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The episode ends on a freeze-frame of her dilated pupils. We realize: she didn't test for poison. She added something. A micro-dose of Pinellia root. She is poisoning him slowly, one spoonful at a time. You might think any subtitle will do. For "Flower Pinellia," that is false.
Set during a fictionalized version of the Song Dynasty, "Flower Pinellia" tells the story of Su Banxia , a quiet apothecary’s daughter. Ten years ago, her family was accused of poisoning the Crown Prince. They were executed, but she escaped into the woods, surviving only because she knew exactly which roots were edible and which were lethal.