I’d be interested in a breakdown from someone who specializes in Chinese history of the accuracy of Apothecary Diaries (on the surface it seems at least somewhat accurate, but it also feels a bit romanticized… I want to believe!).

Bad news: these are all fictional characters in a fictional nation.

I’d say historical accuracy is more of a thing if, say, Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义) gets an anime adaptation.