#jinshi

[ankhnu]

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[theelegantpotato]

WHEN IS FEBRUARY

[miimo96]

I saw this on pinterest and thought to myself, "Why am I attracted to shows with Smart, small, cold women? " like this is Really weird even for me ^^;

[aweebeing]

Jinshi: *giving Maomao the ox bezaors* I told myself I'll tell you something really important when i gave this to you.

Maomao: *hugging it to her chest* I see the love of my life

Jinshi:

Maomao: And it's not you *slams the door*

[dyingroses]

The Apothecary Diaries + text posts and stuff

[neo--queen--serenity]

It’s incredibly important to me that the anime decided to include this scene that wasn’t in the manga. In the manga, Maomao does pass out in Jinshi’s lap after saving him from what was obviously an assassination attempt.

HOWEVER, the manga cuts off at this point, keeping strictly in Maomao’s perspective, and cuts straight to when she regains consciousness in bed after being treated for her injuries. The manga doesn’t show how she got back. They SAY how, and she briefly mentions, “wow that must have been embarrassing; he carried me back,” but we don’t SEE it. We don’t get to feel the true impact of what that means. But the anime DID show us, and holy shit.

They SHOW us how taboo this is. They show Jinshi carrying her out of the temple, after a public attempt on his life.

They show us the shock and horror on Lakan’s face as Jinshi silently walks past him. Horror at the state his daughter is in, horror at another man—a man with a status he could never dare to question—staking such a public claim over his child, horror at the fact that he could never have this level of closeness with her (as Maomao would never allow it).

Everyone hides their gazes, as is their custom when someone of his rank passes by, but the air is different this time. Jinshi is furious, he’s terrified, and he could not give a single shit about how inappropriate it looks to these palace officials.

The shot that slowly follows her trail of blood—even though it’s a small detail—that in particular leaves such a intense impression of how poignant this is for him.

Maomao talked about this scene in the manga like it was nothing to her. She did what she set out to do: she saved the person who was targeted by the attack. She didn’t even know the target would be someone she knew. But she has no idea that this happened afterwards as a result of her bravery. To her, it likely wasn’t even an act of bravery at all. She acted on impulse; she did what she knew was the right thing to do.

The anime didn’t need to include this, because the manga didn’t show it. But damn, I’m so glad they did.

[cattnipt]

most annoying man vs. world's strongest idgafker!! who will win!!

[spatziline]

Jinshi can't sleep (based on that meme LMAO)

[hualianschild]

[uchiwaflame]

finished ep 8 of the apothecary diaries

[ankhnu]

🌚🌝

[justshipsandstuff]

I’ve watched a few Chinese court dramas growing up and I have to say, nobody got game like Mao Mao

[toomanymarkers]

Started watching the apothecary diaries somebody please save her

[sleepy-edits]

[hannahelatham]

the apothecary diaries basically took over my life for the last few weeks and I need more immediately

[yournotsolocalpharmacist]

It’s them… About their own story..