陛下这么直截了当地 让您保长兴侯府
“His Majesty would so directly ask you to protect the Marquis Changxing's household.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But what I never expected was that”
陛下这么 直截了当 地 让您保长兴侯府
“His Majesty would so directly ask you to protect the Marquis Changxing's household.”
这不是明摆着
“Isn't this clearly”
“The Emperor's direct command is unusual and politically revealing; watch your step.”
In imperial palace politics, emperors rarely gave unvarnished commands; a direct order often carried underlying political pressure or tests of loyalty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
direct and straightforward; blunt
Useful adverbial idiom describing someone speaking or acting without beating around the bush.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What about Marquis Changxing? You don't need to worry about that.”
“What do you think my relationship with your mansion is?”
“we shall spare Marquis Changxing.”
“did His Majesty order me to offer incense at Marquis Changxing's Mansion?”
“His Majesty dealt with Minister Yu so swiftly?”
“And has never had any ties with the Marquis Changxing's household.”