Maomao

Maomao is the protagonist of The Apothecary Diaries series. She is an illegitimate member of the La Clan raised in the red-light district. One day, she got kidnapped and sold by bandits, and she suddenly found herself as a servant in the Imperial Palace of Li, where she used her sense of practicality, keen deductions, and insightful knowledge of herbs and illnesses to solve the mysterious problems within the Inner and Outer Courts. Maomao is a petite teenage girl with a short stature. She has dark forest-green hair and blue eyes. Her hair is typically tied back with a light blue ribbon, thoug...

Maomao's approach to life is very practical, focused on learning to survive and thrive in whatever way her environment demands her to. She is rarely tricked or charmed by others: she is one of the few to be unaffected by the beauty and charm of Jinshi. Her mindset has helped her come to terms with m...