Twilight in the Forbidden City
Plot
Manfred Wong spins this period tale about the life of imperial eunuch Lau Louhay after the emperor was forced out of the Forbidden City After saving the life of antiimperial soldier Wu Chung Felix Wong Yatwah Lau Max Mok Siuchung agrees to help him capture the imperial seal the symbol of political legitimacy in China at that time Though both manage to cozy up to General Cheung Kent Cheng Chuksee the guardian of the seal their plan eventually fails Wu helps Lau flee from Cheungs clutches and upon learning that he is a eunuch makes the lad his 13th wife At the Wu estate Lau is forced to deal with more than his share of political intrigue particularly in dealing with Tak Cheung Norman Law Man the lead eunuch in the household
