Against the Current: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 11, 2026 · 46 min
Shen Jia Lan’s family is destroyed after a political dispute, and she is sent to the state brothel with the other women. Xu Lan Xiang’s parents secretly save Jia Lan by taking her
Episode 2
Sep 11, 2026 · 46 min
Jia Lan begins a new life with Lan Xiang’s parents in Jin Ling, hiding her true identity. Her cleverness helps her adoptive father avoid a major debt and earn a promotion. Meanwhil
Episode 3
Sep 11, 2026 · 46 min
Lin Jin Qi returns home and discovers how much his household has changed during his absence. Jia Lan is unexpectedly recruited as a maid for the Lin family despite her parents’ att
Episode 4
Sep 11, 2026 · 46 min
Jia Lan begins working in the Lin household and quietly hides her intelligence. She discovers that a Buddhist scripture is actually connected to false accounts and realizes there m
Episode 5
Sep 12, 2026 · 46 min
Lin Jin Qi uncovers evidence of Zhao Xing Tang’s illegal lending, while tensions between the household women and servants increase. After Qing Xiang is sent away and Lv Jie’er is s
Episode 6
Sep 12, 2026 · 46 min
Jia Lan and Xiao Lian are promoted to second-class maids, but the change brings new concerns rather than happiness. Jia Lan begins suspecting that Zhao Xing Tang has someone outsid
Episode 7
Sep 13, 2026 · 46 min
Jia Lan realizes that Qian Shao Ze is disguising himself as a woman and carefully creates an alibi to avoid being implicated. Lin Jin Qi also begins watching the situation around J
Episode 8
Sep 13, 2026 · 46 min
At Zhao Xing Tang’s mother’s birthday celebration, Jialan notices that something is wrong and tries to keep Xiao Lian safe. Lin Jinqi eventually catches Zhao Xing Tang and Qian Sha
Episode 9
Sep 14, 2026 · 46 min
Jia Lan and Xiao Lian narrowly avoid being implicated in Zhao Xing Tang’s scandal, helped by Shou Yi’s intervention. After the divorce, the Lin household undergoes major changes, a
Episode 10
Sep 14, 2026 · 46 min
Lin Jin Qi struggles to obtain supplies for his soldiers and relies on Du Zheng, who once saved his life, for help. Du Zheng and his younger sister Du Cui Que become connected to t
Episode 11
Sep 15, 2026 · 46 min
The Lin family arranges a gathering for eligible young men as they begin considering a marriage for Second Miss. Jia Lan discovers that a delphinium flower ornament given to Lin Ji
Episode 12
Sep 15, 2026 · 46 min
As a reward for her actions, Jia Lan asks for a day off to visit her parents and medicine for her mother’s frostbite. Meanwhile, Lin Jin Qi is suspended after soldiers die from poo
Episode 13
Sep 16, 2026 · 46 min
Jia Lan disguises herself as a woman looking for sewing work and successfully enters a suspicious household connected to the investigation. When her identity is discovered, she is
Episode 14
Sep 16, 2026 · 46 min
Second Miss is devastated when the Xie family cancels her engagement, while Lin Jin Qi is arrested over the military supplies case. Jia Lan and Yu Chan manage to get crucial inform
Episode 15
Sep 17, 2026 · 46 min
Yongchang Marquis praises Jialan and even asks Lin Jin Qi to give her to him, but Lin Jinqi refuses. As Jia Lan begins noticing suspicious details surrounding Du Zheng and his sist
Episode 16
Sep 17, 2026 · 46 min
Lin Xiu Ru witnesses Lin Xiu Wan and Du Zheng in an embrace. In a panic, she manages to disrupt their tryst and looks for her brother to seek his advice. Unfortunately, Jin Qi was
Episode 17
Sep 18, 2026 · 46 min
Once Lin Manor is sealed, First Madam divides up which courtyard will house the sick and which will house those who have no symptoms. Lin Xiu Ru confides in Lan Xiang that she had
Episode 18
Sep 18, 2026 · 46 min
During the altercation between the Wo pirates and Commander Yuan, Du Zheng makes an unexpected move, eventually resulting in a grave injury. In the meantime, time is running out fo
Episode 19
Sep 19, 2026 · 46 min
Lin Jin Qi wraps up his military duties at the garrison. Du Zheng's barely coherent mumblings are an answer enough to why Zheng attacked him and to the recent events at Lin Manor.
Episode 20
Sep 19, 2026 · 46 min
Lin San agrees to marry Marquis Yongchang and begins taking control of her own future. Lan Xiang and her parents find a new home and work at a calligraphy shop. The investigation i
Episode 21
Sep 20, 2026 · 46 min
Han Liang brings his widowed sister home, and Lan Xiang helps protect her from her late husband's family. Meanwhile, Lin San's marriage is settled, and Lin Er begins to change afte
Episode 22
Sep 20, 2026 · 46 min
Zheng Man Yi visits the Lin family, and Lin Jin Qi makes it clear he does not want to align himself with her family. After discovering Lan Xiang’s relationship with him, Zheng Man
Episode 23
Sep 21, 2026 · 46 min
Lin Jin Qi discovers that Zheng Man Yi’s family is behind Lan Xiang’s kidnapping and learns she has been taken to Yangzhou. He sets out to find her while also helping the Crown Pri
Episode 24
Sep 21, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang is rescued by Fu Rong and Han Liang and returns home safely. She realizes Zheng Man Yi was behind everything and decides to confront her. During Marquis Yongchang's weddi
Episode 25
Sep 22, 2026 · 46 min
Zheng Bai Chuan’s assassination plot fails, and the Crown Prince safely escapes Jinling with Lin Jin Qi. Zheng Bai Chuan and his followers are forced to surrender, while Zheng Man
Episode 26
Sep 22, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang struggles with the forced marriage, while Han Liang accepts that he has lost his chance. Lin Jin Qi is punished by his family for requesting the imperial marriage decree,
Episode 27
Sep 23, 2026 · 46 min
The Lin-Wu bridal party is blocked by a group celebrating Scholar Han getting an award as First Place Scholar. Lin Jin Qi appeals to Scholar Han to make way, as a smooth bridal pro
Episode 28
Sep 23, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang has made it very clear that she's unhappy in her marriage, so Lin Jin Qi appeases her as much as he can. He is giddily happy to finally be married to the woman he loves;
Episode 29
Sep 24, 2026 · 46 min
Jin Qi and Lan Xiang visit her parents, and Jin Qi makes them feel comfortable around him and tells them about his sudden move to the Capital. They try to convince Lan Xiang to joi
Episode 30
Sep 24, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang and Lin Jin Qi arrive in the capital, where they are given the Shen family’s former residence. Lan Xiang is overwhelmed by memories of her childhood. She finds Lv Jie Er
Episode 31
Sep 25, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang goes against Zhao Xing Tang to get Lu Ji Er and Xiao Pu's indenture papers. Xing Tang wanted 30,000 taels of silver, but Lan Xiang offered her something better: a way for
Episode 32
Sep 25, 2026 · 46 min
Lin Xiu Lai seeks help from her aunt Wang Ling Xiao to separate from her husband Lu Jian, but Ling Xiao is more worried about the family reputation and how the younger cousins will
Episode 33
Sep 26, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang uses evidence of the Lu family stealing the elder sister’s dowry to force Lu Ji An to agree to the divorce. Lin Jin Qi takes his sister’s punishment upon himself and is s
Episode 34
Sep 26, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang notices several suspicious signs suggesting the Prince of Han is preparing a rebellion. She warns Lin Jin Qi just in time, preventing him from walking into an ambush. Lin
Episode 35
Sep 27, 2026 · 46 min
Badly wounded, Lin Jin Qi send Nan Ke to seek help while the rebellion spreads through the capital. Lan Xiang refuses to abandon him and finds him before the rebels can capture him
Episode 36
Sep 27, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang saves Zhao Xing Tang from rebel soldiers and takes her to safety. Before dying, Zhao gives Lan Xiang evidence that could destroy the Lin family. Lan Xiang burns it withou
Episode 37
Sep 28, 2026 · 46 min
Lin Jin Qi convinces Wei Bao to surrender, while Han Liang joins the search for him and Lan Xiang. After they are rescued, Lan Xiang learns about the chaos in the Lin household and
Episode 38
Sep 29, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang asks the eldest sister to manage the household and earn her own income. Lin Jin Qi is promoted to Marquis, while Jiu Gao and Nan Ke gain official positions. Later, Lin Ji
Episode 39
Oct 1, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang warns Lin Jin Qi about the dangers of blindly serving the emperor and urges him to consider the Lin family’s future. After Second Master’s death and news of the Old Madam
Episode 40
Oct 2, 2026 · 46 min
As the Lin family’s fortunes decline, Lan Xiang helps resolve tensions caused by Third Master’s thoughtless gift. Meanwhile, Lin Xiu Ru faces pressure from the Yuan family to let h
Episode 41
Oct 3, 2026 · 46 min
Rong Jie Er and her sisters thank Lan Xiang and the Lin family for protecting them, while the family deals with tensions over choosing a concubine for Yuan Shao Hui. Lan Xiang reas
Episode 42
Oct 4, 2026 · 46 min
Lin Jin Qi investigates Lan Xiang’s identity but ultimately decides to protect her secrets and accept her as his wife. When Lin Mu becomes critically ill, she entrusts the househol
Episode 43
Oct 5, 2026 · 46 min
Lan Xiang teaches the two children to face their circumstances with dignity, and the Old Master allows them to take the Lin surname and join the family genealogy. He also formally
Episode 44
Oct 5, 2026 · 46 min
Xie Zhao rescues Lin Xiu Wan and the weaver from the bandits and secretly helps them return home. His drawing of the criminals allows Lin Jin Qi to identify one of the suspects as
Episode 45
Oct 5, 2026 · 46 min
After learning of Yuan Shao Hui’s death, Lin Jin Qi wants revenge, but Lan Xiang persuades him to follow a more strategic plan to stop Du Cui Que. Du Cui Que plans to burn the mili
Episode 46
Oct 5, 2026 · 46 min
After the pirates’ attack on the Lin residence fails, Lan Xiang explains how she and Lin Jin Qi anticipated their plans. Xie Zhao proposes marriage to Lin Xiu Wan, and the two fina
Episode 47
Oct 5, 2026 · 46 min
After political turmoil returns to the capital, Lin Jin Qi eventually comes back to Jinling and reunites with Lan Xiang and their children. Together, they focus on raising their fa