The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

Outside the throne room, in addition to the four golden robes guarding the door, there were Ser Kevan and fourteen Lannister red robes wearing lion pattern half-helms and crimson cloaks on their shoulders.

Kevan Lannister greeted him and said, "Lord Tywin."

Duke Tywin glanced at the visitor and did not stop: "Kevan, do you have a problem with me?"

Ser Kevan knew his brother well, and he could sense that Lord Tywin was still angry.

After pondering for a moment, he said respectfully: "Duke Tywin, you have enough time to 'build' Joffrey into a qualified king."

Duke Tywin paused, stared in the direction of Meg's Tower for a while, and said slowly: "Kevan, Joffrey is just like the mother who gave birth to him, as stupid and as arrogant. Cersei just Women, these shortcomings in her body will have little impact on Lannister. But Joffrey is different, he is the king, and these shortcomings will become Lannister's Achilles' heel."

Sir Kevan hesitated for a moment and said: "Duke Tywin, right now...every move Cersei makes represents the Lannister family. A small oversight may cause a lot of trouble."

Lord Tywin's light green eyes moved slightly: "What did Cersei do?"

Sir Kevan sighed helplessly: "After the news of Edmure Tully's death reached the Red Keep, Cersei was going to hold a banquet to celebrate in Meg's Tower. In your name, I directly ordered it to be stopped."

Lord Tywin heard...a vein bulging on the top of his head.

He waited for a while and then said, "Is there any news from Riverrun?"

Ser Kevan replied respectfully: "Robb Stark identified Lannister as the murderer. It is said that at the funeral, he swore blood to pay for the crime."

Duke Tywin was silent for a while and asked: "What was the result of testing Duke Mace?"

"In the morning, I tested him again. The Duke of Mace was still very angry about the poisoning and death of the heir to Riverrun..."

Sir Kevan shrugged his shoulders and said: "At least...I haven't found any trace of acting in him so far."

Duke Tywin frowned: "The key is to find the other poisoner as soon as possible. That person can poison the wedding banquet... It can be confirmed that that person is a person trusted by Tully or Stark."

Sir Kevan nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, the people who are easiest to poison successfully... are often the trusted people around them. Only this kind of people know best how to hide it from the eyes of those around them."

After a pause, he continued: "Duke Tywin, even if we help Robb Stark find the murderer, I think he is not willing to believe it. Maybe he hopes that Lannister is the murderer."

Duke Tywin's eyes were profound: "Kevan, my purpose is not to negotiate peace with the wolf cub. There is only war between us and him."

Sir Kevan added: "Most of our current armies are scattered and defended everywhere. If there are no other reinforcements, when Robb Stark attacks, our situation will be very passive."

His face became a little solemn: "Besides, the 20,000 recruits Da Feng has summoned in the Western Region still need time to train, at least two months...preferably three months later, we will transfer them back."

[Davon Lannister, the eldest son of Lord Tywin’s brother-in-law]

Duke Tywin closed his eyes for a while and then opened them again: "Kevan, we need the support of the Tyrell family."

Sir Kevan thought for a while and said, "The Duke of Metz is very greedy. Maybe we can also consider Count Kleb's troops."

Duke Tywin tapped his chin and said: "Get ready. When Earl Kleb arrives in King's Landing, I will hold a royal meeting and ask Duke Metz to attend with him."

After walking a few steps, he suddenly said: "Also, tell Cersei. If she causes trouble again, I will send her directly to Highgarden."

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Afternoon, Meghta Hall.

Ser Kevan stared at Cersei and said, "Do you understand, Cersei?"

Cersei Lannister snorted and turned her face to the other side.

After waiting for a while, the wrinkles on Sir Kevan's forehead deepened, and his tone became colder: "You should know very well that Lord Tywin never jokes. Cersei, tell me now, do you understand?"

Out of sight of Ser Kevan, one of Cersei's hands was clenched tightly, her nails digging into her palm.

After a while, under Sir Kevan's sharp gaze, she finally nodded with a "humiliating" expression.

Ser Kevan finally withdrew his gaze.

Cersei didn't know when Ser Kevan left. She sat motionless, her eyes suddenly reddened, and then her eyes became moist, and tears fell drop by drop.

Cersei is both aggrieved and angry! Trout are the enemy of lions. Isn't it a good thing that the heir of Riverrun was poisoned to death? Isn’t it worth celebrating? !

Cersei wiped the tears from her cheeks. She felt that the old lion was really old. He was afraid of dead trout. He was becoming more and more cowardly.

Thinking of Kevan's warning to her... He was just Tywin's servant, how dare he be so disrespectful to her? Cersei was getting angrier as she thought about it.

Bang! Cersei angrily smashed the gold, jeweled goblet against the wall.

Still not relieved, she held the neck of the wine bottle again.

Just as Cersei was about to slam it against the stone slab, there was a sudden knock on the door. Before she could respond, Ser Osney pushed the door open and entered.

Osney Kettleblack saw Queen Cersei's paused posture, stopped, and couldn't help but blinked.

Cersei gently put the wine bottle back, straightened her skirt, and said coldly: "What's the matter?"

Sir Osney seemed to realize that he had come in without permission. He bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my reckless behavior."

Queen Cersei said impatiently: "If you have nothing to do, go out."

After her words fell, Sir Osney stepped forward quickly: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, the messenger crow that flew from Maiden Spring brought a letter. You told me..."

When he raised his eyes, he saw the tears on Queen Cersei's face. He said angrily: "What happened? Who made you cry? I will kill..."

Before she finished speaking, Cersei reached out and snatched the letter from Osney's hand.

"Queen Mother..."

"Quiet." Queen Cersei glanced at the swamp marigold seal on the blue sealing wax, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

The letter was quickly opened: Your Majesty Cersei, who is both beautiful and courageous... When I rescued Ser Jaime, he was already a seriously injured lion... Rumor has it that the spring water in Maidenpool has magical healing effects... As I write, Ser Jaime and I, who have recovered from health, are on our way to the Red Keep...

After reading the letter, Cersei said happily: "Sir Osney, please pour me a glass of wine."