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00:00Then how does one decrease the value of a cortisone?
00:07In the case of pregnancy, it would reduce it to nearly zero.
00:19That building up ahead is the place you were looking for, yes?
00:22Then I'll be off, if you'll excuse me.
00:37You're leaving me now?
00:39We worked hard on your disguise. If I were to go in with you, it'd be all for nothing.
00:44Right.
00:46Goodbye.
00:52It's fine. I didn't show any emotion when I spoke.
01:07I truly hope you enjoy your evening, good sir.
01:10A dream from the past. Far back when I was only an infant.
01:38Probably because I brought it up.
01:46You're finally awake.
01:49Hi, Dad. Morning.
01:53So, what are your plans for today?
01:56Nothing.
01:57Since you're not terribly busy, would you take this to the Verdigris' house for me?
02:03All right.
02:03All right.
02:08Well, Mau Mau, you don't have work today?
02:14I'm on vacation.
02:18Even when you're on holiday, you stop by the apothecary?
02:22Just passing by. That's not the main reason I'm here.
02:25Hold it right there, pioning!
02:27We've talked this to death already.
02:30Mau Mau? You're back!
02:32Never suffocating you, pioning.
02:41I'm the one suffocating here with her constant nagging granny routine.
02:45I'm far from being done with you. Choose one or the other.
02:48Huh?
02:49I don't know what this is about, but it looks like pioning has a lot on her plate, too.
02:54Beauty is like a good deal. It doesn't last for long.
02:57You're the one making me bring you the offers.
02:58And I never asked you to!
03:00Why is it you're so pushy?
03:02You think you're calling pushes and stuff?
03:03Yes, you brat!
03:05Was that Mau Mau I saw skulking away?
03:08She's been here for a while.
03:09Is she going to the Annex?
03:12Hmm.
03:13Good morning.
03:31She used to chase me out, overcome with hate.
03:35I guess she doesn't have the energy anymore.
03:39Or maybe she's forgotten how to talk entirely.
03:41As her illness worsens, her memories are gradually torn into shreds.
03:53Dad's medicine was effective, but at this point, it won't even provide temporary relief.
04:00And yet, it's far better than offering nothing.
04:03Uh, pardon me.
04:08That customer has returned.
04:12Yes.
04:13Well, the man's got a good nose.
04:16Go fetch Mei-Mei.
04:17Today, the Verdigris house is a reputable establishment.
04:22But a decade or so ago, it had a sordid past marred by disaster.
04:28This courtesan served customers during that era, and was unlucky enough to catch syphilis.
04:33By the time Dad arrived at the brothel, the illness was still nearly stages.
04:44If he had prior knowledge about the disease, he might have been able to properly treat her.
04:49But nobody trusted a eunuch who appeared out of nowhere.
04:57She had to continue serving customers.
05:00That's the law of being a courtesan.
05:03A few years later, when the rashes started to reappear, the sores began spreading almost instantly.
05:09Ever since then, this woman has been locked up here, out of view of the customers.
05:19It's a generous situation.
05:22Courtesans who can't work are usually tossed in the street.
05:29This room is pretty stuffy.
05:31I'll burn some incense.
05:32What is it?
05:53Pixis wanted you to know, uh, that weirdo with the monocle is here, so you should avoid going out there for a while.
06:01I've got it. Thank you.
06:02As long as I stay put, I won't run into him here.
06:17He's a long-time customer of the Verdigris house.
06:20An old acquaintance.
06:21Stupid.
06:42She's gone.
06:43She's gone.
06:43He's gone now.
06:56And thank you again for being so patient.
06:58Did you spend time with him, Mei Mei?
07:01Who else can?
07:02Look at Big Sis.
07:04She seems to be doing well today.
07:06Also, he brought up that offer for you again.
07:11I don't see how you put up with him, sis.
07:16It's not so bad.
07:18And the old lady doesn't care as long as he pays up.
07:21That's most likely the reason why she keeps pushing for me to become a courtesan.
07:25If I didn't have my job, I might have been sold off by now.
07:29From where I'm standing, I would say it's a pretty good deal.
07:32I mean, a courtesan getting everything that she wants?
07:35Do you realize how rare that is?
07:37You know the old lady.
07:39She'd let the weight of silver overrule that.
07:43She's saving up for her boat fare to paradise.
07:45Can you really blame her?
07:49I know that I am getting a little older.
07:52I should take offers seriously.
07:54She's not even 30 yet.
07:56But for a courtesan, that's retirement age.
08:00Why not just leave?
08:03One day I will.
08:05But for now, I'll just keep working here a little while longer.
08:16I don't know what's going through Mei Mei's mind.
08:19Maybe it's love.
08:21But if that's the case,
08:23it's not a rabbit hole I want to delve into.
08:25That's an emotion I'm sure I left behind.
08:39Back in the womb of the woman who birthed me.
08:42I haven't scrubbed your back for ages now.
08:48I'm going to pass.
08:49Come on, don't be like that.
08:51I was thinking the same thing.
08:55Just let her do it.
08:57Who knows how often we'll get the chance to see you.
08:59I mean...
09:00I'm doing this pro bono,
09:04so you have to help me find good customers in exchange.
09:06Just perfect.
09:24Didn't think the meeting place would have services found in the Pleasure District.
09:27But...
09:28That wasn't what I traveled there for.
09:30Hold on.
09:45Have a moment?
09:47Yes?
09:48Share this with Suiren, please.
09:51It's a present from a weirdo.
09:54A weirdo, huh?
09:55Got it.
09:56I appreciate it.
09:58Sure.
09:58I should be getting back to work.
10:10For goodness sakes.
10:15We're having a vegetarian dinner today,
10:17so make sure not to nibble on any meat or fish, Xiao Mao.
10:23I realize you're taking a break,
10:25but don't completely lose consciousness.
10:27Huh?
10:27We're eating vegetarian tonight, right?
10:30Oh, damn it.
10:32In here, I thought getting back to work would help distract me from her.
10:38One more thing.
10:41There'll be no more hiding weird plants in the warehouse.
10:45Yikes.
10:46She's sharp.
10:47If there's nowhere to put it.
10:49If there's nowhere to put it, why don't you ask Master Jin-shi to let you use one of the vacant rooms?
10:54Thanks, but I can't use a noble's home as my personal medicine cabinet.
10:59You may appear apathetic, but you're keen.
11:02You know where you stand and how to play the game.
11:04I'm of lowly birth.
11:06Nothing will change that.
11:07The fact that I am even here now is a small miracle.
11:11Maybe so.
11:13Although, because somebody was born noble doesn't inherently make them any different from you or me.
11:19Life can twist and turn, and no one can predict where it will lead them.
11:25If you view everything in terms of status, then you'll miss opportunities.
11:30You really think so?
11:32Yes.
11:32I know so.
11:34Now, get back to work.
11:35But first, I need you to run a small errand.
11:39Excuse me.
11:40I've come to pick up some medicine.
11:43Sure.
11:44Wait just a moment.
11:51It's like night and day compared to the pharmacy that the quack doctor runs in the rear palace.
11:56This place is close to the military, so they must get a lot of injuries.
12:01There's nothing like a smell that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
12:05I wonder what they have in their medicine cabinets.
12:08What I'd give to rummage through this place.
12:12Get a hold of yourself and stop acting like this.
12:15What are you doing?
12:20Oh, it's her again.
12:23I am just waiting around for some medicine.
12:27Sweetie?
12:30Oh, good. You're here.
12:32I'm in need of more medicine for the guardhouse.
12:34Of course.
12:40The guardhouse?
12:42Come to think of it, the last time I saw her was near the military wing.
12:48That must be why she smelled like herbs.
12:50Because she handles them working there.
12:51I wonder why she seems to dislike me.
12:58Well, is there anything else you need?
13:00No, nothing else.
13:04A court lady shouldn't even be doing things like this.
13:09Pretend you didn't hear that.
13:10You need medicine, right?
13:11What kind of medicine is this?
13:24Like...
13:24Potato flower?
13:28This is for Master Jinshi, right?
13:30Now that I think about it, Master Jinshi is pretty mysterious.
13:35And it's not just the seemingly covert work he gets assigned every few weeks.
13:39It's also the way he takes those long baths the day before, and how he burns incense before he goes.
13:46And the vegetarian diet.
13:48It's like a purification ceremony.
13:51Are eunuchs allowed to perform ceremonial rites?
13:54It wouldn't be out of place for a noble to do that.
13:57But if he's of such high rank, why is he a eunuch?
13:59I wonder if the previous Empress Dowager also made him a eunuch as the result of some grand unilateral decision.
14:07Just like my dad.
14:10It's the girl's adopted father.
14:12He's a eunuch and a former doctor.
14:15If she studied under a former doctor, that would explain why she is so knowledgeable.
14:20And you say he's a eunuch?
14:22Yes.
14:23I'm searching my memory.
14:25Did we have any skilled doctors among the eunuchs?
14:29Pardon the intrusion.
14:38Would you care to pick up our discussion from the other day?
14:49Seems to me that you had engaged in a bit of dirty trickery.
14:54How very rude.
14:55That's rich to hear from a thief like yourself.
14:58I spent a whole decade working on that old madam, and then you went and stole her right from under my nose.
15:04You made a fool of me, and I do not appreciate it.
15:06So do you want your prize returned?
15:10Not quite.
15:11I shall pay whatever it is you ask.
15:13A wise man is not keen on repeating his past mistakes.
15:18And if I refuse?
15:19Well then, I suppose there's nothing I can do, is there?
15:23I mean, how many people can defy someone of your rank?
15:26I could count every single one of them on just one hand.
15:30I thought so.
15:31He does know my true identity, then.
15:33I'm just concerned is all.
15:36You know, about what my daughter would think.
15:40Ah, I see.
15:43So that's what this is about.
15:45I didn't want to accept it, but Lachan is Malmau's father by blood.
16:01I'd like to pay her a visit sometime, so if you wouldn't mind letting her know, I'd appreciate it.
16:07Bye now.
16:08Lachan is Malmau's father.
16:38I'll let him down gently.
16:40Thank you, I hoped you'd say that.
16:42Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do.
16:48I've never seen her make a face like that.
16:52And I never want to see it again.
16:55Ever.
16:57So we managed to find out somehow.
17:08I know this smell.
17:18It's a nerve garden!
17:20Here!
17:20In here!
17:22In here too!
17:22What's this?
17:26You again?
17:31Oh no.
17:32It would appear I've been caught red-handed.
17:34Don't overreact.
17:36I haven't taken anything yet.
17:38There's dirt on your hands.
17:39Seems like you were about to take something when I arrived.
17:42Who's the one overreacting now?
17:50This is an unofficial garden anyway.
17:53But still, the doctors know about this place.
17:55So I would advise against frequent visits.
17:58Are you in charge of this place or what?
18:01In charge?
18:02I'm just allowed to plant whatever I want here.
18:04That's all there is to it.
18:07Huh.
18:07So she's pulling up the weeds.
18:10I'm pretty sure her name was Suire, wasn't it?
18:13She doesn't seem like the most demonstrative person.
18:17Not that I'm one to talk, but still.
18:20What have you been planting here lately?
18:27A medicine for resurrection.
18:30Do you mean...
18:32A medicine that can bring the dead back to life?
18:34If such a thing exists and is proven to work,
18:37then I want it more than anything!
18:41I'm joking.
18:44Joking?
18:45So, girl, I heard you're an apothecary.
18:48Just how good of one are you, exactly?
18:52I don't know.
18:58If you truly want to know in a little while,
19:01I will be planting morning glories here.
19:04Farewell, then.
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