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Dragged from the quiet life of herb gathering into the opulent, dangerous world of the rear palace, Maomao never expected to end up a lady-in-waiting-let alone alongside her childhood friend, Hana.
Hana, a spirited girl with light green hair and a sharp tongue, was raised like a sister by Maomao's apothecary father after being rescued from the red-light district. She knows herbs almost as well as Maomao and has always followed her into trouble... but the palace is different. Secrets fester in silk-draped halls, and poison can hide behind powdered smiles.
As strange illnesses begin to sweep through the emperor's favored concubines, Maomao and Hana find themselves entangled in a deadly game of politics, lies, and curiosity that might get them both killed.
Two girls. One palace. A thousand secrets.
Will knowledge be their salvation... or their undoing?