那内侍不也死在了端王府吗？
“That eunuch died in the Prince of Duan's manor too, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But that young eunuch arrived too late.”
那内侍 不也 死在了端王府 吗 ？
“That eunuch died in the Prince of Duan's manor too, right?”
“Back then, I only thought he met with sudden misfortune.”
“His death was way too convenient to be an accident.”
In court political struggles, subordinate palace attendants who knew too much often perished in engineered accidents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't... also
Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize an overlooked piece of evidence or shared condition.
died in/at
Combines the verb to die with a location complement to specify the scene of death.
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question to seek confirmation of a known fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A chief eunuch died, so what? He deserved it.”
“why don't you go to the Empress Dowager's chamber yourself and ask?”
“What if he was kneeling?”
“I thought no one remembered Prince of Duan or his consort anymore.”
“the massacre at the Prince of Duan's manor shook the court.”
“The escort guards could've heard her.”