Set in the latter years of the Qing Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Guangxu, the 2016 TVB drama The Last Healer in Forbidden City reveals the secrets & tumult within the Forbidden City from the perspective of a palace physician. Roger Kwok stars as doctor To Chung who secures the highest physician post after successfully treating Emperor Dowager Cixi (Helena Law). He also comes to befriend & heal Emperor Guangxu (Pierre Ngo), who was placed under house arrest by the Empress Dowager in 1898 following a failed attempt to consolidate power & enact sweeping reforms.
Unable to heal his own crippled wife (JJ Jia), To Chung enlists the services of bonesetter Fuk Ling (Tavia Yeung). Impressed by her skills, To Chung helps Fuk Ling enter the Forbidden City to become Empress Dowagers bonesetter, & the two grow increasingly close over time. However, unbeknownst to To Chung, Fuk Ling actually entered the palace with another goal in mind: to assassinate the Emperor.