The Confidant — Season 1, Episode 8: Episode 8
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 33 episodes
Episode synopsis
Upon his arrival at the Housekeeping, Emperor TONGZHI not only dislikes the eunuchs because of their smelly sweat, but also speaks insolently towards them, who have no choice but to put on a smiling face. Having bumped into Eunuch FUN, SHEUNG-HEI discovers that he is sick so tells him to have his illness attended to by a doctor. Following the sudden death of Eunuch FUN, SHEUNG-HEI suspects that someone has purchased fake medicine for the palace. He even discovers that Dr. SUEN has discerned the cause of Eunuch FUN's death ahead of him. Being told by SHEUNG-HEI regarding the matter, DE-HAI attempts to grasp this chance to eradicate CHAN FOOK as well as his henchmen. But in the end CHAN FOOK, who is backed by CIAN, counterclaims against DE-HAI, alleging that he was framed by DE-HAI instead. SHEUNG-HEI is then transferred to practice in the Firewood and Charcoal Office as a result of offending CHAN FOOK……
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.