The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Episode 25
Maomao and Maomao
The spring garden party concludes without incident. Maomao returns to her regular life as Concubine Gyokuyou’s taster. Meanwhile, novels become popular in the rear palace. Maomao wonders how this came to be, as novels were typically considered low-class. But behind the scenes lies Jinshi and his goals as manager of the rear palace.
Guest Stars

Megumi Toyoguchi
Hongniang (voice)

Rie Hikisaka
Yinghua (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto
Narration (voice)

Takako Tanaka
Guiyuan (voice)

Misa Ishii
Ailan (voice)