与府中公子私会有了身孕
“and became pregnant after secretly meeting a young master of the manor.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我身为奴籍
“I was of servile status,”
与府中公子 私会 有了 身孕
“and became pregnant after secretly meeting a young master of the manor.”
“Fearing the child would be dragged down by my fate, I fled.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In ancient China, relations between bondservants and household nobility were strictly forbidden without formal concubinage, bringing severe punishment to the lower-caste party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
became pregnant
A dignified, slightly formal or literary way to say someone is pregnant, common in historical fiction.
to meet secretly or tryst
Carries connotations of clandestine, often taboo or romantic, meetings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Has there been no letter from home?”
“I bet he's the only one in this estate who would do that.”
“has swayed his loyalty.”
“(Feng Zhiyao) No need. (Head of Qingfeng Mingyue Tower) Your residence already has one. Well, blame your Princess Consort.”
“She thought giving birth to a prince would make her noble,”
“I hope the Young Master and Little Young Master”