皇兄为何还不进去
“Why are you still out here?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谢陛下
“Thank Your Majesty.”
皇兄 为何还不进去
“Why are you still out here?”
是在特意等我吗
“Are you waiting for me?”
“Why are you hesitating out here? Are you waiting to see what I do?”
Even among blood siblings, imperial palace protocol requires deferential titles and cautious conversational maneuvering due to power struggles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
imperial elder brother
A formal address used exclusively by imperial siblings toward an elder prince in historical settings.
why; for what reason
A formal or literary equivalent of the colloquial '为什么', common in classical dramas and written Chinese.