若非是本宫偏倚门户
“If I had not favored my own kin,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
赵家
“The Zhao family...”
若非是 本宫偏倚门户
“If I had not favored my own kin,”
又怎会纵得你们
“I would never have allowed you”
“You have overstepped only because I shielded you, and I can take that protection away.”
Imperial consorts often supported their maternal clan (外戚) to consolidate power, but unchecked clan corruption frequently invited downfall.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not for; had it not been that
A formal and literary conditional structure used to introduce a crucial prerequisite or cause in formal or historical registers.
to show bias towards; to favor partiality
A formal term indicating favoritism or bias toward one party over another.
family lineage; clan status
Refers to one's family clan, door, or house lineage, especially in aristocratic or dynastic contexts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You say I disregard the law?”
“my judgment?”
“may be somewhat one-sided.”
“What do you think I have lost?”
“But I was overthinking.”
“and I don't wish to offend the investigator from the Palace”