The Confidant — Season 1, Episode 30: Episode 30
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 33 episodes
Episode synopsis
Having recognized CIAN's true intention, Emperor TONGZHI decides to draw a line between him and CIAN. SAM-SHUN gets down on his knees, begging SHEUNG-HEI to spare CHAN FOOK. SHEUNG-HEI opines that he can forgive CHAN FOOK since LIAN-YING and SAM-SHUN are able to do so, but CHAN FOOK suddenly dies soon after leaving the palace. Emperor TONGZHI, looking energetic, goes to hold a court audience again, however he faints after withdrawing from the court. As most imperial doctors make a preliminarily diagnosis and conclude that the Emperor suffers from smallpox, SHEUNG-HEI overrides the dissenting opinions, thinking it is curable. As such, CIXI assigns SHEUNG-HEI to attend to the Emperor. During a purge of some black sheep, LIAN-YING breaks TIM-SHAU's one hand and one leg and expels him out of the palace……
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.