外臣全然不知情啊陛下
“I knew nothing of it, Your Majesty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Everything was ordered by Second Prince.”
外臣 全然不知情啊 陛下
“I knew nothing of it, Your Majesty.”
知情不知情
“Whether you knew or not,”
“I was kept entirely in the dark, don't execute me for someone else's plotting!”
Under ancient imperial law, ignorance was often the only defense against being executed along with treasonous conspirators.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
completely kept in the dark; entirely unaware
A strong emphatic phrase used in formal or serious settings to declare utter ignorance of an event.
Your Majesty
The formal imperial address reserved exclusively for monarchs and emperors in Chinese history.
Intensifies the urgency, distress, and pleading emotional weight of the address.