#fengxian kusuriya

[eyesofanapothecarian]

The uncanny resemblance between FengXian and Shouxue Li!!

[neo--queen--serenity]

Flowers are often used as a metaphor for the female characters in the Apothecary Diaries. And for the first time, we, the viewer, are given the direct comparison to which flower is meant to represent Maomao: wood sorrel (also known as “cat’s foot”).

It’s a flower that can treat poisons. A flower that is used to enhance the beauty of the courtesans by painting their nails. A flower with a name associated with cats. A flower that, in hanakotoba, represents maternal tenderness. It’s also one of the flowers that Lakan specifically associates with Fengxian, and by extension, Maomao herself.

In the first opening—aptly titled, “Be A Flower”—the wood sorrel is the only flower that gets special attention. The other flowers are shown together with other varieties, but only the wood sorrel is shown by itself, and more than once.

We see it again in the second opening, with an infant being held by a parent, while flitting between images of Lakan and Fengxian’s backstory.

It’s such a simple flower, too. Small, unassuming, but full of diverse uses and qualities, be they medicinal or ordinary. A very fitting flower for Maomao, and what she brings to the story.

[lastofthe20thcenturygirls]

i am fine. i am completely fine. totally not thinking about how her own daughter ended up feeling exactly the same towards her

[cfserkgk]

I imagine them to be a happy family in the modern AU where Fengxian and Lakan are married and Lahan and Maomao are their children. Fengxian would be strict but she very much dotes on her kids (just not as obviously as Lakan, but who can compare with Lakan).

I feel like Lakan would be a lawyer which would put his skills to use, whereas Fengxian would be an academic in mathematics, and of course they're both super good at xiangqi and go in different ways. (I'd like to think Fengxian taught Lahan a lot of maths when he was younger and that encouraged his love for the subject).

[the-lost-profile]

I love this art by Touco Shino (The Apothecary Diaries LN artist) with Maomao playing Go.

It reminds me of THEM

I'm too weak for this whole plot.

[onedivinemisfit]

Imperial prince meets the eccentric tactician’s daughter~

[ianime0]

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | Ep23 | So this is what a human face looks like. Her eyes are like a balsam fruit, which could pop with a single touch keeping people at a distance... I won't lose next time. For several years after that, I only met her to play go and chess.

[mudanonaito]

"Let's play go."

[kusuriya-maomao]

Like mother: Like daughter:

Fengxian💅🏻 Maomao🌷

𝓸𝓞𝓸 𝓚𝓾𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓲𝔂𝓪 𝓷𝓸 𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓸𝓽𝓸 𝓸𝓞𝓸

[pizzapasta23045]

She do be getting it from her father. And maybe her mother too I'm not sure.

[shishuri]

This guy.. this fucking guy is bragging about the game he had with his wife, during a damn meeting..

[eyesofanapothecarian]

Sketch of After he found her and took her home of Lakan and FengXian playing Go at The LA Clan Home.

(I don't actually know what the estate looks like but I did base it on a traditional Tang Dynasty Estate recreation room)

[mairasrkive]

The way Lakan sees everyone like go pieces but still recognised Fengxian’s face/voice and he sees her the way she was without the red spots on her face :,)

Also mini maomaoooo

[maomaojinshi]

Father &mother &son&daughter

[cfserkgk]

Young Maomao and Lahan siblings AU where there was no misunderstandings between Fengxian and Lakan in the beginning. They are very similar but they would never admit that themselves.

[lastofthe20thcenturygirls]