#kusuriya no hitorigoto gyokuyou

[eyesofanapothecarian]

ABOUT LADY GYOKUYOU!!

Do you think perhaps that her family with that red pink orange hair and emerald eyes have a common ancestor who came from Ireland or Scotland???

She is red headed and green eyes a tale tale sign of European blood.

Perhaps to prevent war some time ago a marriage arrangement from there resulted in her families beauty looks of red and jade.

Here's the evidence.

[samipekoe]

the rear palace's cat is #Back

[realrosielol]

Don’t let the narrative fool you it is MAOMAO’s harem

[sairusboom]

marked with your colors 🍑🫐

[fangirlingpuggle]

A very very dumb Apothecary diaries AU where Lakan checks in on Fengxian before he leaves finds out she's pregnant. She can't go with him or marry him yet but instead while he goes abroad to study she stays with Luomen helping him set up pharmacy after he's cast out from his family.

She and Lakan stay in regular contact through letters, both of them gushing over letters only for someone top look over their shoulders and see letter is only a move in go They're playing long distance each letter is just the next move. At least until Maomao is born the Fengxian includes scribble drawings Maomao does or hand prints...Lakan office and room are full all walls covered in them.

The two reunite and although they live with La clan and Lakan gets headship but they still visit Luoman and the visit Verdigris house (Madame still hastes Lakan but they send good business recommending them to high ranking officials). So Maomao still has her big sisters and still learns about medicine and poison from Luomen.

She still tests on herself , Lakan freaks out but Fengxian trusts her daughter just makes sure they have plenty of antivenom and antidotes ( Basically every room in the LA family state has an emergency draw for if Maomao has had poison again)

Maomao doesn't get kidnapped, she ends up in rear palace because consort Ah-Dou she can see that Lishu is struggling she can't intervene or protect her within her own court so she contacts Fenxian who she's met at functions other the years.

Ah-Dou- Fengxian you have a daughter correct. Is she as terrifying as you?

Fenxian: Of course

Ah-Dou: May I please request a favor?

Maomao enters Lishu's court not as a noble but as a lady in waiting (and the food tester, it's how she agreed to it)

Maomao: Do I really need to go into court I want to make medicine

Fengxian: You will be testing food for poison

Maomao:....deal

She of course see's the bullying in the court and instantly Nopes, she does totally overhaul terrifying Lishu's ladies in waiting and getting rid of them, she spends time around other servants and ends up recruiting other servants as new ladies in waiting ones who will actually care for and protect Lishu. Full big sister Maomao mode with Lishu.

She keeps an eye on other departments dressing as a maid while moving around to avoid suspicion and still see's the confrontation between Gyokuyo and Lishu and sends the messages with torn dress (She didn't get chance to change and couldn't go into their pavilions in her lady in waiting clothes)

She gets dragged in the room with other maids also, she kinda gets stuck and pulled in and meets Gyokuyo having to admit so sorry can't be your lady in waiting already Lishu's. Jinshi suddenly puts together about the totally change in ladies in waiting and promotion of other servants. Jinshi is very curious but Maomao is able to divert attention.

Gyokuyo still wants to see Maomao and so she moves between both her and Lishu and gets Lishu to spend more time with Gyokuyo the two getting along well.

She also helps Lihua as before and then she is basically going between 3 of them and the 3 consorts spend time together... Lihua and Gyokuyo figure out who Moamao is but they're not saying they want to keep Maomao around and also they are all shipping Jinmao and enjoying watching this soap opera.

The banquet happens but Maomao is of course Lishu's food tester not Gyokuyo's but none of the old ladies in waiting are there to bully Lishu and swap bowls so Moamao still gets poison. (She 100% tried to get to test food for all 3 consorts ... they didn't let her)

Lakan still trolls Jinshi because he's seen letters Ah-Dou and others sent Fengxian keeping her updated and is suspicious about Jinshi and his precious daughter. (Fengxian and Jinshi are planning the wedding already)

When Maomao is still dismissed after the poisoning is revealed and Jinshi is super upset and sulky until fancy banquet and high ranking personnel and then sees Maomao again as daughter of head of La clan...

Maomao: I suppose you are upset than I hide my identity

Jinshi:...

Jinshi:Yes very upset (he says hypothetically ignoring looks he is getting form the emperor and Gaoshun)

She still comes back to rear place (The consorts missed her so much... plus they have a betting pool... a lot of people are in it Fengxian has a board plotting moves so the 2 get together when she's bet...while Lakan is pouting in corner that no one deserves their baby girl)

(Light Novel spoilers

Lahan is raised as Maomao's brother and adores his sister, the two are chaos gremlins her making medicines and him plotting how to self and market them

He is also adored by Verdegris house the beloved little brother... also everyone is pretty sure he and Maomao are twins they know there was only 1 baby but... they're sure the 2 are siblings.

The madame also adores him both coming up with schemes for money and he happily does the accounting when they visit (they're sure he's her favorite)

When Jinshi sees them together before knowing they're related he thinks the 2 might be a couple, Gaoshun is face palming and despairing while the courtesans are losing it laughing)

[dyingroses]

The Apothecary Diaries + AO3 tags

[instantcollectornerd]

[burnt-venus]

HELLOO THE NEW ILLUSTRATIONS FOR APRIL FOOLS DAY OF THE APOTHECARY DIARIES?!

Maomao as 1st year high school transfer student and Jinshi as 2nd year student council president

But ngl, it's physics teacher Gaoshun the one who had me screaming, he looks SO GOOD!

pv here!

[neo--queen--serenity]

POSSESSIVE GYOKUYOU, MY BELOVED 📣 📣

[eyesofanapothecarian]

Although Gyokuyou doesn't surprise me at all.

Ah Duo being second most like does.

Especially considering she doesn't have any especially important scenes with MaoMao other then masculine like dressed to drink.

Even though Light Novel and Manga reads know her story isn't over yet still supposing give the plot and twists of Lihua.

Who is third favorite.

However given that she is so unknown where as Lishu is completely alone and well known to us threw the fact that she's bullied and constantly given the short end of the stick I'm surprised more don't like her or pity her more then Loulan.

I wander about these results alot now.

[samipekoe]

they are strategizing

[gabbyp09]

[frostfires-blog]

When I show up to a JinMao shipper competition and these three are my opponents:

*turns around and slinks off*

[friedwizardwhispers]

Gyokuyou when some Jinshi x Maomao drama is happening (always):

[sairusboom]

future stickerpack

[fangirlingpuggle]

Yet another Apothecary diaries AU/Fic prompt where Maomao is raised by Lakan and Fengxian (Like in other AUs here and here)

Only she never kidnapped, Lakan and Lahan heard rumors about the consorts children being sick Maomao instantly starts putting pieces together and wants to check is it could be face powder.

Lahan: Sorry sis can't just walk in the rear palace and check men aren't allowed

Moamao:...

Lahan:...

Lahan:I am not helping you sneak into the rear palace

Maomao: I will let you start selling some of my antidotes

Lahan:... Ok so how are we sneaking you in to rear palace?

Maoamao sneaks in confirms suspicions and leaves notes then sneaks back out. Jinshi is very confused why he can't see the servant he saw before she seems to have disappeared.

Only they aren't as sneaky as they think emperor puts two and two together because he has heard Lakan bragging about his amazing daughter many many many times before. He actually doesn't mind because Lakan is the only person who will talk about their daughter without trying to convince him to make them a consort.

So when Lihua gets sick he asks Maomao to help. Jinshi is so confused when he sees her and just starts getting to know her more.

She keeps disappearing then reappearing to solve mysteries (In disguise every time she uses same disguise when visiting her uncle/her sisters)

The thing is Maomao is still going to formal events with her family and Jinishi is sometimes there and he has not figured out who she is.

Maomao thinks he's already figured it out and there are so many misunderstanding and miscommunication.

The emperor and all the consorts know who she is and the consorts call her other for problems/ to just talk and because they are all enjoying with fucking with Jinshi (At least Gyokuyou and she has dragged Lihua into her favorite pass time of watching this chaos)

Bonus Loulan and Maomao have met before in both formal and non-formal settings and just a very awkward moments when they recognize each other.

Extra bonus: Lakan busting into the emperors office

'WHY DID YOU TAKE MY DEAR DAUGHTER TO THE SHRINE OF CHOOSING!??'