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Apothecary Diaries S2 Episodes 11 & 12 (Patreon)

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2025-06-25 17:00:10
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Ryne

One does not simply use the given name of a member of the royal family. They called him Kousen during the hunt because no one is allowed to casually address the Moon Prince by his actual name. And yeah, Gaoshun more than likely doesn't know about the baby swap, so he probably believes that Jinshi is actually the emperor's brother.

AttackRunRepeat

So the emperor can visit a concubine that doesn't mean he's had sex with her (episode 3). Especially the middle and low ranking ones. In the last 18 years he has had 1 concubine (Ah-Duo) then we can surmise he added Gyokuyou and Lihua who are not that old (Ah-Duo was the oldest at 35). The Emperor couldn't have children with Ah-Duo or Lishu (thank god) and so his heir count only starts when Gyokuyou and Lihua joined the rear palace. Maomao also notes in the first season that he has had children before Maomao showed up but they all died. Gyokuyou is his favorite so he probably spends more time there lowering his chances with other concubines.

Kindyh Bordat

HOOOOOOO, so thats the cave and frog scene i heard so much on youtube shorts, i didn't expect it to happen this saison.

Kasturi

I think Jinshi has already answered the question of why he opted for working in the rear palace. It was not all in the same breath but one line here, one line there, more like. It was more implied. kind of... He mentioned he was not interested in the throne and was waiting for an heir to be born. He also mentioned he ran away from his duties and "became" a eunuch. this was quite early in the series and at that time we didn't knew what duties he's speaking of. Also, fun trivia- In some interview, the author once said she does not like Jinshi as one of the main character because he was supposed to be a side character but her sister/friend liked him quite a lot and peer pressured her to include more scenes, (romance) into the story!

Jane Ling

About the emporer having more babys 51min / When Maomao came to the innerpalace she heard the rumours about a curse, because 3 Babys of the emporer died. And we witnessed one more baby death. I know the Mr. Darcy scene 😬🥰

Kuutearica

I think you can watch the second opening. There shouldn't be any spoiler or anything. CMIIW

Chels

I kinda wonder if you guys hit the nail on the head lol I think he's hiding in the rear palace for safety reasons to bide time until a new heir can be born because he doesn't wanna take up the mantle. 🤔 Or like, maybe that's the motivation so the emporer was like "here's a desk job for you on the safest place in the castle, bro. Have at it" which it just occurred to me.. the emporer would have to have a LOT of trust in Jinshi to give him that role. The stuff I learned in east Asian history, siblings are the biggest threats and so from birth, they were always in a competition and constantly trying to assassinate each other, or their supporting factions were. So for this time period, for the emporer to trust his "brother" not only to be around his wives on just medicine, but also to have a position of influence and remain alive to take the throne at any point? Serious faith. I'm actually growing to quite like the emporer lol we've seen nothing of him, but I feel attached now 😂 I hope all this ominous plot building doesn't amount to some tension between them. Also, hell ya~ finally our ship is leaving port! She's raised the anchor! Not quite raised her sails but we're getting there 😂 but I think the writers definitely took some liberties with the cave scene lol like "oh, you want fed? Here's a buffet"

Barry
>>178337703

Good point, I'd forgotten that they went out of the way to mention that the current Emperor only had one concubine when he was crown prince.

Yorutia

“This whole season we have had nothing on this ship.” Fun fact (don’t know if anyone have mentioned it yet): In an interview, the author said that (paraphrasing) this manga is first and foremost a story about mysteries and survival. There is little to no place for romance in these dangerous situations the characters are in. But she often felt “threatened” (she said it jokingly) by fans to add more romance.

Fabien

To be fair, historically (but over more than 1000 years) a lot of kings/nobles died during hunts. It was a relatively dangerous (but prestigious) activity, so it was ideal to disguise an assassination attempt as an accident. It remained rare occurences, otherwise nobles wouldn't hunt at all. But considering all the stories that really existed, yeah nowadays in fictions if you see a hunting party something bad will probably happen.

Mike Q

Gaoshun does take the same medicine as Jinshi as Steph recalled. Shishou invited both Jinshi and the Emperor's brother to his hunting trip to gather information about the rear palace as well as determine the competency of the Crown Prince but obviously they don't know Jinshi is the Emperor's "brother". The only people who know this seems to be Gaoshun and his son, Suiren the old lady-in-waiting, and the Imperial Family. About the Emperor not having many children, given the court politics and the legacy of the previous Emperor, it could be that the Emperor doesn't want to have too many children until he feels there is more political stability. More children mean more factions (extended families) trying to vie for power. I don't know how long the show will go for or how far the story is, but there's so much potential! Maybe there would be a time Jinshi would have to face off against Gyokuyo's and Lihua's children for power. Wouldn't that be a dark turn of events? The episodes from here on out are so bingeworthy!!!

Mariacake

Molasses?

Mariacake

I love hearing how both of you call out to maomao like she’s a naughty cat trying to eat plastic or ribbons. “Maomao!” …. “MAOMAO!” .. “MAOMAOO!!!!” 🤣

Mariacake

I think the reason why the current emperor did not have kids from Jinshi’s birth to the latest few babies from Lihua and Gyokuyou is because the previous emperor and empress regent was still alive until 5 years prior to where the anime started. Ah-duo also was so heartbroken when the baby died bec she grew fond of the baby. Then Lishu (9 years old at that time) was sent to the rear palace to be the previous emperor’s consort. The current emperor and his mom (empress dowager) was also busy eradicating slavery and making eunuchs. The clinic was also established and during those years a lot of changes in factions are probably happening like Lakan taking over the La clan. The current emperor must have been so busy overseeing all those while raising Jinshi at the same time probably trying to not be assassinated (bec he was the crown prince at that time). I also have the impression that the current emperor is very selective in who he wants to have children with bec so far the ones he has gotten pregnant are very wise consorts, aside from them being well-endowed. We also don’t know if those powders with lead or strong perfumes in the rear palace, Maomao’s first few mysteries, contributed to the infertility issues bec during those years.

Lulu-chan

About the "invigorating" food scene: Jinshi is a eunuch according to Maomao, so he was trying to test her to see if she had understood that he isn't in fact a eunuch. Jinshi was trying to say, "Think Maomao: why would they serve me aphrodisiac food if I'm a eunuch? Are you sure I should eat that?" And Maomao is still very thick about the whole thing...lol. In reality, Jinshi has been invited as the brother of the Emperor - a sickly man with a scarred face, who rarely goes out and no one has ever seen - that's why he is wearing a mask. The aphrodisiac food was there to tempt the emperor's brother to take a wife or at least push him towards some of the potential candidates (mostly daughters of high families) present at the banquet. And Gaoshun has been invited as an official substitute for Master Jinshi. And no, Gaoshun is not a eunuch, that's his pretend role. He is in fact part of the Ma clan who serves as personal royal guard for the emperor for generations.

Lucia Petrozzi

The frog 🐸 is an ongoing meme for this series lol 😂

Phaedra

I don't know about the others but I think both endings for part 1 and 2 you can watch. Someone else mentioned that they think you can watch the opening for part 2 and I agree but that's just because I really like it. I don't know who does the normal recommendations. lol

Mariacake
>>178360449

I read somewhere that even the author’s aunt or older sister was practically begging for the Maomao and Jinshi ship to happen. 🤣

Carbon
>>178381030

Glad I found this answer. The emperor probably only started gathering consorts after he took over the throne and that process could go up to a year. We also don't know about other pregnancies and we don't know how many low-ranking consorts are there or if he visits them at all. He seems to only stick to his favorites.

kinetic98

jinshi's frog is only somewhat large

Max K.

The fun fact about why no one called Jinshi "Ka Zuigetsu" out loud - it is forbidden to do so! The only one who can say that name out loud is Jinshi and the Emperor.