索性 将她赐为铮儿的侍妾
“So I made her Zheng's concubine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也愿意
“And I liked her.”
索性 将她赐为铮儿的侍妾
“So I made her Zheng's concubine.”
“Although you stayed by his side, you couldn't stop him from meeting Lady Wang.”
“I will settle this once and for all by demoting her to a mere concubine.”
In imperial China, senior rulers or family elders had absolute unilateral control over marriage and domestic rank, often using concubinage as a tool of political convenience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might as well; simply; just
Used when choosing a straightforward, decisive, or drastic course of action to settle an issue.
concubine; maidservant who serves as a secondary consort
Historical term specifically denoting a low-ranking concubine in noble households.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“at the Ministry of Personnel in Nanjing, a man of considerable influence.”
“she was willing.”
“Certainly!”
“to write a few words for me?”
“That wretched woman...”
“Why are you only thinking about being a concubine?”