民女奉将军之命而来
“I came here on your orders.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我可是担心不已啊
“I was really worried.”
民女 奉将军之命 而来
“I came here on your orders.”
可这一趟
“But on my way,”
“I am merely doing what you ordered me to do, so do not blame me.”
Traditional Chinese etiquette required commoners to use self-diminishing terms such as 'minnu' to show reverence and prevent overstepping social bounds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this common woman / maiden (humble self-reference)
A historical humble pronoun used exclusively by commoner females when addressing officials or royalty.
to act under orders
Formal collocation indicating that an action is performed strictly in obedience to a superior's command.