Can Maomao unravel the mysteries of the inner palace? Find out in this official manga adaptation of The Apothecary Diaries light novels! Maomao's life as an apothecary is turned upside down when she's abducted and sold to the Inner Palace as a maid. She's determined to serve out her contract without drawing attention to herself, but her insatiable curiosity and passion for poisons pull her into a world of palace mysteries! For once, Maomao's happy to follow one of Jinshi's orders--to lead the hunt for toxic mushrooms in the Inner Palace! But could his latest request be related to an incident relating to a recently deceased concubine? Then, beautiful special-envoy twins demand to behold the same "moon fairy" their great-grandfather saw 50 years ago--yet another impossible task that falls to Maomao!