Manga Chapter 003

## The Heavenly Maiden of the Court

**The Heavenly Maiden of the Court** (宮中の天女, *Kyuuchuu no Tennyo*?) is the third chapter of Nekokurage's *Kusuriya no Hitorigoto* manga.

## Summary

After asking Maomao to make aphrodisiac, Jinshi decided to return to his quarters to retire for the night. Along the way, he was been hit on by two low rank consorts and one middle rank consort to which he sighed in dismay. Before he went to sleep, he made sure to lock his door firmly in case the military officer who gave him the aphrodisiac-filled dumplings decided to visit him that night.

The next morning, Maomao head towards the infirmary as instructed by Jinshi the day before. There, she met up with Gaoshun who lead Maomao into the medicine chambers. Already in the infirmary was the Quack Doctor who look displease at Maomao for invading his domain. Upon entering the medicine room, Maomao went into a trance and started to dance. As she's thought, her love for herbs is second to none. But to her dismay, Jinshi appear out of nowhere and made fun of her for behaving so childishly.

With everyone's arrival, Maomao prepared the ingredients and brought it to the Jade Palace. Milk, butter, sugar, honey, and spirits. She mix them together in a specific way to form a sort of coating chocolate aphrodisiac. She then coat the fruit she cut up with the aphrodisiac and carefully cool it in a jar. As for the remaining chocolate, she decided to mix it with bread and save it later for supper.

With her work done, she left the room to tend to her daily chores. When she came back, she discovered that there was a commotion in the Jade Palace. Gaoshun made a wary face while Jinshi sigh in dismay. The aphrodisiac coated bread that Maomao made has been mistakenly eaten by Lady Gyokuyou's three lower servants. They thought the bread was something Maomao made to share with them. And once they ate it, they went into heat. Upon seeing the three out of energy and satisfied, Jinshi made a comment that at least they now know that the aphrodisiac works.

After gathering together, Maomao present the chocolate coated fruits to Jinshi. When asked why Maomao made the bread when she already had the fruits, Maomao replied that she made it for her to eat later on. Since she is resistant to poison and is good with alcohol, the aphrodisiac won't work on her. Hearing this, Jinshi sarcastically picks up one of the bread in attempt to eat it, saying that he too is resistant since he's good with alcohol. Everyone in the room quickly rushes to prevent Jinshi from doing so. They already have enough problem chasing away people who's after Jinshi. They won't be able to handle it if Jinshi was the one who goes after people.

With that, the test is done. Now, Jinshi knows that Maomao is not only good at inspecting herbs and poison but a master at making them as well. With everyone gone, Maomao decided to clean up. But before she could, she was suddenly embrace from behind by Jinshi who thanked her for her good work. She then felt a warm peck on the nape of her neck that felt like a kiss. When she turns around, Jinshi was already outside the door. She then turned to look at the tray and discovered that one of the chocolate bread was gone.

## Characters

* Jinshi
* Maomao
* Hongniang
* Gaoshun
* Guen
* Yinghua
* Ailan
* Guiyuan
* Madam (flashback)
* Gyokuyou