E6 - The Garden Party

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SIGN    The Apothecary Diaries
SIGN    The Apothecary Diaries
SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. The names of all of the characters, organizations, and so on
     are imaginary. It also bears no connection to any specific real-life events.
[01:34] Lady-in-Waiting 1
    There's just no sense of decency.
[01:37] Lady-in-Waiting 2
    So picky with her food.
[01:41] Kanan
    It's not like it's going to
    kill her or anything.
SIGN    Episode 6: The Garden Party
[01:48] Yinghua
    So cold!
[01:48] Ailan
    The pocket warmers certainly help, but...
[01:51] Maomao
    Not having anything to do
    in this cold is quite an ordeal.
[01:56] Guiyuan
    The wind is so cold!
[02:00] Maomao
    Couldn't we get a tent or something?
[02:42] Maomao
    This arrangement seems made to instill
     rivalry between the four concubines.
[02:51] Guiyuan
    Look, that's the Empress Dowager.
[02:54] Maomao
    She seems very youthful.
[02:57] Guiyuan
    She is young. She gave birth
    to the emperor when she was...
[03:03] Maomao
    Wow, she must have worked
    really hard to give birth...
[03:05] Guiyuan
    The Empress Dowager has two children,
    the emperor and his younger brother.
[03:12] Guiyuan
    The rumor is that the brother is
    too sick to leave his house.
[03:18] Guiyuan
    I think he was here until
    a few moments ago, though...
[03:21] Maomao
    I see.
[03:22] Yinghua
    Huh?!
[03:24] Yinghua
    Who are you calling basic?!
[03:25] Yinghua
    We ladies-in-waiting serve our mistresses!
[03:28] Yinghua
    What's the point in dressing up?!
[03:30] Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting 2
    Pfft. Did you hear that?
[03:33] Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting 3
    Having ugly servants hurts
    the mistress, obviously.
[03:38] Yinghua
    Grr!
[03:41] Maomao
    Those are Lady Lihua's ladies-in-waiting.
[03:44] Guiyuan
    Oh, Yinghua. And so, the proxy war begins.
[03:49] Guiyuan
    Let's go.
[03:51] Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting 2
    I guess you can't help it, seeing
    how you hired that ugly girl.
[03:55] Maomao
    "Ugly girl?" Does she mean me?
[03:58] Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting 3
    Having someone like that
    around is truly a shame.
[04:01] Yinghua
    What did you say?!
[04:04] Ailan
    Yinghua!
[04:05] Guiyuan
    Calm down!
[04:07] Maomao
    They haven't noticed? And after all the fun
    we shared at the Crystal Pavilion, too...
[04:13] (Flashback) Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting 3
    If you keep acting up,
    I'll tell my father about you!
[04:21] (Flashback) Maomao
    I'll have to do things to your body that
     you'd never tell your father about, then.
[04:26] (Flashback) Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting 3
    N-No!
[04:31] Maomao
    It was just a bit of courtesan-style humor.
[04:37] Yinghua
    Apologize to Maomao!
[04:46] Maomao
    Heh.
[04:50] Yinghua
    Wh-What, nothing to say all of a sudden?
[04:52] Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting 3
    W-Well, I guess that's enough for now!
[04:57] Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting 3
    You should thank me!
[05:00] Yinghua
    What's her problem?
[05:02] Yinghua
    Hey Maomao, are you all right?
[05:05] Yinghua
    Your real face is so pretty,
    but those bullies...
[05:08] Maomao
    It doesn't bother me. That aside, isn't it
    time to change your pocket warmers?
[05:14] Ailan
    Not only did she grow up in poverty,
[05:16] Ailan
    her distrust of men is strong enough
    to make her ruin her own face...
[05:20] Guiyuan
    She endured two months of awful
    bullying at the Crystal Pavilion...
[05:25] Yinghua
    Yet she won't complain at all,
    and instead looks after us...
[05:30] Ailan; Yinghua; Guiyuan
    It's only natural that the benevolent
    Master Jinshi looks after her!
[05:36] Maomao
    They're being delusional again.
[05:43] Ah-Duo's Lady-in-Waiting 1
    Have you no decency? A crimson dress?
[05:47] Maomao
    Another proxy war.
[05:50] Yinghua
    Ah, the Virtuous and
     Pure Consorts' servants.
[05:52] Yinghua
    They don't get along, either.
[05:55] Yinghua
    The Virtuous Consort is
     fourteen and arrived later,
[05:58] Yinghua
    the Pure Consort is thirty-five
    and has been here the longest.
[06:01] Yinghua
    No wonder they don't get along.
[06:03] Guiyuan
    Besides, they used to be
    daughter- and mother-in-law.
[06:06] Maomao
    Daughter- and mother-in-law?
[06:08] Guiyuan
    Um... It's a bit complicated.
SIGN    Ah-Duo
    Pure Consort
SIGN    Previous
    Emperor
SIGN    Empress Dowager
SIGN    Current Emperor
SIGN    Lishu
    Virtuous Consort
[06:11] Guiyuan
    Before, one was the previous
    emperor's concubine,
[06:14] Guiyuan
    and the other was our
     current emperor's concubine.
[06:18] Guiyuan
    But the previous emperor passed away, right?
[06:21] Yinghua
    The previous emperor's concubine
    left the palace once,
[06:24] Yinghua
    but returned as the current
    emperor's concubine.
[06:28] Maomao
    The previous emperor
    passed away five years ago.
[06:30] Maomao
    Back then, Concubine Ah-Duo
    was thirty years old,
SIGN    30 years old
[06:34] Maomao
    and Concubine Lishu was nine.
SIGN    9 years old
[06:38] Maomao
    I guess it's all politics, but becoming
    a concubine at nine? Wow.
[06:41] Yinghua
    Unbelievable, right? Being
    a mother-in-law at nine years old.
[06:45] Maomao
    Nine... Mother...
[06:49] Maomao
    M-Mother?!
SIGN    Ah-Duo
    Pure Consort
SIGN    Lishu
    Virtuous Consort
SIGN    Empress Dowager
SIGN    Current Emperor
SIGN    Previous
    Emperor
SIGN    Ah-Duo
    Pure Consort
SIGN    Lishu
    Virtuous Consort
[06:54] Maomao
    The one who was the previous emperor's
    concubine was Lady Lishu?!
[07:16] Maomao
    So that's the young mother-in-law?
[07:19] Hongniang
    As you probably saw,
    Lady Lishu is still very young.
[07:25] Maomao
    Yes, I see that.
[07:27] Maomao
    Normally, a white dress would
    suit the Virtuous Consort,
[07:30] Maomao
    but that dark pink color...
[07:32] Maomao
    It obviously clashes with
    Lady Gyokuyou, the Precious Consort.
[07:36] Maomao
    Maybe she can't read the room?
[07:42] Hongniang
    Thank you for the pocket warmers.
    We'll certainly need them again.
[07:45] Maomao
    Yes.
[07:49] Lihua's Ladies-in-Waiting
    It's freezing...
[07:56] Maomao
    Hold these if you're cold.
[08:03] Maomao
    Here.
[08:05] Maomao
    Here!
[08:14] Yinghua
    You're too kind.
[08:16] Yinghua
    Suggesting sharing the warmers with
     the Crystal Pavilion ladies-in-waiting...
[08:20] Ailan
    And getting Lady Gyokuyou's permission, too.
[08:23] Maomao
    Well...
[08:27] Maomao
    A hairpin?
[08:29] Yinghua
    It's how they try to recruit talented
    workers hidden in this flower garden.
[08:34] Maomao
    Huh.
[08:35] Yinghua
    It has another hidden meaning, though.
[08:38] Maomao
    I see.
[08:40] Yinghua
    I said, there's a hidden meaning!
[08:44] Maomao
    Meaning, huh?
[08:53] Lihaku
    Please have this, young lady.
[09:00] Maomao
    I guess he's handing them out to everyone
    to make sure no servant feels ashamed.
[09:08] Maomao
    Thank you.
[09:09] Lihaku
    I'm Lihaku! Good to meet you!
[09:15] Maomao
    Like a big dog...
[09:16] Lihaku
    Woof! Woof!
[09:18] Yinghua
    Did he give you that? Let me see!
[09:20] Maomao
    Just a participation award.
[09:23] Lihua
    I believe you should have more.
[09:30] Lihua
    It's been some time.
[09:31] Maomao
    Yes, my lady, it has been a long time.
[09:40] Lihua
    That's all for today.
[09:42] Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting 2
    Lady Lihua...?!
[09:44] Lihua
    We'll take our leave. Have a pleasant day.
[09:51] Guiyuan
    Lady Gyokuyou won't like this.
[09:54] Yinghua
    What an understatement.
[09:57] Ailan
    What will you do with all these hairpins?
[10:11] Maomao
    Oh.
[10:15] Maomao
    He looks pretty good there.
[10:19] Maomao
    I guess he's higher up than I thought.
[10:21] Maomao
    He doesn't seem out of place
    among the military officers.
[10:26] Maomao
    Oh look, that officer from earlier.
[10:29] Maomao
    He's at the very edge, but given
    his age, I guess that's still impressive?
[10:34] Maomao
    Our glittering eunuch
    isn't there, but who cares?
[10:44] Maomao
    More importantly, food tasting.
[10:50] Maomao
    No clouding on the contact point.
[10:55] Maomao
    No strange smells.
[10:58] Maomao
    But swallowing is part of the job as taster...
[11:05] Maomao
    Now to rinse out the mouth with water... Hmm?
[11:20] Maomao
    The life of the food taster is expendable.
[11:24] Maomao
    I guess I'm the only one
    that enjoys eating poison.
[11:28] Maomao
    You know what would be good? Puffer fish.
[11:30] Maomao
    Sneak in some innards in the soup...
[11:34] Maomao
    That stinging sensation
    on the tongue is so wonderful.
[11:43] Maomao
    Oops. Must concentrate.
[11:44] Maomao
    This vinegar fish-and-vegetable dish
    is the emperor's favorite.
[11:48] Maomao
    I saw it a few times at the rear palace.
[11:50] Maomao
    Usually it includes blueback,
    but it's jellyfish today.
[11:56] Maomao
    The cook responsible for the emperor's food
[11:58] Maomao
    would never mistake
    the emperor's favorite ingredient.
[12:01] Maomao
    Lady Gyokuyou has no prominent
    likes or dislikes, either.
[12:05] Maomao
    Seems like the server messed up.
[12:24] Maomao
    I guess she doesn't like fish.
[12:27] Maomao
    She can't refuse to eat it.
    Not in front of the emperor.
[12:38] Maomao
    I wish I hadn't seen that.
[12:42] Military Official 1
    Did you see that, Lihaku?
[12:44] Military Official 1
    One of the food tasters
     is really excitable.
[12:47] Lihaku
    Where's the fun in watching
    someone eat while terrified?
[12:52] Military Official 1
    Come on, just look.
[12:55] Lihaku
    Huh? That taster... it's that girl from earlier.
[13:23] Lihaku
    J-Just how delicious is that?
[13:35] Maomao
    This is poison.
[13:43] Crowd
    The Precious Consort's soup was poisoned?!
[13:45] Minister
    Poison?! Are you sure?
[13:45] Crowd
    Concubine Gyokuyou?!
[13:47] Minister
    The taster swallowed it!
[13:49] Crowd
    Minister!
[13:50] Crowd
    What are you doing?!
[13:52] Jinshi
    Formal attire is too tight.
[13:56] Lihaku
    Hey! The minister drank
     the soup and collapsed!
[14:03] Jinshi
    The apothecary...
[14:08] Maomao
    Phew.
[14:10] Jinshi
    Apothecary!
[14:12] Maomao
    Good day, Master Jinshi.
[14:15] Jinshi
    Your day seems better than mine.
[14:18] Maomao
    Oh no, I got too excited about
    the poison. It's like I smiled at him.
[14:25] Maomao
    What are you doing?
[14:27] Jinshi
    Taking you to the infirmary!
[14:29] Maomao
    I coughed up the poison. I feel quite well.
[14:34] Maomao
    I would have loved to swallow it, though.
[14:37] Maomao
    If I did, the poison would have coursed
    through my body by now, and...
[14:42] Maomao
    Master Jinshi, uh...
[14:45] Jinshi
    What is it?
[14:46] Maomao
    Give me the rest of the soup.
[14:50] Jinshi
    You're an idiot.
[14:52] Maomao
    I'm just eager to improve.
[14:56] Jinshi
    After you left, someone tried the soup to see
    if it was really poisoned, and collapsed.
[15:01] Maomao
    Who was that stupid?
[15:04] Jinshi
    A minister. Now it's become a huge incident.
[15:09] Maomao
    Use this, then.
[15:12] Maomao
    It's an emetic agent.
[15:13] Maomao
    I made it strong enough to
     turn your stomach inside out.
[15:17] Jinshi
    Isn't that also a poison, then?
[15:27] Maomao
    A new hairpin?
[15:29] Maomao
    So the eunuchs gets hairpins, too?
[15:32] Maomao
    His collar is a little disheveled, too.
    Plus his normal glitter is gone.
[15:39] Maomao
    Is that why he wasn't at the party?
[15:44] Maomao
    But right now, he's acting
    his age more than usual...
[15:48] Maomao
    Or rather, he looks quite a bit younger.
[15:54] Maomao
    I prefer him like this, somewhat.
[16:03] Maomao
    Really does the trick!
[16:04] Maomao
    The palace infirmary has some good drugs!
[16:08] Jinshi
    Are you all right?
[16:12] Maomao
    Yes, I'm all empty.
[16:17] Jinshi
    Well, let's talk about who
    poisoned Concubine Gyokuyou.
[16:23] Maomao
    I'd like for you to bring
    someone to talk about that.
[16:27] Jinshi
    Who?
[16:28] Maomao
    Lady Lishu, the Virtuous Consort.
[16:34] Lishu
    Master Jinshi, how may I be of service?
[16:37] Jinshi
    I'm sorry to bring you to this inelegant place.
[16:40] Jinshi
    This lady-in-waiting wanted to speak with you.
[16:45] Lishu
    Huh?!
[16:47] Lishu
    Hmph. A lady-in-waiting?
[16:53] Maomao
    Excuse me.
[16:58] Maomao
    I knew it.
[17:01] Maomao
    Is it fish that you can't eat?
[17:06] Jinshi
    What is this?
[17:08] Maomao
    Some people have things they cannot eat.
[17:11] Maomao
    In my case, I can't have buckwheat.
[17:15] Jinshi
    Yet you eat poison?
[17:17] Maomao
    Leave me alone. I tried to build a tolerance.
[17:22] Maomao
    However, it made my throat swell
    and it was hard for me to breathe.
[17:27] Maomao
    Even a little bit caused rashes,
    so it was hard to adjust the amounts,
[17:32] Maomao
    and I took a long time to heal.
[17:34] Maomao
    That's what I mean by "cannot eat."
[17:37] Maomao
    Lady Lishu, how is your stomach?
[17:41] Maomao
    I can get you a laxative if you....
[17:47] Lishu
    How did you know?
[17:49] Maomao
    It was clear that the rear palace
    prepared the food for the garden party.
[17:54] Maomao
    However, the vinegar dish used
    a different ingredient from the usual one.
[17:58] Maomao
    It seems like Lady Lishu's dish got swapped
    with Lady Gyokuyou's dish by mistake.
[18:04] Lishu
    I see.
[18:05] Maomao
    Is it mackerel that you can't eat?
[18:10] Lishu
    Yeah...
[18:15] Maomao
    This isn't about just liking
     or disliking certain foods.
[18:18] Maomao
    It was just hives this time, but sometimes,
    it can cause difficulty in breathing.
[18:25] Maomao
    Feeding her this knowingly...
[18:28] Maomao
    would be the same as poisoning her.
[18:39] Maomao
    You're her food taster, correct?
[18:42] Kanan
    Y-Yes!
[18:45] Maomao
    I've taken note of what to be
    careful of in an emergency.
[18:51] Maomao
    Of course, avoiding these
     foods entirely is best.
[18:57] Maomao
    Please take a look.
[19:02] Maomao
    It's not difficult.
[19:04] Maomao
    However, if something goes wrong,
    not even the palace doctor could fix it.
[19:11] Maomao
    It could become deadly.
[19:15] Maomao
    Please keep that in mind.
[19:22] Maomao
    That should have scared her enough.
[19:33] Jinshi
    What was that about?
[19:36] Maomao
    I am of lowly birth. Please don't touch me.
[19:41] Jinshi
    You're the only one that says that to me.
[19:43] Maomao
    Well, everyone's just being kind to you.
[19:48] Maomao
    Anyway, I must report to Lady Gyokuyou. So...
[19:53] Jinshi
    Wait. Why did you call the food taster in, too?
[19:59] Maomao
    What do you mean?
[20:00] Jinshi
    Don't play dumb. You asked me to bring her.
[20:03] Maomao
    To tell her what to be careful of.
[20:06] Jinshi
    So, you're saying the servers made the error?
[20:11] Maomao
    I don't know. I'm a mere lady-in-waiting.
[20:17] Jinshi
    At least answer me this.
[20:21] Jinshi
    The target was the Virtuous
    Consort, Lady Lishu, right?
[20:26] Maomao
    Assuming none of the other
     dishes were poisoned.
[20:29] Jinshi
    I see.
[20:48] Maomao
    What a day.
[20:50] Gaoshun
    Is this related to the matter of
    the wooden tablets from the other day?
[20:55] Gaoshun
    The lady-in-waiting who came earlier
    had no burns on her.
[21:01] Jinshi
    Who could it be...?
[21:06] ---
    Not just some superficial sweetness
[21:12] ---
    I want more warmth than I can even use, oh
[21:18] ---
    Having these selfish idealistic thoughts
[21:23] ---
    I swallowed them again today
    before putting them into words
[21:28] ---
    Still in my memories,
    the scent of fragrant olive
[21:33] ---
    The color of twilight in the city
[21:36] ---
    We were laughing...
[21:41] ---
    Filled with sadness,
    the tears welled up in my eyes
[21:53] ---
    I found a glow during those days
[22:01] ---
    I guess I took everything for granted
[22:06] ---
    The wind was so loud I covered my ears
[22:18] ---
    I gotta stop being like that
[22:26] ---
    Even if I stumble over the words of love
SIGN    Next Time
[22:46] Narrator
    Next time: "Homecoming."
SIGN    Episode 7: Homecoming