东宫的那场大火
“The fire in the Eastern Palace”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Shall I light two more lamps for you?”
东宫的那场大火
“The fire in the Eastern Palace”
乃是太子妃所放
“was set by the Crown Princess herself,”
“Brace yourself for the dangerous truth about that palace catastrophe.”
In Imperial China, 'Donggong' symbolized the succession line; scandals or fires there carried treasonous implications affecting entire dynasties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the Eastern Palace; Crown Prince's residence
A historical term used metonymically to refer to the Crown Prince or his official administrative court.
that massive blaze; that great fire
A standard noun phrase used to refer to a well-known catastrophic fire event.