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In Volume 6, Maomao reads a rough translation of the story of Romeo and Juliet. She calls that dramatic style of love "ridiculous" especially since they died together simply due to a miscommunication. Love that burns out of control without proper restraint leads only to tragedy. She believes that such romanticism is destructive and more likely to bring misery than happiness. Maomao firmly states that if she were in a similar situation, she would choose a more rational path.

We don’t want that Romeo-Juliet ending for our Jinmaoooooo!!!

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | Ep10 | What were you doing, Dad?

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | Ep17 | Do that for me, then. I want to look like a completely different person.

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | Ep18 | Thinking about it, Master Jinshi is pretty mysterious.

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | Ep18 | Enjoy yourself tonight, good sir.

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | Ep18 | Let me scrub your back. Haven’t done that in ages. Let her do it. Yeah, it’s been a while! You’re going to be gone again for a while, right? I’m doing this as a freebie, so you have to help me find good customers, okay?

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | Ep27 | It was a very fulfilling day. I managed to harvest some mushrooms that can be used as medicine. I told the quack doctor that they’re poisonous, so he won’t eat them.

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To the brothers and sisters here

Do not think the sins you have will prevent you from Jannah

Rather ibn taymiyyah رحمة الله says the flawed beginnings doesn't matter, what matters is the good end (Minhaj As-Sunnah)

And look at the mercy of Allah. He invites disbelievers to Islam and is there anything worse then associating partners with Allah?

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I am waiting for that <3 and how he also deals with Maomao, when he figures out that Maomao knew it all the time— He is the son of Lady Ah-Duo.

Major Apothecary diaries manga and LN spoilers ahead...

So I've been thinking. We know TAD has a tendency to do some heavy foreshadowing like they did with the locust plague. So many volumes of build up where they talk about crickets, ways of harvesting, etc. to finally end up in the long awaited locust invasion.

And I'm sure is headed that way with the pox too. Suddenly characters who had the pox start appearing and talks of a way to handle it come up more often.

But what I'm also sure is we're getting major foreshadowing for Jinshis eventually finding out about his real parents AND abdicating in favor of his younger brother. In the last volume we have not one but two examples of former royals who resigned their duties and went on to live their lives. The Shin Clan founder who was so beloved he was allowed to keep a heirloom in the form of a dragon and Kada, also an emperor's son who was casted away for commiting a terrible taboo (but still allowed to live).

I think the Shin Clan guy it's how's most likely to go. This was a beloved son, a crown prince!, but he didn't consider himself adequate and preferred his younger brother ruled instead. Right now Jinshi feels safe being just a younger brother and having two healthy baby nephews. But his entire parentage is one huge Chekhov's gun waiting to be fired. You don't put that out there if you're not planning to reveal it at some point. Especially bringing into equation the factions and the dislike for the current heir. Someone somehow it's gonna figure Jinshi is the emperors son and bring it to light, causing at least two volumes of trouble.

But the Shin Clan example is already giving us a way out. IT IS possible to just resign. I think it will take a lot of courage but Jinshi will finally end up doing it, with no major negative consequences to him.

It's also worth noting that times passes really fast in the light novel. Gyokuyou and Lihuas sons aren't that far from being 7 years old, the moment a baby is consider old enough to not worry about dying suddenly. They were born when Maomao was 18ish and she's now 21!

Obviously this is all volumes ahead, I think we'll see the pox arc first and based on a few spoilers of the web novel some other issues first but I don't doubt Jinshis parents reveal will come eventually

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I loved the idea of flower shop<3

What do u think is the difference between the Apothecary diaries world and our current world's reality? Is the modern world we live in now, capitalistic as a primary? What do you think Jinshi and Maomao's position would be in our world? I mean regarding on their circumstances— I have a scenario like Tamaki and Haruhi from Ouran Host Club. But still, our world is more complex and diverse in technology fields than Ouran Host club world. And given the revolution of artificial intelligence, coming next 5 years would be totally different.

okay, first of all, very interesting question. second of all, my brain isn't built for something like this but i will try to answer as best as i can. sorry if i don't answer it as well as you expect me to but i'll try!

i'm going to point out the obvious here and say our modern reality (esp for women) isn't as harsh as it is in the apothecary diaries' world. for one, women in their time had practically zero rights and respect (though that is still very much happening today in some places). however, at least most women irl have access to education, voting rights, vast career options, free will and speech, and generally just be able to live their life independently without relying on men. at least in our world, women have laws protecting them against violence and sexual acts, and it's no longer a requirement to marry, bear children, and live for your husband; that's just a choice out of many—something the average woman in TAD universe could never dream of experiencing.

i'd say capitalism is one thing both this fictional story and our current reality have in common. just like irl, characters (mostly commoners) in TAD are scraping by to make profit: maomao with her apothecary shop, granny with the verdigris house, quack's family with their paper business, gyokuen with his family and the WC, and we've got mentions of merchants a lot in the story. there's also a moment in the manga i remember where maomao was carting books to the palace and she planned to overcharge Jinshi (wringing him out for his money to gain extra profit. go maomao!), too bad suiren caught her lol. anyway, yeah, like IRL the commoners are doing what they can to survive, while the important and rich ones (the royalty and ministers) cozy up in the court and palace, completely indifferent to the state of small villages and townsfolk outside (the farming villages affected by taxes, women in the red light district, kidnappings, slavery, etc).

as for jinshi and maomao's positions in our world, hmm, this is purely imagination but if we follow their ages (maomao at 20 and jinshi at 21), that'd make them college students. maomao would definitely be a pharmacy student and might even go to medical school. she'd also own a flower shop 100%, or at least a botanical shop. jinshi would probably be studying economics, anything business-related, or international relations. that's as far as my imagination will take me.

and if they're going to be like tamaki x haruhi in this little modern world, then maomao might accidentally ruin one of jinshi's projects (in the name of science!) and she'd have to pay him back by working for him (idk how; maybe by being his personal medic or offering him tips on how to make business out of medicines lol). or maybe jinshi just might stumble in maomao's little flower shop by chance, and find her studying, completely disinterested in him (despite his popularity), and this throws him off, lol. either way, i'm fairly certain they'll still find each other in this world, and in many worlds.

the two of them would also be fascinated by technology (both their hypothetical degrees often heavily rely on it), but they would probably reject the notion of using AI in extremely simple, practical, or professional tasks. however, jinshi has a progressive mindset and maomao just goes with the flow. they might accept this technological advancement (as part of the world)—they wouldn't try to fight it—but they also wouldn't use it as often.

thanks for this question lol. sorry i took so long to respond, i haven't been on tumblr for 2 days oops.

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Allah will make a way. The doors you thought were closed? Allah can open them in ways you never imagined. The path that looks blocked? He can clear it effortlessly. No matter the struggle, there is always a way with Him. Your hardship is not forever. Your pain is not permanent. “And whoever relies upon Allah-He is sufficient for him.” (Qur’an 65:3) Breathe. Trust. Allah will make a way, even when you see none.

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دعاء غير حياتي تمامًا وهو "اللهم اجعلني من عبادك واوليائك الصالحين، واجعل حياتي ونفسي كلها خالصةً لك."

A duaa that changed my life completely: “O Allah, make me from amongst your righteous allies and servants, and make myself and my whole life dedicated to you only.”

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It was said to Sufyaan Ath-Thawree:

"I am amazed at Imām Abū Ḥanifāh! I have never even seen him backbite his enemies!"

So Sufyaan ath-Thawree replied: "He knows better than to let someone run away with all his good deeds!"

● {مناقب الموفق المكي ١/١٩٠}

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Experience: Learning the right way to connect the dots.

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