圣上若要责罚 就责罚臣吧
“If Your Majesty wishes to punish someone, please punish me instead.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
况且她闯下如此大祸 永慈实在无颜面对圣上
“Besides, she has caused such a disaster, I am too ashamed to face Your Majesty.”
圣上 若要责罚 就 责罚臣 吧
“If Your Majesty wishes to punish someone, please punish me instead.”
“Why would I punish you? You have nothing to do with this matter.”
“Please spare her and let your anger fall on me instead.”
In patriarchal and feudal hierarchies, a senior minister or elder is expected to assume moral and punitive responsibility for the grave misconduct of their household.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if (one) intends to / if (one) wants to
A slightly formal conditional connective equivalent to '如果想要'.
to punish / to reprimand
A formal term used when a superior penalizes a subordinate or elder reprimands a junior.
Softens the imperative into an entreating, resigned suggestion toward a sovereign.
