你还操什么心呢？ 淑妃尊贵
“Why worry so much? Consort Shu may be noble,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人家有淑妃当娘家
“She has Consort Shu as her backing.”
你 还 操什么心 呢 ？ 淑妃 尊贵
“Why worry so much? Consort Shu may be noble,”
但到底自己没有孩子 想什么事情
“but she has never raised a child herself. When she plans things,”
“Mind your own business; someone that powerful doesn't need our sympathy or help.”
In traditional court politics, having a senior consort as maternal backing afforded immense security, rendering the concerns of low-ranking attendants futile.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to worry about; to take trouble over
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to tell someone to stop fretting or to express anxiety over mundane matters.
why even bother to...; still...
A rhetorical construction used to express that an action is unnecessary or absurd given the circumstances.
Softens the rhetorical question while signaling mild incredulity or disapproval.
