PHARMACIST REACTS to Apothecary Diaries Episode 6 | Severe Allergies 

My community explained the hairpins to me with the example of “handing out your phone number to someone at a party.” Jinshi giving Maomao the hairpin was the modern day equivalent of “so call me maybe?”

To give an explanation : Lishu's ladies in waiting were gossiping about her in the beginning of this or previous episode about her being picky about her food. Her foodtester actively bullied her by giving her a dish which contained the Mackerel she disliked, unknowingly poisoning Lishu with a fish she's allergic to. The taster didn't know the lady was allergic but she still knowingly gave her lady food she disliked, just to "teach her a lesson" in being picky. Hence MaoMao's warning, as the Emperor would see this as an act of poisoning and might even take the poison taster's life for it.

Beginning of the episode: "She's so picky about food. It's not like it'll kill her." End of the episode: "You're lucky the reaction was mild, it literally could have killed her."

the Empress Dowager is a title for the Mother of the current Emperor.

Another interesting point when Maomao was explaining her buckwheat allergy, was that once she realized that she had it, she tried to train herself against it much like the poisons. Evidence by the huge bowl of noodles. But she could not. In fact she's explaining that it only got worse. Sadly this is something that some people don't understand even today. While some allergies can fade or change over the course of your life, continued exposure usually makes it worse. You can't develop a resistance to it like poisons.

The young concubine girl's Ladies in Waiting do not like her. They subtlety bully her all the time. That one lady in waiting felt the girl was a brat because of being a picky eater (mentioned at the beginning of the episode). So she swapped the dishes with another concubine to force the girl to eat things she doesn't like. Little did she know that by doing so, she saved her own life as she swapped the poisoned soup as well. Mao Mao figured this out, but she was not going to let go the fact the bullies were trying to force feed food that can kill the young girl due to petty hatred and ignorance.

Note: Poor Lishu belongs to the last emperor, so... you know what kind of character the predecessor was. I won't call her lucky, but I recall that if there is a change of Emperor, the outgoing one's crop of concubines will be fully replaced, no questions asked, as concubines are supposed to be loyal to THEIR emperor, not the new one. If the takeover is hostile, then Lishu would be expected to join her lord in death. Edit: by the way, in the original novel and one of the comics (there are 2 running for the same story 1 month apart, believe it or not), Maomao has that smile explained by her face being locked in that pose by the poison, so I can infer its some fast-acting nerve agent. IIRC blowfish toxin does this, and it just so happens to be the very thing Maomao craves (and has acclimatized to). My nickname for Maomao at one point is therefore 'delicious poisons".

The young concubine’s lady in waiting did gave her the dish she was allergic on purpose. They just didn’t know it could cause death. In the story it’s heavily implied they don’t like her and manipulate her.

One thing many people seemed to have missed in this episode is exactly WHERE Jinshi was entering the garden party, hinting at who he really is. I don’t have anything concrete, but the clues are there for what I’ve pieced together, and the next episode only gives me more evidence.

As far as i understand it: Someone tried to poison Lady Lishu with the soup, but the dish for Lady Lishu was swapped out by her own food tester with the dish for Lady Gyokuyou. So why did Lishus food tester swap the dishes ... well it seems Lady Lishus ladies-in-waiting do not really like her (they gossip about her right at the beginning of the episode that she is unfaithful because she was the consort/wife of the previous emperor and then came back as the consort of the current emperor and that she is a picky eater). They bully her in every way they can. So to make her eat something they think Lishu just does not like (little do they know she is allergic to fish) they swap the dishes with Lady Gyokuyou. That is why Maomao ends up with the specially made dish for Lishu with jellyfish instead of makrele and the poisoned soup.

16:45 she probably came to the idea of allergy shots from the same idea we see in that kind of story where people take up poison in small portions to get immune (i think maomao does the same with poisons too, and that's why she's not so affected by them?)

"Dowager" is a specific form of "widow" that doesn't inherit any property from her late husband. That's probably not her name...

This time, Zach gave a lecture on allergies. Thank you! Today, the existence of allergies is becoming better known in Japan, but unfortunately there are still many misconceptions. There are many cases where older people perceive not being able to eat due to allergies as just being selfish and not eating. In fact, even though the parents explained to the teacher that the child was allergic to buckwheat noodles, the elderly teacher did not understand and forced the child to eat his school lunch, saying that he had to correct his likes and dislikes, resulting in his hospitalization. 8:08　hairpin Since Gyokuyō gave her a necklace, she could have worn at least one of the three she received from Jinshi, Lihaku, and Lihua through her hair, but she decided to wear it on her sash on the advice of her colleagues that this would be disrespectful to those not chosen. In this way, she could show her loyalty to Gyokuyō by wearing only the necklace, while at the same time showing that she is not indifferent to the three who gave her the hairpin. 9:12　Namasu(Kuai) Originally, Namasu was a dish of raw animal or fish meat combined with seasonings. In Japan, the word "膾" is used for animal meat, while "鱠" is used for fish. 【膾】 The "月" on the left side of "膾" refers to the moon in the kanji meaning, but originally it was Nikuzuki, meaning meat. 【鱠】 The kanji for "魚" on the left side of "鱠" refers to fish. In Japan, the combination of red and white is the traditional color scheme used for celebratory occasions, and the ingredients would be carrots and daikon (daikon is said to be rare in the U.S., so think white turnip or radish). Normally, chopped mackerel would be added to this dish, but this time it was chopped jellyfish. Mackerel is also delicious, but the jellyfish offers a more enjoyable texture. In Japan, Namasu is sometimes eaten on a daily basis, but it is often included in a preserved food traditionally eaten to celebrate the New Year, called Osechi. Originally, the definition of Namasu should include chopped animal or fish meat, but as with Lishu, if you do not like fish, we recommend a simplified version with the fish meat removed. Peel the carrots and daikon radish and cut them into long, thin strips, adjusting the amount so that the ratio is about 6:1, then place them in a bowl and rub them together with a light sprinkle of salt. After that, squeeze out the water well, combine vinegar and sugar in a bowl at a ratio of 4:1, and add a little bit of soy sauce and stir to blend the flavors. These days, slicers are available, so it is easy to make. Generally, this is a dish that will keep for about a week if stored properly in the refrigerator. Personally, I prefer to add something called shimesaba because I like mackerel. Fresh mackerel is filleted and then sprinkled with salt to release the water, lightly washed and thoroughly drained, and then soaked in vinegar for about 15 minutes. It is then frozen for a day to prevent anisakis and then thawed naturally.

*"Empress Dowager"* is a title commonly used in Eastern Asian region to signify either, - the Widow of an Deceased Emperor, or - the Mother of the Current Emperor or Crown Prince

The previous emperor seems ... well how should i put it ... he preferred "unripe fruits" ... Lishu was consort at an age of only nine years. The Empress dowager (empress mother) is still very young. Concidering Maomaos reaction when she was whispered the age at when she gave birth to the emperor we can imagine she was back then around the same age as when Lishu became consort to the old emperor. :/ **shiver**

Maomao said she was never able to work up a resistance to buckwheat as every time she tried she'd have a several allergic reaction every time. In the light novel she states she nearly died twice because of it. She gave up on trying after the she almost died the second time.

By attempting to prank Lishu for her "picky eating", the taster ended up saving her life (not to mention her own) by passing the _actual_ poisoned dish to an expert who happens to be resistant to it. It's possible that in the future, that taster could have used the incident as yet another bullying tactic. So by having her present, Maomao was able to inform her that there are exactly two people in the world who know what she did, and one of them could get her head cut off.

Yeah the whole young concubines thing was the former, now deceased, Emperor's fetish. You read more about it in later volumes but I wouldnt be surprised if the anime skips most of it. Basically everyone who comments on it disliked it but couldnt speak up against it cause, well, he was the Emperor. Thats why the current Emperor's mother looks so young. She got pregnant twice at a very young age. And spoiler, the Emperor dislikes his father's fetish and wont touch Lishu as she looks like a child. But he respects her enough to let her keep her current position when most would have been removed as the Emperor's concubine is mostly a political position not just a sexual one.

It's explained in a later arc the situation with Princess Lishu. IT IS MESSED UP!!! I'm actually glad they didn't cut that bit because it means they are in it for the long haul. It's not explained anytime soon. There are other hints even earlier that don't pan out for another Arc or three, lol. Example. In the first ep, the lady in waiting that drops the flower from the windowsill. You never see her again and THAT is on purpose, lol. This is the type of anime where nothing is as small or inconsequential as it seems.

Couple things. Everyone KNEW the former emperor was messed up - he was emperor by mishap - his own MOTHER knew it and controlled the country on his behalf. The current Emperor's mother was 10 when she was impregnated, her father had planned it and set it up. Lishu was the former Emperor's concubine at age 9. However, by the time Lishu entered the scene, he was too far gone to violate her. Thus she was still pure and could return as the new Emperor's concubine; but he isn't into that, so she is still pure, and waiting to ripen. Maomao didn't overcome her allergy. She said she tried, but couldn't.

in Ancient China the concubines were always in competition, which was known to get deadly.

From what I've heard, even properly treated pufferfish still have a tongue numbing effect. Also Maomao is a true believer in Mithridatism lmao.

I’ve seen a few reactions to the age of Lady Lishu, and I wanted to give unprompted advice. Just because something is in a story doesn’t mean the story is saying it is okay, or asking you to pretend it is normal. Viewers naturally apply this to this anime with the kidnapping and the disposability of servant’s lives, but with more taboo topics, it seems people get a little thrown off.

Maomao mentioned to Jinshi that her current appearance is what she looks like without makeup. given we know she experiments with different poisons on herself, i can only speculate that she fits into a trope of a toxin side effect of making her face appear as if it has makeup, but it's a permanent appearance. which stresses even more of her need to cover up with freckles

6:04 To be fair, that's not even a time period thing, Maomao's and the other ladies-in-waiting's reaction clearly indicates that Lishu being a concubine at 9 is quite abnormal, even if Maomao assumes that Lishu's status as a concubine was just political when she was that young and not literal.

About the 9 year old Concubine: not sure if the Show will State this, but in the Manga they clearly said that that was the previous Emporers preference. (Yes, he was a P The current Emporer avoids concubines under the age of 17, probably becouse of his Mother.

Notes ❤: - "dowager" is a title, not her name - Jinshi didn't receive a pin from someone else, it's presumably his. Since it's usually the men who give out pins in the *context of courtship.* That, or it's influential people with subordinates they want to lay a claim on or give a token to for favors, like Gyokuyou.

How it was explained to me: Is there are 3 reasons for handing out a hairpin/accessory. If its from a woman, its basically acknowledging that person owes you a debt. If it comes from a man, its saying that they are either romantically intrested in you, or placing you under their protection. However: it could also just be a way of saying "We appreciate your hard work"

Definitely the best anime of this season

The Empress Dowager is quite young. They don't say exactly how old she is, IIRC, but she's probably in her early 40's here, with the Emperor being less thsn a year younger than the 35-year-old Ah-Duo (the oldest concubine). She was very young when she had the Emperor. Less so when she had the Emperor's brother.

I really like your reactions on The Apothecary Diaries. Now I am subscribed ^_^

really enjoy your reaction and the information that u give about medicine and allergy!! i don't have any allergy and not living in the us, but the information given could definitely use in the future and makes me search about poison call center in my country. thank you!

The soup was intended for her as her replacement dish (prepared knowing she "doesn't like maceral" by request), and it was poisoned, but the food tester unknowingly switched it with the maceral dish to bully her inadvertently accidentally saving both their lives from the poison but giving her young lady concubine a food that she's allergic to thinking she was being a picky eater.

Zach, you really gotta give back that coat to the pharmacist. He's gonna get in trouble.

"i know it was a different time period and culture" i mean even in the setting its implied that was unusual.. but who's going to speak up against the emperor.. as Maomao said in an earlier eps "the word of the emperor is the word of the heavens" and it seems to imply the previous Emp had a thing for.. "young" as the empress dowager, his wife.. gave birth very young (as Maomao and the other serving girl; who's name i can never remember discusses when they introduced the empress on screen). though it does add a fun bit of drama to the story, we can take solace that at least this case is fictional!

Young concubine doesnt mean always Naive there is story about certain girl named Wu Zetian, she get sent by her family after being educated into Forbiden city at prime age of around 13 She was described as Briliant Genious, Competent and smart. eventualy the Emperor and Crown Prince was awed by her exelence - and she get promoted to concunbine at age 14, and since she also very competent, she promoted into Emperor personal state secertary - and for 10 years she get enough experience to conduct state affair to put long of her life story short. that like entire series of Game of Throne she eventualy ascend into Empress Herself at age of 40 - not as consort but as true official regent - the only Chinese Empress that managed to get that widespread acknowledgement, while also usher it into new golden age The world sure is diffrent back then, I cant help to think that a 14 year girl - that managed to attract Emperor attention and even manage State affair of an Empire is either Isekaied person or Monster Genious

My son can't remember the concubines' names either. He calls them Princess Pink, Princess Blue, Princess Purple, and Princess Loli.

Ladies-in-waiting: "Poor thing, she endured so much bullying over there." Oh, no need to worry. Maomao wasn't trapped with them. They were trapped with her.

4:27 *Maomao used Intimidate!* It’s super effective! _Incompetent’s ATK decreased drastically!_

2:27 Emperor's mother, last emperor's wife.

some context: nobody except Maomao know about food allergy here, so all the ladies-in-waiting of Lishu believed she was just picky about food. since they kinda despise her for reason yet to be told, they swap her dish with Gyoukuyu's which has fish in it. at the same time, someone was trying to poison Lishu, and they naturally drugged the dish that was supposed for her but ended up with Maomao because of the swap. so there were at least 2 malicious parties involved, only one was some petty bully that could go very wrong, while the other was aiming for her head, but fortunately what they did nullified each other.

I am allergic for bee,wasp stings. And ive heard when you get stung for the second time it get worser. And by the next it can kill you. By the way i must get a new epipen bc it have been over the expire date. For people who have a epipien dont forget that it have a expire date. 😊

Just a headsup, some of the details in later episodes are important so you might miss them if you don’t read the subtitles

The lil girl concubine was the target. The poisoned dish was meant for her. But because her lady-in-waiting are bullies and they only know she hates fish/seafood, they want to make things uncomfortable for her and they switched the dishes so they give her the seafood. The lil girl concubine won't say what's wrong and would just eat the dishes because she's trying to hide her rash condition. Idk why she never told anyone, but she kept it to herself. So the bullies ended up saving the lil girl concubine by accident. The poisoned dish got swapped with Maomao's concubine so they could take the seafood dish. Then Maomao pointed out to the lil girl's maid-in-waiting of the concubine's allergies of foods she cannot eat because they are essentially poison to her. Maomao didnt disclose to them that the poison was meant for the lil girl concubine, that's something that Jinchin would have to investigate more. All Maomao can do is tell the lil girl concubine's ladies to feed her food that won't cause her body to go an allergic reaction

Some people get confused about what was going on; two different plots targeting Lishu. First, someone poisoned food intended for Lishu; we don't know who or why yet at this point in the anime. However Lishu's lady-in-waiting, wanting to "teacher her a lesson" about being a "picky eater" swapped Lishu's and Gyoukyou's food, so Lishu would have to eat the food she was "picky" about. She may have accidentally saved Lishu's life, but her actions could constitute a poisoning attempt, she could have possibly been killed or imprisoned for putting her mistress' life at risk. But since it was out of ignorance rather then genuine malice, Maomao did her best to keep it covered up, instead opting to clarify the dangers involved so she wouldn't do it again.

Sorry but slight spoiler: Lishu,the youngest consort, was treated like a daughter by Ah Dou and the current emporer. There’s a good chance he will never sleep with her, and is only there to be protected from her ambitious family.

Yeah the current emperors dad, the former emperor was like that. It was concerning for everyone.

Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . About the circumstance with Lishu and the previous emperor, yeah, he did like them young (even by what the series would have even considered acceptable), which is one of the reasons he's not around anymore

What are the characteristics of toxic substances whose warning labels caution against inducing vomiting if ingested, that make throwing it back up a bad idea? Is it just for caustic substances?

Question why does activated charcoal always seem to only come in drink form at the hospital?

If a woman is "[Title] Dowager", that means she's the mother of the current [Title] (and her late husband was probably the previous [Title]). Also I... well I certainly *hope* the age thing was just a matter of "He's the Emperor; he does what he wants" instead of it being broadly accepted.

FYI The former Emperor was hated because he was a... well let's just say he liked his women far too young. The current emperor prefers women on the older end of the spectrum(for the time period) and keeps the 14 year old around to maintain appearances.

See, THIS is what happens when you put the fear of death in someone, Maomao.

The previous emperor had a terrible reputation for being a creep who only liked little girls. But If it comforts any one to know, the current emperor hasn’t slept with Lishu ever despite her being a Royal consort. Possibly because his own mother was one such young girl who had to suffer at his father’s hand.

A note about Lishu being a concubine or wife at a young age- it was almost certainly a political situation, because such marriages were used to excuse the wives/concubines being essentially political pawns or prisoners, more often than not being used for the purpose of strengthening bonds between families of royal or noble bloodlines, or similar associations (even merchant and military families have married together historically for improving relations or consolidating businesses).

Like your reaction videos and so far your observations and comments are very insightful. Not sure if your qualifications but your comments on various medical facts like treatment of allergy in this episode was very nice and cool of you. Special blessings to you for stating the emergency number for allergic reactions, I am sure and pray it will be helpful to someone. One question to you, can somebody be suddenly allergic to something that he/she wasn’t allergic to previously? I think I saw in another anime where a little girl was eating bread and butter, and despite eating wait it her whole life, suddenly experienced a reaction. Not sure if that is grounded in reality. Also the name of the emperor’s mother isn’t Dowager. Dowager is a title which normally means royal mother of the current emperor, which traditionally they exercised a lot of influence directly or indirectly. So she is an Empress Dowager by title, not Dowager as in her name

What the young lady is suffering from is bullying, from her ladies-in-waiting. The man was suffering from chemical burns on the hands. Now you just earned you pay for the month for the food allergies and poison the control number. Now remember the puppy dog man’s hair stick.

yeah, Empress Dowager is usually the mom of the emperor... it's known literally as their status

what the former emperor did and taste was unacceptable but no can can say no to him because he was the emperor. His son (now the current emperor) is not like him, as you can see, he likes his ladies endowed and of age..although one of his concubine is the 14y/o, he never visits her chambers (maybe sees her as a daughter).. that was a relief! But that is the beauty of the light novel (story), it does not shy away from the dark realities of society during that time

question, I've always been taught that if someone drank like detergent or cleaning product, you must NOT make them puke, what can you say about that and the poison. I've been told it's to avoid burning the oesophagus

It was poisonous but it was meant to Lishu. For what I've got from the episode. Thanks for the video !!

Any questions you have in this episode, will be partially answered in the next episode.

here are some things most people miss. Shingshi is very strongly implied to be the Emperors younger brother. thats why he gets to live in the rear palace although being a man, that why he outranks almost everyone in the Palace but doesnt realy show up for the garden Party. that why his hairpin is so special and depicting eighter a dragon(symbol of the Emperor)-Horse or a Yihlin (symbol of the Protector of the West and Palace. Both are Royal titles)

Maomao loves her some extra spicy soup.

The taster and the other ladies did not know about allergies so thought she was just being picky but wanted to bully her in what they thought was harmless. The taster was already shaken up because the soup was poisoned and she narrowly escaped death but there is also now the fear instilled that if she knows about the allergy and knowingly feeds it to Lishu from this point on, she can effectively be implicated as an assassin and be executed so in this aspect the bullying regarding food will stop if they don’t want to be charged for treason.

I think you didn't quite grasp how f*cked up the situation is ...... This little child was the concubine for the PREVIOUS emperor.... no spoil but you're just scratch the surface about the old guy... for the swapping of food, it wasn't an accident. The lady in waiting didn't have a clear grasp of what she was doing and how far this could go. Mao Mao just issued a warning. Feeding Lishu things she's allergic to is akin to poisoning and would be punished as such.

pokey poke Mao Mao kitty with more hairpins! She's going to look like a Japanese courtesan! And I wonder if the lady in waiting was told that Lady Gyokuro was getting special fish that her charge wasn't getting....

6:08 i promise this isn't a spoiler, but it was also seen as horrifically messed up in-universe

Not sure if you have watched it in the past, but I recommend you to check out: "Snow White with the Red Hair" It is a very well rated anime with a semi-similar premise centered around medicine, but in a completely different setting. You should at the very least take a quick look at the first couple episodes! :)

You missed something! The implication here is that the previous Emperor (current emperor’s father) was a pedophile and took Lishu in as a child bride. When he died, Lishu left the palace-but because she had already been “used” she likely would have gone back to a life with no potential future. I assume the Emperor took her in again as a high ranking concubine out of guilt or benevolence, because at least she would be living a materially good life (I’d rather be crying in a Mercedes).

zach..my mistake comments from previous episode..i will post it in next episode

I'm glad that this anime generally gets more views in your channel. Kinda aligned with how it'd be great if you'd react to more medical animes. Even though i don't think there are that many of them to begin with. The serious one I mean. Not the "magic potion" kinda medical

Small doses is how i managed to overcome soy beans..side note...do they still make epitac?

Puts into perspective why doctors and the like keep asking you if you're allergic to something.

Just be prepared on how messed the Previous Emperor really was

is that time it was common to see men get attraction from other men.

Okay, confused over Lishu, given the current emperor could have been aware of her allergies. He’s been around her from the previous emperor, so to me he’d be aware of things she might not be able to eat. However I’m also curious if the reason why Lishu is there is to prevent harm to come to her or something given we know he’s not interested in those who are young. *Edit* Anyone wondering I’m talking about if the emperor was aware of her allergies given he was around her as the crown prince and would have heard about it and used that knowledge/information if need be. Given how Maomao explained allergies though I’m not sure how knowledgeable people are about them. She had to point out it’s a good that cannot be eaten by a person as it’s comparable to that person as poisoning them. Secondly. Is Lishu back because we all know the emperor’s tastes aren’t flower buds but mature/ripe flowers. Lishu isn’t. Likewise wouldn’t her clan have sent someone more to the emperor’s tastes, compared to those not in his tastes at all. So. Therefore given we know she was the target is she there for protection and the emperor took her in due to that reason. That’s what I’m wondering.

Regarding the young one the current emperor didn't touch at that point the underaged one, it was his father that was the pedo pr so I understood regarding the L N

My conclusion after 6th episode was that previous emperor had unhealthy interest in little girls. Pretty disgusting. I am happy that he is dead and he doesn't appear in thins anime.

Lots of emperors in Ancient China had super young concubines. Usually it was when a family wanted favor from the emperor, so during a selection period in the year, they sent whoever they could live without; usually being children who had barely any merit, as normally they weren't allowed to marry, but were at least healthy enough to possibly become concubines. Though, usually, the children didn't get selected due to not knowing needed skills of the time, like embroidery or y'know being mature enough to even have children. But some emperors were just gross and chose children like weirdos and didn't wait until they were at least old enough to handle sex Also I have personal experience with mild anaphylaxis. Mine isn't so bad that my throat entirely closes up, but before my doctor prescribed me a strong allergy medication for it, I could barely go outside since my main allergen is almost any type of pollen. If someone intentionally tried to make me go outside without my meds, I'd kick their goddamn ass myself out the door!

It's actually interesting how this episode ties to COVID. Because allergic reaction happens when your body treats something pretty harmless as a serious threat. This is actually your own immune system destroying the body by mistake. Same thing happened sometimes in COVID-19. Most cases were easy, but sometimes your own body overreacted and damaged lungs as a result. Essentially in most cases it wasn't really COVID that killed those people. Their own immune system reacted too strongly, leading to their deaths. And before you say I don't know what I'm talking about and COVID was harmless - *COVID-19 KILLED MY MOM.* She was stronger than me. But she didn't take the vaccine. As a result I never even got COVID and despite having very weak immune4 system I'm fine. And she'd dead now. So learn something from that. Well, luckily we're past that now. COVID evolved just like most other viruses. It became less deadly because a deadly virus kills victims before it can spread and therefore nature favors weaker versions. So don't get intimidated if news of COVID start to spread now. It no longer matters how many people get infected because the virus is now too weak to seriously harm anyone. But you can always make money by constantly talking about this many people getting sick or something like that without really telling people anything useful. Which is what some media are doing - and this is why you get people who swing the other way and refuse to take vaccines. I mean yeah, you can be fine without vaccine. But what about people like me? People who have weak immune system and can easily die from a virus that cannot harm *YOU?* That's what this is about. If you don't care what happens to people around you - what are you even doing in a society anyway? The society cannot function if most people don't care. The truth is COVID was never as bad as it seemed in TV. But was never harmless either. It's a virus that's dangerous in one specific scenario. But I never heard that in the TV. And most people to this very day doesn't know what the real danger was. Because instead of telling that the media were scaring people to death. Because this is how they make money. The TV can always tell you that this happened or that happened. It will never tell you however *HOW OFTEN* that happens. You see in TV theft, murder and other things. You never see the good stuff. So be aware of that and don't base your opinions just on how bad things look in the TV. The TV can't make money on good and sensible stuff so obviously it won't show you any.

Nah, the previous emperor just liked them young.

Allergies are not fun, I had a bad allergy to cats when I was a child, if I got near one my eyes would water, and I would sneeze uncontrollably. Thankfully due to a homeopathic remedy and puberty, I could be around cats without any side effects, even adopting a short-haired grey tabby.

While this show does portray some rather messed-up shit (see: the previous emperor, at this point, being heavily implied to be a pedophile), it thankfully realizes the view a modern audience would take on it all, and instead of just shrugging and saying "it's how it was back then" while associating characters with all that stuff, it only actually associates them with it when it's _supposed_ to be a mark against them.

Thankfully, NOBODY actually likes the previous emperor's... inclination.... towards younger girls. They all think it's messed up, but he was the emperor.

Sending your young daughter to marry royalty as a political marriage was common even in old western cultures, I don't get why so many people are freaked out about that.

I'm the 666th like. Nice