The reason Maomao was all dressed up for Jinshi was because he "bought her out" as a courtesan. While she technically wasn't a courtesan that "took customers" she did work at the Verdigris House to some extent, entertaining guests by chatting with them and sharing drinks, like at the party where she met Jinshi again. (She had to pay off her remaining debt somehow) Courtesans weren't just prostitutes for the sake of sleeping with and then moving on back then, they were generally very well educated, skilled, and high class individuals, at least the ones in Verdigris House are (there are also much lower class "pump and dump" ones, but lets not talk about those). They would entertain, have deep discussions with, and even intellectually challenge their customers. Booking a session with a courtesan was no small process, the actual session itself could often last several hours, or even an entire day, night, and morning, and involved a lot of different activities and companionship. Take the three princesses for example, they were so high class and sought after it's mentioned time and time again that even someone with a high rank and high pay in the government could barely afford them without dropping the equivalent of a full years pay, that's no small matter. Anyway, back to the topic at hand, when a courtesan is bought out, especially a higher class one (Maomao isn't a bad catch in her own right, she's no princess but she's a good catch), it's a pretty big deal that can cost a tremendous amount of money (The amount the courtesan could have earned during her tenure at the House has to be considered and accounted for in the fee). So the whole process of handing her over and the day itself is a fairly important ceremony, not far off in many cases to that of even a wedding. So she's all done up because it's actually a massive deal and a huge day for her, no matter how much it may not look like it based on her response and reaction to it!
In the Tang Dynasty, there were two structures in the Rear Palace. One is the Palace Women (neiguan 内官) which is essentially the harem, and the other is the administrative and managerial Palace Service (gongguan 宮官), which had six branches and employed women as palace officials. Mao mao was originally kidnapped into the Palace Service. She was then moved to the Palace Women structure as Gyokyou's personal lady-in-waiting and poison taster. There she gained notoriety as the unofficial genius apothecary. When it comes to light that she was hired through illegal means, she an all the other kidnapped women were let go (not just for their own and family's sakes, but as a security measure.) After Jinshi buys out Mao mao's debt at Verdigris House, he attempts to get her enrolled in the Palace Service; similar to the men, there is an Civil Service or Metropolitan exam that is taken for aspiring civil servants and to see if applicants might fit into one of the six branches of the Palace Service. The women she talks about aren't just clerks, but there are positions of purely administrative and managerial duties.: General palace service (shanggong 尚宮) Ceremonial service (shangyi 尚儀) Wardrobe service (shangfu 尚服) Food service (shangshi 尚食) Housekeeping service (shangqin 尚寢) Workshops service (shanggong 尚功) However, Maomao fails the Imperial Civil Service Exam because she's not genteel and has no interest in academia, and can only be hired as a personal maidservant. This means that she is technically outside of either Service, as a personal attendant. An interesting tidbit is that "Jinshi" is the actual rank given to civil servants who have passed the highest and hardest exam in the Civil Service, also known as "Imperial Scholars" (Rank: 進士; Jinshi's Name: 壬氏). This a clever pun, as a lot of Chinese/Japanese jokes are based on wordplay, like characters with the same or similar pronunciation, but completely different meaning. The more clever the better! In the Tang Dynasty, only maybe 1 or 2 Jishi degrees would be handed out to around 2000 annual applicants. One more thing about the Palace Service: the exams were based on Confucian philosophy, and quizzed regarding history, poetry, math, law and writing. That meant most people of sketchy pasts (like prostitutes and criminals) as well as the poor would never be able to pass and exam since they lacked "an upright character" and/or access to education.
Keep in mind that Maomao knows nothing about Jinshi. Her "bakabakashi delusion" was that Ahduo's son is the sickly emperor's brother in hiding. And beware of Monocled guy
Maomao estaba vestida así porque, sería su debut o despedida como cortesana a la cuál compraron, es un ritual en el distrito rojo, por lo general es un festejo por días con baile, etc. En este caso fue más discreto
Guys, looks like the footage from the series is lagging behind your commentary. Edit: Now that we know the Nesa really enjoys Romance, it's time to open the flood gates... Horimiya and My Dressup Darling.
@@ChillihNesa in the start you two are talking about Jinshi's mushroom in the hair but the scene is still far for that moment, looks like the coments are from future xD
First episode reaction is out of sync guys sorry 😔 We noticed to late
The reason Maomao was all dressed up for Jinshi was because he "bought her out" as a courtesan. While she technically wasn't a courtesan that "took customers" she did work at the Verdigris House to some extent, entertaining guests by chatting with them and sharing drinks, like at the party where she met Jinshi again. (She had to pay off her remaining debt somehow)
Courtesans weren't just prostitutes for the sake of sleeping with and then moving on back then, they were generally very well educated, skilled, and high class individuals, at least the ones in Verdigris House are (there are also much lower class "pump and dump" ones, but lets not talk about those). They would entertain, have deep discussions with, and even intellectually challenge their customers. Booking a session with a courtesan was no small process, the actual session itself could often last several hours, or even an entire day, night, and morning, and involved a lot of different activities and companionship.
Take the three princesses for example, they were so high class and sought after it's mentioned time and time again that even someone with a high rank and high pay in the government could barely afford them without dropping the equivalent of a full years pay, that's no small matter.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand, when a courtesan is bought out, especially a higher class one (Maomao isn't a bad catch in her own right, she's no princess but she's a good catch), it's a pretty big deal that can cost a tremendous amount of money (The amount the courtesan could have earned during her tenure at the House has to be considered and accounted for in the fee). So the whole process of handing her over and the day itself is a fairly important ceremony, not far off in many cases to that of even a wedding. So she's all done up because it's actually a massive deal and a huge day for her, no matter how much it may not look like it based on her response and reaction to it!
In the Tang Dynasty, there were two structures in the Rear Palace. One is the Palace Women (neiguan 内官) which is essentially the harem, and the other is the administrative and managerial Palace Service (gongguan 宮官), which had six branches and employed women as palace officials.
Mao mao was originally kidnapped into the Palace Service.
She was then moved to the Palace Women structure as Gyokyou's personal lady-in-waiting and poison taster. There she gained notoriety as the unofficial genius apothecary.
When it comes to light that she was hired through illegal means, she an all the other kidnapped women were let go (not just for their own and family's sakes, but as a security measure.)
After Jinshi buys out Mao mao's debt at Verdigris House, he attempts to get her enrolled in the Palace Service; similar to the men, there is an Civil Service or Metropolitan exam that is taken for aspiring civil servants and to see if applicants might fit into one of the six branches of the Palace Service. The women she talks about aren't just clerks, but there are positions of purely administrative and managerial duties.:
General palace service (shanggong 尚宮)
Ceremonial service (shangyi 尚儀)
Wardrobe service (shangfu 尚服)
Food service (shangshi 尚食)
Housekeeping service (shangqin 尚寢)
Workshops service (shanggong 尚功)
However, Maomao fails the Imperial Civil Service Exam because she's not genteel and has no interest in academia, and can only be hired as a personal maidservant. This means that she is technically outside of either Service, as a personal attendant.
An interesting tidbit is that "Jinshi" is the actual rank given to civil servants who have passed the highest and hardest exam in the Civil Service, also known as "Imperial Scholars" (Rank: 進士; Jinshi's Name: 壬氏). This a clever pun, as a lot of Chinese/Japanese jokes are based on wordplay, like characters with the same or similar pronunciation, but completely different meaning. The more clever the better! In the Tang Dynasty, only maybe 1 or 2 Jishi degrees would be handed out to around 2000 annual applicants.
One more thing about the Palace Service: the exams were based on Confucian philosophy, and quizzed regarding history, poetry, math, law and writing. That meant most people of sketchy pasts (like prostitutes and criminals) as well as the poor would never be able to pass and exam since they lacked "an upright character" and/or access to education.
since many miss this: The Party was set up by Gaoshoun. eighter in Jinshis outside manor or in Gaoshun familie home.
Xiao literally means little. It's used as a term of endearment ... as a grandma might address their "little grandchild"
Xiao can also mean beautiful in Mandarin.
Keep in mind that Maomao knows nothing about Jinshi. Her "bakabakashi delusion" was that Ahduo's son is the sickly emperor's brother in hiding.
And beware of Monocled guy
Maomao estaba vestida así porque, sería su debut o despedida como cortesana a la cuál compraron, es un ritual en el distrito rojo, por lo general es un festejo por días con baile, etc. En este caso fue más discreto
Guys, looks like the footage from the series is lagging behind your commentary.
Edit: Now that we know the Nesa really enjoys Romance, it's time to open the flood gates... Horimiya and My Dressup Darling.
Yes wanted to say the same .... somehow their reactions did not match the shown footage :/.
Hey thanks for letting us know, could you give us a time stamp because we can't find it !!
@@ChillihNesa Pretty much all of episode 12...
@@ChillihNesa in the start you two are talking about Jinshi's mushroom in the hair but the scene is still far for that moment, looks like the coments are from future xD
No, la más intelectual de las princesas es Joka, pero eso no se narra aún