定有奸人作祟 还请父皇明察
“There must be someone plotting behind this. Father, I beg you to investigate thoroughly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但母后行事端方 绝不可能害人性命
“But Mother has always been upright in conduct. She would never take someone's life.”
定有 奸人作祟 还请父皇 明察
“There must be someone plotting behind this. Father, I beg you to investigate thoroughly.”
是否有奸人作祟
“Whether there's a conspirator or not...”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
When addressing the emperor as both sovereign and father, royals had to balance deferential court formality with filial devotion, carefully deflecting blame to 'ill-intentioned schemers'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
evil or scheming people causing trouble/mischief
A formal idiom used to attribute blame to hidden, malicious actors rather than an innocent party.
I still request / please kindly
A deferential formula used when respectfully petitioning a superior or elder.
to investigate thoroughly and discern clearly
Used in formal petitions to high authorities asking them to look past falsehoods to uncover the truth.
