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1. The Moon's Consort by Izniss

   Fandoms: 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Anime), 薬屋のひとりごと - 日向夏 | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries - Hyuuga Natsu, 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Manga)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   30 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Jinshi/Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Jinshi & Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Jinshi (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Suiren (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Emperor (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Gyokuyou (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Lihua (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Quack Doctor | Guen (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Luomen (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Lishu (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Original Characters
   • Alternate timeline : Maomao becomes a Consort after the Shi rebellion
   • Hence it is spoiler free for anything after LN4
   • If you don't recognize a name it's an original character
   • (Except for maybe 2 characters who have a combined total of 5 lines)
   • Jinshi and Maomao fucked up a meeting with the Emperor and now faces the consequences
   • Consort Maomao
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • This is taking place in the inner court so pregnancy and motherhood are a theme of the story
   • Trigger warning for pregnancy loss
   • still birth
   • pseudocyesis
   • denial of pregnancy
   • Not everything applies to Maomao
   • She's just around pregnant women a lot
   • Maomao has complicated feelings about motherhood
   • Maomao doesn't feel adequate
   • Jinshi & Maomao investigate
   • slight hurt / comfort
   • Resolved Romantic Tension
   • Romantic Comedy
   • Jinshi tries his best to make Maomao's life better
   • This is my longest fic yet
   • Not sure about sexual content yet
   • tagging is hard
   • partly beta read
   • I'm also bad at summary

   Summary

   After their return from the Shi's stronghold, the Moon Prince and the daughter of Kan Lakan has been summoned by the Emperor.

   The Emperor is glad to have seen his brother finally step out of Jinshi the eunuch's shadow and into the light of his role as the Moon Prince.
   His Majesty is also relieved to learn that Kan Lakan's daughter has been returned safe and sound.

   But he has learned of the unnecessary risks his brother took to find Maomao himself, and that does not pleases his Majesty.

   Thinking it would appease his brother and could go back on his words later on, Jinshi blurts out that he needed to find Maomao himself because he planned on making her his consort. Put on the spot, thinking that she could get out of it later on, Maomao confirms.

   The Emperor give them one week to make it official.

   And so, Maomao returns to the inner-court. As the Moon Prince's Consort, this time.

   Now… what ?

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