//★Monologue of a Pharmacist★\\

His hair is jet black, and his eyes are as red as the most beautiful ruby. He is the new ruler, loves the concubine Gyokuyo more than anyone else, and simply adores his children with his favorite concubine.

She has dark burgundy hair and green-amber eyes. She's a mysterious beauty who sometimes pretends to be a servant to listen to the gossip of other servants. When she's pretending to be an ordinary servant, she actively studies insects and is friends with Mao Mao. She came from the far north (I think), where she was raised in strictness and cruelty, so when she's an ordinary concubine, she's always sullen and emotionally withdrawn.

She has dark purple hair and dark purple eyes. She was the emperor's former favorite, and after becoming the former favorite, she voluntarily left for the south with all her servants. She is Jinshi's mother.

A fair-haired brunette with dark blue eyes. A former concubine of the previous emperor (stepmother of the current one), she returned from the monastery, the youngest and the first to give birth. She is very timid and trusting, and because of this, her maids secretly mock her. She is also allergic to all types of fish.

She has long, dark blue hair and burgundy eyes, and she, too, has a curvaceous figure. Initially a cold aristocrat, she developed a deep respect for Mao Mao after being rescued. Unfortunately, she lost all her children when they were infants, and it's unknown whether she'll be able to bear another child, but she very much hopes that she can give the emperor another heir.

A pink-haired woman with emerald eyes and a curvaceous figure, she is the main favorite, kind and wise. She is the mother of two children, daughter Rinri and son Li, both by the current emperor. She is very grateful to Mao Mao for saving her daughter from the poisonous powder (now strictly forbidden) that all concubines applied, and as a token of gratitude, she made Mao Mao her personal food taster.

He has dark purple hair, dark purple eyes, and a slightly insolent smile. A mysterious, handsome young man, the emperor's right-hand man, he tells everyone he's a eunuch, even though he has a manhood (eunuses are men who lack a penis, but he does). He constantly drags Mao Mao into investigations and is also in love with her, always calling her an "herbalist." No matter how much he tries to impress Mao Mao, it's all in vain. He seems to enjoy it when she looks at him like he's an idiot. He is the son of the current emperor and his former concubine, Ado, although he doesn't know it himself, as he was raised by his loyal servant, Gao Shun, and his elderly nanny (I can't remember her name).

A green-haired girl of short stature with deep blue eyes, she paints a mask on her face for protection. She is the daughter of a pharmacist banished from the palace after an incident. She is a brilliant detective and toxicologist who sniffs poisons and tests food for poisons for Lady Gökuë (she still holds that position). She grew up mostly in a brothel called the "Copper House," where her biological mother lives. She suffers from an incurable disease, but she herself is unaware that this sick woman is her biological mother. Since childhood, she has been fascinated by poisons, putting poisonous spots on her hand and hiding the scar under bandages, all in order to develop an antidote for many poisons. She is well versed in medicine and suffers from an allergy to buckwheat. By nature, she is indifferent and calm, and sometimes with one glance she can tell that it is better not to touch her now, and sometimes she behaves like a cat when she sees her favorite poisons, and she also cannot stand the eunuch Jinshi with all her heart and mentally calls him a peacock.