我们这大牢空着也是空着
“Our prison is empty, anyway.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
县主 这逆徒实在是冒犯 无妨
“Your Ladyship. She doesn't mean to offend you. It's alright.”
我们这 大牢 空着也是空着
“Our prison is empty, anyway.”
“If you don't come with us now, I'll ground you once we go back.”
“Watch your step, or I will lock you up in our empty cells.”
In hierarchical historical Chinese contexts, superiors frequently utilize indirect remarks about punishment facilities to coerce compliance without outright orders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's sitting idle anyway / might as well put it to use
A common colloquial construction 'X着也是X着' used to justify taking an action since a resource or space is currently unoccupied.
prison / jail
A period-appropriate or dramatic term referring to a government detention facility or dungeon.