The Confidant — Season 1, Episode 5: Episode 5
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 33 episodes
Episode synopsis
In view of SHEUNG-HEI's devoting himself to medical science, YI-LAN takes out a copper coin, asking SHEUNG-HEI to hold it and make a wish. The following day, Master TSUI suddenly tells SHEUNG-HEI that he may learn the medical techniques from Dr SUEN. While explaining some medical cases to SHEUNG-HEI, Dr SUEN mentions a palace maid called YI-LAN who died an unnatural death, which shocks SHEUNG-HEI to no end. Knowing that DE-HAI has finally understood the efforts she made, CIXI not only feels satisfied but also decides to ask him to run some errands for her. Around midnight when no one is around, DE-HAI brings some shovels, showing up in the Imperial Garden, yet ends up being detained by CHAN FOOK. While Lady YUEN together with CHAN FOOK, SHENG BAO and others seek help from Prince GONG regarding their confrontation with CIXI, LIAN-YING, bringing along CHAI-TUNG, appears right in time……
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.