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"The Threat" is the 4th episode of the The Apothecary Diaries anime adaptation.

Under direct orders from the Emperor himself, Maomao tries to care for an ailing Concubine Lihua, but finds her work impeded by Lihua's own ladies-in-waiting.

Translated blurb from official anime website...

Maomao solved the mystery of the successive deaths of the Emperor's children, but Lady Lihua's condition continued to deteriorate. One day, the Emperor ordered Maomao to treat Lady Lihua. However, when she tried to feed Lady Lihua the food she had prepared for her, the maids got in the way, and Lady Lihua became weaker and weaker. Meanwhile, with the help of Jinshi, Maomao got the opportunity to get close to Lady Lihua, but for some reason, she used "face powder" which was supposed to be forbidden.[1]

Summary[]

Maomao is appointed by the Emperor himself as a special attendant to the High Consort Lihua with the sole purpose of finding the disturbing truth behind Lihua's illness.

Characters in Focus[]

Characters in italics debuted here.

Soundtrack[]

All the music featured in this episode, in order.

  1. Hana ni Natte (Opening song)
  2. Food Taster
  3. Cold
  4. Understanding the Situation
  5. Problem
  6. Threat
  7. The March of Events
  8. Not on the Same Wavelength
  9. Come Home Anytime
  10. Lady-in-Waiting
  11. Sadness
  12. Shining Heart
  13. Gossip
  14. Aikotoba (Ending song)
  15. Apothecary (Episode preview)

Changes[]

  • In the manga, the lady-in-waiting who continued applying the face powder to Lihua was dismissed for her mistake. Here in the anime, she seems to have been forgiven, and is seen continuing to work under the consort. The anime uses her continued employment to comedic effect, as Maomao likes to glare at her to remind her of her misdeeds.

Trivia[]

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Videos[]

Crunchyroll clips

References[]

  1. Translated from "Episode 4:Dōkatsu" Summary - Official Anime Website (in Japanese)

External Links[]


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