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The Apothecary Diaries Ep 12: Unedited Access (Patreon)

Published:
2025-10-29 16:00:25
Edited:
2025-11-12 16:59:32
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2026-09

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Hello everyone! I hope you enjoy your unedited access to my detailed analysis of the Apothecary Diaries episode 12.

The suspense, one-sided romantic spark, and mystery thrill continue to intensify in each episode. What a show!!

I am convinced that Master Jinshi is indeed a secret prince, with yet another example of him deciding the fates of all the remaining family members and business affiliates of Fengming. The writing in this show is beyond impressive.

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Leslie

Someone gave you some bad information about the writer and not liking Jinshi. She called him "a pain to write". At one point, she considering killing him off but changed her plot due to his popularity. That was no petition or outcry about getting rid of the character, as that was something she revealed after the fact. People misunderstood and mischaracterized what she said is all.

Psychotherapist Reacts

Ohhh got it. This makes much more sense since he’s such a great and impressively written character. People need to get their sources correctly lol

GlitchedReaper

When Maomao was kidnapped, the kidnappers sold her to the merchant family, who then sold her to the rear palace in a timed contract (which might be why Maomao wasn't fretting about the situation in the past, though she's stoic, so that might be it 😂 ). That merchant family had ties to Fengming, which is why she was being fired. Jinshi knows she was kidnapped, and since Maomao doesn’t have ties to the merchant family, he was distressed about what to choose. Additionally, Gaoshun's phrase about Maomao being a convenient pawn is a throwback to an excuse Jinshi gave him about her when Gaoshun was advising him not to get attached.

0upcoil

This episode is really good and interesting I think Jinshi in this episode has become one of my favorite characters because specifically in this episode he knows that he has the power to keep Maomao in the rear palace but he realizes that power cannot control everything and decides to respect Maomao’s wishes by asking her what she wants. That said he really didn’t want her to leave him he wanted to keep her near so the growth is real but it’s complicated. Also Maomao didn’t say that she wanted to stay and Jinshi didn’t say that he wanted her to stay and the outcome led to what you saw. And this is so relatable sometimes we often filter ourselves “I don’t want to seem so needy” or just like what Maomao said “I have to make sure that I don’t seem like I’m begging” and this episode uses that to show how much remains unspoken in relationship especially where there’s hierarchy.

Psychotherapist Reacts

Well said I also agree. Jinshi is a very thoughtful character and person given his high ranking especially

Gpinko

A lot of people get confused about why Maomao was in danger of being fired; looks like that was explained already but yes, THAT is why Jinshi was in such distress at the beginning. Throwback to episode 9, just as he has the power to order her execution for any reason, he has the power to keep her there, even though she is one of those 80 children on record to be fired. He can just refuse. He realizes this, but he doesn't wan't to abuse that power for his own selfish wishes if that was not what MaoMao wanted. (Unfortunately, she didn't express what she wanted and ended up being fired, but alas, that is fixed now). Furthermore, when they first met, he called MaoMao a "perfect pawn" to utilize (hence why Gaoshun said this to him). Well, as we now can see, he sees her as way more than just a pawn. Regarding Jinshi's secret identity and MaoMao's theory. If the babies WERE swapped, that means he was raised as the current emperor's younger brother, under the guise he is the Empress Dowager's son. It ALSO means that Jinshi is actually the first prince of the current emperor/Ah Duo; their son. So is he the emperor's brother, or his son? Is this even true at all? (Rhetorical speculation). This can get confusing to think about, and we don't know who knows the truth, but it's good to keep track of as the story progresses. Fun Fact: The song in this episode is called "Flower in the Snow" by Kishi Kanako. The lyrics roughly translate to her thoughts in that scene, wondering where to go, wishing to be free, as she recalls her memories.

Greg Boege

16:00 - I do agree that Granny wouldn't sell her off against her will, but I do think that Granny thinks that Maomao would be best off as a courtesan. Granny, however, can't appreciate that Maomao would hate that cage because she couldn't proceed with her poison and drug testing, etc. To the ladies of the Verdigris House that's just a peculiarity that she would drop when wasn't an apothecary anymore.

Jan Negrey

Authorities gave the order that any girl, who's family was affiliated with Fengming, were to be laid off from rear palace. Punishment, but also insurance that no-one who might have been leaned on by Fengming, would try to continue her acts. Maomao was kidnapped, so her papers were forged. The family that "supposedly" sold her were merchants, who had some connection to Fengming's family.

Waiting4Erik

Before letting her go Jinshi asks Maomao “What do you want to do?” Maomao couldn’t even envision that Jinshi would give her agency so she completely ignored his question. He’s asking her to put value on her life and she does not believe that she is allowed to do so. He wants her to say she wants to remain in the Rear Palace, but he doesn’t understand how social stratification and Maomao’s nihilism would prevent her from expressing that. What she wants doesn’t matter. His will is all that matters. It is her fate and she will accept fate. She does her best to express that. But of course neither one would be able to understand each other when they are expressing such foreign concepts to each other. As for age…if Jinshi is really the child of the current emperor, then he is only 1 year older than Maomao.

Lysandia

Okay, you know quite well that age was considered differently, so calling her a Minor at 17 isnt *entirely* accurate. Either way, it was made quite explicit in the Novel that the Indirect Kiss was the first time Jinshi actually made her Blush, wich is adorable. Also, just a small fun fact: about certain aspects, Maomao is in fact an unreliable Narrator, wonder if you can spot em~

Lysandia

i mean, she blushes in the show too XD thats not light novel exclusive, you just notice that its written down in the LN, since that *IS* the first time it happens~

Jan Negrey

About Granny selling Mao Mao - you have to look at it through he lens of the Granny. To her being a courtesan is a normal job. And sad fact is that she might actually be correct. I know sex workers who went into prostitution, because they wanted it and I know those who had no other choice.

Ana Maria Zuñiga

I blame it on the mistranslation hahaha Japanese is hard