The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

Seeing Lord Tywin sitting upright, Cersei's arrogant steps paused slightly, but seeing that he didn't look at her, she raised her head.

Her eyes moved to Green, James and Garland under the colored window, nodded slightly, and walked towards where Duke Tywin was.

The closer she got to the old lion, the lioness's high chin gradually lowered unconsciously.

She smiled like a lady: "Father."

The old lion's golden light green eyes moved slightly, glanced at his daughter, and tapped his chin: "Cersei."

Cersei had just sat down beside her gracefully when her father's voice sounded: "What trick is Joffrey going to play again?"

Cersei knew that her father never talked nonsense, so she suddenly became a little panicked. Could it be that...Did Joffrey make the old lion angry again?

She forced a smile: "Father, in fact, Joffrey has always been grateful for your hard work for him. He...maybe also wants to get closer to you. He admires you and loves you."

Lord Tywin stared at Cersei and said, "I hope so."

Sensing that Duke Tywin's expression had softened, Cersei's green eyes moved slightly. She came slightly closer and lowered her voice and said: "Father, Joffrey is your grandson, the grandson of Tywin Lannister, and His fiancée is dressed like a daughter-in-law..."

"Cersei." Lord Tywin gritted his teeth and interrupted his daughter's words.

Cersei still wanted to speak, but he interrupted coldly: "Don't let me hear your stupid ideas again."

Feeling the suppressed anger of the old lion, Cersei shut up, but she turned her face to the other side and sat there... her fullness rose and fell again and again, and she was telling her father that she was also very angry.

Seeing this... the veins on the old lion's neck popped out. He paused and finally suppressed his anger.

Then, he looked at James who was talking and laughing over there, and he lowered his eyes.

After a while, the waiter sang: "Welcome - the king of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men - the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms - the Baratheon family and the Lannister family - His Majesty Joffrey I—and the betrothed of the King of the Seven Kingdoms—Margaery of House Tyrell—"

Hearing Margaery's name appear together with her son's name, Cersei secretly rolled her eyes. Lord Tywin stood up slowly, and everyone looked towards the door.

Joffrey appeared with his chin held high and Margaery with a sweet look on his face.

After the ceremony, Joffrey glanced at the people present and said cheerfully: "Everyone, you are welcome to join me and..."

As he said that, he and his fiancée looked at each other and smiled, and then said: "Margery prepared the dinner together."

Joffrey took Margaery's little hand, came to the table, and announced: "Please sit down."

Everyone took their seats, and King Joffrey took the main seat. On the right side of the table were: Queen Cersei, Duke Tywin, and Ser Jaime; on the left were Margaery, Duke Green, and Ser Garland.

The starter was mushroom and butter snail soup, followed by a skewer of quail and grilled pike.

The corners of Joffrey's lips pursed, and he raised his glass: "Thank you for your contribution to the kingdom, and here's to the Seven Kingdoms."

"To the Seven Kingdoms." Everyone raised their glasses.

The candlelight flickered and the musicians played cheerful tunes.

Putting down the wine glass, Joffrey looked at his fiancée and said, "Miss Margaery, you are so beautiful tonight. Your clothes...well, yes, they match your figure perfectly."

Margaery pursed her lips and smiled shyly, her rose-colored lips parted slightly. Just as she was about to speak, Queen Cersei's voice sounded.

"I guess... you feel cold, right?" Cersei curled her lips and looked at Margaery.

There was a silence at the dining table. After a pause, Margaery sat upright and respectfully replied: "Your Majesty, although Highgarden is warmer than King's Landing, my father told us that there is a certain element in Tyrell's body. Tuanhuo..."

As he spoke, those wet eyes lightly glanced at Joffrey, his seductive red lips curled up quickly, he looked at Cersei, and then said: "He taught us that the Tyrells are not afraid of the cold. test."

After her words fell, Sir Garland, who was sitting next to Green, nodded in agreement: "Yes, the Duke of Highgarden has the same requirements for his children, but in private... he requires my brothers and I to take good care of our sister. "

After speaking, he shrugged.

Ser Jaime raised his glass to Joffrey's fiancée and said with a smile: "You are the most charming rose tonight, Miss Margaery."

The smile on Cersei's face froze when she heard Jaime's praise. Since the old lion was sitting between the two of them, she resisted the urge to give him a cold look.

At this time, the eyes of the two silent "observers"... Green and Tywin seemed to touch inadvertently.

Margaery's expression had the shyness unique to a young girl. She first thanked Sir Jaime for the compliment, and then looked at Queen Cersei.

Her eyes swept over Cersei's dress tonight, and there was a faint hope in her eyes: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, your dress tonight is really gorgeous, the texture, embroidery, and accessories are all shining together... I'm sorry, I I have never seen such a beautiful dress.”

Sir Garland echoed again: "Yes, I've never seen it either."

Cersei held the wine glass and chuckled: "I suggest that you... should pay more attention to the armor that suits you, after you become the Queen of the Seven Kings, or before that."

She swung the wine glass: "I heard...yesterday, you and Joffrey went to visit the group of refugees gathered at the King's Gate?"

"Yes, His Majesty the King cares about the people."

After saying that, Margaery looked at Joffrey with admiration, and he smiled unnaturally and nodded.

Sir Garland was proud of his sister. He spoke out: "When Margaery was in Highgarden, she cared about the suffering people just like His Majesty. She personally distributed food and clothing to them. Everyone called her the light of Highgarden. "

Margaery pursed her lips and smiled: "They are all kind, and they love King Joffrey."

Kind? Cersei's lips flashed with a mocking arc, and she said coldly: "They will also disembowel you in return. I still advise you to be careful. Kind-hearted Miss Tyrell, the last riot of the untouchables in King's Landing has not been over for long, don't In the end, I realized that several groups of guards could not stop the brutality of those people.”

Her beautiful eyes moved to Green: "At that time, if Duke Green hadn't killed everyone (Chapter 173), Joffrey and I might not have been able to escape the danger so easily."

Hearing his mother mention the last riot in King's Landing, and thinking of what he had experienced at that time, Joffrey's face suddenly darkened, and there was displeasure in his voice: "Mother, you like to make a fuss too much. "

He looked at his fiancée: "She doesn't care about the facts anymore. Maybe it's because she's getting older."

Hearing this, Margaery quickly lowered her eyes, while Cersei's expression froze.

Joffrey continued to explain to Margaery: "My mother and I have never been in real danger...have we?"

After speaking, Joffrey looked at his mother, his eyes full of warning.

Cersei's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and she forced a smile and said, "Of course, not everyone knows the king's bravery."

Joffrey was not satisfied with Cersei's answer. He said coldly: "Mother."

The plumpness of the white flowers appeared obvious and slow rise and fall. After a while, Cersei still... nodded slightly and said: "You are right, my king."

Joffrey then showed a satisfied look.

Sir Jaime's voice came over with a hint of anger: "Joffrey, your mother is worried about your safety. This has nothing to do with the facts."

The atmosphere at the dinner table became solemn. Margaery smiled sweetly at Queen Cersei and said, "Your Majesty, I will remember your kindness. Hunger will indeed turn people into beasts. So..."

Facing Margaery's overture, Cersei secretly rolled her eyes. Tyrell was indeed hypocritical, no wonder he could confuse her son.

Margaery Tyrell first glanced at the people present, and finally looked at Joffrey, and said: "Your Majesty the King, after parting with you yesterday, I raised my concerns about this matter to my father... He was honored to serve the King."

She looked at the king with heartfelt eyes: "If you allow it, the Duke of Highgarden will be happy to continue to help in this regard. Wheat...barley...apples...the Reach has just received a bumper harvest."

Gently raising the glass, her cheeks turned slightly red: "Of course, as your future family member, Tyrell is also obliged to help the City of Kings tide over the difficulties."

Joffrey was very satisfied with Tyrell's loyalty, "As Ser Garland said, Miss Margaery is no stranger to charity. I have been convinced..."

He took a sip of wine and smiled elegantly: "My kingdom will welcome a good queen."

Hearing this, Margery smiled shyly.

Everyone raised their glasses: "For the queen."

Cersei took a sip of wine, stared at Margaery who was whispering to Joffrey, swayed the wine glass, and murmured: "I am convinced too."

The dinner continued, and Joffrey's giggles could be heard from time to time on the table. He and Margaery were whispering like most men and women in love.

Green noticed that when Joffrey drank his second glass of summer red, his face had turned red and his voice sounded drunk.

Greene, who whispered to Ser Garland from time to time, raised his eyebrows slightly. Joffrey's drinking capacity... seemed to be worse than what he found out through investigation.

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After drinking the third glass of wine, Joffrey played with the empty wine glass in his hand for a while, and suddenly said: "Grandpa, how will you sentence Tyrion?"

There was a sudden silence. Duke Tywin glanced in the direction of the throne and said, "I will judge fairly according to the laws of the kingdom."

Joffrey leaned on the armrest of the chair. He pinched his chin and said, "The evidence is conclusive. I think we can hang him as soon as possible."

Green's eyes moved slightly, he looked at James, and then shrugged.

Duke Tywin frowned and said, "Joffrey, Tyrion is your uncle."

Joffrey's response was contempt: "He is a monster, everyone thinks so. To be precise, his true identity now is a criminal, and I am a just king."

Grandfather's gaze suddenly became sharp, and Joffrey couldn't help but shift uncomfortably in his seat.

Seeing this, Cersei quickly said: "Father, Joffrey just made a suggestion to you..."

"Mother, this is the king's order, not a suggestion." Joffrey interrupted Cersei's kindness.

Duke Tywin glanced at his daughter, who only followed his son, and said: "Joffrey, since you think Tyrion is not a member of the king's family, then you should give him the same fair trial as everyone else. This is The just king.”

Joffrey sat there, frowning and thinking for a while, and said gloomily: "Okay, I can take back the order to deal with Tyrion immediately."

Tywin and Grimm: "..."

Obviously, except for the two of them, Green guessed that everyone here had realized that Joffrey was going to make a "deal" with Lord Tywin, and that it was a forced purchase and sale.

Lord Greene has always been far-sighted. Seeing Joffrey's strange political methods, he couldn't help but think of the future crown prince's education.

Lord Tywin leaned back in his chair and stared closely until Joffrey's expression became stiff and then he spoke calmly: "Let me hear, what do you want?"

Hearing this, Joffrey's eyes flashed with excitement because the plan was going smoothly. He sat upright first, then raised his head and said: "Robb Stark has already appeared in Duskendale Town. Maybe he will be there tomorrow morning." Will appear at King's Landing. Now...my kingdom is facing a huge threat, so..."

Then, Joffrey stood up from his chair, glanced at the people present, and announced loudly: "I plan to directly... take charge of the government from now on!"

The two roses beside him were silent. Green saw Cersei's shocked expression at first, and then her moved expression; Duke Tywin was still sitting upright, and as for Jaime... he looked at Cersei nervously.

Seeing that no one responded to him, Joffrey said angrily: "This is the king's order!"

After a pause, Duke Tywin's majestic voice sounded: "Please sit down."

Joffrey sat down in a daze, but soon became angry because of his "good behavior": "You have no right to tell me what to do, I am the king!"

Lord Tywin ignored Joffrey's anger, and his tone remained calm: "What are you going to do?"

Joffrey snorted coldly and said: "I will not hide in King's Landing like you when all the enemies have been killed outside the door. I will personally lead the troops to attack. I will skin the running wolves with my own hands and hang all the enemies." traitor."

Duke Tywin's tone remained unchanged: "Then do you know where Stark is now?"

Joffrey's attention was quickly drawn away by the question raised by Tywin. He frowned and thought for a while, then guessed: "He is in... Rosby City (located south of Duskendale and north of King's Landing)? "

Lord Tywin stared for a while and replied: "The scouting cavalry discovered that they were leaving in the direction of Sow's Corner (west of Duskendale)."

After a pause, Joffrey was angry again: "I didn't send anyone to follow him, how would I know!"

"very good."

Duke Tywin nodded. He stared at Joffrey and said, "Then let me ask a simple question. Which is faster, the horse or the legs of the soldier?"

Hearing this, Joffrey was stunned for a moment, then his face twisted and he said angrily: "Are you kidding me?"

Lord Tywin's voice suddenly rose: "Answer my question, Joffrey."