不是王妃您让我打听的吗
“Didn't you ask me to inquire?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么知道
“How do you know?”
不是 王妃您 让我打听的 吗
“Didn't you ask me to inquire?”
说是
“You said aside from practicing the guqin at home,”
“I only know this because you ordered me to investigate it in the first place.”
Subordinates in feudal households must tread carefully when questioned by royalty; they remind superiors of past commands using polite honorifics ('您') to clear themselves without sounding accusatory.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to inquire about / to ask around for information
A common verb used when actively seeking out news, gossip, or specific facts.
isn't it the case that...
A versatile rhetorical structure used here with honorifics to remind a superior of a past fact respectfully.
Softens the reminder into a deferential question rather than an outright contradiction of a superior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What is it that Your Highness does not understand?”
“What? Didn't you ask me to keep investigating your wife? I found something.”
“Thank you then.”
“You really went to great lengths.”
“Prince Ding isn't here, but his wife is.”
“Does Her Highness have urgent business?”