淑妃真与魏严私通
“Did Consort Virtue really have an affair with Wei Yan?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
竟与尚书内省记录对不上
“did not match the records of the Department of State Affairs.”
淑妃 真与魏严私通
“Did Consort Virtue really have an affair with Wei Yan?”
戚容音怀孕三个月
“Qi Rongyin was 3 months pregnant.”
“Are you telling me this treasonous scandal is actually true?”
In imperial China, an affair between an imperial consort and a court minister constituted high treason, threatening dynastic legitimacy and punishable by clan execution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to engage in an illicit sexual affair or treasonous collusion
A formal and literary term used frequently in historical dramas to describe adultery or secret collusion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What is the relationship between Consort Virtue and Wei Yan?”
“Consort Shu's family is indeed plotting in secret”
“that Consort Virtue was never pregnant at all.”
“-Consort Shu is the most jealous one. -I didn't. Honestly speaking...”
“How is Consort Shu? Manshu was murdered.”
“Venus appeared when Consort Shu was born? That is nonsense.”