现在我有些怀疑 那封诏书
“Now I somewhat doubt if the edict is really in her hands.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And whatever the Empress Dowager did, she gave her full support.”
现在我 有些怀疑 那封诏书
“Now I somewhat doubt if the edict is really in her hands.”
“if the edict is really in her hands.”
“I think she might be bluffing about possessing the imperial decree.”
In imperial court struggles, possessing a former emperor's secret decree provided absolute political legitimacy, making its true existence a subject of intense espionage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
somewhat suspect / have some doubts
A common hedge used to frame a tentative suspicion or hypothesis.
that imperial edict
Historical terminology referring specifically to an imperial decree written on paper or silk.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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“but he refused to produce the edict.”
“from my brother?”
“Well? Did you find out the whereabouts of the edict?”
“but His Majesty refuses to write the edict.”
“do you remember that forged decree?”
“The edict concerns her life and everything she has.”