A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself in the heart of imperial intrigue in this enthralling period mystery!

Dismissed from the rear palace, Maomao returns to service in the outer courtas the personal serving woman to none other than Jinshi! That doesnt necessarily make her popular with the other ladies, but a bit of jealousy might be the least of her problems. A mysterious warehouse fire, an official with a very bad case of food poisoning, and the mysterious last will and testament of a deceased craftsman all demand her attentionbut are these cases really separate, or do they share a troubling connection? Then theres the mysterious military man who continually visits Jinshi. Hes strange, maybe even a little twisted…and he seems very interested in Maomao.

Series Overview:As Maomao breaks a curse on the imperial heirs, the palace servant with training in herbal medicine gets promoted up the ranks to food taster. How could an apothecarys daughter become a lady-in-waiting to a palace consort?! Despite humble beginnings, she holds her own amid the political schemes of the rear palace!