我们也要寻寻我们的门路
“We'll have to seek our own connections.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The Tian family has powerful connections.”
我们也要寻寻我们的 门路
“We'll have to seek our own connections.”
寿旸公主素来赏识李家 我这就起程去南京参见公主
“Princess Shouyang has always held our family in high regard. I'll leave for Nanjing at once to seek an audience with Her Highness.”
“Since they have political backing, we must secure an equally powerful patron or we are doomed.”
In traditional Chinese factional politics, legal justice often took a backseat to political patronage (kaoshan); survival required cultivating influential protectors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to search for / to look into (verb reduplication)
Reduplication softens the tone, suggesting exploring possibilities proactively.
connections / channels / access to influential people
A key social concept referring to backdoor connections or influential avenues to resolve problems.
