The story takes place between 1898 (24th year of Guangxu) and 1908 (34th year of Guangxu), late in the
Qing dynasty. Skillful physician To Chung (Roger Kwok) is named the new Imperial Palace physician after he heals Empress Dowager Chee-Hei (Law Lan). He eventually grows close to the Gwong-seoi Emperor (Pierre Ngo), who is under house arrest at the
Forbidden City and stripped of his powers after angering Chee-hei by losing the
First Sino-Japanese War and rebelling against her authority. He also heals the Emperor and helps his relationship with Consort Tsan (Rebecca Zhu). As great a physician he is to the imperial family, To Chung cannot heal his crippled wife Hung Bak-hap (JJ Jia). He desperately seeks the services of bone-setter Fuk Ling (Tavia Yeung). Her treatments help relieve some of Bak-hap's pain. Impressed, To Chung refers her to the Forbidden City where she becomes Chee-hei's personal bone-setter. To Chung and Fuk Ling's friendship eventually turns romantic but his loyalty to Bak-hap and her ulterior motive to kill the Emperor prevents it from developing. ==Cast==