TV series · 2012
The Confidant
First aired 5 November 2012 Drama TMDB ↗
"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.
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Michelle Yim
as Empress Dowager Cixi
Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung
as Li Lianying
Raymond Cho Wing-Lim
as On Tak-hoi
Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei
as Empress Dowager Ci'an
Raymond Ho-Yin Wong
as Yiu Sheung-hei
Edwin Siu
as Ling Tim-sau
Oscar Leung Lit-Wai
as Emperor Tung-chi
Natalie Tong Sze-Wing
as Empress Bo-yum
Nancy Wu Ting-Yan
as Sin-yung
Aimee Chan
as Princess Wo-shek
Selena Lee
as Dowager Concubine Yuen
