Japan / SEASON

Season 2

24 listed episodes · First aired January 10, 2025

EPISODE GUIDE

Episodes

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E1Maomao and Maomao

The spring garden party concludes without incident. Maomao returns to her regular life as Concubine Gyokuyou's taster. Meanwhile, novels become popular in the rear palace. Maomao wonders how this came to be, as novels w…

E2Caravan

The caravan stirs up excitement in the inner palace. The merchants bring all kinds of goods. However, something gives Maomao a bad feeling.

E3Corpse Fungus

A concubine passes away, and a woman goes missing. Jinshi sends Maomao to investigate - not these incidents, but mushrooms growing in the rear palace.

E4Mirror

The special envoy from a foreign land gifts mirrors - a rarity in this country - to the high concubines. However, they bring mysteries as well.

E5Moon Fairy

In order to realize the seemingly impossible request from the foreign envoy, Maomao speaks to the "Moon Fairy" herself.

E6The Crystal Pavilion, for the Third Time

The woman from the clinic finds out that Maomao knows a thing or two about medicine, and asks for her help.

E7The Shrine of Choosing

Maomao directs her curiosity towards an old, oddly-shaped building.

E8The Empress Dowager

Maomao's reputation for resolving conflicts reaches the empress dowager, who will ask for her help to unravel a mystery that won't leave her mind.

E9The Late Emperor

Maomao's investigation of the "curse" reveals more about the late emperor than anticipated.

E10A Ghost Story

Maomao joins some women exchanging scary stories on a hot summer night to provide chills.

E11The Hunt

Jinshi goes on a hunting trip, and brings Maomao along. He seems ready to share his secret with her.

E12Ka Zuigetsu

Maomao discovers Jinshi's secret. She wants nothing to do with whatever the politics behind it is.

E13The Baths

Xiaolan's term of service is almost up, so she must find a new job. Maomao and Shisui decide to help.

E14The Dancing Ghost

Concubine Lishu reports sightings of a ghost in the baths in her pavilion. Maomao goes to investigate.

E15Ice

Xiaolan accidentally ruins an expensive block of ice. Maomao comes up with a delicious backup plan.

E16Festering Resentment

Luomen returns to the rear palace. His observations trigger Maomao's curiosity.

E17The Fox Village

Suirei smuggles Maomao and Shisui out of the rear palace. Jinshi begins to search for Maomao.

E18Lantern Plant

Maomao has been missing for ten days now. Jinshi's investigations lead him to a forgetten graveyard.

E19Festival

The village holds a festival. Maomao attends, and Shisui introduces some of the village's history to her.

E20The Stronghold

Maomao is taken to a mountain stronghold, where many of the secrets of the Shi clan are revealed to her.

E21Taibon

Maomao is accused of attempting to escape, and is tossed into an ancient method of torture and execution.

E22Royal Guard

The royal guard, led by Jinshi, arrives, sealing the Shi clan's fate. Maomao wants to save her friend, Shisui.

E23The Shi Clan

Jinshi and his forces infiltrate the stronghold, cornering the remaining Shi clan members.

E24The Beginning

After the war, Jinshi's work piles up and Maomao returns to the pleasure district.