我告御状 老夫人
“and petition the Emperor directly! Madam Qin,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我进京城
“I'll go to the capital”
我 告御状 老夫人
“and petition the Emperor directly! Madam Qin,”
这是世子殿下亲口下的命令 哪有本官说话的份啊
“this was ordered directly by His Highness. I am in no position to object.”
“Since local justice has failed me, I have nothing left to lose and will risk my life to appeal to the emperor.”
In imperial China, appealing directly to the throne was the ultimate resort against corrupt local power, often carrying heavy procedural penalties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lodge an appeal directly to the emperor
A historical legal action where a commoner risked severe punishment to petition the throne over a local miscarriage of justice.
Old Mistress; Dowager
A highly respectful form of address for an elderly matriarch of an aristocratic or wealthy family.