Hes brought the silver bowl of poison soup, which he makes clear Maomao isnotto eat.
Rather, he wants her to provide more insight about what happened.
We see his natural self here, someone whod rather laze about and whine than get shit done.
Gaoshun knows this version of Jinshi well, since hes been his attendant their whole lives.
Surveying her hairpins, Maomao decides to reach out to the military officer Lihaku first.
Faced with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Lihaku concedes defeat and agrees to escort her out of the palace.
Ladies gotta take small wins where they can in this world.
But having money doesnt mean anything to Maomao.
He doesnt seem the worse for wear, working the apothecarys mortar and pestle as always.
Theres no melodrama to this reunion, just a welcome home and a glad youre well.
That said, you’re able to still feel the warmth and love and quintessentialhome-ness of this place.
As she sleeps, her father considers her ending up at the palace to be a twist of fate.
She was actuallybornin the inner palace, which made her kidnapping a return to her birthplace.
I find this all highly intriguing, even if shes the last person to care about such things.
