This Palace Maid Isn't Very Calm: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shen Zhaodi, a modern doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, is suddenly transported into a palace intrigue novel and reborn as a cannon-fodder maid who meets a brutal death right at the beginning. With her superb medical skills and knowledge of the future plot, she turns her misfortune around completely. She cures the Empress Dowager, helps the original female lead rise to power, and also develops a bittersweet, time-defying romance with the icy Fourteenth Prince. Follow her journey as she stays calm amid the dangerous imperial palace, stages a magnificent reversal, and lives a life truly her own!

Series details

• Title: This Palace Maid Isn't Very Calm
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-04-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-04-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 91357

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-12; final listed air date 2026-04-19; episode order: 25.

Source and licence

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