Xiaolan, whose term of service is up in a few months, is looking for employment prospects.
Maomao can imagine her being a good courtesan at the Verdigris House, but thats a last resort.
Shisui proves far sharper than a mere insect freak Maomao initially thought her as.
The baths are a place where servant girls can cross paths with the lower-level concubines.
Xiaolan also has a knack for this kind of thing and enjoys the work.
Spotting Lishu is also a rare instance of Shisui flashing a serious face.
Its more like the one she uses when shes Lady Loulanwho isalsorumored to be pregnant like Gyokuyou and Lihua.
Maomaos frequent visits to the baths attract the attentionand concernof the eldest of Gyokuyous three new lady-in-waiting sisters Hakuu.
She wonders how Maomao gained the ladys trust, but Maomao assures her that shes merely the taster.
Their latest session is punctuated by another Lishu sighting.
Unlike Maomao, the ladies-in-waiting at the Diamond Pavilion arent as detail-oriented.
But thats not why shes not bathing there; shes convinced theres aghostin her private bath.
And if theres an unexplained phenomenon in the Rear Palace, Detective Maomao will surely be on the case.
