爷可以不当 这个东宫伴读
“I may not be the Crown Prince's study companion.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
倒是提醒爷了
“That actually reminds me.”
爷 可以不当 这个 东宫伴读
“I may not be the Crown Prince's study companion.”
但爷花在 太子身上的功夫
“But I'm not letting the time I spent on him”
“I can walk away from this official title, but I will not let my efforts go to waste.”
Serving the Crown Prince (the Eastern Palace) was the premier route to power; walking away from such an assignment involves immense political calculation and sunken cost.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can choose not to / does not have to
Expresses voluntary concession or choice rather than prohibition or inability.
study companion to the Crown Prince
A specific historical bureaucratic post closely tied to imperial succession and court patronage.