Located at the center of the continent is a superpower nation. One young woman lives with the emperor’s wives in the inner palace. Her name is Maomao. Formerly a pharmacist at the red-light district, she has become a lowly servant. She learns that the emperor’s children are short-lived, and two are getting weaker by the day from illnesses. Out of curiosity, she investigates why. Not one to believe in curses, she is surprised by her findings. Jinshi, a handsome eunuch, makes Maomao the food-taster for the emperor’s concubine. Maomao is uninterested in people but abnormally obsessed with poisons and medicines. A pharmacist by trade who grew up in the red-light district, she gets embroiled in rumors and incidents. Beautiful roses have thorns, and a garden full of women is laden with poison. There is no shortage of rumors and conspiracies. Although Jinshi bombards Maomao with troublesome matters, she gets the job done. Follow this extraordinary poison aficionado as she bustles around the inner palace.