The Apothecary Diaries eps 6-7 !! MaoMao goes HOME! Love Love Love!!
Added 2025-11-05 16:46:35 +0000 UTC
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It was given to her out of pity. Maomao had her other pins hidden as not to attract attention so Lihaku gave it to her thinking she may not get any otherwise.
Lulu-chan
2025-11-06 12:32:54 +0000 UTC
This show is so good! Lol Maomao focusing on "wait I can leave the palace now? Great going home to visit my dad!" But also The Officer wasn't that serious about giving her a pin?? Hmm makes you think why'd he give it to her in the first place?
PegasusDragon
2025-11-06 01:01:19 +0000 UTC
Guys, this show is 🔥
Now that you are a few episodes in, rereading the doc on ancient China I sent you may help you contextualise the story and characters.
A couple of things: the woman holding the baby at the beginning is the Empress Dowager, mother of the Emperor and she seems to have given birth to him at an extremely young age. The baby she is holding is Gyokuyou's daughter, princess Lingli, also called Xiaoling by her mum (in Chinese the X is pronounced as "sh" like in "shot", so Xiaoling will read "Shaoleen" and Xiaomao - the way Gaoshun calls Maomao - is pronounced "Shaomao". Also, Maomao is not pronounced Momo but you read all the letters).
Lady Lihua's baby boy died due to the poisoned lead powder.