The Confidant — Season 1, Episode 10: Episode 10
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 33 episodes
Episode synopsis
HESHUO sees SAM-SHUN so she takes a vengeance on behalf of SHEUNG-HEI. SAM-SHUN, who dares not to offend the Princess, makes an apology to SHEUNG-HEI in person. CIXI's brother GUI-XIANG sexually assaulted the wife of a Han Chinese SIN-WING, then beat up SIN-WING and broke his right leg. Striking the drum in front of the Judiciary Station, SIN-WING files his grievance against GUI-XIANG. Faced with her mother and Prince CHUN's plea for mercy on her brother, CIXI leaves DE-HAI to solve this difficult problem in private. LIAN-YING encounters SIN YUNG in front of the brothel door, misconstruing that she is driven to prostitution. In view of DE-HAI getting the nerve to resist him, CHAN FOOK not only shows his appreciation of him, but also invites him to his mansion in Beijing City for a banquet. For the first time, DE-HAI gets to see a eunuch who is able to purchase a property as well as keep himself concubines……
About The Confidant
"The Confidant" depicts how a group of eunuchs survive in the weakening Qing empire, and closely traces imperial eunuch Li Lianying's early life from the first day he entered the imperial palace to become one of the most powerful political figures in the latter years of the Qing Dynasty. The drama also follows Li's relationship with Empress Dowager Cixi, and how he eventually becomes her closest confidant.