He sees through Maomao’s façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor’s favorite consort… so she can taste the lady’s food for poison! At her lady’s side, Maomao starts to learn about everything that goes on in the rear palace-not all of it seemly. That’s her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. After breaking a curse on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up. Based on the light novels by Natsu Hyuuga and Touko Shino, The Apothecary Diariesis being directed by Norihiko Naganuma (The Ancient Magus' Bride), who also serves as series composer, and. 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. Still, she manages to retain her curious and pragmatic spirit, planning to work until her years of servitude are over. 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. In an imperial court in ancient China, it has been a few months since a 17-year-old girl known as Maomao was kidnapped and forced to work as a low-level servant at the emperor's palace.
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