Where the Mask Ends

Details

Title: 嫁金钗 / Jia Jin Chai
English title: Where the Mask Ends
Also known as: Transfer Gold Hairpin
Genre: Historical, Romance
Episodes: 30
Broadcast network: CCTV, Youku, Netflix
Broadcast period: 2026-Oct-16
Original soundtrack: Where the Mask Ends OST
Related TV series: Zhi Jin Chai

Synopsis

Chou was once a lowly night-soil collector, bullied and mistreated by everyone around her. But her striking resemblance to Wei Rao, the daughter of a marquis, unexpectedly makes her the bride of Lu Zhuo, the heir to a duke's household, in a marriage arranged to bring him good fortune and save his life.

Ambitious and determined to rise above her station, Chou sees the marriage as her chance to climb the social ladder. However, her critically ill husband suddenly awakens, and her assumption of another woman's place brings one disaster after another. Furious that Chou has taken her place, Wei Rao is desperate to get rid of her. Meanwhile, Lu Zhuo regards Chou as a vicious and scheming woman, constantly guarding against her and plotting against her.

Beneath the seemingly harmonious facade of the duke's household lie countless traps and deadly schemes. Caught in the midst of these hidden conflicts, Chou struggles to navigate the competing interests around her while carefully planning her future. Determined to break free from the shackles of fate, she eventually uncovers the secrets of her own origins and reunites with her loved ones. Rising from a humble night-soil collector to a woman of status, she transforms her life and creates a brilliant future for herself.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.77

(13 votes)

Cast

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Main Cast

Tian Xi Wei as Wei Rao / Jun Dai / A Chou
Yan An as Lu Zuo

Special Appearance

Liu Xiao Bei as Qi Zhongkai
Pan Jun Ya as Bi Tao
Dai Gao Zheng as Han Liao
Yin Wen Xuan as A Man
Mao Lin Lin as Zhou Fu
Kong Lin as Duchess Ying
Tanny Tien as Lord Shou An
Wang Yi Nan as Guo Yufeng
Yang Qing as Old Madame Wei
Li You Chuan as Huo Ying

Supporting Cast

Zheng Hao as Lou Shou
Wang Yi Zhou as Rong De
Cui Yi as He Wanniang
Chen Si Si as Zhuo Chengjun
Chen Zi Han as Wei Heng'e
Dai Chun Rong as Empress Dowager
Dai Jiao Qian as Ren Yuzhen
Jiang Kai as Duke Ying
Zeng Yi Xuan as Kong Yingshu
Yang Yu Tong as Xie Hualou
Estelle Chen as Wei Mei
Jin Tian Ru Yi as Hong Xian
Su Qi as Lu Changhui
Zheng Jia Hui as Lu Changning
Zhou Li Jie as Liu Shuo
Huang Hai Bing as Emperor
He Yu Xiao as Run Sheng
Su Xiao Tong as Wei Chan
Wang Yi Ren as Guan Shu
Xu Guang Rui as Prince Yin
Li Shi Yan as Aunt Wu
Zhang Wan Er as Chi Lan
Yin Yue as Ge Jin
Xu Zhuo Lun as Feng Sheng
Xiao Lu as He Weiyu
Gao Mao Tong as Lu Ya
Dong Wei Jia as Zheng Jieyu
Hong Hua as Aunt Miao
Chen Yi Sha as Empress
Yu Hang as Zhao Bo
Bao Han as Cheng Yu
Zhu Yan as Aunt Qiu
Xia Te as Prince Jing
Liu Ya Peng as Zheng Tan
Yang Yi An as Lu Che
Yang Zhen Ni as Shan'er
Yang Jian Yan as Wang Jing'e
Li Kai Wen as Lu Ze
Wu Jia Jun as Seventh Prince
Shen Tai as Prince Rong
Song Xia as Aunt Zheng
Zhang Ya Meng as Elder Princess
Zhang Shu Yan as Madame Qiao
Zhang Jia Shuo as Li Wei
Zhang Yuan Yu as Aunt Chang
Zhang Xi as Zhao Song
Shao Jun Ze as Tuoba Eldest Prince
Jin Jia as Wei Jin
Zhou Bo Yu as Prince Fu
Zheng Xuan Jie as Ping Xiang
Hu Chun Yang as Lu Zong
Hu Yun Ge as Liu Ziyang
Zhong Xing Hui as Luan
Jiang Zhen Hao as Lu Qiu
Luo Gui Ling as Aunt Sun
Jia Shu Yi as Aunt Wang
Guo Yi Lin as Yi Jiang
Mei Ling Zhen as Aunt Ying
Liang Jing Xian as Yu Niang (28)
Ge Xing Jia as Attendant Zheng
Lu Hao as Liang Cai
Huo Jia Hui as Luo Cai

Production Credits

Original Writing: Jia Jin Chai (嫁金钗) by Xiao Jia Ren
Director: Yang Long
Screenwriter: Zhou Mo
Art Director: Wang Yi Fan
Stylist: Fang Si Zhe
Company: Youku, Alibaba Pictures

Notes

Filming Period: 2025-Dec-12 to 2026-Apr-04

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