既然都说我是一代妖妃了
“Since they call me a demonic consort,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
决不允许
“will never allow that.”
既然 都说 我是 一代妖妃 了
“Since they call me a demonic consort,”
那我就妖给他看
“I'll show them what being demonic truly means.”
“If you are already going to villainize me, I might as well act like a real villain.”
In traditional dynastic history, attractive and powerful women were often scapegoated as enchantresses who caused imperial downfall; here the speaker subverts the misogynistic trope.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a legendary evil concubine; a calamitous temptress consort
A dramatic historical trope referring to royal concubines believed to bewitch rulers and ruin states.
Marks an existing state of affairs that has become undeniable and taken as a premise.