![]() ![]() ![]() Shisui has quietly carved out a niche for herself providing the ladies of the rear palace with her services as a masseuse and beauty expert. Maomao and Xiaolan’s mutual acquaintance Shisui offers another alternative. However, Maomao resists the obvious solution of introducing attractive Xiaolan to the madame of Verdigris House because, having been raised in Verdigris House herself, Maomao is aware that the lot of the average courtesan is an unhappy one. Serving girl Xiaolan is painfully aware leaving the rear palace may be trading a secure position for abject poverty or worse. This is an error of judgment.Īlthough the servants who labour in the rear palace - the Imperial harem - were each sold to the palace, they serve for a limited number of years before being freed. Thus, when a fellow servant enlists Maomao’s help in a mundane matter, Maomao welcomes the distraction. ![]() The 2021 English translation is by Kevin Steinbach.Īpothecary Maomao is painfully aware she has, thanks to the revelations of Volume 3, become someone who knows too much about high-ranking eunuch Jinshi. Volume 4’s illustrations are by Touko Shino. Natsu Hyuuga’s 2015 The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 4 is yet another volume in her secondary world mystery series. ![]()
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