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The Apothecary Diaries
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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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There's just no sense of decency.
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So picky with her food.
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It's not like it's going to
kill her or anything.
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Episode 6: The Garden Party
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So cold!
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The pocket warmers certainly help, but...
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Not having anything to do
in this cold is quite an ordeal.
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The wind is so cold!
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Couldn't we get a tent or something?
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This arrangement seems made to instill
rivalry between the four concubines.
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Look, that's the Empress Dowager.
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She seems very youthful.
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She is young. She gave birth
to the emperor when she was...
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Wow, she must have worked
really hard to give birth...
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The Empress Dowager has two children,
the emperor and his younger brother.
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The rumor is that the brother is
too sick to leave his house.
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I think he was here until
a few moments ago, though...
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I see.
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Huh?!
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Who are you calling basic?!
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We ladies-in-waiting serve our mistresses!
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What's the point in dressing up?!
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Pfft. Did you hear that?
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Having ugly servants hurts
the mistress, obviously.
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Grr!
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Those are Lady Lihua's ladies-in-waiting.
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Oh, Yinghua. And so, the proxy war begins.
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Let's go.
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I guess you can't help it, seeing
how you hired that ugly girl.
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"Ugly girl?" Does she mean me?
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Having someone like that
around is truly a shame.
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What did you say?!
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Yinghua!
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Calm down!
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They haven't noticed? And after all the fun
we shared at the Crystal Pavilion, too...
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If you keep acting up,
I'll tell my father about you!
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I'll have to do things to your body that
you'd never tell your father about, then.
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N-No!
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It was just a bit of courtesan-style humor.
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Apologize to Maomao!
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Heh.
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Wh-What, nothing to say all of a sudden?
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W-Well, I guess that's enough for now!
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You should thank me!
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What's her problem?
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Hey Maomao, are you all right?
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Your real face is so pretty,
but those bullies...
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It doesn't bother me. That aside, isn't it
time to change your pocket warmers?
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Not only did she grow up in poverty,
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her distrust of men is strong enough
to make her ruin her own face...
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She endured two months of awful
bullying at the Crystal Pavilion...
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Yet she won't complain at all,
and instead looks after us...
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It's only natural that the benevolent
Master Jinshi looks after her!
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They're being delusional again.
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Have you no decency? A crimson dress?
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Another proxy war.
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Ah, the Virtuous and
Pure Consorts' servants.
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They don't get along, either.
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The Virtuous Consort is
fourteen and arrived later,
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the Pure Consort is thirty-five
and has been here the longest.
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No wonder they don't get along.
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Besides, they used to be
daughter- and mother-in-law.
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Daughter- and mother-in-law?
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Um... It's a bit complicated.
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Ah-Duo
Pure Consort
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Previous
Emperor
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Empress Dowager
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Current Emperor
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Lishu
Virtuous Consort
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Before, one was the previous
emperor's concubine,
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and the other was our
current emperor's concubine.
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But the previous emperor passed away, right?
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The previous emperor's concubine
left the palace once,
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but returned as the current
emperor's concubine.
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The previous emperor
passed away five years ago.
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Back then, Concubine Ah-Duo
was thirty years old,
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30 years old
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and Concubine Lishu was nine.
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9 years old
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I guess it's all politics, but becoming
a concubine at nine? Wow.
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Unbelievable, right? Being
a mother-in-law at nine years old.
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Nine... Mother...
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M-Mother?!
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Ah-Duo
Pure Consort
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Lishu
Virtuous Consort
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Empress Dowager
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Current Emperor
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Previous
Emperor
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Ah-Duo
Pure Consort
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Lishu
Virtuous Consort
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The one who was the previous emperor's
concubine was Lady Lishu?!
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So that's the young mother-in-law?
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As you probably saw,
Lady Lishu is still very young.
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Yes, I see that.
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Normally, a white dress would
suit the Virtuous Consort,
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but that dark pink color...
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It obviously clashes with
Lady Gyokuyou, the Precious Consort.
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Maybe she can't read the room?
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Thank you for the pocket warmers.
We'll certainly need them again.
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Yes.
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It's freezing...
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Hold these if you're cold.
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Here.
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Here!
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You're too kind.
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Suggesting sharing the warmers with
the Crystal Pavilion ladies-in-waiting...
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And getting Lady Gyokuyou's permission, too.
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Well...
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A hairpin?
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It's how they try to recruit talented
workers hidden in this flower garden.
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Huh.
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It has another hidden meaning, though.
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I see.
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I said, there's a hidden meaning!
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Meaning, huh?
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Please have this, young lady.
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I guess he's handing them out to everyone
to make sure no servant feels ashamed.
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Thank you.
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I'm Lihaku! Good to meet you!
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Like a big dog...
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Woof! Woof!
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Did he give you that? Let me see!
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Just a participation award.
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I believe you should have more.
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It's been some time.
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Yes, my lady, it has been a long time.
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That's all for today.
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Lady Lihua...?!
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We'll take our leave. Have a pleasant day.
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Lady Gyokuyou won't like this.
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What an understatement.
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What will you do with all these hairpins?
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Oh.
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He looks pretty good there.
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I guess he's higher up than I thought.
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He doesn't seem out of place
among the military officers.
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Oh look, that officer from earlier.
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He's at the very edge, but given
his age, I guess that's still impressive?
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Our glittering eunuch
isn't there, but who cares?
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More importantly, food tasting.
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No clouding on the contact point.
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No strange smells.
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But swallowing is part of the job as taster...
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Now to rinse out the mouth with water... Hmm?
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The life of the food taster is expendable.
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I guess I'm the only one
that enjoys eating poison.
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You know what would be good? Puffer fish.
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Sneak in some innards in the soup...
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That stinging sensation
on the tongue is so wonderful.
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Oops. Must concentrate.
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This vinegar fish-and-vegetable dish
is the emperor's favorite.
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I saw it a few times at the rear palace.
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Usually it includes blueback,
but it's jellyfish today.
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The cook responsible for the emperor's food
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would never mistake
the emperor's favorite ingredient.
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Lady Gyokuyou has no prominent
likes or dislikes, either.
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Seems like the server messed up.
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I guess she doesn't like fish.
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She can't refuse to eat it.
Not in front of the emperor.
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I wish I hadn't seen that.
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Did you see that, Lihaku?
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One of the food tasters
is really excitable.
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Where's the fun in watching
someone eat while terrified?
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Come on, just look.
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Huh? That taster... it's that girl from earlier.
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J-Just how delicious is that?
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This is poison.
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The Precious Consort's soup was poisoned?!
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Poison?! Are you sure?
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Concubine Gyokuyou?!
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The taster swallowed it!
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Minister!
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What are you doing?!
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Formal attire is too tight.
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Hey! The minister drank
the soup and collapsed!
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The apothecary...
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Phew.
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Apothecary!
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Good day, Master Jinshi.
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Your day seems better than mine.
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Oh no, I got too excited about
the poison. It's like I smiled at him.
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What are you doing?
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Taking you to the infirmary!
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I coughed up the poison. I feel quite well.
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I would have loved to swallow it, though.
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If I did, the poison would have coursed
through my body by now, and...
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Master Jinshi, uh...
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What is it?
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Give me the rest of the soup.
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You're an idiot.
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I'm just eager to improve.
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After you left, someone tried the soup to see
if it was really poisoned, and collapsed.
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Who was that stupid?
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A minister. Now it's become a huge incident.
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Use this, then.
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It's an emetic agent.
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I made it strong enough to
turn your stomach inside out.
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Isn't that also a poison, then?
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A new hairpin?
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So the eunuchs gets hairpins, too?
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His collar is a little disheveled, too.
Plus his normal glitter is gone.
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Is that why he wasn't at the party?
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But right now, he's acting
his age more than usual...
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Or rather, he looks quite a bit younger.
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I prefer him like this, somewhat.
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Really does the trick!
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The palace infirmary has some good drugs!
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Are you all right?
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Yes, I'm all empty.
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Well, let's talk about who
poisoned Concubine Gyokuyou.
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I'd like for you to bring
someone to talk about that.
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Who?
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Lady Lishu, the Virtuous Consort.
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Master Jinshi, how may I be of service?
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I'm sorry to bring you to this inelegant place.
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This lady-in-waiting wanted to speak with you.
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Huh?!
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Hmph. A lady-in-waiting?
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Excuse me.
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I knew it.
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Is it fish that you can't eat?
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What is this?
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Some people have things they cannot eat.
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In my case, I can't have buckwheat.
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Yet you eat poison?
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Leave me alone. I tried to build a tolerance.
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However, it made my throat swell
and it was hard for me to breathe.
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Even a little bit caused rashes,
so it was hard to adjust the amounts,
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and I took a long time to heal.
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That's what I mean by "cannot eat."
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Lady Lishu, how is your stomach?
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I can get you a laxative if you....
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How did you know?
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It was clear that the rear palace
prepared the food for the garden party.
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However, the vinegar dish used
a different ingredient from the usual one.
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It seems like Lady Lishu's dish got swapped
with Lady Gyokuyou's dish by mistake.
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I see.
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Is it mackerel that you can't eat?
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Yeah...
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This isn't about just liking
or disliking certain foods.
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It was just hives this time, but sometimes,
it can cause difficulty in breathing.
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Feeding her this knowingly...
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would be the same as poisoning her.
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You're her food taster, correct?
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Y-Yes!
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I've taken note of what to be
careful of in an emergency.
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Of course, avoiding these
foods entirely is best.
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Please take a look.
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It's not difficult.
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However, if something goes wrong,
not even the palace doctor could fix it.
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It could become deadly.
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Please keep that in mind.
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That should have scared her enough.
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What was that about?
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I am of lowly birth. Please don't touch me.
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You're the only one that says that to me.
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Well, everyone's just being kind to you.
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Anyway, I must report to Lady Gyokuyou. So...
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Wait. Why did you call the food taster in, too?
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What do you mean?
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Don't play dumb. You asked me to bring her.
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To tell her what to be careful of.
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So, you're saying the servers made the error?
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I don't know. I'm a mere lady-in-waiting.
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At least answer me this.
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The target was the Virtuous
Consort, Lady Lishu, right?
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Assuming none of the other
dishes were poisoned.
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I see.
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What a day.
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Is this related to the matter of
the wooden tablets from the other day?
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The lady-in-waiting who came earlier
had no burns on her.
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Who could it be...?
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Not just some superficial sweetness
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I want more warmth than I can even use, oh
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Having these selfish idealistic thoughts
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I swallowed them again today
before putting them into words
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Still in my memories,
the scent of fragrant olive
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The color of twilight in the city
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We were laughing...
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Filled with sadness,
the tears welled up in my eyes
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I found a glow during those days
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I guess I took everything for granted
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The wind was so loud I covered my ears
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I gotta stop being like that
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Even if I stumble over the words of love
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Next Time
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Next time: "Homecoming."
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Episode 7: Homecoming