After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with
training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food
taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly
illustrated historical mystery series!
A festive atmosphere descends upon the Inner Court with the arrival of a
long-awaited merchant caravan and its myriad wares. Though the
excitement is contagious and even Maomao looks forward to making
purchases of her own, she soon cottons on to something potentially
sinister about the innocuous goods for sale.
Before Maomao can tease out any evidence, however, her attention turns
to mushrooms when Jinshi asks her to root out any poisonous varieties on
the grounds. But is this request just a bit of landscaping or does it
have anything to do with the rumors making the rounds about a court lady
who has gone missing?