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Apothecary Diaries - Episode 6 (Patreon)

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2025-04-30 21:56:12
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Raden

Ya let's just say the previous emperor was disgusting

DragonSinOfWrath

An excerpt from googling - In some cultures, especially in China, giving a hairpin, particularly to a woman, can symbolize love, a promise, or a pledge of commitment, especially during engagement or marriage. It can also represent trust, friendship, or even gratitude. In the past, hairpins were used as a betrothal gift, with the groom returning the hairpin to his bride after the wedding

Lulu-chan

To answer your question, yes it was like that for real. A concubine could still lose the Emperor's love and be given away to a military officer, demoted to a lower rank or, in the worse case, given to a eunuch. If any of the concubines was able to give birth to a male heir, that would put a lot of pressure on that concubine and scheming could be an issue not just for her (poisoning was the typical way they would do it) but also for the little crown Prince as his life would be in constant danger.

Phyllis

Dowager – a widow who retains a title or status derived from her deceased husband. During this time period, poisoning the emperor and concubines was a common occurrence. The targets were not limited to the imperial couple; members of the royal family, nobles, and high-ranking officials were also vulnerable, depending on the ambitions of the mastermind behind the plot. Concubines often competed fiercely for the position of empress. If one died, it created an opportunity for another noble family to advance their own daughter or someone from their clan into the palace as a concubine. Their ultimate aim was to secure the empress title by bearing a son who could become the next emperor. This fierce rivalry wasn’t limited to the concubines. Their ladies-in-waiting, each loyal to their own mistress, often clashed as well. Caught up in the struggle for power, they became both pawns and participants in the palace’s constant scheming.

chaosdreamer

Yup. The Empress Dowager title is not based on being the mother of the Emperor. It is based on being the empress of the deceased emperor.

ao kaze

Noooo it’s so fast 😭

victoria t

Yes, Lady Gyokuyou’s ladies-in-waiting are very protective of Maomao. They think she was abused by her family and sold off, remember lol

victoria t

You will find out more about everyone’s backstories as the show goes on

victoria t

MAOMAO’S A FREAK 😂😂

carmen v

hmm i think it wasn’t about poisoning her it was about making fun of her cuz she was picky with her food. they see her as a spoiled brat who won’t eat what is offer to her not knowing she is allergic (they might even know) so they wanted to like “make fun of” her by giving her food she “don’t” like cause it’s considered rude not eating the food in front of the emperor. also the poison has something to do it might be answered in the later episodes. so technically the food incident has 2 mysteries. one being the picky food eater and the other is the poison incident.

carmen v

also yes i think it was like that back in the day. poisoning was a common occurrence throughout the concubines and the emperors. so that’s why food tasters where a thing. but remember some can be fiction lmao jus like the warming explains at the beginnings of the episodes 🫢

Undeath Ghost

Yeah they gotta remember that Lady Gyokouyou's food being poisoned is technically an accident in the sense that it was supposed to be Lady Lishu's food. So Lady Lishu's food was poisoned and it got swapped. They could be related but it could also just be "lucky" happenstance (for Lishu's taster) that Maomao got the poisoned food instead of the other Food Taster.

Undeath Ghost

They also, in this episode, know that the comments by the Crystal Pavilion aren't even founded. She actually is reasonably good looking - she just intentionally makes herself ugly. Now that they are in the know they feel offended for Maomao more than just because shes their team but because the insults feel completely unfounded to them. I mean, they didn't even realize Maomao was standing right there until she covered her face partially.

Undeath Ghost

Yeah, hence why they show us the Lady's-in-Waiting proxy-warring in this episode. Being servants for the "most important" concubine is more prestigious than any other servant-esque position. It also means your most likely to be seen by the Emperor in passing which circles back to what Maomao mentions in the first episode - that Attractive servants can be lifted to concubine positions if they catch his attention.

Christine Copeland aka Christine's Culinary Quest

Poisoning concubines/consorts had multiple reasons, such as to end pregnancies (so other concubines and their children maintained a certain status)), to create new high consort positions (since high consorts were candidates to become empress), to get your own child into a concubine position (to gain power and status for you family or for the purpose of rising in position as the parent of a concubine), or for a lower or middle rank concubine to potentially rise to a higher rank. Essentially lots of reasons. In the case of the young consort Lishu, who might have been taken in for political reasons, if the emperor for some reason wanted her gone (or got tired of her and didn't need connections with her family or their support/alliance) he might have ordered her poisoned so a new consort spot opened up. There was a lot of backstabbing, manipulation, poisoning, people being set up or evidence planted, assassinations, and murders if you look back at that period of history and the culture of the palace. You'll learn a bit more of the historical context as you watch the show. It's pretty accurate to the time period. If anything the show and the original light novel showed a lighter depiction of how bad it could be while still being fairly realistic. Like the others said, it's implied Lishu got the poisoned dish because her taster swapped the dishes to bully her by making her eat something she didn't like, though she didn't seem to realize how dangerous it could be. Allergies weren't well understood in the time period beyond "so-and-so ate this and couldn't breathe" and the like. But someone poisoned the dish since it had poison, so the question then is who poisoned it. The taster? Someone else? Whoever was behind the wood that turned the flame colors? So curious who you all will suspect in the next few episodes since you said you were watching the episodes dropping next week right after you recorded this one.

lex

15:40 I thought they caught it

TurtleHubby

15:15 that transition thoughhh

ItsJwon

04:28 if u didn't caught that. The lady-in-waiting didn't recognize Maomao without the freckles, but she was scared of her actually. So when Maamao cover her nose area, then she recognized her and freak out

Michelle Lam

thanks for the info and clarification! makes so much sense :)

Michelle Lam

ty so much for the clarification! the bullying by changing food is a new topic for us so we didnt grasp it at first. ty!!

Michelle Lam

ty for sharing this! "ron wheres my hairpin?!" lol

Adam

Star Wars today???

botanbutton

I expect Michelle to have her diamond crusted hairpin by next week's uploads, sir. 💁🏾‍♀️😂

Katrina Dy

Empress dowager can mean the widow of the previous emperor or the mother of the current emperor

Letrfly, KFP Burn Ward Clown

Bit of a spoiler but I mentioned this on another channel's reaction and people appreciated it. The current emperor isn't into little girls. He treats her more like a daughter. The previous emperor though not so great.

Ilsuk Yang

Maomao's just trying to Lady Lihua's ladies-in-waiting the hand warmers and they're too scared to accept, and she's just wondering why they're so scared 🤣🤣🤣 But seriously, Maomao can be pretty scary. Yeah, the political intrigue in this show is top notch