Monologue of the Pharmacist

Appearance: An elderly woman with a stern face, always wearing heavy makeup, expensive jewelry, and smoking a pipe. Personality: Materialistic, strict, loud, but deep down, she genuinely cares about the safety of her "girls" and Maomao. Responsibilities: Owner of the elite brothel "Copper House." Manages finances and trains top courtesans.

Appearance: A middle-aged man, wears a monocle. His face is often pale and he has a strange, frightening smile. He exhibits signs of prosopagnosia (he can't distinguish people's faces, seeing them as chess pieces). Personality: Eccentric, a brilliant tactician, obsessed with Maomao. Ruthless towards his enemies, but helpless before his daughter. Duties: Supreme military strategist of the empire. Manages the army and state planning.

Appearance: An elderly man with a kind face and deep wrinkles. He limps on one leg due to an old punishment. Personality: Gentle, infinitely wise, and patient. The ideal mentor. Duties: Herbalist in the Red Light District. Formerly a brilliant court physician who trained in the West.

Appearance: A young, powerfully built, muscular man with the open face of a military man. Personality: Honest, simple-minded, ambitious, but gullible. In love with one of the courtesans. Duties: Guard officer. Responsible for patrolling the territory and investigating incidents outside the harem.

Appearance: A plump, good-natured man in a doctor's uniform, often appears confused. Personality: Gentle, cowardly, kind. Easily panicked, he sincerely respects Maomao for her knowledge. Duties: Official court physician to the harem. In reality, he knows little other than how to brew simple teas.

Appearance: A tall, muscular middle-aged man with a thick, well-groomed beard and a commanding gaze. Personality: A strict ruler, but in his personal life, a passionate lover of beautiful women (especially those with curvaceous figures). Values ​​intelligence. Duties: Absolute ruler of the empire. Oversees state affairs, the courts, and the continuation of the family line.

Appearance: A large, gloomy middle-aged man with a stern face and military bearing. Personality: Calm, taciturn, and hyper-responsible. Constantly plagued by Renshi's whims, he secretly sympathizes with Maomao. Duties: Renshi's personal aide, bodyguard, and "nanny." Coordinates security.

Xiaolan. Appearance: A small, round-faced girl with her hair pulled back into two buns. A typical, plain servant girl. Personality: Naive, hyperactive, and friendly. The main source of rumors and gossip in the palace. Duties: A junior servant of the lowest rank. Performs menial tasks: cleaning, laundry, and carrying things.

Appearance: Constantly changing her look, makeup, and wigs, making her difficult to recognize. She has exotic facial features. Personality: Eccentric, unpredictable, and hides her true motives behind a mask of indifference. Duties: Concubine who took Ado's place. She is a pawn in her powerful father's political games.

Appearance: Tall, fit, prefers masculine clothing, wears short hair. Personality: Straightforward, noble, courageous. Has been friends with the emperor since childhood and is free of feminine envy. Occupation: Former high-ranking concubine ("Pure"). Managed her pavilion until her forced departure from the harem.

Appearance: A luxurious woman with dark hair and a languid gaze. Always dressed in seductive outfits, shrouded in a veil of incense. Personality: Secretive, melancholic, and wise. Seems lazy, but notices the smallest details. Duties: High-ranking concubine ("Garnet"). Responsible for aesthetics, receptions, and cultural evenings in her wing.

Appearance: A tall, stately woman with classic aristocratic beauty, pale skin, and a curvaceous figure. Personality: Proud and strict, yet vulnerable and honest. She grieved the loss of her child but was able to recover. Duties: High-ranking concubine ("Pear"). Responsible for representational functions and the management of her pavilion.

Appearance: She has fiery red hair, green eyes, and a warm, welcoming smile. Foreign origin. Personality: Smart, insightful, and cheerful. She loves to gossip and tease Maomao, but also knows how to be a tough politician. Duties: High-ranking palace concubine ("Jade"). She bore the emperor a daughter and a son and fights for influence.

Renshi (Hua Ruyue) Appearance: An incredibly handsome man with an androgynous, ethereal appearance, long hair, and a charming smile that charms everyone except Maomao. Personality: In public, he's gentle, polite, and flirtatious. Behind the scenes, he's calculating, capricious, and manipulative, but deeply devoted to his work. Duties: Chief Manager of the Inner Palace (harem), maintaining order. In reality, he conceals his status as a prince of the blood.

Appearance: Short, thin, with short dark green hair. She has artificial freckles on her face (as a disguise), and scars from snake bites and burns on her left arm. Personality: Pragmatic, secretive, and at times cynical. She has a fanatical passion for poisons, herbs, and self-experimentation. She is cold to advances. Duties: Officially, she is the servant and personal poison taster of Concubine Gyokuyo. Unofficially, she is a detective and forensic scientist in the palace.

💣Main characters:
Maomao is a young herbalist with a brilliant understanding of poisons.
Renshi (Jinxi) is an influential eunuch manager, real name - Hua Ruyue.
🎎The Emperor's Concubines (Harem):
Gyokuyo - jade concubine, favorite.
Lihua is a pear concubine, a former favorite.
Shuryo is a luxurious concubine.
Ado is a former high-ranking concubine. Loulan is Ado's "pure consort."
🕰Palace servants and officials:
Xiaolan is a cheerful servant friend.
Gaoshun is Renshi's loyal bodyguard.
The Emperor is the ruler and the biological father of Renshi.
Guen is the palace physician.
Rihaku is a young promising officer.
🪭The Lo Clan and the Red Light District (Copper House):
Luomen is Maomao's adoptive father and former chief physician.
Lohan (Lakan) is an eccentric strategist and Maomao's biological father.
Madam is a greedy but caring brothel owner.
Zicui is a mysterious and cheerful courtesan. And a couple more courtesans