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    The Emperor gives Jinshi an ultimatum to produce an heir. With this ultimatum, Jinshi and Maomao are forced to work through their feelings. Together they embark into new territory: the physical side of their relationship.

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  2. Public Bookmark 20

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    “Master Jinshi is…behaving strangely.”
    Maoamo blinked, waiting for Gaoshun to clarify, but he just looked at her with his lips pressed thinly together.
    “…more than usual?”
    “Yes. He’s feverish and unable to leave bed, but he’s forbidden me from getting your father, instead demanding your presence. I worry he’s having some…adverse effects to a medicine he was taking.”

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    17 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 11

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    She continued her mixing until she heard a crunch from one of the fallen leaves outside the shop’s door. Nobody passed through that area of the building during these hours of the night. The lively chatter and rustle of the Verdigris House could be faintly heard, but those chambers were located way south of where the noise was coming from. Maomao slowly put down the mortar as the footsteps became more apparent with each second. They increased in proximity until finally a firm fist rapped against the entrance door.

    The apothecary hesitantly approached the door while her mind ran through all the possible people who would intrude at such hours of the night. She did not expect to open the door to find the gorgeous nymph that frequently roamed the loggias of the rear palace.

    “Jinshi-sama, what brings you here at such hours of the night?” Maomao questioned, noting his lack of companionship from both Gaoshun and Basen, his usual assistants.

    “I came to visit you. I believe we have some…important matters to discuss,”Jinshi voiced.

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  4. Public Bookmark 6

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    Everyone in Maomao's life has the same question, even if they're worded differently; the meaning is the same.

    "Are you in love with him?"

    "Him" happens to be none other than Jinshi.

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  5. Public Bookmark 10

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    He did indeed find the nerve, too much nerve in fact. He’d taken a hot poker to his flank, searing his skin and leaving a wound deep into his tissues that could heal with nothing short of a scar. He had done it in the presence of his Emperor and Empress. He’d done it front of Maomao herself.

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    The aftermath of Jinshi's actions in LN8.

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