
"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.

as Empress Dowager Cixi

as Li Lianying

as Empress Dowager Ci'an

as Empress Bo-yum

as Sin-yung

as On Tak-hoi

as Yiu Sheung-hei

as Pang Sam-shun

as Ling Tim-sau

as Chan Fuk

as Emperor Tung-chi

as Princess Wo-shek

as Dowager Concubine Yuen