妾身与安郡王妃果真有缘
“Commandery Princess Consort An and I are truly fated.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么快又见面了
“We met again so soon.”
妾身与安郡王妃 果真有缘
“Commandery Princess Consort An and I are truly fated.”
在刺史府
“At the Prefect's Residence, I was merely the prefect's wife,”
“I want to get on your good side, so let us pretend our meeting is a lovely twist of fate.”
Claiming 'yuan' (fate/destiny) is a time-honored way in Chinese social decorum to flatter another person and smoothly bridge social distances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I, your humble servant (used by women in ancient times)
A traditional self-deprecating first-person pronoun used by married women when speaking deferentially in historical settings.
truly share a predestined connection / fate
A classic phrase used when running into someone unexpectedly or building polite social affinity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Jiang Yufen) Commandery Princess Consort An (Wife of Vice Minister Zhao of Ministry of Rites) would definitely have a place.”
“Isn't that the Commandery Princess Consort An?”
“There's no need for formalities between her and me.”
“Leave her to me then.”
“I know my sins are unforgivable.”
“this woman is Great Tang's Commandery Princess Consort An.”