Key to the Phoenix Heart
crispachu:
He is the crown prince of the previous dynasty, basically. The current dynasty's surname is Li, his is Xiao.
The thing is this wasn't revealed until around Episodes 7 or 8,. So I don't think it's something everyone knows. In the subtitles you're watching, is he also called the Crown Prince in the early episodes? If not, then I guess the subtitles I'm watching are incorrect cause also his first wife is called the crown princess
Just One More Episode:
Why is Xiao Wu Yi called the Crown Prince even though he's the second son of his family and not the emperor's son?
In Chinese, he was called "Shi Zi" meaning "The Heir" to the Jing'an Wang (translated as Prince Jing'an, but it is not Prince as in son of the Emperor, but a hereditary title like a Marquis). Therefore, his wife is called "Shi Zi Fei" (consort of the Heir). Usually, the first son will be the Heir, but because the eldest son was injured, thus he was deemed not fit to continue the title.
YCC:
Just One More Episode:
Why is Xiao Wu Yi called the Crown Prince even though he's the second son of his family and not the emperor's son?
In Chinese, he was called "Shi Zi" meaning "The Heir" to the Jing'an Wang (translated as Prince Jing'an, but it is not Prince as in son of the Emperor, but a hereditary title like a Marquis). Therefore, his wife is called "Shi Zi Fei" (consort of the Heir). Usually, the first son will be the Heir, but because the eldest son was injured, thus he was deemed not fit to continue the title.
Thank you so much! That makes sense now. The subtitles I was watching translated Shi zi as crown prince, and it confused the hell out of me. 🤣😭
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YCC:
Just One More Episode:
Why is Xiao Wu Yi called the Crown Prince even though he's the second son of his family and not the emperor's son?
In Chinese, he was called "Shi Zi" meaning "The Heir" to the Jing'an Wang (translated as Prince Jing'an, but it is not Prince as in son of the Emperor, but a hereditary title like a Marquis). Therefore, his wife is called "Shi Zi Fei" (consort of the Heir). Usually, the first son will be the Heir, but because the eldest son was injured, thus he was deemed not fit to continue the title.
Thank you so much! That makes sense now. The subtitles I was watching translated Shi zi as crown prince, and it confused the hell out of me. 🤣😭
The latter translation refer him as the Young Lord.
Just One More Episode:
Thank you so much! That makes sense now. The subtitles I was watching translated Shi zi as crown prince, and it confused the hell out of me. 🤣
Same! His 1st wife was translated to crown princess and it confused the heck out of me in the beginning. Only later that I figured it all out when I actually listen to the Chinese words of the titles and they were not 'Tai Zi' or Tai Zi Fei.
Details
- Title: Key to the Phoenix Heart
- Type: Drama
- Format: Standard Series
- Country: China
- Episodes: 28
- Aired: Jul 11, 2026 - ?
- Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Original Network: iQiyi
- Duration: 40 min.
- Genres: Historical, Romance, War
- Tags: Age Gap [Real Life], General Male Lead, Hidden Agenda, Hidden Past, Scheme, Political Intrigue, Power Struggle, Conspiracy, Cunning Male Lead, King Supporting Character
- Content Rating: Not Yet Rated
Statistics
- Score: 8.4 (scored by 1,020 users)
- Ranked: #807
- Popularity: #2004
- Watchers: 12,689
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