The Apothecary Diaries

Synopsis

The Apothecary Diaries Chapter 87 has been released. Shadows dance across the palace walls as Maomao's hands move deftly among the dusty vials and jars of medicinal herbs. Trained by her late father in the ancient art of kampo, she yearns to heal beyond these stifling confines – yet duty binds her to the Emperor's service. It starts innocently enough: whispers hinting at a mysterious affliction plaguing the royal heirs, their once-luminous complexions now sallow and drawn. Maomao sees it as an opportunity to prove herself, employing every ounce of knowledge gleaned from years spent studying the delicate balance between yin and yang. Her nocturnal experiments pay off when a breakthrough potion begins to show promise against the curse ravaging the palace. As word spreads of her efficacy, curiosity-stirred courtiers begin to take notice of the resourceful maidservant who'd orchestrated this unlikely victory – none more so than Jinshi, the intelligent and enigmatic chief eunuch whose subtle power plays weave through the very fabric of imperial politics. He brokers Maomao's rapid ascension to attendant food taster, overseeing all comestibles consumed within the palace walls. However, beneath his benevolent exterior lies another agenda – one involving nothing less than reinventing Maomao's future alongside him. And perhaps there's room, too, for unraveling secrets that threaten the very foundations of the Empire itself...