还请秦九娘子 切勿将宋柔可能失贞之事外传
“please don't tell anyone about Song Rou's possible loss of virginity.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
此番宋国公 与安阳侯府恐难善了 在未剖验之前
“Things are bound to turn ugly between the Duke of Song and the Yue family. Before the autopsy,”
还请秦九娘子 切勿将宋柔可能失贞之事外传
“please don't tell anyone about Song Rou's possible loss of virginity.”
漏露所验事状者 杖一百 民女虽非官役
“Coroners who leak examination details will be whipped 100 times. I may not be an official,”
“Keep quiet about this scandalous detail, or disastrous political turmoil will follow.”
In traditional China, an unmarried noblewoman's chastity (贞操) was bound to her clan's survival, prestige, and political alliances; losing it posthumously was catastrophic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
we formally request / please also be so kind as to
A formal, polite prefix used to introduce an earnest request in solemn or historical registers.
by no means / strictly do not
A formal and emphatic written/spoken prohibition equivalent to 'absolutely do not'.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“can't interfere with Miss Qin's marriage anymore, killing two birds with one stone.”
“Who else could be the bride if it was not Song Rou?”
“treat Miss Qin like their own daughter,”
“Please don't trouble yourself, Miss Qin. I'm completely healed. I truly am!”
“The woman you said is called Song Rou. The most foolish thing she did”
“Besides, Song Rou was the daughter of the Duke of Song.”