Little things in no particular order:

In the original modern AU, I tried really hard to make Maomao's career choice make sense for her personality, and a phyto-toxicologist (that still works with patients) fit as well as I could manage. Modern Maomao is equally insane as canon Maomao dw.

I imagine that Jinshi, as a philanthropist, goes to any institution where he knows people are suffering, but especially hospitals and other medical institutions. I also think that after meeting Maomao he frequents that institution more and more loll

I know next to nothing about the chinese medical education or political system and everything that I do know was from a days worth of research so just take everything with a grain of salt

The emperor is married to Gyokuyou, but was previously in a relationship with both Au-Duo and Lihua. I'm putting off writing anything about everyone else in the palace tbh

I imagine the Maomao transferred to be mid-season one Maomao but it could be feasibly any time Maomao, changing some writing things I have in mind

The quack is a nurse instead of a physician because I say so.

I kinda imagine the initial meeting to be like: