The Confidant — Season 1, Episode 31: Episode 31
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 33 episodes
Episode synopsis
Bumping into Granny SO whose hand injury was inflicted by CIAN, SHEUNG-HEI sharply denounces the pros and cons to her, indicating that he could help her out of the abyss of misery. Confronted with SAM-SHUN's allegation of murdering CHAN FOOK, SHEUNG-HEI admits frankly that he has had Granny SO deliver the poisoned bird's nest congee to Emperor TONGZHI in an attempt to convict the East Dowager with the crime of murdering the Emperor. Being told by LIAN-YING that Emperor TONGZHI is infected with syphilis, CIXI goes out of her wits. Prince GONG, representing all the court officials, inquires about the situation of the Emperor's sickness, which leaves CIXI no choice but to tell him the truth in private. While Emperor TONGZHI demands the imperial doctors to explain the reason of his chronic illness, BAO-YIN cannot help unveiling the fact. BAO-YIN goes to CIAN, complaining about her sufferings……
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.