The Apothecary Diaries Just Proved Jinshi Is In Love, And It's Everything Fans Could've Wanted

For fans of The Apothecary Diaries, season 2, episode 18, delivered a long-awaited payoff and one that shifted the spotlight away from palace intrigue and poison plots to focus on something far more personal. For nearly the entire episode, the main narrative revolved around Jinshi, the mysterious high-ranking official who has long kept his feelings close to the chest. But in this episode, viewers were finally given a candid look into his emotional world, and it is full of Maomao. Not just in a fleeting sense, but in a way that confirms what many fans have suspected. That Jinshi is undeniably in love.