The Confidant — Season 1, Episode 32: Episode 32
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 33 episodes
Episode synopsis
With the strict control of the disease in the Forbidden City, LIAN-YING sees through SHEUNG-HEI's plot, successfully preventing him from poisoning CIAN. BAO-YIN reveals CIXI's evil conducts to Prince GONG, hoping him to lay a helping hand, unexpectedly, Prince GONG tactfully persuades her not to act against the West Dowager. After informing LIAN-YING and SAM-SHUN about BAO-YIN conceiving the offspring of the Emperor, CIAN also hopes LIAN-YING will safe-guard the fetus from being persecuted by the West Dowager. Just as expected, CIXI instructs LIAN-YING to make BAO-YIN miscarry. Having failed to accomplish the mission, LIAN-YING leaves the palace, staying with SIN YUNG to lie low. To his surprise, TIM-SHAU has become a beggar because he is so poverty-stricken and unfortunate. So LIAN-YING takes TIM-SHAU back to the inn, taking care of him……
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.