都怪丽妃宫中太暗 不然也不必把这些都拿过来
“Consort Li's palace was too dark. Otherwise, we wouldn't have brought all these.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
方才太史丞说 只查这几个 你可知其中缘由？
“Mr. Xiao said to check only these few. Do you know why?”
都怪 丽妃宫中太暗 不然 也不必 把这些都 拿过来
“Consort Li's palace was too dark. Otherwise, we wouldn't have brought all these.”
入秋后天干
“It's dry in autumn.”
“Don't blame me for dragging everything out here; it was impossible to see in that gloomy palace.”
Subordinates in imperial settings often complain about working conditions or external physical constraints to excuse deviations from regular protocol.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is all the fault of...
A very common spoken formula used to direct blame toward an external person, entity, or circumstance.
need not, there is no need to
A concise formal or spoken modal verb equivalent to 'bu yong'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The Noble Consort may be favoured in the palace,”
“of what happened in Consort Hui's palace last time.”
“Consort Hui manages the six palaces.”
“The Noble Consort has indeed maintained her beauty,”
“Consort Yu will hold a banquet. We can go check out the palace.”
“all other consorts are doing everything they can to vie for His Majesty’s attention.”