The Golden Lotus will bloom (Apothecary Diaries)

Chapter 36

It was springtime and I was so happy since so much time had now passed it was confirmed that Gyokuyou was pregnant. Lingli was walking around more to and she was getting cuter somehow.

"Can she tell there's a baby inside?" Maomao mumbled as Lingli fell with her head against her Mother's stomach then rubbed her head against it.

"So cute." The ladies in waiting let out.

"Maybe I also should start to..." Hongnaing blushed.

Lingli then looked back and spotted me. "Very cute." I nodded and she giggled happily.

Lingli then came over to Maomao and me with some paper. "Would you like to draw again?" Maomao asked and she nodded.

I helped her sit down as Maomao drew first and it was a mushroom. "Be careful of those," I warned Lingli.

"Yeah, this is the woolly milkcap, a poisonous mushroom-" Maomao went to explain and Hongniang slapped her forehead making us laugh. "Draw normal flowers, please."

I took over since I'm actually passionate about those and Lingli was loving the first one. "A rose, huh?" Maomao let out.

"The rose is the most popular." I hummed as I drew. "They are very beautiful to others and come in many colours, so they have many meanings. That's why I use them a lot of the time for bouquets. They are still in the process of blooming again..."

The same day for some reason Jinshi called for me and I was told he was going to ask a favour of me.

"He already wants a favour after the last one that nearly had me killed?" I mumbled to myself confused. "Desperate old man."

"Is he?" Gyokuyou giggled since Hongniang was the one who gave me that message.

"Died?!" Yinghua yelled.

"...A little fall can mean death at my age." I hummed and she was still crying. "Momo, I can't fix her."

Maomao patted my head and then came with me to Jinshi's office as I was asked. Jinshi looked exhausted while Gaoshun seemed slightly tired. "You called me for a favour?" I asked. "You pulled me away from my cute sister. She's like Bao."

"Sorry." Jinshi laughed.

"It's normally Momo you call for." I hummed.

"Yeah, but this time it's your speciality," Jinshi explained. "We were talking about getting together to admire blue roses."

"...Are you high?" I asked confusing him.

"Of course not!" He yelled.

"Then they were." I nodded, and he freaked out even more.

"There must be some new popular hallucinogen," Maomao added.

"Would you like one?" I asked her.

"There isn't! That'd ruin our whole nation!" Jinshi screeched.

"Master Jinshi," Gaoshun spoke up as I laughed.

"Is it impossible?" Jinshi asked and he looked stressed.

"What is it?" I asked. "You haven't informed me of what the favour is."