也不是什么意料之外的事
“that's not exactly shocking.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
窦昭媛为人跋扈 被人算计
“Brilliant Lady Dou is arrogant. If someone set her up,”
也不是 什么 意料之外 的 事
“that's not exactly shocking.”
可圣上一共赐了 她九棵玉兰 寓意“长久”
“But His Majesty gave her nine magnolias, meant to last long.”
“She had it coming with that attitude, so nobody should be surprised.”
In imperial palace culture, high-ranking consorts who acted overbearingly were widely expected to fall prey to covert schemes from rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
beyond expectations / unexpected
A common formal idiom used to describe surprising outcomes, often paired with '在...之外' or negated as here.