也免得旁人误会你
“so no one else will doubt you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“until the cause of Eldest Prince's death is uncovered”
也 免得 旁人 误会 你
“so no one else will doubt you.”
“Since there are objections among the palace officials,”
“I'm pretending to protect your reputation, but really I'm containing political fallout and keeping an eye on you.”
In Chinese diplomatic and political rhetoric, framing an imposition as a way to guard someone's reputation is a classic face-preserving maneuver to deflect confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so as to avoid / lest
A very useful conjunction used in both formal and spoken Chinese to introduce an undesirable outcome being prevented.
other people / bystanders
A slightly formal or literary term referring to third parties or outside onlookers.