The Best Episodes Written By Hitomi Ogawa

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Lantern Plant

   S1:E425/9/2025

   Maomao has been missing for ten days now. Jinshi's investigations lead him to a forgotten graveyard.

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   8.7/10(6 votes)

   #2 - The Crystal Pavilion, for the Third Time

   S1:E302/14/2025

   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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3. 

   8.6/10(8 votes)

   #3 - The Late Emperor

   S1:E333/7/2025

   Maomao's investigation of the "curse" reveals more about the late emperor than anticipated.

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   8.5/10(6 votes)

   #4 - Corpse Fungus

   S1:E271/24/2025

   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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5. 

   8.4/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Ice

   S1:E394/18/2025

   Xiaolan accidentally ruins an expensive block of ice. Maomao comes up with a delicious backup plan.

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6. 

   8.3/10(16 votes)

   #6 - The Garden Party

   S1:E611/12/2023

   Maomao does her best to navigate the complex social situations at the garden party, including meeting the other Upper First rank concubines. But once she settles down to do her work as a food-taster, she discovers a surprise in a bowl of soup.

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   8.2/10(14 votes)

   #7 - Honey

   S1:E1012/10/2023

   A tea party hosted by Lady Gyokuyou puts the politics of the rear palace at the forefront, and Maomao learns something new about Lady Lishu. His true intentions unclear, Jinshi sends Maomao to work for Lady Ah-Duo.

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8. 

   8.2/10(12 votes)

   #8 - Lakan

   S1:E182/11/2024

   Back at home, Maomao visits an annex building at the Verdigris House that hides one of the brothel's secrets. Lakan continues to antagonize Jinshi as his connection to Maomao becomes clear.

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9. 

   8.2/10(11 votes)

   #9 - Blue Roses

   S1:E223/10/2024

   Lakan challenges Jinshi to produce blue roses to present at the upcoming garden party, forcing Jinshi to turn once again to Maomao for her help.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Goodbye, High Heels

    S1:E1911/12/2021

    Aquarium Tingarla is visited by a TV crew who is there to document a penguin hatchling’s growth. Fuuka wants to turn down her opportunity to be on TV again.

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11. 

    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #11 - The New Pure Consort

    S1:E141/14/2024

    Ah-Duo's replacement has arrived in the rear palace, and Maomao is assigned to give a certain lecture to all four high concubines. Later, Maomao helps Lihaku investigate a warehouse explosion.

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12. 

    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Beginning

    S1:E487/4/2025

    After the war, Jinshi's work piles up and Maomao returns to the pleasure district.

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13. 

    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Ka Zuigetsu

    S1:E363/28/2025

    Maomao discovers Jinshi's secret. She wants nothing to do with whatever the politics behind it is.

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14. 

    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #14 - The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit

    S1:E310/22/2023

    Tasked with investigating a ghostly woman dancing nightly on the palace walls, Maomao finds a sleepwalking Concubine Fuyou. But with no medicinal cure for sleepwalking, she's forced to dig deeper to find the real reason behind Fuyou's affliction.

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15. 

    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Taibon

    S1:E456/6/2025

    Maomao is accused of attempting to escape, and is tossed into an ancient method of torture and execution.

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