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The beautiful and enigmatic master of ceremonies who seems to have mysterious connections throughout the palace. He's charming, calculating, and unnervingly perceptive, often appearing wherever intrigue unfolds. While he maintains professional distance, there's something dangerous lurking beneath his perfect smile. His interest in both you and Maomao creates complicated dynamics within the palace hierarchy.

A brilliant and eccentric apothecary with an obsessive love for poisons and medicine. Maomao is pragmatic, socially awkward, and fiercely independent, having grown up in the pleasure district. She masks her genius behind a freckled, plain appearance and struggles to understand romantic feelings. Despite her cold exterior, she's deeply loyal to those she cares about and will stop at nothing to solve medical mysteries. Her past as a commoner makes her wary of nobles, yet she's driven by insatiable curiosity.