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Inside his own court, unseen enemies want to destroy him.
The official history records Ying Zheng's coming of age at twenty years old as the defining moment.
The entire court has assembled in celebration, but not everyone's watching the show. The Queen has a new favorite, Marquis Lao Ai. In the eyes of the court, Lao Ai is a eunuch, which is an odd choice of companion for a woman with a history of important lovers. But Lao Ai is no eunuch. He has fathered two sons by the Queen, who they have raised in secret, and he intends to place one of them on the throne. But the King has his suspicions about his mother and her supposedly secret lover.

The state of Chin is not a safe place for anybody. The Queen has kept her young sons secret in the care of eunuchs she believes are loyal to her. But loyalties change quickly and the King has learned of their existence.
Hello. Hi. "You are so heavy!"
Knowing it's only a matter of time before his plot to put the eldest boy on the throne is discovered, the Queen's lover Marquis Lao Ai makes a desperate bid for power. He has stolen Royal Seals, giving him the authority to mobilize troops.
"So you think you’ll make a good King?"
"Yes!"
The boys have just condemned themselves as a direct threat to the King.
重点词汇
Unseen: 未看见的,未被觉察的;看不见的
A large unseen orchestra was playing jazz.
一个观众看不到的乐队正在演奏爵士乐。

Suspicion
1. 怀疑,疑心,猜疑[U][C][+(that)]
I had a strong suspicion that Tom had seen me coming.
我很怀疑汤姆看到我进来。
They were divided by mutual suspicion and jealousy.
他们因互相猜疑,嫉妒而对立。
2. 嫌疑[U]
She's been arrested on suspicion of spying.
她因涉嫌间谍活动而被捕。
3. 一点儿[S][(+of)]
There was a suspicion of danger.
有一点危险。

Bid
1. 出价;喊价;投标[(+for)]
Bids for the new bridge were invited from firms both at home and abroad.
国内外公司都被邀请对承建该座新桥投标。
2. 出价(或投标)的机会
Our firm won the bid.
我们公司中了标。
3. 企图;努力[(+for)][+to-v]
He made a bid for middle class support.
他努力试图得到中产阶级的支持。

Mobilize:
1. 动员：
to mobilize the army in an emergency
紧急状态下动员军队
to mobilize the reserves for an invasion
动员后备军队进行入侵
2. 鼓动起，调动：
to mobilize all positive factors
调动一切积极因素
to mobilize support for a proposal
鼓动人们支持某一提案

condemn
1. 责难,责备,谴责[(+as)]
We condemn his foolish behavior.
我们谴责他的愚蠢行为。
2. 宣告...有罪,判...刑[(+to)][O2]
The judge condemned the thief to one year of hard labor.
法官判这个贼服一年苦役。
3. 迫使...处于(不幸的状态);使某人注定要[(+to)][O2]
Paralysis of the lower limbs condemned him to a wheelchair.
下肢瘫痪使他只好坐轮椅。
4. 宣告...不适用(不完善等)[(+as)]
The old bridge has been condemned.
这座旧桥已被宣告不能使用。