那些个胭脂丢了也就罢了 可那些被褥
“It's fine to throw away those rouges, but the bedding was perfectly good.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
王妃床铺好了
“Your Highness, your bed is made.”
那些个胭脂丢了 也就罢了 可那些被褥
“It's fine to throw away those rouges, but the bedding was perfectly good.”
“but the bedding was perfectly good. What exactly is Nanny Xu trying to do?”
“Losing minor cosmetics is one thing, but touching the bedding makes no sense—what is she scheming?”
In noble households, senior servants (嬷嬷) held substantial informal power, and subtle anomalies in daily belongings often signaled hidden power struggles or sabotage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let it be; that would be one thing, but...
Used to concede a minor issue in order to pivot and highlight a far more serious problem.
those (particular ones)
A spoken Northern Chinese demonstrative adding a casual, descriptive, or slightly distancing flavor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Rouge isn't essential, anyway.”
“but not the rouge. I don't need it.”
“I wish there were rouge ink. ♪ Amid the frost, I sketch the unfinished prologue ♪”
“Besides, there are robes and bedding”
“”
“(So this is how the money gets spent.)”