'Ah, excellent. Your apothecary never fails, ' the Emperor said, smiling as he leafed through one of the books Jinshi had brought with him. 'She always chooses well, though she 's been so cautious, I had to make sure I informed her something a bit more exciting would be appreciated. Appears she took that to heart. '

It wasn 't that Jinshi thought Maomao had been lying when she said the Emperor had requested something more exciting, he just hadn 't expected to find out his brother really had been having her supply him with these sorts of books. 'So, you don 't mind that she placed a large order? '

The Emperor glanced up from the book, 'A large order? For what purpose? '

'She was wanting to distribute them among the consorts and their ladies-in-waiting. '

The Emperor 's brow furrowed, 'This is the first I'm hearing of such a plan. What was her reasoning? '