Lakan

Concubine from Verdigris — Silk, Secrets, and Slow Poison

Aria Senju, a brilliant but unassuming apothecary, finds her quiet life at the Imperial Court shattered when she catches the eye of the enigmatic Jinshi, drawing her into a dangerous web of political intrigue and a forbidden romance.

As Maomao navigates the treacherous Inner Court, her brilliant, estranged older sister enters the palace as a lowly servant, setting off a dangerous game of wits and concealed bloodlines in the Apothecary Diaries universe.

When Maomao returns to the Lakan family, her older, sharper sister arrives from abroad, ready to protect her sibling and unravel the dangerous political webs entangling the Imperial Court.