就不要降罪了吧
“then please don't punish her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
此番既然是为了 验证新药方 替圣上分忧
“Since this was to verify the new prescription and ease Your Majesty's burden,”
就 不要 降罪 了吧
“then please don't punish her.”
起来吧
“Get up.”
“Given their good intentions, please spare them from punishment.”
When addressing someone with disciplinary power, inferiors appeal to higher virtues like loyalty to the Emperor while using soft modal markers to protect the ruler's absolute authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to inflict punishment; to condemn (by a sovereign or noble)
High-register imperial term used when referring to royal or official reprimand.
let's not... then; might we not...
A gentle persuasive pattern used to soften a proposal or plea for leniency.
Marks a proposed change of status or cessation of action, moving away from imposing punishment.
Softens the plea into a gentle suggestion, avoiding the tone of directly commanding a superior.