Apothecary Diaries 1x9-10

October 15th, Video is showing that it does not exist as are a few others.

The whole story has a confusing dynamic revolving around the Imperial heritage and their relationships. A lot of it is clarified (as in, made clearer) throughout the show, but a large amount has already been disclosed, for those discerning enough to put together all the details. Here, for anyone who sees it in future, I'll clarify some of the information already available; The former Emperor (father of the current) had his own concubines. Among them was Lishu, a prepubescent girl. (Concerning, obviously, but we'll try our best to look past it.) This former Emperor also had a 'main-girl', so to speak - probably another concubine. When she bore the Emperor's first male heir (the Prince), she gained authority as the "main wife of the Emperor", which made her the Empress Consort. Going by the ages and timelines mentioned, it seems the Prince was born, and the Empress Consort determined, well before Lishu was even born. She was only presented to the former Emperor as a concubine once he had a partner and family, and was nearing the end of his life. She was most likely offered as a show of loyalty/subservience to the Emperor, hopefully with a mutual understanding that neither party condoned any... deviancy. The Prince was a grown man while his father still reigned as Emperor. He had his own relationships in this time. Perhaps the Prince wasn't allowed to have 'concubines' in the same sense as the Emperor, or perhaps Ah-Duo was a special case. Either way, she served as the Prince's concubine, but was apparently his "foster sister" - a sibling in upbringing, without a tangible adoptive or marital link into the family. Still during the former Emperor's reign, the Prince (later to become the current Emperor) had a child of his own with Ah-Duo. Sadly, this child passed away. At roughly the same time, the old Emperor and Empress Consort had another son, the Prince's younger brother. When the old Emperor died, the Prince took his position, becoming the new (and current) Emperor. Ah-Duo followed him, becoming one of his concubines. The former Empress Consort became the Empress Dowager - no longer the old Emperor's wife, but instead the new Emperor's mother. Lishu, formerly devoted to the now-deceased former Emperor, was still young and could serve the same purpose as before with the new Emperor, so she returned as a concubine for the current Emperor. As she was sworn (married) to the father of the new Emperor, and, in turn to the 'foster father' of Ah-Duo, this made Lishu Ah-Duo's step-mother-in-law. (Idk. It's confusing. I'm confused.) At the start of the series (let's call this 0 Apothecary Diaries, or 0 AD for short) Maomao is 17, and Lishu is 14. 5 years ago, when Lishu was 9, the current Emperor succeeded his father. About 12 years prior, so 17 years ago, is roughly when Maomao was born. Ah-Duo and the Empress Consort also had both their kids at a similar time, although one died soon after.

Grammar aside, if Taylor's read were correct it would mean that Maomao was somehow saying the Current Emperor, then a prince, was the father of his own younger brother, and the child born to the Former Emperor and the Empress Dowager at the same time, who is a brother and younger, is not the younger brother.

So the foster sibling thing is a collateral translation, the currant imp and Adua were milk sibling. Meaning they had the same wet nurse so the English translation for that is foster foster siblings.

Karlii is 100% on the ball and Taylor is sadly playing soccer in a basketball gym

I'm a little late watching the series reaction since I wanted to binge it a bit, but I had to say that I also believe the script talking about the emperors' sons has really confusing grammatical structure.

last 20 mins is gold... Glad I am here XD

Yo Taylor, if you have an Aldi nearby their version of Coke Zero is spot on and way less money

Loved this reaction. I'm happy you broke it down with the whiteboard because my head started hurting 😆

Love your theories and cooking!! No matter if it's Shion's [Season 1] cooking or Mio's [Season 3] cooking.

Sorry Taylor, Karlii got ya on the reading comprehension at the end there. The wording is a bit funny, but it is saying that the Former Emperor, the Current Emperor's father, had a son with the then Empress (Dowager is the term used after the Emperor passes away.), who was the Second Prince and thus the Current Emperor, then First Prince's, younger brother. The younger brother of the current Emperor was mentioned back at the Garden Party but did not make an appearance. Also, to I believe Karlii's question, Ah Duo's son, the one that died, would still technically be a Prince since he was the son of a Prince. It's a direct line of succession; the younger brother doesn't throw that off because the First Prince would be the one to succeed the throne and thus his own son would become the new First Prince and thus next in line for throne.

The foster siblings bit throws people off. It's not the best translation. Milk siblings is a bit more accurate. Basically it's two people that shared a wet nurse, so the current Emperor and Ah-Duo would have been nursed by the same woman. And Taylor is definitely wrong about bad scripting. I've seen at least 5 reaction channels do this series, and he's the only person I've ever seen with that misunderstanding.

I think "foster siblings" has a different meaning than what your thinking of here. fostering a child in a feudal system was a way to ensure a potential future spouse had the proper education and training expected for them, as well as make sure that expected couples would be close as adults.

This show is just so good to not wanna binge it all in one go during this arc. The mysteries keep coming and FINALLY putting everything together that we first saw 4 episodes ago ON TOP OF ADDING MORE FOR THE FUTURE. Taylor's confusion during the family tree we golden lmao

I feel like the records may have been falsified. After ep10 it seems to me as if the child born to c.emp and ah-duo was a girl but for whatever reason that was a problem. And so the doctor took her away. The official story became that the baby died and everyone involved, for whatever reason, made the claim the baby had been a boy. To what effect or reason, I do not know, but then again we don't yet have the full picture after all. That would also explain how a former Eunuch is a father. Since Maomao is 17 and the "dead" baby was also born 17 years ago, it seems unlikely that her father became a eunuch shortly after her mother got pregnant, then worked at the palace and then was assigned to the then prince, and have all of that be for a long enough time to be referred to as a "former palace eunuch" and even gain the trust over such a short time to be allowed to deliver the baby. Also her father seems to care a great deal about her, but if he became a eunuch and went to the palace while her mother was pregnant, well that is usually a lifetime occupation as I understood it, so it would be like going out to buy some milk before his daughter was even born. And given her father's age, it makes it even less likely that he became a eunuch only after she was conceived.

Not to harsh Karlii's vibe or anything, but that whiteboard clearly called C.Emp a price rather than a prince. The TK(C.EMP)Ohhh lore is developing!

There are other shows I feal like will never win the vote that I hope you decide to watch at some point like 86 being one of my favorite.

I am not a violent person but if someone harms a hair on Lishu's head I say we burn the rear palace to the ground. There are very few characters in anime who awaken such a strong parental need to protect a child as much as her.

CAN WE GET THE NEXT 2 EPISODES SOOOOOOOOOOON THEY ARE SOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOD

rewatching this show a lot of times really makes me forget how fucking clueless I was when I watched it for the first time xD I keep catching myself thinking "no it means this or don't you remember that" as if I knew it when I watched it the first time 😂

The wording is a little confusing, but you can deduce it by the relations she's saying too. Like a new born son, can't be a younger brother to his own father, so that means she's referring to the newborn of former emperor and empress, which does make sense. Atleast that's how i understood it.

dont worry ive seen a few reactions struggle to understand ep 10 so its not just Taylor, but in the end u managed. this is about the most complicated part to understand in the show so Taylor can have a bit of leeway

apothecary diaries is quicky becoming one of my favorite days (besides slime days = Best day)

aye I can’t believe I immediately thought of cawcaw when yall mentioned reactors

MAOMAO TIME 🙌

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