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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!Though Maomao has left the palace behind and returned to her home in the pleasure district, it seems the Inner Court can't do without her! Jinshi comes to the erstwhile food taster with a request involving the attempted poisoning of the Virtuous Consort during the garden banquet and the identity of the mastermind behind it!
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12 primary booksThe Apothecary Diaries (Nekokurage) is a 12-book series with 12 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, and 2 others.
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This whole volume is bookkeeping. Wrap up a few story elements, pretend to end Maomao's service in the Inner Court, undo the ending, and land exactly where the dang book started.
And in case you felt nostalgic for all the dead baby talk from volume one, have some more talk of dead babies.