Toast’s Reviews > The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 1 > Status Update
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Maomao gets summoned and interrogated with Jinshi and Gyokuyou. Maomao receives a thank you and is basically now promoted to consort- she’s made it.
— Oct 15, 2026 03:12PM
Maomao gets summoned and interrogated with Jinshi and Gyokuyou. Maomao receives a thank you and is basically now promoted to consort- she’s made it.
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Ch. 8 completed
Maomao has been tasked with creating a "love potion". We get more detail into life/relationships of the people in the palace. New character that is a subordinate of Jinshi is introduced. Maomao takes her time perusing their stockpile of ingredients for remedies and asks for more Cacao
— 5 hours, 0 min ago
Maomao has been tasked with creating a "love potion". We get more detail into life/relationships of the people in the palace. New character that is a subordinate of Jinshi is introduced. Maomao takes her time perusing their stockpile of ingredients for remedies and asks for more Cacao
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Ch. 7 completed
Maomao continues as a poison tester. We learn more about her character and what’s happening in the world around her. She hears about a village potentially getting wiped out due to a poison incident but plays devils advocate that they are innocent due to her knowledge on how poisons work.
— 5 hours, 53 min ago
Maomao continues as a poison tester. We learn more about her character and what’s happening in the world around her. She hears about a village potentially getting wiped out due to a poison incident but plays devils advocate that they are innocent due to her knowledge on how poisons work.
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We learn more about the hierarchy and the benefits of being promoted and Maomao’s new position- a poison tester. She expresses that they should use silver for plates if they’re concerned about poisoning. After being confronted why she decided to play dumb she got helped out by denying payment to her kidnappers.
— 23 hours, 31 min ago
We learn more about the hierarchy and the benefits of being promoted and Maomao’s new position- a poison tester. She expresses that they should use silver for plates if they’re concerned about poisoning. After being confronted why she decided to play dumb she got helped out by denying payment to her kidnappers.
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Ch. 8 completed
Even after being warned the son died and the palace went into mourning. Maomao got called to a different sector of the palace and was singled out after a bunch of other women were called. Introduced to a handsome man.
— Oct 13, 2026 03:01PM
Even after being warned the son died and the palace went into mourning. Maomao got called to a different sector of the palace and was singled out after a bunch of other women were called. Introduced to a handsome man.
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Maomao leaves a warning that the issue of the deaths are from poisoning from the face makeup. Jinshi vows to find the person who left the warning in order to allow the mother to show gratitude.
— Oct 05, 2026 06:21PM
Maomao leaves a warning that the issue of the deaths are from poisoning from the face makeup. Jinshi vows to find the person who left the warning in order to allow the mother to show gratitude.
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Ch, 1 and 2 completed
Introduced to Maomao, where she works, how she ended up there (involuntarily), was formerly an apothecary before her kidnapping and wishes to return to her old life. Overhears gossip about all the Emperor's wives and kids falling sick resulting in high child birth mortality. Maomao is intrigued and tries to find a way to observe their condition for herself. She has an idea of what's wrong.
— Oct 05, 2026 05:20AM
Introduced to Maomao, where she works, how she ended up there (involuntarily), was formerly an apothecary before her kidnapping and wishes to return to her old life. Overhears gossip about all the Emperor's wives and kids falling sick resulting in high child birth mortality. Maomao is intrigued and tries to find a way to observe their condition for herself. She has an idea of what's wrong.