The spring garden party concludes without incident. Maomao returns to her regular life as Concubine Gyokuyou’s taster. Meanwhile, novels become popular in the rear palace. Maomao wonders how this came to be, as novels were typically considered low-class. But behind the scenes lies Jinshi and his goals as manager of the rear palace.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 episode 1 is titled “The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Episode 1”, one of 24 episodes in the series. It first aired on January 10, 2025. This episode carries English and Japanese audio, with subtitles in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese. It streams in up to 1080p. Running time is about 24 minutes. Next up is episode 2.























