Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
The Apothecary Diaries·薬屋のひとりごと
A girl from a quiet town, raised by her apothecary father, is taken against her will and forced into service in the hougong, a vast palace housing the emperor's consorts and attendants. Though she appears plain, she possesses a keen intellect and deep understanding of medicine. Her secret is discovered by Jinshi, a perceptive palace official, who assigns her as a lady-in-waiting to the emperor's favored consort. Her task is to sample the woman’s meals to detect any signs of poison.
