YoukaiSlayer posted... The final episode was a bit better. Seems odd maomao didn't stay on as lady gyoku's attendant but whatever. All important named characters live happily ever after, all the nameless innocent people died off screen, except the ones that got kicked out their clan because of it's obvious corruption but also didn't go to the emperor about it, instead presumably waiting to be executed alongside their families when the rebellion fails. So much doesn't add up if you just think about any one thing for like 2 seconds. It was nice to see Jinshi clearly acknowledging his feelings for maomao even if she has a chronic case of dense MC. Maybe one day someone around her will tell her.
She already knows. Maomao
chooses not to accept such things because of complicated reasons to do with politics, and all she wants in life is to tinker with various poisons and medicines. That said, she does love Jinshi, even if she has a hard time accepting such feelings. Books 5 and onward go into a little more detail on this, especially books 6 and 7.