The Life and Times of a Sentinel — Season 1, Episode 21: Episode 21
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 26 episodes
Episode synopsis
The Empress Dowager decides to execute TONG by slow slicing. To test YING’s loyalty, she needs the Princess to witness the execution. CHING comes to visit YING and LUN with a good assortment of desserts, and is happy to reveal her pregnancy to them. PO confides in YAN inside the monastery, during which he is advised to get out of the political arena as soon as possible. Upon receiving a secret message from a secret informant, the Emperor decides to adopt a different route for the canal construction project, causing a number of Manchurian government officials to suffer great financial loss. CHUEN therefore asks PO to steal a glance at the secret message. SHEK HAK tells CHUEN that he would like to stay in Beijing and entrust all his troops to the Prince after his retirement, which is however strongly opposed by the Empress Dowager. LUN pays KWAN a visit, during which KWAN suddenly suffers an acute attack of abdominal pain.… ...
About The Life and Times of a Sentinel
The Life and Times of a Sentinel is a 2011 Hong Kong historical-fiction television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited, with Leung Choi-yuen serving as the executive producer. Set in the late 17th century, during the early years of the Kangxi Emperor's reign over Qing China, the drama stars Nip Dor-po, a third-grade imperial bodyguard. He is used by both the Kangxi Emperor and Prince Yu to pit against each other, conflicting Dor-po's loyalty for both.