陛下却一再置之不理
“Yet His Majesty has kept ignoring it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“an open secret throughout the court.”
陛下却一再 置之不理
“Yet His Majesty has kept ignoring it.”
为了给巡盐御史脱罪
“To exonerate the Salt Inspector,”
“The Emperor knows full well what is happening and is deliberately shielding the corrupt official.”
Criticizing an emperor's inaction or bias in judicial matters was dangerous in imperial China, often framed around court corruption and royal favoritism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to turn a blind eye / to take no notice of
A formal idiom used in writing or serious spoken discourse to describe deliberately ignoring an issue or request.
time and again / repeatedly
An adverb modifying an action that happens repeatedly, often carrying a critical or frustrated connotation.