The Apothecary Diaries 06 by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, et al.
“Maomao has proven her worth to the denizens of the palace time and time again, but she's got her work cut out for her on this occasion!
When the ever luminous Jinshi asks for Maomao's help in disguising himself to take care of business outside the palace walls, Maomao must dig deep to mar her employer's heavenly charms! And to make the ploy believable, Maomao herself is roped in to a spot of theater as Jinshi's companion.
But Jinshi's 'business' takes him right to the gates of the pleasure district! Has all Maomao's hard work been for a mere assignation, or is there another mystery afoot?” -Amazon
The Apothecary Diaries 07 by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, et al.
“Maomao succeeds in saving Jinshi from a horrific fate, proving herself indispensable to the palace once more.
But while she is given the chance to explain herself, Maomao has yet to learn that the treachery of the plot she has uncovered is woven deep into the fabric of the very palace in which she serves.
To truly unpick the mystery, Maomao will need her patience and her copious wits about her...
She'll also need to watch her back, as she comes face-to-face with the sinister La Kan…” -Amazon
The Apothecary Diaries 08 by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, et al.
“The truth of Maomao’s identity is revealed. After losing to Maomao at elephant chess and passing out from the ‘poison’ he drank as his punishment, La Kan dreams of a long-lost past and his affair with a certain courtesan, as well as the events leading up to meeting his daughter for the very first time. Upon waking, he finds himself at Verdigris, where he is pressed to buy the freedom of a courtesan of his choosing and take her home as his wife. Who will he pick?” -WorldCat
The Apothecary Diaries 09 by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, et al.
“A festive mood comes to the Inner Court with the arrival of a long-awaited merchant caravan, but does ill intent aimed at a pregnant consort lurk behind its perfumed wares? As Maomao and Xiaolan delight in browsing the caravan's offerings, they once again cross paths with the maid who caught the kitten. As it turns out, she and Maomao are two eccentric peas in a pod, much to the chagrin of those around them. And the latest request from Jinshi seems to be connected to another incident, which unearths yet more mysteries to be solved.” -WorldCat
The Apothecary Diaries 10 by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, et al.
“When two beautiful foreign envoys with designs on the Emperor come calling with a tale of old about a spellbinding courtesan who captured the imagination of their family patriarch, it’s up to Maomao to concoct a theatrical scheme to give the ladies a whopper of a story to take home. Later, Maomao goes back to sniffing around the Inner Court to find out the truth about the troubling prevalence of those foreign perfume oils that could spell disaster for the throne's future heirs…” -Amazon
