后宫不宁之类的 圣上本就不安
“probably about turmoil at court or unrest in the inner palace. His Majesty was already uneasy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
恐怕是星象出现了恶兆 无非是前朝动荡
“So there must've been an ill omen in the heavens, probably about turmoil at court or unrest in the inner palace.”
后宫不宁 之类的 圣上 本就 不安
“probably about turmoil at court or unrest in the inner palace. His Majesty was already uneasy.”
“The Emperor is already paranoid, so this incident will surely trigger severe repercussions.”
In imperial Chinese governance, harmony in the inner palace was viewed as directly tied to cosmic balance and the political stability of the outer court.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unrest or discord in the imperial harem / inner palace
A classical idiom commonly used in historical or period dramas to refer to domestic or political strife among the emperor's consorts.
and things like that / and so on
A very useful colloquial suffix added to a noun or phrase to generalize an open-ended category.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A minor eunuch in the inner palace couldn't have gotten that much tung oil.”
“You don't need to worry about that. The palace eunuchs will handle it.”
“It is clearly a private treasury of the inner palace.”
“lacking in morals, leaving his house in turmoil— is hardly fit to hold office at all.”
“I really fear being confined in the palace,”
“I'm just a bit worried about you, Your Highness.”