A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself in the heart of imperial intrigue in
this enthralling period mystery! Dismissed from the rear palace Maomao returns to service in
the outer court—as the personal serving woman to none other than Jinshi! That doesn’t
necessarily make her popular with the other ladies but a bit of jealousy might be the least of
her problems. A mysterious warehouse fire an official with a very bad case of food poisoning
and the mysterious last will and testament of a deceased craftsman all demand her attention—but
are these cases really separate or do they share a troubling connection? Then there’s the
mysterious military man who continually visits Jinshi. He’s strange maybe even a little
twisted...and he seems very interested in Maomao.
