After breaking a \x27curse\x27 on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster... and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated period mystery series] Though Maomao has left the palace behind and returned to her home in the pleasure district, it seems the Inner Court can\x27t do without her] Jinshi comes to the erstwhile food taster with a request involving the attempted poisoning of the Virtuous Consort during the garden banquet and the identity of the mastermind behind it]