京城还有哪个叶府
“Is there another Ye Mansion in the capital?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
王妃的母家
“Your wife's family home.”
京城 还有哪个 叶府
“Is there another Ye Mansion in the capital?”
那丫鬟名叫雁芦
“That maidservant's name was Yanlu.”
“Obviously it can only be that Ye household, don't ask the obvious.”
In historical China, prominent aristocratic clans held monopolies on political prestige, making their family names synonymous with power within the capital.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who/which else could there be
A rhetorical device used to indicate that the choice or target is blatantly obvious to everyone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“After all, you are an official. The Ye family is a scholarly and upright household.”
“The capital has those too.”
“Oh, don't even mention the Ye family.”
“Looks to me like everyone in the Ye family”
“whether in Jingcheng or Shengcheng, he will have a place.”
“He is likely at the Ye family home.”