees through the plot, Fu is executed, and the Dowager repents. The emperor and empress finally reunite.
View detailsPalace Walls Reflect Falling Petals: Episode 1
60 episodes · Pei Zhiyu, unexpectedly pregnant, is expelled by her family. She raises twins alone, enduring six tough years. During the empress dowager's birthday selection for consorts, her situation is maliciously exposed, and she suffers unjust torture. At the critical moment, the children's father appears, recognizes her, and protectively claims her as his wife. It turns out the children are princes. The truth is revealed. Pei Zhiyu, with her courage and kindness, breaks free from family shackles and suffering. The wrongdoers face punishment; she begins a new life, showcasing female independence and strength.
View detailsPhoenix Roar Episode 1
43 episodes · Princess Shen Chenxi of the Phoenix Clan is reborn after nirvana, returning to the Dragon Clan's spouse selection ceremony. In her past life, she gave her life essence elixir to help Song Hexuan transcend the thunder tribulation and become a true dragon, but was betrayed by having her core ripped out and bones broken. This time, she cuts off ties and chooses the dormant black flood dragon youth Lu Xingci. During the 500-year trial at the Transformation Pool, she stands by and watches her old lover suffer from the nine divine thunderbolts. When Lu Xingci enters the tribulation, the heavenly calamity suddenly changes...
View detailsThe Adopted A Yu Is a Phoenix
59 episodes · A Yu, adopted by a farming family, is expelled for eating too much. Mysterious seekers find she is of phoenix bloodline, daughter of the Phoenix Lord. To escape assassins, she journeys to Nanyue with Taoist master Xuanzhen. The Phoenix Lord sacrifices herself, entrusting Xuanzhen to train A Yu. As the one-year deadline approaches, the seal weakens. Can this chosen girl awaken her power and reunite with her mother?
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