The Confidant — Season 1, Episode 7: Episode 7
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 33 episodes
Episode synopsis
CIXI places a bet with Prince GONG to see whether anyone in the palace is capable of riding the bicycle. Upon his arrival at the Attending Office, LIAN-YING spots TIM-SHAU gambling with other eunuchs, which leaves TIM-SHAU no alternative but to reveal the fact that he needs silver ingots so that his family can tide over the arid climate in their hometown. Above that, TIM-SHAU blames LIAN-YING for not taking advantage of his relationship with DE-HAI to take a bribe, leaving him no chance of standing out from his fellows or living a prosperous life. TIM-SHAU breaks his legs after falling from the roof, but is prohibited from receiving fracture and osteopathy treatments from the doctors by SAM-SHUN due to the debt he owes. In order to get the reward money, LIAN-YING boldly goes to the Tai He Gate, learning to ride a bicycle, but is summoned and sternly lashed by CIXI afterwards……
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.