The Pharmacist's Monologue

Names of the pavilions and their inhabitants
The Jade Pavilion was the home of Gyokuyo, the emperor's favorite with the title of "Precious Consort." It was in this pavilion that key events unfolded involving her personal poison-taster servant, Mao Mao.
The Garnet Pavilion was home to Ado, the Emperor's first concubine and bearer of the title "Pure Companion."
Features of the pavilions
Status and decoration. The pavilions weren't just living quarters, but rather a reflection of their occupants' status. For example, Gyokuyo, as the "Precious Consort," lived in a hall decorated in red and pink with turquoise accents, symbolizing her connection to the element of fire.
Isolation and security. The harem was a strictly guarded area, divided into separate courtyards and pavilions to minimize contact between concubines and reduce the risk of intrigue and conspiracy.
Entry ritual. To enter the harem, a concubine had to undergo a series of trials: a virginity test, a food and water test, and a test of loyalty to the emperor.

Rihaku (Lihaku) from the anime "The Pharmacist's Monologue" is 191 centimeters tall.
Appearance:
Body type: muscular, with symmetrically developed muscles, which is the result of regular training.
Hair: short, black.
Eyes: Onyx (dark brown).
Face: Handsome, but when Rihaku is angry, his eyebrows furrow deeply.

Height: approximately 170 cm.
Appearance: A middle-aged man. He has quite distinctive features: dark, slightly tousled hair, usually kept short, and dark eyes. Overall, his appearance is quite stern, but not harsh—there's a soft, calm quality to it that suits his role as Maomao's caring adoptive father.
Luomen Han is a significant supporting character: he not only raised the main character but also imparted his knowledge of herbs and medicine to her, greatly influencing the plot. If you'd like to know more about his character or key scenes involving him, ask away!

Father Maomao
Appearance
Age: about 40 years.
Hair: dark (black).
Eyes: blue. He passed this trait on to his daughter.
Clothing and accessories: Lacan wears the typical attire of a court official, but appears sloppy and cares little for his appearance. He wears a monocle over his right eye.
Characteristic features
Lakan is eccentric, like many members of the Los Angeles Clan. He's a brilliant tactician, specializing in Go and Shogi, but practically incompetent in other areas. Despite this, he has a knack for selecting talented subordinates.
He often speaks in riddles and behaves provocatively, while maintaining a cheerful and carefree demeanor. Lacan never married and adopted his half-nephew as his heir.

Appearance
Dzeka is a tall, stately woman with a well-developed physique and expressive features. She has golden hair and blue eyes.
Appearance
Dzeka is a tall, stately woman with a well-developed physique and expressive features. She has golden hair and blue eyes.
Character traits and roles in the plot
Dzeka is the youngest of the three princesses of the House of Verdigris and one of the adoptive sisters of the main character, Maomao. Despite working as a courtesan and being popular among officials, she harbors an aversion to men. Compared to the other princesses, Dzeka is colder and more aloof, but she nevertheless treats Maomao and the other courtesans warmly.

Gwen is a character from the anime and light novel "Kusuriya no Hitorigoto" (The Pharmacist's Monologue). The sources provided do not provide detailed descriptions of her appearance, height, or other characteristics.

Gaoshun is a character from the anime "The Pharmacist's Monologue." He is approximately 186 centimeters tall.
Appearance:
short black hair;
Blue eyes;
a lock of hair that usually falls between the eyes.
Some additional details:
Although Gaoshun looks quite young for his age, there are wrinkles visible on his forehead and between his eyebrows, indicating the stress he experiences daily due to his owners and family;
He wears a typical eunuch uniform to blend in with the Inner Court, even though he has not actually been castrated.

Basen is a minor character in the anime "The Pharmacist's Monologue", the second son of Gaoshun and Jinshi's servant.
Height: about 170 centimeters.
Appearance:
short black hair;
piercing brown eyes;
toned, muscular physique.
Basen usually has a serious expression, which is due to his personality. He resembles his father, especially when he frowns.

Appearance:
Eye color: brown.
Hair: Medium brown, pulled back into a small bun on top of her head. Side strands frame her face just above her chin. The manga notes that Guiyuan's "fluffy hair is part of her charm."
Build: Delicate and plump. Guiyuan is a lady-in-waiting at the Jade Pavilion, the daughter of an official from the Western Capital. She performs cleaning and cooking duties.

Appearance:
Hair color: purple-brown.
Eye color: purple.
Hairstyle: Yinghua likes to tie her hair at the back of her head.
Clothing: As a lady-in-waiting, she often wears simple clothes with jewelry given to her by her mistress.
Yinghua is a minor character, a lady-in-waiting at the Jade Pavilion, subordinate to Gyokuyo. She is characterized by her cheerful disposition, energy, and devotion to her mistress. Her character emphasizes cheerfulness and simplicity, which contrasts with more serious and analytical characters like Maomao.

Appearance
Height: Pairin is described as a tall woman.
Skin: light.
Eyes: almond-shaped, brown.
Hair: Dark purple, waist-length. Part of her hair is pulled back, while the rest is left loose. Her bangs are parted in the middle, revealing a red, flower-shaped huadian, followed by two cheek-length strands that frame either side of her face.
Clothing: A cream-colored hanfu, usually complemented by a pink faux fur shawl.
Accessories: Blue drop earrings and a blue flower on the right side of her head.
Some additional details: Pairin has the largest breast size among the courtesans of House Verdigris due to galactorrhea.

Appearance:
Eyes: dark purple.
Hair: Long, chestnut-colored (black in the light novel). It's half-combed up.
Clothing: As a "Virtuous Consort," Lishu typically wore white dresses accented with cute frills, befitting her youth. After leaving the imperial harem and moving to Red Plum Village, her wardrobe shifted to something more practical for outdoor work. Lishu is the youngest of the emperor's senior concubines to hold the title of "Virtuous Consort." Due to her youth and circumstances, she is naive, often being bullied by her ladies-in-waiting, and unaware of it.

Appearance:
Hair: Long, chestnut-colored. In anime and manga, it's often depicted this color, but in the light novels' color illustrations and in the Notebook, it can be depicted as almost black or dark chestnut.
Eyes: brown or hazel.
Clothing: simple, appropriate to the servant's status. Typically, this includes an inner robe and an outer shirt.
Xiaolan is a servant in the imperial palace courtyard and a close friend of the main character, Maomao. Despite being sold by her own parents, she maintains a positive outlook and is known for her lively, emotional nature. She often shares palace gossip with Maomao.

Appearance:
Hair color: In the anime, it is depicted as a dark plum shade, while in the manga, it is depicted as a dark purple shade.
Eye color: dark gold.
Skin: fair skinned.
Hair: long, black.
Features of the image:
As a "Pure Consort," Loulan often wore extravagant and exotic clothing and jewelry brought from different places and in different styles.
She wore heavy makeup, making it difficult for others to see the details of her face.
In the guise of a servant (such as Shisui or Zicui), Loulan could disguise herself, which also made it difficult to determine her true facial features.

Hair: dark blue, flowing, with bangs combed to the left side.
Eyes: dark purple.
Physique: luxurious, befitting the status of a high-ranking wife of the emperor.
Clothing: Extravagant outfits and jewelry that highlight her mature beauty. Blue and purple are prominent in her character design, and she is given an ultramarine hue.
Title: "Wise Wife".
Age: 23 years.
Personality: Lihua appears serious and imperious on the outside, but deep down she is kind and humble. Her pride stems not from a sense of superiority, but from a need to assert her strength and power. She is capable of changing her views when she receives new information, and she displays fairness and kindness to those who help her.

Height:
Approximately 170 cm
Gyokuyo's appearance:
Hair color: salmon pink. She wears her long hair in a bun, leaving one thick strand that frames the right side of her face.
Eye color: jade green.
Appearance: Gyokuyo is not as curvy as some of her rivals in the imperial harem, but her foreign origins give her an exotic appeal.
Clothing style: Gyokuyo's elemental attribute among the High Consorts is fire, so she is usually depicted in red and pink dresses with a turquoise cape and jewelry. Occasionally, she wears apricot-orange outfits. For formal occasions, such as a garden party or a meeting with the Empress Dowager, she chooses gold and scarlet outfits with pink accents and the same turquoise accessories.

The Emperor from the anime "The Pharmacist's Monologue" is 181 centimeters tall.
Appearance:
a man of about 30 years old with a thin, well-built body and an expressive face;
short black hair;
pink eyes (in the light novel and anime), black (in the novel);
a neatly trimmed beard that complements his imperial image;
Most of the time he has a calm expression on his face, but sometimes you can see a faint smile;
on his head he wears a fujin (a scarf made of one strip of fabric) or ushamao with a gold decoration and two “wings”;
The attire is a black yuanlingpao with a golden dragon pattern in the center, a black belt with a dragon design, and a white robe underneath. The sleeves of the robe are long and flowing, and the hem is loose and fluttering.

Jinshi's height is 181 centimeters.
Appearance:
Hair: Black in the novel, dark purple in the manga and anime.
Eyes: black (obsidian) in the novel, pink in the manga and anime.
Facial features: feminine, delicate, with almond-shaped eyes and flexible eyebrows. He is often described as a "beautiful eunuch" or a man with the "appearance of a heavenly maiden."
Build: Despite his feminine features, Jinshi has a strong build, and his hands are well-groomed yet masculine, with calluses from his sword.
Hairstyle: Unlike other officials, he wears his hair half-tied into a bun, tied with a cloth or a jeweled pin.
Clothing: He is usually dressed in formal court robes.

Height:
153 cm
Age:
17 years old
Height and build: Maomao is a petite woman with a slender build.
Hair color. In the novel, her hair is black; in the light novel and anime, it's dark green.
Eye color. In the novel, the eyes are black, in the light novel, they are purple, and in the anime, they are blue.
Hairstyle. Hair is usually pulled back into a loose bun, tied with a light blue ribbon. Two loose strands frame the face, each adorned with a bead: the top one is red, the bottom one is sky blue.
Appearance: Maomao intentionally creates freckles on her face using clay or temporary tattoos applied with a needle. This is done to appear inconspicuous and avoid unnecessary attention.
Clothing. Her main outfit is a hanfu-style aoqun: a light green top with a white overgown, a long burgundy skirt, and a muted dark green collar. Dark green flat shoes complete the look. In everyday life, Maomao prefers practical, understated clothing and avoids makeup.
Scars on the left forearm. They are traces of independent experiments with poisons and potions.