Maomao

Season 1 - Episode 1

After being kidnapped and forced to work as a servant in the rear palace, former apothecary Maomao inadvertently draws the attention of the ...

Chilly Apothecary

Season 1 - Episode 2

Maomao tries to settle into her promotion to lady-in-waiting and food taster, but struggles to fend off both boredom and the overly-familiar...

The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit

Season 1 - Episode 3

Tasked with investigating a ghostly woman dancing nightly on the palace walls, Maomao finds a sleepwalking Concubine Fuyou. But with no medi...

The Threat

Season 1 - Episode 4

Under direct orders from the emperor himself, Maomao tries to care for an ailing Concubine Lihua, but finds her work impeded by Lihua's own ...

Covert Operations

Season 1 - Episode 5

A eunuch stricken by a curse comes begging for aid. Meanwhile, the rear palace buzzes with excitement as everyone prepares for the upcoming ...

The Garden Party

Season 1 - Episode 6

Maomao does her best to navigate the complex social situations at the garden party, including meeting the other Upper First rank concubines....

Homecoming

Season 1 - Episode 7

Gaoshun goes to Maomao to get her help in resolving the events of the garden party. Later, Xiaolan explains the purpose of the hairpins Maom...

Wheat Stalks

Season 1 - Episode 8

Maomao's peaceful morning at home is interrupted when she's called in to investigate an apparent double suicide at one of the local brothels...

Suicide or Murder?

Season 1 - Episode 9

An older acquaintance of Jinshi's dies while drinking at a party. A servant's body turns up in a moat. Both deaths are written off as self-i...

Honey

Season 1 - Episode 10

A tea party hosted by Lady Gyokuyou puts the politics of the rear palace at the forefront, and Maomao learns something new about Lady Lishu....

Reducing Two to One

Season 1 - Episode 11

Maomao confronts Fengming about the dark secret she's been hiding from her noble Lady Ah-Duo.

The Eunuch and the Courtesan

Season 1 - Episode 12

Discovering that Maomao's kidnappers were connected to Fengming's family, Jinshi is faced with a choice between keeping Maomao in the rear p...

Serving in the Outer Court

Season 1 - Episode 13

To Maomao's surprise, Jinshi brings her directly to his house instead of taking her back to the rear palace, and tells her she's to work in ...

The New Pure Consort

Season 1 - Episode 14

Ah-Duo's replacement has arrived in the rear palace, and Maomao is assigned to give a certain lecture to all four high concubines. Later, Ma...

Raw Fish

Season 1 - Episode 15

Gaoshun requests Maomao's help in solving an apparent poisoning case. Meanwhile, Jinshi deals with an unwelcome visitor who's taken to linge...

Lead

Season 1 - Episode 16

A shack, a chest of drawers, and a fishbowl are all that a talented metalworker leaves to his three sons upon his death. Maomao is assigned ...

A Jaunt Around Town

Season 1 - Episode 17

Covering up Jinshi's otherworldly beauty is no easy task, but after Maomao takes the challenge head-on, she's surprised when she's also aske...

Lakan

Season 1 - Episode 18

Back at home, Maomao visits an annex building at the Verdigris House that hides one of the brothel's secrets. Lakan continues to antagonize ...

Chance or Something More

Season 1 - Episode 19

A discussion with Lihaku about recent events leads Maomao to realize that the mysteries she's helped to solve are connected. As the final pi...

Thornapple

Season 1 - Episode 20

Maomao was able to stop the assassination attempt, but was heavily injured in the process. However, the injuries aren't enough to stop her c...

How to Buy Out a Contract

Season 1 - Episode 21

Back to work at the rear palace, Maomao listens to Guen talk about his family's business. Meanwhile, Lihaku hears a rumor that whips him int...

Blue Roses

Season 1 - Episode 22

Lakan challenges Jinshi to produce blue roses to present at the upcoming garden party, forcing Jinshi to turn once again to Maomao for her h...

Balsam and Woodsorrel

Season 1 - Episode 23

No longer willing to keep running away from Lakan, Maomao decides to face off against him. She challenges him on his own turf, in a chess ma...

Jinshi and Maomao

Season 1 - Episode 24

Lakan must now choose a courtesan to buy out. As a high-ranking military official, he can afford to freely choose, even from one of the Thre...

Maomao and Maomao

Season 1 - Episode 25

The spring garden party concludes without incident. Maomao returns to her regular life as Concubine Gyokuyou’s taster. Meanwhile, novels bec...

Caravan

Season 1 - Episode 26

The caravan stirs up excitement in the inner palace. The merchants bring all kinds of goods. However, something gives Maomao a bad feeling.

Corpse Fungus

Season 1 - Episode 27

A concubine passes away, and a woman goes missing. Jinshi sends Maomao to investigate - not these incidents, but mushrooms growing in the re...

Mirror

Season 1 - Episode 28

The special envoy from a foreign land gifts mirrors - a rarity in this country - to the high concubines. However, they bring mysteries as we...

The Moon Fairy

Season 1 - Episode 29

In order to realize the seemingly impossible request from the foreign envoy, Maomao speaks to the “Moon Fairy” herself.

The Crystal Pavilion, for the Third Time

Season 1 - Episode 30

The woman from the clinic finds out that Maomao knows a thing or two about medicine, and asks for her help.

The Shrine of Choosing

Season 1 - Episode 31

Maomao directs her curiosity towards an old, oddly-shaped building.

The Empress Dowager

Season 1 - Episode 32

Maomao's reputation for resolving conflicts reaches the empress dowager, who will ask for her help to unravel a mystery that won't leave her...

The Late Emperor

Season 1 - Episode 33

Maomao's investigation of the "curse" reveals more about the late emperor than anticipated.

A Ghost Story

Season 1 - Episode 34

Maomao joins some women exchanging scary stories on a hot summer night to provide chills.

The Hunt

Season 1 - Episode 35

Jinshi goes on a hunting trip, and brings Maomao along. He seems ready to share his secret with her.

Ka Zuigetsu

Season 1 - Episode 36

Maomao discovers Jinshi's secret. She wants nothing to do with whatever the politics behind it is.

The Baths

Season 1 - Episode 37

Episode 38

Season 1 - Episode 38

Episode 39

Season 1 - Episode 39

Episode 40

Season 1 - Episode 40

Episode 41

Season 1 - Episode 41

Episode 42

Season 1 - Episode 42

Episode 43

Season 1 - Episode 43

Episode 44

Season 1 - Episode 44

Episode 45

Season 1 - Episode 45

Episode 46

Season 1 - Episode 46

Episode 47

Season 1 - Episode 47

Episode 48

Season 1 - Episode 48