The Apothecary Diaries manga volume 4 features story by Natsu Hyuuga and art by Nekokurage.

Though Maomao has left the palace behind and returned to her home in the pleasure district, it seems the Inner Court can’t do without her! Jinshi comes to the erstwhile food taster with a request involving the attempted poisoning of the Virtuous Consort during the garden banquet and the identity of the mastermind behind it!

The Apothecary Diaries manga volume 5 features story by Natsu Hyuuga and art by Nekokurage.

Forced to the leave the Inner Palace, Maomao finds herself in the employ of none other than Jinshi, the seemingly ever-present thorn in her side! Immune to his charms, Maomao sets about learning the ways of life in the Outer Palace, where government officials and military officers go about the daily business of running the country.

Far from being fearful of her new surroundings, however, Maomao has her insatiable curiosity piqued by the soldier-occupied eastern wing, where she’s been forbidden to go but where it seems further mysteries await…

The Apothecary Diaries manga volume 6 features story by Natsu Hyuuga and art by Nekokurage.

Maomao has proven her worth to the denizens of the palace time and time again, but she's got her work cut out for her on this occasion!

When the ever luminous Jinshi asks for Maomao's help in disguising himself to take care of business outside the palace walls, Maomao must dig deep to mar her employer's heavenly charms! And to make the ploy believable, Maomao herself is roped in to a spot of theater as Jinshi's companion.

But Jinshi's "business" takes him right to the gates of the pleasure district! Has all Maomao's hard work been for a mere assignation, or is there another mystery afoot?