Vocabulary
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| 打理 打理 | to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order | |
| 膝下 膝下 | at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) | |
| 受尽 受盡 | to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of | |
| 庇佑 庇佑 | to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine) | |
| 御史 御史 | imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) | |
| 死罪 死罪 | capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies | |
| 顾念 顧念 | to care for; to worry about | |
| 避嫌 避嫌 | to avoid arousing suspicion | |
| 赐死 賜死 | (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution) | |
| 之恩 之恩 | kindness; favor; grace (of one's benefactor), as in "the kindness of ..." | |
| 不吉利 不吉利 | ominous | |
| 蹊跷 蹊蹺 | odd; queer; strange; fishy | |
| 大功 大功 | great merit; great service | |
| 尚且 尚且 | (not) even; yet; still | |
| 兄长 兄長 | elder brother | |
| 奉旨 奉旨 | by imperial decree | |
| 皇恩 皇恩 | imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor | |
| 佛经 佛經 | Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture | |
| 乳母 乳母 | wet nurse | |
| 做伴 做伴 | to keep sb company; to accompany | |
| 吃醋 吃醋 | to feel jealous | |
| 陪嫁 陪嫁 | dowry | |
| 失礼 失禮 | discourteous | |
| 手足 手足 | hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices | |
| 卧病 臥病 | ill in bed; bed-ridden | |
| 临盆 臨盆 | at childbirth; in labor | |
| 失足 失足 | to lose one's footing; to slip; to take a wrong step in life | |
| 臣子 臣子 | official in feudal court; subject | |
| 圣心 聖心 | Sacred Heart (Christian) | |
| 私情 私情 | personal considerations; love affair | |
| 告发 告發 | to lodge an accusation; accusation (law) | |
| 昔年 昔年 | former years; previous years | |
| 侍妾 侍妾 | concubine | |
| 拿主意 拿主意 | to make a decision; to make up one's mind | |
| 但凡 但凡 | every single; as long as | |
| 圣上 聖上 | Your Majesty | |
| 事端 事端 | disturbance; incident | |
| 除掉 除掉 | to eliminate | |
| 恩德 恩德 | benevolence; favor | |
| 适才 適才 | just now (literary) | |
| 惊扰 驚擾 | to alarm; to agitate | |
| 自尽 自盡 | to kill oneself; suicide | |
| 偏心 偏心 | partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric | |
| 袖口 袖口 | cuff | |
| 不尽 不盡 | not completely; endlessly | |
| 雨露 雨露 | rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace | |
| 逆风 逆風 | to go against the wind; contrary wind; a headwind | |
| 偏殿 偏殿 | side palace hall; side chamber | |
| 格格 格格 | princess (loanword from Manchu, used in the Qing Dynasty) | |
| 枉死 枉死 | to die in tragic circumstances |