[Preview] ~Yuka's POV~ The pampered princess life wasn't for me. Even before father became the emperor, I'd been sneaking out of the inner palace by the time I could run. When I was younger and easily able to be tailed, my father would send servants to tag along and keep an eye on me. When I could outrun them and lose them, my world expanded immensely. I frequently escaped the palace and snuck into the nearby town. My absolute favorite thing to do was sneak into the military offices where the young officers and the young men hoping to join the military offices after passing their civil servant exams trained. When I rubbed charcoal in my hair it turned an ashen black color and lost its sheen making me look more like a commoner. As long as I kept my head down and my ruby red eyes down, no one ever paid me any mind. I'd been sneaking out to attend training. I'd built up an entire persona. Outside of the royal pavilion where I lived with my father, I was no longer Princess Ka Yuka, I was Yuki, an orphan boy who was sponsored by a high ranking official.

"I'm an apothecary. Herbs and medicine are my lifeline," she said. "It's my territory." The Black Rose bloomed on a fateful night, then an alleged rumour spread like wildfire, and the very next day the Emperor's first child was cursed. In the present day, a young girl with an intellect well beyond her years had been found in an unnamed location within the imperial palace grounds. Seemingly flawless, she actually bears the greatest secret of the century. "You're not the only one who's immune to poison, you know."

During a tragic accident, Maomao loses her memory and Jinshi will stop at nothing to help her become an apothecary again.

A year after losing her, Maomao meets Shisui once again. Feelings begin to bloom-perhaps they had always been there, simply waiting for their moment.

I'll come back to add one later :p All the characters except for Xing belongs to the creator Natsu Hyūga. The story beats/ plot points will have slight divergence from the original show.

A collection of short stories about Jinshi and Maomao with different topics: serious and funny, fluffy and angsty, missing scenes, songfics, and just random ideas.

Yukihime grew up deep in the Red-Light District, side by side with Maomao-her sister not by blood, but by bond. Together they studied medicine, survived alley brawls, and found kinship among the courtesans of the Verdigris House. But when Maomao is kidnapped and taken into the depths of the Imperial Rear Palace, Yukihime makes a decision no one expects. Even if it means disguising herself as a man. Even if it means entering a world built for eunuchs and emperors. Even if it means catching the eye of a certain enigmatic, sharp-eyed eunch named Jinshi... Between delicate poisons, political games, and stolen glances, Yukihime must tread carefully. Because the Rear Palace is a place where beauty kills, silence saves, and love-if it dares to bloom-could cost everything. Author's Note: ❦ All characters (besides Yukihime) belong to Natsu Hyūga ❦Feel free to point out anywhere it can be improved. ❦If you like the story pls comment and vote! Enjoy!♥

𝓣𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘎𝘺𝘰𝘬𝘶𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘵-𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘑𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪. 𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯? ࣪ ִֶָ࣪ ִֶָ☾..A Slow-Burn Jinshi × Isekai Reader Fanfiction ࣪ ִֶָ☾.English isn't my first language. ࣪ ִֶָ☾.This is my first fanfiction. 𝓜ost impressive rankings: #4 in kusuriya no hitorigoto #16 in Jinshi #9 in The apothecary diaries

The first time they saw her, she was just another performer. All silk and powder. Eyes down. Graceful hands that poured tea and fluttered across strings like they'd never held anything sharper than a hairpin. Nobody noticed how her gaze lingered on exits. How her steps always avoided the floorboards that creaked. She was meant to be forgettable. But palace walls remember things people try to bury. Jinshi x OC !! btw this is my story so a lot of things may differ from canon