The Apothecary Diaries

Season 201
When a favored concubine becomes pregnant, Maomao is put to the test as her food taster. She must keep her wits sharp, not only to protect the concubine but also against rising dangers in the palace. A new concubine with powerful ties, an unsolved attempt at Jinshi’s life, and a foreign envoy with impossible demands hint at a grand conspiracy poised to engulf the empire.
202510 episodesTV-14
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  1. S201 E1 - Maomao and Maomao

    January 9, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    The spring garden party concludes without incident. Maomao returns to her regular life as Concubine Gyokuyou’s taster. Meanwhile, novels become popular in the rear palace. Maomao wonders how this came to be, as novels were typically considered low-class. But behind the scenes lies Jinshi and his goals as manager of the rear palace.
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  2. S201 E2 - The Caravan

    January 16, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    The caravan stirs up excitement in the inner palace. The merchants bring all kinds of goods. However, something gives Maomao a bad feeling.
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  3. S201 E3 - Corpse Fungus

    January 23, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    A concubine passes away, and a woman goes missing. Jinshi sends Maomao to investigate - not these incidents, but mushrooms growing in the rear palace.
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  4. S201 E4 - Mirror

    January 30, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    The special envoy from a foreign land gifts mirrors - a rarity in this country - to the high concubines. However, they bring mysteries as well.
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  5. S201 E5 - The Moon Fairy

    February 6, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    In order to realize the seemingly impossible request from the foreign envoy, Maomao speaks to the “Moon Fairy” herself.
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  6. S201 E6 - The Crystal Pavilion, For the Third Time

    February 13, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    The woman from the clinic finds out that Maomao knows a thing or two about medicine, and asks for her help.
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  7. S201 E7 - The Shrine of Choosing

    February 20, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    Maomao directs her curiosity towards an old, oddly-shaped building.
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  8. S201 E8 - The Empress Dowager

    February 27, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    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 mind.
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  9. S201 E9 - The Late Emperor

    March 6, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    Maomao's investigation of the "curse" reveals more about the late emperor than anticipated.
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  10. S201 E10 - A Ghost Story

    March 13, 2025
    24min
    TV-14
    Maomao joins some women exchanging scary stories on a hot summer night to provide chills.
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