Kusuriya no Hitorigoto - Ch. 75.1 - The Lantern Plant (Part 1)

[ErikTheRed]

Rou Ran be scheming

 

[IronMace1990]

And that's why you don't take the Maomao from their Jinshii.

Or rather, "Don't take the cat from theit frog"

 

[musicfreak12]

This arc is far from over and actually has some pretty great moments to come. Do you just need someone to summarize what's going on so far?

I thinks its more of a who's who because I don't really remember the name with the face on most of the manga that I read, especially with Chinese name which is even harder for me, even more so on a mystery manga that is mostly using people name

 

[musicfreak12]

i'll be honest i can't remember any of the names in this series other then mao mao and jinshi. is the missing consort the little girl MC figured out that part of the kidnapping plot?

Holy shit we have the same problem. I feel so lost in this arc because of this, it's hard on manga and it's even harder on Chinese manga

 

[Angoldd]

I like CatCat, but I hope the sisters don't die at the end of this arc.

 

[friendly]

Considering what a piece of shit the previous emperor was, it would have been easier for him if he WAS a complete non-imperial bastard, huh...

 

[StormSen]

I coulda sworn I knew what was going on but after reading the comments I actually don't think I know anymore. I could've sworn it was confirmed (to the readers) Jinshi was the son of the pedo emperor and the empress dowager, and he's just faking being sick/an eunuch. It was only a theory (held by himself) that he was the current emperors kid. There was a switched at birth plotline for the second prince??? Who the hell is Ah Duo????

Officially, Jinshi is the second son of the pedo Emperor, and thus brother of the current emperor. However, he has taken on the guise of the eunuch Jinshi. (And presumably his real name is not "Jinshi".)

But known to only a few, he is actually the son of the current emperor and Ah Duo, who was the (current) emperor's child hood friend and milk-sibling (i.e. she's the daughter of his milk maid). He himself does not know this. (Ah Duo was the Pure Consort who departed the inner court many arcs ago.) Also, Maomao theorized that this was the case at the time that Ah Duo was leaving, but then Maomao dismissed her own theory as just too baseless, so even Maomao doesn't know.

 

[StormSen]

Curious about this...

• Jinshi looks like the previous emperor.
• Jinishi also looks like his (almost certainly) mother, Ah Duo.
• But isn't Ah Duo the daughter of Sui Ren (Jinshi's maid)?
• But Ah Duo is fairly short, not at all tall and manly like Au Duo.
• So where did Ah Duo get her looks from?
• Maybe the previous Emperor?
• If that's the case, then Ah Duo is the Emperor's half-sister, and is both Jinshi's mother and aunt.
• And Jinshi would be equally descended from his father and his grandfather (since both provide 50% of his genes).

Even if Ah Duo's father is not pedo-Emperor...

• Sui Ren would have been fairly young to be a milk maid (15 at oldest).
• Sui Ren is Jinshi's grandmother, and she would (almost certainly) know this.

 

[LucidDayDreamer]

Officially, Jinshi is the second son of the pedo Emperor, and thus brother of the current emperor. However, he has taken on the guise of the eunuch Jinshi. (And presumably his real name is not "Jinshi".)

But known to only a few, he is actually the son of the current emperor and Ah Duo, who was the (current) emperor's child hood friend and milk-sibling (i.e. she's the daughter of his milk maid). He himself does not know this. (Ah Duo was the Pure Consort who departed the inner court many arcs ago.) Also, Maomao theorized that this was the case at the time that Ah Duo was leaving, but then Maomao dismissed her own theory as just too baseless, so even Maomao doesn't know.

You saved me a whole lotta heartache, thank you ❤

 

[Meeiiiz]

Yesssssss!!! Let’s see this dangerous side on jinshi

 

[tehyar]

I have no idea what’s happening. Gib mi mo mao mao!

 

[cksn]

Remember kids, do your taxes

no

 

[beThereShortly]

Thank you very much for the chapter.
The conspiracy keeps going deeper, I am loving this!

 

[Doomer]

Holy shit we have the same problem. I feel so lost in this arc because of this, it's hard on manga and it's even harder on Chinese manga

doesn't help how damn similar all the women in the story look too

 

[Amimikamoon]

Well, it's odd because here he is complaining that he doesn't look like his brother

• Jinshi's resemblance to Ah Duo was so strong that it inspired Maomao's theory that Ah Duo was his actual mother.
• In addition, the resemblance is so strong that Ah Duo was used as a stand-in for Jinshi recently.
• Moreover, Jinshi must have an unusually close relationship with her since she invited him for drinks the night before she left the inner palace; and he was able to prevail on her to act as his double.
• So they have a very close resemblance, a close relationship, and she had a child about his age... But it never occurred to him that he might actually be her son? Unlikely.
• And this despite the fact that he's complaining that he doesn't look like his mother or "brother". So if lack of similarity is causing him to doubt one relationship, shouldn't the presence of similarity cause him to suspect the other relationship?

Jinshi & Emperor?

• Though it is odd that he claims to not resemble his "brother" (presumed father).
• Perhaps Ah Duo is his mother but the emperor is not his father.... But that seems very unlikely. No other (non-castrated) males allowed in the Inner Court, and his mother would have every reason to remain faithful.
• (Maybe some guy snuck in through the secret door and raped Ah Duo?)
• ...
• Edit: Nevermind. Jinshi looked like the previous emperor when he was young. That's what freaked out the old maid -- she overlapped him with the previous Emperor. (But Jinshi didn't recognize this because Jinshi only saw the prev Emperor as an old man.) Ironically, the thing that triggered Jinshi about his identity actually proved his identity.

Maomao doesn't theorize that Aduo is Jinshi's mom because they resemble eachother. Read the early chapters again. She figures out the baby switcheroo and, separately, notes that the person Aduo reminded her of was Jinshi- but she doesn't go beyond that. She realizes the baby plot because of Aduo's words, not because of any resemblance to Jinshi. She doesn't know Jinshi is the imperial prince.

and like I already said, you can see in ch 55 what Jinshi himself thinks his family situation is: that the Empress Dowager is his mother and the previous emperor his father. Whether or not you think it doesn't make sense he doesn't know that he's Aduo's child is irrelevant: we've already been shown what he canonically thinks. It's not up to speculation.

 

[Samspot]

It’s fun to see Jinshi play the detective this time!
On another note, he always afraid he was unrelated to his family only to have his suspicions quelled by being told he resembled the pedophillic emperor. This poor man 🥲

 

[StormSen]

Maomao doesn't theorize that Aduo is Jinshi's mom because they resemble eachother. Read the early chapters again. She figures out the baby switcheroo and, separately, notes that the person Aduo reminded her of was Jinshi- but she doesn't go beyond that. She realizes the baby plot because of Aduo's words, not because of any resemblance to Jinshi. She doesn't know Jinshi is the imperial prince.

I just checked the early chapters, and you're incorrect.
https://mangadex.org/chapter/b8ff74ab-8ed6-4c19-8dde-95b0d16c274c/20 (ch 18, page 20)

As Ah Duo is leaving, she meets Jinshi to hand in the Pure Consort crown. Maomao, looking at them, notes their similarity, and from that proceeds into her "switched at birth" theory. And if that theory is true, then it's an obvious fact that Jinshi is first in line as prince.

and like I already said, you can see in ch 55 what Jinshi himself thinks his family situation is: that the Empress Dowager is his mother and the previous emperor his father. Whether or not you think it doesn't make sense he doesn't know that he's Aduo's child is irrelevant: we've already been shown what he canonically thinks. It's not up to speculation.

"Not up to speculation"? Bizarre statement. Speculation and analysis is what we do here!

And you're somewhat incorrect. While Jinshi doesn't voice suspicion that he's the son of Ah Duo, he explicitly voices deep worry that he's not the son of the previous Emperor, as he is supposed to be.

But perhaps you think my speculation is limited to what the author intends? No. In this case, it's implied criticism of the author's logic. It doesn't make sense that Jinshi doesn't suspect that he's Ah Duo's child. If the author excludes that possibility in their text, then that's a failure on the author's part.

PS: Incidentally, ch 18 is one of my favorites, showing the mother/daughter relationship of Ah Duo and Ryuushu.

 

[Themosh]

https://imgur.com/a/uQuU4rj

 

[GM_Rusaku]

Does anybody know what vol this is in the LN? As I cannot wait any longer, I'll move this up my backlog list ahahahahah (sorry Ascendance of a Bookworm, I'll be shelving you temporarily)

 

[musicfreak12]

doesn't help how damn similar all the women in the story look too

Agreed, them wearing uniform, black haired, have no quirk doesn't help too