A festive atmosphere descends upon the Inner Court with the arrival of a long-awaited merchant
caravan and its myriad wares. Though the excitement is contagious and even Maomao looks forward
to making purchases of her own she soon cottons on to something potentially sinister about the
innocuous goods for sale. Before Maomao can tease out any evidence however her attention
turns to mushrooms when Jinshi asks her to root out any poisonous varieties on the grounds. But
is this request just a bit of landscaping or does it have anything to do with the rumors making
the rounds about a court lady who has gone missing?--Provided by publisher
