『水(shui)牛影視』介紹(shao):同治皇(huang)帝病重(zhong),李蓮(lian)英(ying)(ying)(ying)(姜文 飾)力薦慈(ci)禧(xi)(劉曉慶 飾)二次垂簾聽政(zheng),不(bu)(bu)久同治身亡,慈(ci)禧(xi)立載湉(tian)為(wei)帝,繼(ji)續把持朝政(zheng)。1882年(nian),李蓮(lian)英(ying)(ying)(ying)陪同醇(chun)親王巡視北洋水(shui)師,返京后卻遭都察院糾彈,被革職處理,在慈(ci)禧(xi)的(de)主(zhu)張(zhang)下(xia),李蓮(lian)英(ying)(ying)(ying)官復后宮(gong)大總管(guan)原職。李蓮(lian)英(ying)(ying)(ying)為(wei)使侄女有個好歸宿,將其(qi)帶(dai)入(ru)宮(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong), 豈料(liao)只落(luo)得奴(nu)婢下(xia)場,他心中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)充滿愧疚。光緒日漸成(cheng)長,不(bu)(bu)甘(gan)受慈(ci)禧(xi)擺(bai)布,試圖從慈(ci)禧(xi)手(shou)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)奪權卻被強(qiang)力鎮壓,李蓮(lian)英(ying)(ying)(ying)畏(wei)懼慈(ci)禧(xi)淫威,奉(feng)命將珍妃處死。不(bu)(bu)久八(ba)國(guo)聯軍(jun)入(ru)侵,清軍(jun)連戰連敗,李蓮(lian)英(ying)(ying)(ying)隨(sui)慈(ci)禧(xi)微服出逃,途中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)在農戶(hu)家(jia)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)落(luo)腳(jiao),農婦的(de)一席話,令李蓮(lian)英(ying)(ying)(ying)與慈(ci)禧(xi)若(ruo)有所悟……