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 real Wei Rao / Jun Dai, fourth granddaughter of Wei Family | A Chou / fake Wei Rao, night soil collector
Yan An as Lu Zuo (Courtesy name: Shoucheng) (voiced by Wei Chao), heir to the Duke of Ying

Earl of Chengen Residence

Yang Qing as Old Madame Wei (voiced by Liu Xue Ting), Matriarch
Chen Zi Han as Wei Heng'e (voiced by Qiu Qiu), eldest daughter
??? as Earl of Chengen (voiced by Wen Hao Yu)
Wang Yi Nan as Guo Yufeng, eldest daughter-in-law
Su Xiao Tong as Wei Chan (voiced by Li Ye Meng), third young lady . Guo Yufeng's daughter
Pan Jun Ya as Bi Tao, Wei Rao's maidservant
Jia Shu Yi as Governess Wang (voiced by Li Na), Old Madame Wei's attendant
Zhang Yuan Yu as Governess Chang, Guo Yufeng's attendant
Li Shi Yan as Governess Wu, Guo Yufeng's attendant
Yin Yue as Ge Jin, maidservant
Zhang Wan Er as Chi Lan (voiced by Zhou Tong), maidservant

Duke of Ying Manor

Jiang Kai as Duke of Ying (voiced by Zhao Zhe Hao)
Kong Lin as Duchess of Ying (voiced by Liu Qian Han)
Cui Yi as He Wanniang, eldest daughter-in-law
Chen Si Si as Zhuo Chengjun, second daughter-in-law
Dai Jiao Qian as Ren Yuzhen, third daughter-in-law
Mao Lin Lin as Zhou Fu, fourth daughter-in-law
Gao Mao Tong as Lu Ya (voiced by Li Jia Xiang), eldest son of Second House
Zheng Jia Hui as Lu Changning (voiced by Cao Yi Qian), daughter of Second House
Su Qi as Lu Changhui, daughter of Third House
Yang Ze An (杨泽安) as Lu Che, second son of Third House (Fifth Young Master)
Xiao Lu as He Weiyu (voiced by Yu Meng Ci), He Wanniang's niece
Wang Yi Zhou as Jie De, Lu Zuo's servant
Hong Hua as Governess Miao, Duchess of Ying's attendant
Xu Guang Rui as Yin Yu, maidservant
Wang Yi Ren as Guan Zhu (voiced by Liu Yuan Yuan), maidservant

People around A Chou

Jin Tian Ru Yi as Hong Xian (voiced by Yu Ming Lu), A Chou's younger sister
He Yu Xiao as Run Sheng (voiced by Wang Fu Ping), A Chou's younger brother

Special Appearance

Liu Xiao Bei as Qi Zhongkai (voiced by Gu Jiang Shan), second son of the Marquis of Pingxi
Dai Gao Zheng as Han Liao (voiced by Yang Chang Tian)
Yin Wen Xuan as A Man
Tanny Tien as Lady Shou'an (voiced by Li Shi Rong), maternal grandmother of Wei Rao
Li You Chuan as Huo Jue (voiced by Zhang Zhen)

Supporting Cast

Zheng Hao as Lou Shou
Dai Chun Rong as Empress Dowager (voiced by Lin Lan)
Zeng Yi Xuan as Kong Yingshu (voiced by Cai Na)
Yang Yu Tong as Xie Hualou (voiced by Li Min), granddaughter of the Grand Tutor
Estelle Chen as Wei Shu (voiced by Duan Yi Xuan)
Zhou Li Jie as Liu Shuo (voiced by Che Lie)
Huang Hai Bing as Emperor (voiced by Bao Mu Zhong Yang
Xu Zhuo Lun as Feng Sheng
Dong Wei Jia as Zheng Jieyu (voiced by Yang Jie)
Chen Yi Sha as Empress (voiced by Yan Meng Meng)
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 Zhen Ni (杨真妮) 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 (voiced by Li Wang Song)
Song Xia as Aunt Zheng
Zhang Ya Meng as Grand Princess Qing Yuan
Zhang Shu Yan as Madame Qiao (voiced by Li Jia Si)
Zhang Jia Shuo as Li Wei
Zhang Xi as Zhao Song (voiced by Liu Zheng)
Shao Jun Ze as Tuoba Eldest Prince
Jin Jia as Wei Jin
Zhou Bo Yu as Prince Fu (voiced by Zhang Zhen)
Zheng Xuan Jie as Ping Xiang, Xie Hualou's maidservant
Hu Chun Yang as Lu Zong
Hu Yun Ge as Liu Ziyang (voiced by Xu Yu Hao)
Zhong Xing Hui as Xiao (voiced by Zhang Ru Lin)
Jiang Zhen Hao as Lu Qiu
Luo Gui Ling as Aunt Sun
Guo Yi Lin as Yi Jiang (voiced by Xie Zi Wei)
Mei Ling Zhen as Aunt Ying (voiced by Jiang He)
Liang Jing Xian as Yu Niang (28)
Ge Xing Jia as Attendant Zheng
Lu Hao as Liang Cai
Huo Jia Hui as Luo Cai
??? as Prince Duan (voiced by Cai Jie)
??? as Aunt Liu (voiced by Liu Xiao Qian)

Production Credits

Original Writing: Jia Jin Chai (嫁金钗) by Xiao Jia Ren
Director: Yang Long, Zhang Hai Xiao
Screenwriter: Zhou Mo
Chief Producer: Ma Jun, Wen Ya
Executive Producer: Liang Hong, Guan Xu, Xiao Bing
Music Director: Xu Hao Ke
Dubbing Director: Zhang Kai, Yu Meng Ci, Xie Zi Wei, Bian Jiang (female lead voice)
Art Director: Wang Yi Fan
Action Director: Zhang Yong Zhen, Li Qian Kun
Stylist: Fang Si Zhe
Costume Designer: Liu Fei
VFX Director: Chen Yi
Company: Youku, Alibaba Pictures

Notes

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

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