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Where to watch A Lady’s Treachery
Stream A Lady’s Treachery free to start: the first 10 episodes are free on ShortMax, then episodes unlock with coins.
About A Lady’s Treachery
A Lady’s Treachery is a vertical micro-drama available on ShortMax only. After enduring torture, forced substitute marriage, and execution by her deceitful sister, a wronged noblewoman is reborn, using her knowledge of the past to ruthlessly dismantle her family's schemes and claim power. The series runs to 79 episodes. The first 10 episodes are free on ShortMax. Its genres are Romance, Revenge, Family and Historical & Period. Evil stepmother, face-slapping and palace intrigue are among its 6 tagged tropes. It is set in a historical era. As of Week 43, 2026, it has charted on ShortMax for 3 weeks, peaking at #38. ShortMax showed 296K views on Nov 1, 2026.
- Episodes
- 79
Genre and tropes
Performance
Weekly chart history
- ShortMax#43 in Week 43, 2026 · peak #38 · 3 weeks on chart
Every chart week
| Week | Platform | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 43, 2026 | ShortMax | #43 | down 2 |
| Week 42, 2026 | ShortMax | #41 | down 3 |
| Week 41, 2026 | ShortMax | #38 | New |
Displayed counters
- ShortMax296K views · 99K saves · as shown Nov 7, 2026
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The story
After enduring torture, forced substitute marriage, and execution by her deceitful sister, a wronged noblewoman is reborn, using her knowledge of the past to ruthlessly dismantle her family's schemes and claim power.
The arrogant third sister commands the newly returned protagonist to fetch a dagger out of burning coals while belittling her village upbringing.
Overcoming past torment by being reborn with foresight to systematically ruin the treacherous family members who exploited and murdered you.
- Setting
- ancient noble household and imperial court · historical
- Lead
- reborn avenger, looked down on as a rustic illegitimate daughter
- Antagonist
- scheming favored daughter (sister)
- Hook
- humiliation
- Tone
- melodramatic, dark, tense
- Audience
- female gaze, adult
- Language
- Mandarin
- Content
- violence, bullying humiliation
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- What is A Lady’s Treachery about?
- After enduring torture, forced substitute marriage, and execution by her deceitful sister, a wronged noblewoman is reborn, using her knowledge of the past to ruthlessly dismantle her family's schemes and claim power.
- How many episodes does A Lady’s Treachery have?
- A Lady’s Treachery has 79 episodes.
- Which app has A Lady’s Treachery?
- It is available on ShortMax only.
- Is A Lady’s Treachery free to watch?
- The first 10 episodes are free on ShortMax; the rest unlock with coins.
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