既然圣上已经开恩典了
“Since His Majesty already granted mercy,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是是是
“Yes.”
既然 圣上 已经开恩典了
“Since His Majesty already granted mercy,”
“why were you still sentenced to death on record”
“Your official punishment does not make sense if you were truly pardoned; what is the real scheme?”
In imperial governance, emperors frequently granted covert private pardons ('恩典') while maintaining a facade of strict punishment ('官面') to appease public bureaucracy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since / given that
A conjunctive chunk used to introduce an established premise before asking a logical follow-up question or deduction.
to bestow special imperial mercy / to grant grace
A historical court idiom referring to a sovereign making an exceptional, lenient pardon beyond standard statutory law.
Indicates completion of the imperial pardon as an established current reality.
