Why does a loving father reject a seemingly perfect suitor at their very first meeting? In the Chinese drama Ashes to Crown (翘楚), General Chu Ling (楚岺) faces this exact dilemma when his daughter, Chu Zhao (楚朝), brings home a prince she loves. The young man, Xiao Xun (萧珣), is charming, polite, and wealthy. But […]








