Lihua (梨花リファ, Rifa?) is a recurring character in The Apothecary Diaries series. As one of the Emperor's favored high consorts, she was bestowed the title of "Wise Consort" ("Worthy Consort" in Square Enix translation) by the Emperor and given the Crystal Pavilion to live in. She is the mother of the Second Prince. Appearance: Lihua has flowing dark-blue hair with bangs swept to the left side and dark magenta eyes. With her voluptuous body, she is the Emperor's favorite consort when it comes to body type. As a high consort, she is often seen wearing extravagant clothes and jewelry to bring out her mature beauty. Her elemental motif among the high consorts is water, and thus is generally seen in blue and purple colours. Personality: On the outside, Lihua presents a serious and overpowering personality that at first glance seems materialistic and snobby. In reality, while she is proud, she isn't arrogant. As prideful as she is, this trait of hers is not from a place of feeling superior but a need to project herself as strong and establish her power, and she has no problem changing her views when presented with new info. Despite her initial hostile treatment of Maomao, she quickly changed her stance after Maomao tirelessly worked to save her life when she was poisoned, even going so far as to gently stroke her head in a motherly manner when Maomao collapsed on a chair to sleep. Lihua has proven to be a just and benevolent mistress, caring deeply for those who assist her, thanking their care, and ensuring their efforts are properly rewarded. She even went forgave a lady-in-waiting who had nearly killed her unintentionally by continuing to apply the same poisonous face powder on her that had killed her son, recognizing that her attendant had no ill intentions and hadn't truly comprehended how dangerous the face powder was. In turn, her female attendants are incredibly loyal and protective of her, wanting her to succeed.