执意要与我忠国公府休妻断亲
“insisting on divorcing his wife from my Duke of Zhongguo Residence.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“that Ms. Feng is unworthy to be empress,”
执意 要与我忠国公府 休妻断亲
“insisting on divorcing his wife from my Duke of Zhongguo Residence.”
成王弑兄证据确凿 陛下万不可再姑息呀 陛下
“The evidence of Prince Cheng's fratricide is conclusive. Your Majesty must not be lenient anymore! Your Majesty!”
“He openly humiliated my noble clan and defied social order, so you must punish him.”
In imperial China, marriage between noble clans forged political alliances; repudiating a wife was seen as a direct insult and hostility toward her entire family clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
insistently; stubbornly determined
Used in formal or dramatic contexts to describe someone persisting in a stubborn or defiant course of action.
sever kinship or family ties
A traditional term referring to cutting off all formal relations with relatives.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“should be arranged by the Duke of Song's family.”
“If they really find something, how will we explain that to the Duke?”
“about the consequences of going against the Duke!”
“the Marquis of Zhongyong will surely be rewarded.”
“So Mother will just let me be divorced by Prince Cheng?”
“If he wants to serve the country, fine, let him stay.”