县主这是欲加之罪 何患无辞？
“Your Ladyship, please withdraw this false accusation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太傅是对我不满意 还是对我家世不满意？
“Are you displeased with me or my family background?”
县主这是 欲加之罪 何患无辞？
“Your Ladyship, please withdraw this false accusation.”
原来萧太傅也懂这个道理
“So you know how it feels to be framed.”
“You are intentionally picking a fight and looking for any bogus excuse to blame me.”
High-ranking officials and nobility in historical settings frequently weaponize classical idioms (chengyu) to deliver sophisticated yet scathing rebukes without dropping dignified court decorum.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an unfounded charge concocted to frame someone
A classical four-character idiom used when defending oneself against deliberate and baseless allegations.
one will never lack an excuse
Commonly paired with '欲加之罪' to highlight that someone intent on framing another will easily invent justifications.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Ladyship, what should we do with him?”
“Your Ladyship, please don't misunderstand us.”
“Your Ladyship, you should know”
“Your Ladyship, could he be the killer in this manor?”
“I don't understand your question.”
“What are you implying? Just say it.”