毕竟魏贵妃丢舍利子的事 可是因为我闹大的
“After all, the incident of Noble Consort Wei losing the sarira agate escalated because of me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是太后想敲打我吧
“the Empress Dowager is warning me.”
毕竟 魏贵妃丢舍利子的事 可是 因为我 闹大 的
“After all, the incident of Noble Consort Wei losing the sarira agate escalated because of me.”
“If she doesn’t vent her anger,”
“I know I caused this mess, so I have to take whatever punishment the Empress Dowager dishes out.”
Senior figures like the Empress Dowager require lower-ranking members to endure scolding so their pent-up anger (qi) can be released and hierarchy preserved.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to blow out of proportion; to escalate into a major incident
Widely used in spoken Chinese to describe conflicts or scandals that escalate uncontrollably.
after all; when all is said and done
Sentence-initial connector used to emphasize a fundamental fact that cannot be ignored.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Did Consort Virtue really have an affair with Wei Yan?”
“The Noble Consort may be favoured in the palace,”
“What is the relationship between Consort Virtue and Wei Yan?”
“Now that she's in trouble, how can I just stand by?”
“For such a big matter as being made Noble Consort,”
“The Noble Consort has indeed maintained her beauty,”