是 是朕失仪了
“I—I've lost my composure.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Then why are you so panicked, Your Majesty?”
是 是朕失仪了
“I—I've lost my composure.”
李祥从霁州回来说
“Li Xiang returned from Jizhou”
“You caught me losing my cool; let me quickly brush it off as mere bad manners so I retain control.”
Monarchs were expected to maintain absolute emotional restraint and dignified manners at all times; displaying panic was considered a grave breach of royal dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to breach etiquette; to lose one's composure
A classical court term used when nobility or officials commit a faux pas or display improper emotions.
Marks a completed change of state, indicating the breach of composure has already occurred.