Maomao paused on her way back; surely Jinshi was waiting for her report and certainly he could wait just a bit longer.

Even the quack could have handled this one, because there was a clear difference between 'Morning Sickness' and 'Sick in the Mornings', especially at the time of year when it wasn't uncommon to wake up congested. Some people just couldn't deal with spring as well as others.

She took note of the flowers she was currently looking at; she'd be back for them as soon as she could.

Because while Jinshi could wait, he'd only wait so long.