本侯敢问一句
“May I ask—”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
已经知道我跟樊家的关系了
“about my relationship with the Fan family.”
本侯 敢问一句
“May I ask—”
樊家夫妇年前被杀案
“do you know the details”
“Brace yourself, because I am about to interrogate you directly.”
In traditional China, nobility avoided common first-person pronouns, using their aristocratic rank to project state authority and social distance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this Marquis; I (used by a marquis)
A first-person archaic self-reference used exclusively by titled marquises in historical contexts.
may I venture to ask a question
A formal, polite rhetorical preface used before posing a critical or sensitive inquiry.