Kanan

Kanan (河南カナン?) is a recurring character in the The Apothecary Diaries series. She worked as the Food Tester for Lady Lishu, and was eventually promoted to chief Lady-in-Waiting. Kanan is implied to be a somewhat tall young woman, with long wavy black hair and brown eyes. As a lady-in-waiting of the Virtuous Consort, she wears predominantly white. While Kanan initially participated in bullying Lishu, her behavior took an abrupt turn after the Garden Party. Having realized the error of her ways, she became Lishu's closest ally and her only true supporter amongst her staff. Kanan is generally seen as anxious, although it's unclear whether it's her natural personality or her unease around Maomao. Kanan was first introduced at the Garden Party, serving as Lishu's food tester. Like the rest of Lishu's staff, she participated in passive aggressively bullying Lishu, wearing the appropriate white and allowing Lishu to humiliate herself in a bright pink dress. As another act of bullying, Kanan swapped out Lishu's meal with that of Consort Gyokuyou's. Among the dishes swapped were a chilled dish of pickled vegetables and mackerel (Lishu's portion swapped the mackerel with jellyfish) and a bowl of broth.