After breaking a 'curse' on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster.and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated historical mystery series Forced to the leave the Inner Palace, Maomao.

so she can taste the lady's food for poison!Īt her lady's side, Maomao starts to learn about everything that goes on in the rear palace-not all of it seemly. The Apothecary Diaries 05 (Manga) Paperback July 12, 2022. He sees through Maomao's façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor's favorite consort. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food.

That's her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her-until she was kidnapped and sold into service there. After breaking a curse on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster.and right into. EditSynopsis In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace.

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