所以才不愿意嫁给萧世子了吗？
“that you refused to marry Mr. Xiao?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不放心 公主可是对谢统领…
“I won't risk leaving him to others. Is it because Your Highness has feelings for him”
所以才 不愿意 嫁给萧世子了吗？
“that you refused to marry Mr. Xiao?”
你跟了我这么久 就是这么想我的？ 没有
“After all our time together, is that truly how you see me? No. I spoke out of turn.”
“Are you throwing away an important political marriage just for this guard commander?”
In historical China, royal marriages (联姻) were diplomatic tools for power balancing rather than matters of personal romantic choice; refusing one carried immense political consequences.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is that why; only because of this
Used to infer or deduce the underlying reason behind someone's surprising decision.
unwilling to marry
A standard spoken phrase used when a woman refuses or expresses hesitation about entering a marriage.
Indicates a change of state or updated intention regarding the decision to marry.
Marks a direct yes-no question seeking validation of the speaker's guess.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't want to marry him either.”
“why didn't you marry her?”
“that has displeased you so?”
“No. You were supposed to marry the heir to the Lord of Xiaonan.”
“And because I refused to marry him,”
“Why do you demand that of me?”