TY - BOOK AU - Hyūga,Natsu AU - Nekokurage AU - Nanao,Itsuki AU - Shino,Tōko AU - Goniwich,Julie AU - Blakeslee,Lys AU - Hyuuga,Natsu TI - The apothecary diaries SN - 9781646090716 AV - PN6790.J34 A672513 2021 v. 2 U1 - 741.5/952 23 PY - 2021///] CY - [Los Angeles, California] PB - Square Enix Manga KW - Herbalists KW - China KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Women detectives KW - Eunuchs KW - Poisoning KW - Courts and courtiers KW - History KW - 960-1644 KW - Young adult fiction KW - Historical comics KW - lcgft KW - Detective and mystery comics KW - Graphic novel adaptations KW - Graphic novels KW - Comics (Graphic works) N1 - Translated from the Japanese; Reads right to left; First published in Japan in 2018 by Square Enix Co., Ltd; Based on Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, a Japanese light novel series written by Natsu Hyuuga and illustrated by Touco Shino; Teen N2 - "When word of her accomplishments falls on the ears of His Imperial Majesty, Maomao finds herself tasked with a direct request from the throne. Turning down the emperor is out of the question for the former apothecary - if she wants to keep her head! But while acquiescing to the emberor is expected of all subjects, Maomao is about to discover that ladies-in-waiting have still more taxing duties to which to attend, as preparations for the garden banquet get underway! Concoting an aphrodisiac might be second nature to Maomao, but smiling prettily for the officials of the court could prove far more difficult..."--Publisher ER -