This ’sphere shape object’ joke isn’t really working in English, and is also introducing some confusion. Why does this difficulty—swell the official’s head? The connotations of having a swollen head are very different in English.
What kind of pear-freezing technology are they employing here?
Very glad to see that the ‘he’ll use your secret back passages in the night!!’ joke is original to the book.
Interesting (and, of course, sad) that Changsu has such a clear-sighted understanding of how little the Emperor cares for Prince Jing.
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Chapter 41
Date: 2022-07-05 03:06 pm (UTC)What kind of pear-freezing technology are they employing here?
Very glad to see that the ‘he’ll use your secret back passages in the night!!’ joke is original to the book.
Interesting (and, of course, sad) that Changsu has such a clear-sighted understanding of how little the Emperor cares for Prince Jing.