Jinshi is Jealous? | The Apothecary Diaries

Episode 8: Maomao doesn't get it... Watch The Apothecary Diaries on Crunchyroll! got.cr/cc-tad
Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!
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[@Gojo-jg2zs]

The way that Maomao is so oblivious in the way she talks to Jinshi is actually hilarious

[@chrisb9143]

Jinshi has still not learned to clear up misunderstandings, even when we get to the point of the "'frog' incident".

[@Takanuva838]

I like to think she knows exactly what's she's doing and acts oblivious to mess with him lol

[@GamerX13X]

I prefer to think in this specific situation, she has no idea what the problem is, cause the misunderstanding is funnier

[@Eleanor_Ch]

I would call it adorable.

[@Eszra]

Spoiler She has no idea he is attracted to her abd has reason to think that because she doesn't know that he still has his plumping.

[@ЯБезымянный-о5ф]

Our boy Jinshi has fallen for her brain, hook, line and sinker. I love watching him becoming more desperate with each volume.

[@TeddyB3ARGaming]

Smart is the new sexy

[@thatwasmethere3526]

Well he was prideful man Thinking that every women could fall for him Until she came🤣

[@Toblehrone]

@@thatwasmethere3526 and after she came, he came.

[@aboni--]

I think Maomao is cute too..i mean in the intro she looked gorgeous!

[@war_designer8763]

we can only pray that they end up together 😤

[@LittleHobbit13]

The use of chibi form was perfect! Added the just the right comedic punchline to this whole scene.

[@lonerboy18]

😂🤣

[@Roboglenn387]

Whoosh.

[@gaeridallmariegrey5888]

I kinda want them to make a plushie and/or figurine of shocked chibi Jinshi.

[@redwitch12]

Poor dude just full-on bluescreened. And I laughed so hard at it that I was almost crying.

[@TheGenericDavis]

The chibi figures against these elegant Chinese palace backgrounds kills me every time.

[@mutantmaster1]

For context: MaoMao thinks that Jinshi is angry she didn't ask him for help getting a 3 day pass to get outside, Jinshi thinks that MaoMao paid off the guy that helped her get outside by having a One Night Stand with him. MaoMao did pay the guy, but with a recommendation and discount pass for an A+ concubine she knew

[@cameronjensen9397]

Wasn't more like 3 S+ concubines that she knew?

[@neiacormae9550]

@@cameronjensen9397 Nah, he could only choose one. He got with the dancer, I think.

[@cameronjensen9397]

@@neiacormae9550 Ah, he had a choice of three, but could only pick one

[@Future_Vantas]

@@cameronjensen9397 For his own safety. Just one had him in a daze.

[@9foxgrl15]

It only gets more hilarious when he learns the truth.

[@SrAnimeWatcher]

And Gyokuyo(the concubine Maomao is serving under) is loving every second of it, I wouldn't be surprised if she was the one who told Maomao to mention a repayment and then vaguely answer any questions just to see what kind of reaction Jinshi had.

[@MrDibara]

Frankly, that IS something she would do. 🤭

[@FalconAggie]

If you watch the previous episode her friend from when she was in laundry duty is the one who told her about it. But as we can gather she didn't tell her what specifically it meant, just that someone who gives her a hairpin and is in good enough standing can take her home

[@chriswihulu]

It's her daily comedy and/or soap opera and she refuses to miss even a single show!

[@MrDibara]

@@chriswihulu _When you think about it, concubines in the Rear Palace really don't have much to do at all._ 💀 _Poor lasses,_ wish I could introduce video games to them.

[@anneonimus4836]

This woman is my spirit animal i love her sm she lives for the drama xD

[@eecarro]

It’s funny because her inside thoughts show that she really doesn’t understand what the problem is and she doesn’t find what she’s saying wrong in any way. She doesn’t get the subtlety in all the gestures and words. She doesn’t try to purposely get him jealous or try to act naive on purpose. She also doesn’t act like those stupid naive protagonists. She seems 100% logical in her wording and thoughts that you basically get brainwashed by her words and think there’s nothing wrong with what she said. It’s too hilarious. I find myself laughing every time.

[@PrecureJunkie]

Just wait until you meet her birth father. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree but she looks like a genius relationship guru next to him. (But he's into war strategy like she's into poison and medicine, so...)

[@michaelwilliamybarra2409]

@@PrecureJunkie Could you mean to say that they both can be coined as autistic-coded in a sense(i.e. the intense interests with specific things/practices/hobbies/etc., combined with a general to slight lack of social awareness[beyond just the cultural boundaries and symbolic gesturing presented here])? (honestly asking, as someone on the Autism spectrum, even one still slightly influenced by the more subtle tropes still associated with autistic/autism-coded characters in media[even if I don't usually partake in the discourse of what can count as specifically autistic traits in a fictional character, good, bad, or kinda touch and go] to really make a fairly educated judgement that doesn't rely solely on[or eventually draw back to] my own personal experiences.)

[@DragonLandlord]

Remember she thinks Jinshi's a eunuch so Lihaku's the only one that can leave the palace in her mind.

[@ananas_6029]

@@michaelwilliamybarra2409 I don't know about her father being autistic, but he is definitively something as he is explicitely shown to be unable to recognise faces and only enjoying the company of like three people in his whole life, and that is including Mao Mao who can't stand him

[@redwitch12]

@@ananas_6029 Her father has prosopagnosia (face blindness). He sees most people around him, especially strangers, as having the blank black or white "faces" of Go stones, while the people he's familiar with appear to him as specific shogi pieces. The only people he's able to recognize as having "human" faces are Maomao and her mother.

[@Dorian_Scott]

This entire scene was my favorite part of this episode; Maomao being completely unaware of Jinshi's jealousy and his reactions to Maomao "granting [Lihaku] a night of blissful dreams." The chibi one is priceless (2:38). Binged every episode so far and I can definitely recommend it. Nice visuals and animation, love its traditional Chinese soundtrack and I even found the story to be quite interesting so far.

[@Eleanor_Ch]

I wonder if Jinshi's friend explains it to him.

[@MrDibara]

​@@Eleanor_Ch _He better._ 😂 _That boi finna jump off the wall if he doesn't!_

[@Annie1962]

yeah mine too can't wait for rest of it. Especially the splendid frog

[@cringeonmain5653]

​@@MrDibarathere is going to be one extra eunuch, he's gonna take his seeds out.

[@Tsusagi]

These new wave of Chinese inspired anime are so interesting to watch!

[@mishaalkisan1688]

Aw you cut out the part afterwards where we're shown that others were listening in on this moment - Gyokuyou was dying from laughter and Maomao gets smacked over the head for the misunderstanding.

[@LittleHobbit13]

Gyokuyo is just there to thrive on the chaos and I love her for it. XD

[@Aurasoul.]

​@@LittleHobbit13She's pretty much the fans at that point 😂

[@Annie1962]

we will see that maybe next time because our concubine explains to him what actually happens. She gets a kick out of watching these two

[@Annie1962]

she is a treasure hahaha@@LittleHobbit13

[@Uhhhi-ih8bb]

Imo it’s the best laugh ever

[@o.h.x-9062]

Congratulations, MaoMao, you completely broke Jinshi.

[@zennvirus7980]

Jinshi.exe has stopped working.

[@pondking2801]

Hope they animate the later books, Maomao takes Jinshi down even harder later on; that time he deserved it.

[@josephelgersma2073]

Maomao's face expression to what she said to him was hilarious 🤣! Just how oblivious is this gut.

[@Dorian_Scott]

And he kept it up for *_so long,_* too.

[@kinggodzilla9496]

It looks like we got two reactions from our boy Jinshi: 1) Jealous - Using Maomao "ugh" expression where she took someone more important than him to get her home 2) Shock - Maomao described that the person she took had a good time, but fail to mention it wasn't a romantic relationship P.S This show keeps getting better and better LOL

[@kardnails8729]

It was indeed romantic and a night of bliss, it simply didn't involve her.

[@magnus_artifex]

Maomao’s boss was us: laughing uncontrollably at the obliviousness of our little lass

[@endginuity8391]

She didn't even spill the tea and bro is already cracked Maamao too smooth and does all this unintentionally

[@onesmileybaldy8303]

*Jinshi.exe stopped responding*

[@Dorian_Scott]

Jinshi's like: "DOES NOT COMPUTE. SYSTEM SHUTTING OFF..........."

[@SaturnRabbit94]

*Error.* *Your PC ran into a problem* *and needs to restart. :(*

[@koimaxx]

A Maomao caused the program to stop working correctly.

[@coralroper6876]

Wow. At this point he could be wearing a T-shirt with "MAOMAO YOU'RE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE" printed on it, and she'd still find a way to misinterpret it.

[@keikom2522]

She will tell the T-shirt: "Aww! Thank you! I love you too T-shirt!"

[@coralroper6876]

Knowing her, she'd probably be more like, "How and when did a T-shirt get to know me long enough to develop an attraction to me?"

[@tjjordan4207]

Maomao: “Someone made that shirt thinking Jinshi has a thing for me. Is he even aware of what the shirt says?”

[@MarianaCarvalho-gu8zx]

​@@keikom2522 I feel like if it's Maomao it would be like "who? Why? I'm just a servant. "

[@fredfry5100]

It's a part of her personality, to avoid things she thinks will become troublesome.

[@thehappypolybunch5791]

Fun fact: Jinshi usually uses 'watashi' to refer to himself (which is more elegant/formal). But in this scene he uses 'ore' (a more masculine and informal pronoun). Maomao realizes this but doesn't pay much attention to it. Maybe Jinshi felt more confident around MaoMao XD

[@A.Yonekawa]

俺 can be used in close circle of people so he can be just comfortable around her

[@dustydave961]

Jinshi discovers the fire, Maomao started the fire but has no idea, and Gyokuyou sits back and watches the flames. This is a great anime

[@tawogkr]

I swear Jinshi face was so priceless! 😂 2:38

[@AbeeraShafqat-ag-]

Poor lad was traumatized 😂

[@Washingtub-senpai]

**EMOTIONAL DAMAGE** 😅😅😅

[@BingQilin]

Mao Mao: Come on, Master Jinshi. You're one of the most jealous guys I know. Jinshi, chugging that vinegar: YOU KNOW OTHER GUYS???

[@osarceno93]

The BEST misunderstanding this season! 😂

[@TimeLady128]

It was great! I doubt it will be in the current season, but when it comes I will very much enjoy the frog situation.

[@chasemcnab7610]

What Jinshi heard: “Yes I know what you were trying to do but I decided instead to let that random military officer absolutely rAiL me for a long weekend back home, hey, why’d you spill your tea on yourself?”

[@meng425]

0:21 the way the shudder was animated makes me laugh every time 😭😭

[@chillco8764]

He acted like she cheated on him 😂

[@mutantmaster1]

He thinks she hooked up with Lihaku as thanks for helping her get back to her side of town, and she didn't explain until afterwards that she simply gave him a referral to one of her sisters, who is a high class preformer and Preformer, so she technically wasn't wrong when she said it was a night he didn't forget

[@tararocksong5085]

@@mutantmaster1, actually Lady Gyokuyo explained to Jinshi and Gaoshun of what really happened, not Maomao.

[@joshmoonXY]

2:20 the way she said "yes" has got me shivering in weird ways

[@zennvirus7980]

What I love about this scene and afterwards is Lady Gyokuyou's laugh. She is truly enjoying the normally smug Jinshi that has her attendants fawning over him getting riled up by a delicious misunderstanding. And her laughter and expressions are so charming.

[@douglasauclair3086]

They left out the best part: Gyokuyo laughing hysterically at Jinshi after the teacup-incident.

[@Brasswatchman]

2:30 Oh, God in heaven, she looks so *proud* of herself. 😂

[@RShonta]

Jinshi, don't pout! It's too adorable!

[@flowerbloom5782]

1:50 I love jinshi is so jealous. He figits so much, he loses his composure so easily when it comes to maomao.

[@TheOnlyTrueDedicated]

The exact thing I said to my friends when I watched this scene: “Maomao, please. *Phrasing*”

[@NanaKwarteng]

They should have shown the part Lady Gyokuyou couldn't stop laughing. That was the highlight for me😂😂

[@hajkie]

Should have gotten gyokuyou laugh too, it was hilarious.

[@BunNessa_Art]

I literally smacked my forehead when she said that and started laughing at his face! Such a great show!

[@dustinsteichen7105]

The way Jinshi uses 'ore' instead of 'watashi' when speaking to MaoMao is soooo AHHH ❤

[@luisbellon6927]

Jinshi's face was really hilarious 😂

[@blacksage2375]

2:38 THATS A LOTTA (emotional) DAMAGE!

[@Buggapanda]

2:38 Jinshi's face absolutely killed me

[@chipe123o4]

Gyokuyou laughing outside was the cherry on top 😂

[@swostikasharma9647]

I love watching him fall first and fall harder and desperate every episode 😂 while Maomao here is completely oblivious about it 😂😂😂 Jinshi DO SOMETHING DUDE!!!! TELL HER ALREADY 😂

[@kziila0244]

Even if does, at this stage, she doesn’t have any feeling for him yet. And even later in the volumes, it’s a slow process, though she does start to see him in a more favorable light.

[@pondking2801]

She knows far better than to get involved with someone like Jinshi. Not that she avoids it despite knowing better.

[@jonlava173]

Poor Jinshi! Mao Mao’s naiveté and obliviousness is destroying his Chadliness.

[@sunshinesunny9657]

2:40 the moment he almost died 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@monkeyking9863]

So far my favorite scene of the show and one of the top scenes I have ever seen

[@rjames2431]

Jinshis ' lost to a consolation prize is hilarious, his stress is unreal 😂 it's one of my fave conversation of him and Maomao.. never seen a female MC that is so dense like maomao

[@CaityBear05]

Maomao just utterly broke Jinshi, poor guy!

[@RagnamanEXE]

Jinshi was so shocked that the show reverted into the maomao monologue mini anime style

[@Zephyr16]

ah maomao, so smart and so dumb at the same time. my fave kind of character XD

[@QrincessQri]

He fell first AND fell harder. 😂 Really has his work cutout for him on this one.

[@charlespfaff6585]

She told him the truth, and it broke him. This is true evil.

[@Brasswatchman]

I'd say it's only evil if she knew what she was doing. She pretty clearly does not. At all. 😁

[@adam346]

Everyone thinks Jinshi is oblivious but Mao Mao is equally as capable as him in that respect.. it's why the ship is so solid.

[@fivestarmichelin_]

0:21 😂😂😂 They animated the shudder so well. Also Jinshi.exe stopped working.

[@chipe123o4]

It's even worse now that I'm rewatching this scene 😂 When she says "is he upset that I didn't rely on him?" her first thought is logical, no need for unnecessary trouble. Immediately she says "I couldn't think of a suitable repayment", what she meant is she thought of the whole thing as an exchange, a repayment for the trouble she would cause and given Jinshi's personality she didn't want to be indebted to him. Lihaku was much easier to persuade... Except she's completely oblivious to the meaning of the hairpins. "I lost to a consolation prize" 😂

[@neilkurzman4907]

At this point, she found out what the hairpin meant. He’s a unique so she didn’t think that a night at the brothel would be a valuable payment to him. But she knew it would be to the soldier. So she literally had nothing in her power that she thought would interest him.

[@fabiomora6491]

Jinshi isn't jealous, he's broken.

[@nervesofsteel1865]

For the ones who missed due to translation, at 1:50 Maomao isn't just surprised at his reaction, she is surprised that he used "ore" to address himself (the more masculine way of saying "I")

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Jinshi's jealousy is really showing in this episode, huh? 😂🍵

[@jareynaga]

Busted out laughing and Spit out my drink 😂 maomao emotionally broke jinshi 😂

[@dee6561]

Maomao is so cute. Her voice really matches her. It's somewhat boyish and not overtly feminine (Edit: For lack of better terms)-- like at 2:22.

[@LFanimes333]

It’s not high pitched alright, but it’s far from “not feminine”. She’s just kinda listless.

[@Passions5555]

I can't believe you actually described her voice as boyish and unfeminine! It is neither of those things. She doesn't have the helium pitched voice that other anime female protagonists have, but that hardly makes her sound less like a girl.

[@LFanimes333]

@@Passions5555 Said it all, brother!

[@justinstpierre386]

Maomao smart and dense at the same time 😂😂😂

[@Fujoshi1412]

How many others lost a lung to this part of the episodes. Everyone under Gyokuyo are aware Maomao is blissfully ignorant to the meaning of the hairpins. At least anime wise I don’t think we’ve been told what they are given we are in her perspective. However Jinshi is unaware of this and the misunderstandings are great.

[@ggtragicsansbro6495]

I love mao mao's reactions

[@tjjordan4207]

I love that Gyokuyou is just enjoying everything that is going on. Probably the most entertaining thing she’s been witnessing since… ever.

[@SaturnRabbit94]

2:38 He's just standing there... MENACINGLY! 😲

[@MarianaCarvalho-gu8zx]

The way I read this in Patrick's voice. 😂😂😂

[@faniieefaniiee7002]

The fact that he remained in shock🤣🤣

[@donnieldavid9795]

The way he froze 💀💀💀💀 2:39

[@jordonnicoli6093]

I liked the part when he found out the truth the look on face was priceless.

[@cf8cg]

He falls for it all the time 😂

[@zomfragger]

Should have told him she left Lihaku at a brothel the entire time.

[@herotheskycastle9042]

I don’t normally like drama anime, but this show really has me hooked. Can’t wait to see the relationships between all the characters develop.

[@GavinFox2028]

02:38 EMOTIONAL DAMAGE 😂😂

[@colinz226]

I think part of why he was pouting here, may have to do with the fact that he gave The hairpin not only as an expression of affection, but also a genuine expression of regret for maomao's situation. He very likely wanted Maomao to go see her family in order to make her feel better, or let her family know she's okay or both. The fact that she went on a homecoming isn't what surprises and shocks him the fact that she went with somebody besides him is.

[@AgentPrimus]

the fact she was so oblivious to what the hairpin's really meant, plus her way of udnerstanding she introduced Lihaku to a Courtesan makes it all the more hilarious

[@stefanerdmann4697]

I really want to SFX myself with 'whooosh' the next time I exit a room.

[@Did_No_Wrong]

LOL he's right! He probably also would have happily been a guarantor is she had asked instead of going to some random official.

[@kylajensen1957]

The thing that killed me was her making the Whoosh sound of her gracefully sweeping out of the room.

[@Spirit0mbYT]

Jinshi.EXE has stopped working 🤣

[@Roboglenn387]

The laughter. So much laughter coming outta me during that final bit.

[@sachamarzullo]

The Consort lady enjoying the full drama 😂😂😂

[@jasonboone4908]

Jinshi's soul: *leaves building*

[@kingkonork2641]

This scene was just so funny I rewinded it a couple of times when I was watching it 😂

[@DGolden247]

Jinshi’s face after he asks Maomao what a guarantor is 😂😂😂

[@glaucianni]

Esse é sem dúvidas o melhor anime da temporada! Maomao e Jinshi ❤

[@Ramontweet]

Você precisa assistir Sousou no Frieren... Esse é incrível, mas Sousou no Frieren é melhor

[@LFanimes333]

Bom gosto, irmão! Mas Frieren está próximo, se não melhor.

[@lpemkz]

Frieren is the best anime, Maomao is the better protagonist

[@LFanimes333]

@@lpemkz Posso concordar.

[@Lucianox39]

@@lpemkz I differ a little, Frieren is also considered the best protagonist along with Maomao. For me the best anime is Frieren and the second best is The Apothecary Diaries.

[@beloslavachilingirova2921]

Dude almost got the Mappa fisheye treatment with all the psychic damage he took 😂 poor Jinshi

[@leonides1527]

2:38 heart? Broken. Soul? Gone. Life? Meaningless.

[@linkinlady06]

When I tell you me and my best friend watch this part 3 times and we were in tears! 😂😂😂😂

[@paulhernandez-r2w]

😂😂😂 I love that she voice's all her sound effects!

[@miss.anna.daily1]

2:24 was AMAZING 🤣 🤣

[@Akursedtime]

The cup fell and shattered just like his hopes and dreams 😂

[@Brittanysplittany]

This show is so good. The light novels are a treat too - please keep making more seasons!

[@neilkurzman4907]

Hello, I’m from the future. New episodes start next week.

[@joshlyons5703]

I can’t believe this clip got me to watch the show and did not disappoint me

[@catastros654]

I love the whoosh sound that she makes at the end

[@obiwancanownme5668]

When maomao says she gives lihaku "a night of blissful dreams" and you can clearly see Jinshi's teacup shaking in distress had me cackling

[@dreamingofpemberly]

According to what I "researched" *cough Google cough*, giving a women back then was signaling either profound respect/thanks or if it was a higher authority and giving one to the opposite gender in cases, signaled a interest in that person. Intrigued to see where the show goes with the whole hairpin incident....

[@Annie1962]

in this show, the pin is more of a 'under my protection' kinda pin as we must remember that she got pins from two concubines

[@DbNvcR48]

Just looked up what giving hairpins to another means in China, and now I understand so much better

[@andmos1001]

And that hairpin is actually much more important then you realize

[@DbNvcR48]

@@andmos1001 how so

[@andmos1001]

@@DbNvcR48 Think about it, all clues if you watch the show has been revealed

[@IsSheRG710]

This show is hilarious. I really hope there’s more episodes

[@iBe_Vybin]

Hopefully there is. It’s been received pretty well so far so I hope they make a second season

[@LFanimes333]

It’s confirmedly going up to 24. Second season not being talked about yet, but the reception was far from bad. Things generally looking pretty good right now.

[@awt9618]

Remember, she still thinks he is a eunuch. This is why she doesn't think he could be interested in her!

[@tylergoodman3560]

That was one big misunderstanding. 😳 😂🎉

[@mudkinpz4682]

with how oblivious she is about this whole situation and her disdain of Jinshi, i'm convinced Maomao is ace

[@Brasswatchman]

It's a valid interpretation. Not to mention fairly understandable, considering she spent most of her childhood watching her mother waste away from venereal disease. That might very well put someone off the very concept of sexuality.

[@EmixKira]

Nunca deja de parecerme graciosa la cara de jinshi, ya hasta le tomé captura de pantalla y la uso en publicaciones

[@Wolfeson28]

2:35 Jinshi.exe has stopped responding.🤣🤣

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Great series 😊😊😊❤❤❤