Li Lianying (played by Lai Yiu-cheung) and Ande-hai (played by Cao Yonglian) were both accepted as apprentices by the former eunuch Liu Duosheng (played by Zhong Jinghui). A few years later, Li Lianying was just a small eunuch serving the concubine Wan Taipin (played by Li Shiyun) in Jingren Palace, while Ande-hai was a popular person around the Empress Dowager Cixi (played by Michelle Yim). The eunuch Yao Shuangxi (played by Huang Haoran) of the Imperial Pharmacy offended the nephew Peng Sanshun (played by Chen Guobang) of the chief eunuch Chen Fu (played by Yue Hua) because he went out of the palace to visit his mother, and almost died. Fortunately, he was rescued by Li Lianying and the two became close friends. Eunuch Peng Sanshun was vindictive and made things difficult for Li Lianying from then on. Under the instigation of eunuch Chen Fu, Wan Taipin remembered the strangeness of the cause of death of her emperor's son. Prince Gong (played by Zhang Guoqiang) insisted on promoting the Westernization Movement despite Cixi's obstruction. Emperor Tongzhi (played by Liang Liewei) is still young, and the court is eyeing him covetously. The Forbidden City in the late Qing Dynasty was plagued by internal and external troubles. How did Li Lianying escape unscathed and become a great eunuch? This drama is the 2012 TVB anniversary drama.