The Accidental Heir

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The hero passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar after going through untold hardships. He originally planned to return home in glory, but he did not expect that his father was actually a prince. Since the current emperor had no children, the hero was trained as the heir to the throne without his knowledge. After going through a lot of hardships, he finally repelled the foreign enemies and inherited the throne.

The Accidental Heir has 62 episodes, each a few minutes long in vertical short-drama format.

The Accidental Heir has 62 episodes of about one to three minutes each, so you can watch the whole series in roughly 62–186 minutes.

Yes — all 62 episodes of The Accidental Heir are completely free, with no account and no subscription.

The Accidental Heir comes from ShortMax. On AnyDrama you can watch all 62 episodes free in your browser — no ShortMax app and no sign-up.

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Vertical short dramas are made for phones: one to three minutes per episode, a single scene, and a cliffhanger at the end. The 62 episodes of The Accidental Heir add up to about a feature-length story.

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