The Apothecary Diaries Part 2

Aired: 2024

The second half follows Maomao, the young apothecary who had returned to the pleasure district after leaving the rear palace, as she is brought back to court through Jinshi's arrangement. Reinstated as a food taster following the pregnancy of the Emperor's favored consort Lady Gyokuyo, Maomao applies her pharmaceutical knowledge to unravel increasingly complex palace mysteries — from conspiracies targeting the imperial heir to the arrival of a new consort and incidents threatening Jinshi's life. The intricate deductions interwoven with the human drama of the rear palace make this arc a compelling watch. The OP theme is 'Ambivalent' by Uru, and the ED theme is 'Ai wa Kusuri' by wacci.