十六皇子和贾家之过
“the faults of the Sixteenth Prince and the Jia family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
却不追
“But he did not pursue”
十六皇子和贾家之过
“the faults of the Sixteenth Prince and the Jia family.”
反责孤
“Instead, he blamed me”
“You overlook the blatant offenses of my political rivals and instead pin all the blame on me.”
Princes in imperial dynasties faced intense political scrutiny where legal fault-finding was often weaponized to eliminate factional competitors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the fault/crime of [someone]
Classical Chinese grammatical pattern commonly used in formal speech and period dramas instead of modern colloquial phrasing.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the treasured daughter of the Xue family,”
“to be a frame-up by a prince.”
“But the Jia family obstructed me at every turn.”
“Father has so many children.”
“how the Xia family plotted against me,”
“You're right.”