The Apothecary Diaries - Vol. 12 Ch. 60.1 - Summer Retreat (Part 1)

[MangaDex]

 

[Passerby_RLY]

Frog arc!!

 

[Tsubae]

"I just hope nothing happens"
genre awareness 0

 

[Penthero]

I’m surprised she was interested in the food and not some medicinal things like herbs or mushrooms.

 

[IlsaTilsaKilsaMilsa]

Mao Mao got the romantical knowledge of a wall in a half deserted celibate monk temple despite (or maybe because of?) her upbringing lmao.

Jinshi sure have it rough getting through to her.

And Gyokuyou was pretty reluctant on giving up Mao Mao there, though that is understandable. She is pregnant and there is probably no one else she trusts as much as Mao Mao when it comes to poison and stuff. And she probably saw a chance of having a bit of fun teasing Jinshi also.

 

[JustSomeAlien]

"I just hope nothing happens"
genre awareness 0

That’s what you call a Jinx

 

[flxsemi]

If we're going with Berserk as a precedent- when the nobility goes on a hunt, there's a 0% chance of it being uneventful

 

[Doomer]

at this point she's probably the only one in the entire palace that doesn't know he's the prince.

 

[LucidDayDreamer]

Extremely flirtatious x Completely Oblivious has gotta be one of my favorite ship tropes

 

[Esor]

Father and Son time 😁

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Son still doesn't know our MC is the best girl 🤫

 

[KajurN]

I'm really curious as to what Gaoshun told his kid about Mao Mao that made him flip like that?

 

[Aoitenshi]

Mao Mao got the romantical knowledge of a wall in a half deserted celibate monk temple despite (or maybe because of?) her upbringing lmao.

Jinshi sure have it rough getting through to her.

And Gyokuyou was pretty reluctant on giving up Mao Mao there, though that is understandable. She is pregnant and there is probably no one else she trusts as much as Mao Mao when it comes to poison and stuff. And she probably saw a chance of having a bit of fun teasing Jinshi also.

I bet the latter makes 99% of the reason.

 

[sunshinelemons]

I'm really curious as to what Gaoshun told his kid about Mao Mao that made him flip like that?

Spoiler: Spoiler from the WN/LN:

He told Basen that Maomao hasn't been told Jinshi is the crown prince/"king's younger brother" in disguise. It's why Basen is always so impatient with Maomao and disgusted that she doesn't treat him with proper deference. He freaked out because he doesn't understand why she wouldn't be told, and Gaoshun, in response, silenced his foolish son.

It's why Basen is so irked and tells Maomao about the Ma clan having served "Lord Kousen" for so long in the first place. The kirin hair ornament was also the big hint, though it isn't necessarily pointed out as well in the garden party arc as it is in the WN/LN.

 

[freakofnature]

Father and Son time 😁

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Son still doesn't know our MC is the best girl 🤫

This exchange is honestly one of the high points of the manga. I laughed out loud reading it.

 

[friendly]

Thank you so much for the chapter!

I kinda love that the reason she hasn't figured this stuff out is because she doesn't. Give a shit. like you know what, fair.

 

[Gurgling]

Dang imagine being in that carriage thing with your hair made up so you can't lean back or to the side. Awful

 

[Vassa_Rose]

If we're going with Berserk as a precedent- when the nobility goes on a hunt, there's s a 0% chance of it being uneventful

I can think of half a dozen other series too where a hunt ends poorly lol rip Mao Mao you're in for a ride

 

[Nabusco]

Oh no he's hot.

 

[sketchy333]

this may sound stupid can anyone explain the exchange about how jinshi refers to mao mao? I feel like I’m missing a big nuance/subtext 😭

 

[Narha]

Mao Mao got the romantical knowledge of a wall in a half deserted celibate monk temple despite (or maybe because of?) her upbringing lmao.

Jinshi sure have it rough getting through to her.

And Gyokuyou was pretty reluctant on giving up Mao Mao there, though that is understandable. She is pregnant and there is probably no one else she trusts as much as Mao Mao when it comes to poison and stuff. And she probably saw a chance of having a bit of fun teasing Jinshi also.

Her upbringing might be what is making her have 0 interest in love affairs as a result of her seeing how love is nothing more than a means of paying the bills as well as the way to catch deadly diseases, not to mention how she had to defend herself from rapists by making herself look worse intentionally.

Her upbringing really gives the worst impression for romance.