Chapter 18 — Lakan
After parting ways with Jinshi in the city, Maomao returns home. There, she finds a courtesan bedridden with illness. As Maomao administers the medicine, she reminisces about the old Green Verdigris Pavilion and the courtesans of that time. Meanwhile, Jinshi, back in the palace, converses with the strategist Lakan, who shows an interest in Maomao, and through their conversation, Jinshi begins to realize his feelings towards Maomao. (Source: Official Site)
Other chapters
- Chapter 1: Maomao
- Chapter 2: Chilly Apothecary
- Chapter 3: The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit
- Chapter 4: The Threat
- Chapter 5: Covert Operations
- Chapter 6: The Garden Party
- Chapter 7: Homecoming
- Chapter 8: Wheat Stalks
- Chapter 9: Suicide or Murder?
- Chapter 10: Honey
- Chapter 11: Reducing Two to One
- Chapter 12: The Eunuch and the Courtesan
- Chapter 13: Serving in the Outer Court
- Chapter 14: The New Pure Consort
- Chapter 15: Raw Fish
- Chapter 16: Lead
- Chapter 17: A Jaunt Around Town
- Chapter 18: Lakan
- Chapter 19: Chance or Something More