{"id":88807,"date":"2026-04-28T17:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/?p=88807"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:04:54","slug":"ascent-of-an-empress-tian-ai-ma-wenyuan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/ascent-of-an-empress-tian-ai-ma-wenyuan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascent of an Empress &#8211; Tian Ai, Ma Wenyuan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Ascent of an Empress <\/strong><\/em>is a historical romance drama starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/asher-ma-wenyuan-profile\/\">Ma Wenyuan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/tian-ai-profile-1999\/\">Tian Ai<\/a>, Guo Jiale, Liu Junfeng, and Wu Haitang.<\/p>\n<p>It tells the story of a woman's journey from empress to empress dowager and finally to empress regnant&mdash;a path of defying fate.<\/p><div class=\"ad_before_details_in_programs\"><\/div><h2 id=\"h-details\">Details<\/h2>\n        <div 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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/drama-genre\/political\/ \">Political<\/a><br><strong>Tag: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/drama-tag\/conspiracy\/\">Conspiracy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/drama-tag\/supernatural-power\/\">Supernatural Power<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/drama-tag\/embezzlement\/\">Embezzlement<\/a><br><strong>Episodes: <\/strong>24<br><strong>Duration: <\/strong>15 min<br><strong>Director: <\/strong>Meng Fei<br><strong>Released Date: <\/strong>2026-04-27\n        <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div><h2 id=\"h-watch-on\">Where to Watch Ascent of an Empress<\/h2>\n                <ul class=\"where_to_watch\n        \n        \">\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iq.com\/album\/ascent-of-an-empress-2026-h768m07jz9?lang=en_us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cpophome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/platform-icon\/iqiyi.jpg\"><\/a><a 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