Suirei - Blog Posts
Okay, so spoilers for the apothecary diaries
Also, there are some heavy topics here, so be warned
Okay light context:
Old emperor :creep
Lady Anshi: dowager empress
Lady Ah Dou: concubine of current emperor
So I've been thinking about the implications of Lady Ah Dou and Anshi's babies being switched at birth.
Anshi understandably so could not love the baby she had later in life. The baby came as a result of her revenge on the old emperor. Honestly, I don't blame her for it. She took revenge on the man who sexually abused her since she was 9 or 10 years old, and while it is wrong, I completely understand where she came from. It was the culmination of years of abuse, then being ignored and forgotten entirely, while she had to live with the abuse that was done to her and live with the knowledge that countless other girls were actively suffering as a result of the emperor. And yes I do understand he suffered abuse at the hands of his mother, so it's likely a result of that. The show handles the cyclical nature of abuse very well, especially in the time period. Except we dont see Anshi going on to rape other men too. She rapes the man who raped her and as a result, becomes pregnant. The situation obviously traumatised the old emperor, too. He now had to live with seeing his rapist around and carry that trauma, the same way Anshi and the countless other little girls had to do for decades.
but back to my main point.
Ah Dou was concerned her son would not survive and she wanted him to. So they switched their babies it was a mutually beneficial thing to them. However the implications of it.
We know, mao mao is incredibly intelligent and has figured it out more or less. Could it be possible that another high-ranking government official has figured out that Jinshi is infact the heir to the throne. Considering that twice now he has had an attempt on his life. And a certain high ranking official who pushed for his daughter to become a concubine who also happens to look similar to Shisui, who happens to be the younger sister of Suirei, who orchestrated the first attempt on Jinshis life. Is it also not such a coincidence that there are foreign envoys present in the village that Suirei has taken MaoMao to. Western foreign envoys which coincidentally, the gun used in the second attempt on Jinshis life was western made. And another coincidence it happened at the father of Concubine Loulans retreat. Who looks suspiciously similar to Shisui, who's related to Suirei.
Lots of coincidences
And no, I haven't read the light novels or manga or seen spoilers, so this is purely speculative.
She's like on par with Ah Dou for me omfg
BEAUTIFUL BUTCH WOMAN
SPOILERS FOR APOTHECARY DIARIES S2 EP16/17
YOURE TELLING ME
I WAS FUCKING RIGHT?
I KNEW IT I KNEW ITTTTTT
If I'm right again, I'll be so happy. Because it can't be a coincidence that Suisi started to "work" there around the same time as concubine loulan came to the rear palace
ALSO ALSO ALSO
you're telling me (bangs table) YOURE FUCKING TELLING ME THEY BAITED US WITH THE SISTERLY TRIO AND IT WORKED??
I'm so like AGAGGAGAG because it feels as though Shisui does not want to do whatever they are doing
JINSHIS REACTION TOO? His real genuine self coming out? AGAHAGGAGA IM GNAWING AT THE BARS OF THIS CAGE IM IN. He's genuinely concerned and right to be because MAOMAO IS KIDNAPPED. I hope he figures out its related to the attempts on his life because is it not such a brilliant coincidence that there seems to be a foreign envoy in that village. What was foreign recently you ask? THE GUN USED TO SHOOT AT JINSHI IS WESTERN MADE
Ohhhhh MY GODDDDD
ALSO, Gyokuyou's pregnancy? Is she giving birth, and Maomao won't be there? Im stressed for her omfg a breach pregnancy back in those days were rough and haveing a cesarean meant the mothers life is at risk.
GUYS IM STRESSEDDDD