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The Apothecary Diaries

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This story is a work of fiction. The names of all of the characters, organizations, and so on
are imaginary. It also bears no connection to any specific real-life events.

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Is this authentic?

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Have you gotten even prettier?

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EpisodeMaomao and Maomao

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What is this huge pile, Granny?

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Maomao ordered it, apparently.

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This'll be a good business.

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Just deliver it like you're told.

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Understood.

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They're beautiful.

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I'm thinking of keeping some in my room.

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Is everything going well?

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Y-Yes.

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After the garden party, Master Shishou
did ask for more ladies-in-waiting for her.

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This seems like far too many, though...

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Yes. It's not a good look for the other ladies.

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Greetings, Concubine Loulan.

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Oh? Looking for something?

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Oh, no.

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Maomao is at the clinic.

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It really is spring.

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What are you doing?

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Why do you ask like that?

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I'm making scented oils.

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While cleaning up the clinic, I found a still.

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I'm using some of the blooms left over
from the blue roses we grew the other day.

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The scent is really strong.

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It's still weaker than wild roses.

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What can I do for you?

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Anyone would grow concerned,
given such a strong scent.

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Are you making it here because
you can't do it at the Jade Pavilion?

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That too, but...

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Some scented oils can cause miscarriages.

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It shouldn't be an issue unless
it's extremely concentrated, but...

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So, there's no need to restrict perfumes
and things like that in the rear palace?

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Right. It shouldn't be a problem.

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The quack doctor is a nice guy,
but can't keep his mouth shut.

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He shouldn't know about Concubine
Gyokuyou's pregnancy yet.

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What's this?

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I'm distilling alcohol.

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By distilling repeatedly,
I can create a very strong alcohol.

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You're going to drink this?!

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It's for disinfecting.

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I want the Jade Pavilion
to be as clean as possible,

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since we have a small princess there.

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You can do that?

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You soak a cloth in this,
and wipe surfaces, among other things.

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You're very knowledgeable.

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I heard that's what they do in the west.

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Oh, right. Your adoptive father is...

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We brought your package.

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What is this?

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Ah, the little lady—

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Master Jinshi, I will make
some tea. Please have a seat.

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What's inside?

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This is a package from my family.
It's nothing, really!

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Oh, from your family?

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What's wrong with this guy?!

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Th-There are... undergarments inside.

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Oh... I see.

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But what are these undergarments made of,
if they require two men to carry?

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The problem with the rear palace is that

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the women are expected to be
excessively innocent in matters of s**.

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Most of the ladies-in-waiting
gathered here are virgins.

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What if the emperor finds
a girl to his liking,

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only to have her fail to perform
due to her ignorance?

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That's why I thought they need
to be educated beforehand.

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So... you had these brought in?

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Books, like the ones from
back then. You know, then.

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After all the work I did to get them
delivered to the clinic,

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out of Lady Hongniang's sight...

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I used to order them for the emperor,
who loves these,

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but I increased the order to get more business.

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Bad timing, though.

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These books...

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are very well made.

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The paper is of high quality.

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That's what he noticed? I thought
maybe he was a closet pervert.

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These books are sometimes used
as part of a new bride's package,

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and it's popular because the pictures are
enough to enjoy, even if you can't read.

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A print.

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Not woodblock prints,
but ones that use metal plates.

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That's impressive.

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Yes. Because it's so good, I wanted
as many people to see it as possible.

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That's a separate issue.

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If you find this to your liking,
perhaps you should keep one?

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N-No! That's definitely not it!

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I guess I can let you
off the hook this one time.

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Really?!

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Tell me which shop sells these.

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No! I just want to know
about their printing techniques!

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Yes, of course. The shop, got it.

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Xiaomao.

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What is it?

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Perhaps some of the more
explicit ones need to be censored.

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But the emperor said the previous ones
weren't exciting enough, so—

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No.

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Sigh... And after I asked Granny to do
all that work to pick the best ones...

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Oh, what is it that I seek,
beneath those beautiful flowers?

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Hey, what do you think is buried there?

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Huh.

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Manure?

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You ate too quickly.

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No, it's your fault!

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This novel is really popular, you know!

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Can you read, Xiaolan?

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Nope! But one of the girls
who can is reading it out loud for us.

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I want to know the rest!

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If even the illiterate
servant girls know the story,

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the book must truly be popular.

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I'm back.

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What is that?

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The emperor handed it out
to all of the concubines.

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He said once they're done reading it,
they should show the others, as well.

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Do you want to read it too, Maomao?

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Looks like it's the same as the one
Xiaolan talked about. A popular novel.

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These are considered low class
in high society. So I wonder why...

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Hmm? This stamp...

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It's from the place I told
Master Jinshi about the other day.

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It might be a novel, but it's of a high
quality, befitting a gift from the emperor.

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If he gave it out to all of the concubines,
there must be at least one hundred copies.

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Master Jinshi must have
asked the emperor to do it.

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Wow! What a page-turner! I can't stop!
I should have charged a commission!

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But why? Novels are considered lowly.

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Why hand it out to concubines of noble birth...

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I knew it had to do with politics.
He really was scheming something.

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Oh no, I finished it!

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I want to read the rest!

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Master Gaoshun said he'll hand out
the next one when they're ready.

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Is something wrong?

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Well, we're the only ladies-in-waiting
at the Jade Pavilion, right?

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It feels like a waste, having a gift from
Lady Gyokuyou like this enjoyed by just us.

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But we can't hand it out to the girls
outside the pavilion. It's too precious.

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What if they lost it?

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You're right.

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Instead of handing out the originals,
you could create copies yourself.

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Maybe the pictures are too difficult,
but Lady Ailan, your penmanship is excellent.

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It shouldn't be a problem
for you to make copies.

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Y-You think so?

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Yikes, that sounds like a lot of work!

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Yinghua, don't say that!

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This is probably the correct
interpretation of Master Jinshi's idea.
Let's give it a try.
Where should we start?

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If books became popular in the rear palace,

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many will want to try to learn to read,

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especially if the book is a popular novel.

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Back when I was Master Jinshi's
servant, he did ask me...

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Apothecary, what do you think we can do to
improve the literacy rate of the court ladies?

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Still, he chose a very
roundabout way of doing it.

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Hey, Maomao!

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Please teach me how to read and write!

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Where'd that come from?

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The girl who read the novels out loud for us
wore out her voice by reading too much.

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Instead, she made copies of
the books for us, but I can't read.

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Then I could read them to you—

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No!

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That girl spent so much time making
copies for me. I can't cheat like that.

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Good girl.
Hey, what's this, all of a sudden?!

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This is your name. Try to write it yourself.
Xiaolan
Got it!

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Xiaolan

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I didn't know my name was so complicated.

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Writing helps you learn to read too,
but do you want to just focus on reading?

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No, I might as well learn to write, too!

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Once I leave the rear palace,
I have to work on my own.

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Being able to read and write helps, right?

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What is this?!
Xiaolan is thinking about
her future in her own way.

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Let's go a bit quickly, then.

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Yes, thank you!

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What does this say?

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Mushroom fungus.

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And this?

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Mushroom fungus
Thornapple.
This?
Kudzu root.
Hey, are those commonly used words?

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We should start with greetings.

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Sounds good.

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Is Princess Lingli allowed to go on walks now?

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Yes. The pavilion has become
a bit too small for her, so I asked.

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She really likes to run around
all over the place.

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What do you think, Maomao?

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I agree. For the princess's health, it would
be best for her to go outside more.

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Two eunuchs will follow her as guards.

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Could you and Hongniang accompany her?

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Understood.

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All of the emperor's previous children
have passed away very young.

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This seems like a bit of
an overreaction for a simple walk,

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but I guess it's understandable.

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Maomao, you know a lot about
flowers and creatures.

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Can you teach Lingli while we're outside?

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Lady Gyokuyou, no! She'll teach
the princess all sorts of nasty things.

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Oh? I think it's useful.

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Who knows where she'll get married off?

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The princess is still a baby, but in
a decade or so, talks of marriage may arise.

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If she went to a foreign nation,
she might not necessarily be welcome.

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Knowing about medicines
and poisons can only help her.

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She really is a clever concubine.

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Reactions to seeing the princess are varied.

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They represent the differing
views towards her.

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Perhaps soon, she'll learn
what those eyes mean.

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That's a primrose.

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Oh, Princess!

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Princess!

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Princess! You mustn't!

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I'll go take a look.

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A kitten?

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Princess!

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I have to catch it?

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Oh, well.

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Found you!

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You want this?

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Oh, I thought you were
trying to catch it. Was I wrong?

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Thank you.

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It might be hungry. I'll leave it to you!

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See ya!

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Maomao, is that...

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Yes, a cat.

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It's dirty. The princess
shouldn't touch it for now.

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R-Right...

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Let's keep it safe for the time being.
I'll let management know.

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Yes.

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Oh, how rare. A kitten.

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I found it.

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How sad. It's trembling.

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I just boiled some water. Hold on a moment.

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This is strange, though.

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There are almost no pets in the rear palace.

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Keeping an animal requires a permit,

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and cats and dogs need to be castrated.

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Where was this kitten born?

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Wrap a bottle of hot water with cloth,
and put it next to it.

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You seem to be familiar with this.

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I found a cat before, too.

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It was a very cute calico.

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I see.

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It's very skinny. Do we
have any livestock milk?

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Sure, I'll go ask the kitchen.

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Also, a livestock intestine.

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I-Intestine?!

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I was thinking of using it as
a replacement for its mother's teat.

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We had sausages a few times,
perhaps there's some in the kitchen...

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Sure, I'll go ask.

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It would have been best
to bathe it in warm water,

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but in its current state, it won't survive.

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Instead, I'll have to wipe off
the dirt with a cloth,

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and kill any fleas with oil.

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Little lady, I found some goat milk!

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And some intestine, too.

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Thank you.

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So cute. So cute!

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That night, the emperor
visited the Jade Pavilion.

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We've decided to keep the kitten.

250
00:18:46,208 --> 00:18:48,210
Do continue to take care of it.

251
00:18:49,169 --> 00:18:51,255
The emperor can be a doting parent, too.

252
00:18:51,255 --> 00:18:56,218
Maomao, taking care of a kitten.
It suits your name, too.

253
00:18:59,263 --> 00:19:02,224
When the kitten grew healthier,

254
00:19:02,224 --> 00:19:05,227
I washed it with a detergent
made of crushed soap beans.

255
00:19:05,227 --> 00:19:07,229
Wow, the water went grey.

256
00:19:08,188 --> 00:19:11,275
I fed it milk for a while,
but as it improved,

257
00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:14,236
it started to be able to eat shredded chicken.

258
00:19:14,236 --> 00:19:19,199
When we put down a box filled with
sand, it relieved itself on its own.

259
00:19:23,245 --> 00:19:26,206
We can't have you scratching the princess.

260
00:19:26,206 --> 00:19:28,167
How goes the child-raising?

261
00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:33,172
I think she's ready to be
presented to the princess.

262
00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:34,214
Good.

263
00:19:35,215 --> 00:19:39,261
Small fish? They might be a bit
tough as-is. Shall I boil them?

264
00:19:39,261 --> 00:19:41,221
O-Of course.

265
00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:43,182
She's female.

266
00:19:43,182 --> 00:19:46,185
Yes. I'm glad we don't have to castrate—

267
00:19:46,268 --> 00:19:48,187
My apologies.

268
00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:51,148
No, don't worry about it.

269
00:19:51,148 --> 00:19:53,150
Let me get you a snack as an apology...

270
00:19:55,152 --> 00:19:57,196
Can't put these out, I guess.

271
00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,201
You want to try?

272
00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:04,203
I don't actually like cats.

273
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:05,245
With your name?

274
00:20:05,245 --> 00:20:07,206
I get that a lot.

275
00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:10,167
Master Jinshi, you seem to like cats.

276
00:20:12,169 --> 00:20:14,171
Not as much as those two.

277
00:20:14,254 --> 00:20:17,174
I don't really understand the appeal.

278
00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:21,178
I agree. However, according to cat lovers,

279
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the fact that you can't tell what
they're thinking is part of the appeal.

280
00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:25,182
Oh.

281
00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:28,227
They're fun to watch. You can't
keep your eyes off of them.

282
00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:30,270
After a while, you start
to want to touch them.

283
00:20:30,270 --> 00:20:31,230
Hmm.

284
00:20:32,189 --> 00:20:34,191
They usually behave coldly,

285
00:20:34,191 --> 00:20:38,237
but suddenly become friendly
when you feed them, which is annoying.
Ox bezoar

286
00:20:38,237 --> 00:20:39,279
R-Right...

287
00:20:40,197 --> 00:20:44,201
At that point, they say
you just kind of give up.

288
00:20:45,202 --> 00:20:50,249
Poking at their paws, kissing them...
it all seems very unsanitary.

289
00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:59,174
What's wrong, Master Jinshi?

290
00:21:02,219 --> 00:21:04,263
I'm starting to see it, too.

291
00:21:08,183 --> 00:21:09,184
Is that so?

292
00:21:09,268 --> 00:21:13,230
They never figured out
where the kitten came from,

293
00:21:13,230 --> 00:21:18,193
so they assumed she must have
snuck in with a luggage cart.

294
00:21:19,152 --> 00:21:20,237
Later, the kitten...

295
00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:28,203
was bestowed the title of "Admonisher
of Thieves" by the emperor.

296
00:21:28,245 --> 00:21:34,167
In other words, she was tasked with chasing
down rats threatening the clinic's reserves.

297
00:21:35,252 --> 00:21:37,212
But...

298
00:21:37,212 --> 00:21:42,217
Maomao
I'll never understand why they
decided to name her Maomao.

299
00:21:45,220 --> 00:21:48,181
Let's get this cleaned up fast.

300
00:21:48,181 --> 00:21:50,267
Yes. The caravan is coming soon.

301
00:21:52,185 --> 00:21:53,228
Caravan...?

302
00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:49,219
Next Time
Next time: "Caravan."