除非这个事儿只有圣上和右相知道
“Unless it's something only His Majesty and the Right Chancellor know.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
前朝的事儿你也能打探? 这有什么难的?
“You can even dig into court matters? What's so hard about that?”
除非 这个 事儿只有圣上和右相 知道
“Unless it's something only His Majesty and the Right Chancellor know.”
“As long as a third person knows, I can find out.”
“I can uncover any secret unless literally nobody else in the world was in the room.”
Court intrigue relied on sprawling spy and gossip networks among eunuchs, guards, and maids, where information equated directly to power.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unless, only if
Placed at the beginning of a clause to state the sole condition under which an outcome wouldn't occur.
this matter, this business
A common colloquial Northern Chinese phrase to refer to an issue or secret currently under discussion.