The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

Cersei's fullness rose and fell several times before she forced out her voice: "Kevan, I am the Queen Regent, and I should guard my son."

Earl Kevan glanced at Cersei coldly and said, "Your father doesn't think so."

Cersei's voice rose slightly: "My father passed away."

Earl Kevan put down his wine glass, paused, and spoke slowly: "This is my misfortune and the misfortune of the entire kingdom. Cersei, open your eyes and see yourself clearly. Your father could have ended the Seven Kingdoms." chaos, but you..."

Cersei interrupted Kevan's words angrily: "I can end the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms just like my father!"

After yelling, she paused for a moment, stared at Kevan with her green eyes, lowered her voice, and continued: "...With your help, my uncle. As long as you are loyal to me as you are loyal to your father... …”

Kevan shook his head: "Cersei, you are not your father. Moreover, your father has always regarded Jaime as his true heir."

Cersei's fingers flexed: "Jaime had put on the white robe during King Aerys's time. The Kingsguard did not enfeoff land, take wives, or have children. He knew exactly what that meant. Even if there was a way to get him to take it off. He wore a white robe, but he never liked to think. He preferred to laugh at everyone and everything. He was never suitable to be a ruler. "

Hearing this, Earl Kevan's forehead lines deepened: "Despite this, Jaime is your first choice as prime minister. Why, Cersei?"

Cersei couldn't help but move her eyes to the other side, moved her lips, and said: "I told you, at that time I was drowning in sadness and not thinking well..."

"Ill-thinking."

Repeating Cersei's words, Kevan stared at her and said: "This is exactly why you must return to Casterly Rock. Today's kingdom needs thoughtful people to rule more than ever."

How dare he underestimate her!

The lioness stood up and said: "The king is my son!"

Facing the roar of the lioness, Count Kevan's tone was still unhurried: "Of course Tommen is your son, but judging from Joffrey's fate, you are just as unqualified to be a mother as you are to be a ruler."

"Bastard!" The lioness poured the wine in the glass firmly into Kevan's face.

Earl Kevan stood up slowly, the wine flowing over his chin and dripping from his short beard. There was anger in his eyes, but more of a disappointment.

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, I'm sorry, please allow me to take my leave?"

In Cersei's eyes, Kevan was extremely arrogant. She said sharply: "Why do you make demands on me? You are just a knight raised by my father! You don't even own your own territory..."

As she said that, she suddenly remembered Harrenhal, which her father gave to Kevan, and it was her father who raised the appetite of the person in front of her.

Her clear blue eyes moved slightly, she raised her chin slightly, and said: "Harrenhal is just a ruin. If you swear allegiance to me, I promise... I will give it to you when Davon breaks Riverrun. "

"Indeed, I'm glad you can see the devastation there, but Cersei... you don't have your father's eyes to see the future."

Kevan's eyes became profound: "Your grandfather did not treat each of his children badly when he died, and Tywin also knew how to reward others for their services. Therefore, the coins in my home are piled up in boxes, and Lannisport...there are still loyalists there. My two hundred sworn knights will enter Harrenhal within a month at most."

"Are you threatening me?"

Ignoring Cersei's stupid question, Kevan continued: "Why did your father give me Harrenhal? Because he knew that I had the ability to govern this place, and what is his ultimate goal? Let me tell you, your father is To end Riverrun Trout's dominance in the Riverlands once and for all."

After a pause, he looked directly at Cersei: "Also, listen, I am not threatening you, I am giving you advice. Your Majesty Cersei, if you are wise, please do not regard me as your enemy."

Cersei's palms clenched into fists: "You asked me to treat you as my enemy. This is your own choice."

Kevan wanted to leave directly, but thinking of his brother and Lannister... He breathed out slowly and said: "If you are not willing to let me be the regent, then appoint me as the acting lord of Casterly Rock City, and then directly promote Ma Tu Lord Slowan is the Prime Minister, and I would like to remind you... unless you have a way to marry Myrcella, don't let Duke Green take the position of Prime Minister."

Count Matus? Isn't he Tyrell's confidant? Kevan's suggestion made Cersei speechless. When did Tyrell bribe her uncle? !

Looking at the look on Cersei's face at this moment, Kevan deeply understood for the first time how difficult it was for brother Tywin.

His chest rose and fell slowly, but he still explained: "Earl Matus is not only wise, prudent, and widely loved, but more importantly, his wife comes from the Redwyne family. The relationship between the several nobles in the Reach is subtle. , if you nominate the great vassal of the Tyrell family as the Prime Minister, the Duke of Metz will not be able to object, and he is a sensible person... He is a person who knows how to repay. If you appoint him, he will become yours. . In this way, you have strengthened your own power, while Tyrell has been weakened, and the Duke of Metz has to express his gratitude for your actions."

He added: "Duke Green is a famous general. After the death of Duke Tywin, no one is more capable than him to end the war in the Seven Kingdoms. But he is not needed in peacetime, and those who are good at using troops prefer to concentrate power in their own hands, because this can better guarantee their victory in the war. If you put him in the position of Prime Minister, even if he has no other ambitions, he will control the power of the Red Castle. He may have love for you, but this kind of thing is not worth even a bronze star in the face of power conflicts."

He continued: "If you have a conflict with Duke Green, the balance of the three families of Lannister, Tyrell and Crabbe in the Red Castle will be broken in an instant, and the Seven Kingdoms will fall into another There will be even greater chaos. By that time, your father will not be able to stand up and clean up the mess for you. "

Kevan sincerely analyzed for his niece, and she looked at him more and more like she was looking at a traitor. He finally couldn't help but bring out anger in his voice: "My advice ends here. It's up to you whether you listen to it or not. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me if you want to appoint Moon Boy (the jester of the Red Castle) as the Prime Minister. "

Seeing Kevan was about to leave, Cersei said angrily: "When your king needed you the most, you abandoned him. You abandoned Tommen, Kevan Lannister!"

Kevan paused, his green eyes met Cersei's green eyes without blinking, and the last drop of bright red liquid shook under his chin and fell.

"Woman, Tommen is taken care of by his mother, and... he also has his father."

When Kevan finished speaking, Cersei's pupils suddenly shrank and froze in place.

Kevan left for a long time before Cersei came back to her senses. How did he know? Who else knew about this?

Jaime... She must find him immediately and think of a solution together.

Her raised foot paused. What would happen if she found him? His solution was known without guessing, that is, to escape from King's Landing, but the lioness would never cowardly admit defeat!

She suppressed the panic in her heart. Yes, the lioness would never admit defeat. She would turn all those who dared to be her enemy... into ashes!

After a pause, Cersei called the maid in to clean up her desk. At the same time... she began to think about what to do next. Kevan's arrangement had an unexpected accident, and she had to do something.

The three maids quickly cleaned up the study. After they left, Cersei called the Kettleblack brothers in.

Glancing at Osfory and Osney standing in front of the table, Cersei reached out and pulled out a blank sheepskin and spread it on the table, picked up the quill pen, and said: "Ser Osfory Kettleblack, considering your loyalty as my captain of the guard, I will appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the King's Landing Guard (Gold Cloaks)."

Cersei dipped the tip of the quill pen in ink. Unlike Osney's ecstasy, Ser Osfory hesitated and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, with my status... I'm afraid many gold cloaks will be unwilling to obey my orders, the nobles of the royal territory..."

Cersei interrupted impatiently: "If you can't make the gold cloaks obey you, it's your dereliction of duty. At that time... I will send you to the black prison to accompany the former commander of the gold cloaks, Adam Marbrand, Forever. "

Sir Osforley shrugged, knelt on one knee, and said: "Thank you for your gift, Your Majesty, I will never let you down."

Cersei nodded slightly with satisfaction, and then her eyes moved to Osforley's brother, saying: "Sir Osney, I appoint you as Sir Osforley's adjutant, assisting him in controlling the gold cloaks, and serving as the captain of the gold cloak guard of the Red Castle. "

Osney also knelt down, grinning: "Please rest assured to rule your kingdom, I will protect your safety wholeheartedly, I swear on my life. "

The quill pen in her hand began to wave, Cersei lowered her head and wrote, paused, and said coldly: "Step down and perform your duties. "

After writing the appointment of the Kettleblack brothers, Queen Mother Cersei took out another blank parchment.

The majesty of the lioness cannot be offended, and he must punish Kevan's arrogance.

Rustle.

Her mother's brother, Sir Davon Lannister, was appointed as the guardian of the West.

Her cousin, Ser Damion Lannister, was appointed acting lord of Casterly Rock.

Her uncle Kevan, let him guard those broken stones of Harrenhal!

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At night, Crabbe Manor outside King's Landing.

"Good night, Princess Arianne."

Grimm greeted politely as if they were meeting for the first time, which made Princess Arianne, who was good at hiding her emotions, couldn't help but clench her fist.

She turned sideways on the recliner, propped her cheek with one hand, and sneered: "If I'm not mistaken, my sister and I can finally leave this cell, right?"

Green sat on a chair a little further away from her, raised his eyebrows, and said: "Actually, you don't have to be too grateful, I'm just worried that the hospitality is not warm enough."

Princess Arianne still had a sneer on her face: "Warm cell? If I hadn't fallen in love with you at first sight, I would have dueled with you without hesitation at this moment."

Green shrugged: "I have to politely refuse your highness's kindness. I'm afraid I can't be one of your lovers."

Arianne's dark eyes moved slightly, and the smile on her face became gentle. One eye blinked gently and said: "Perhaps, I will willingly put on the blue cloak of the Crabbe family."

Green shrugged helplessly again: "Lord Arianne, you are the heir of Sunspear, I can't give you anything better than this in exchange for your love."

Arianne's other hand gently played with a strand of black hair, smiled and said: "Duke Green, the charm you exude is enough to make a woman do anything for you."

Cersei, plus Margaery, Lord Green has heard enough... even a little tired of the sweet words of the noble ladies. He calmly untied the wine bag around his waist, pulled out the cork, and took a sip of wine.

Faced with Princess Arianne's temptation, he chose to ignore it and said directly: "Your Highness, during your stay at Crabbe Manor, a major change happened in the Red Castle. Lord Tywin died, and King Joffrey died."

He took another sip, looked at Arianne who had straightened up on the recliner, and added: "I'm not kidding you."

Arianne did not hide her emotions this time. She said in disbelief: "Tell me, what happened?"

She climbed down the recliner, came to Green, snatched the wine bag from Green's hand, and took a sip of wine directly, saying: "Do you know who killed them?"

Green took the wine bag thrown by Arianne, lowered his eyes and glanced at its mouth, and said: "It happened nine nights ago. King Joffrey killed Lord Tywin with a sword in the throne room, and he himself died in the bathtub in the bedroom not long after."

As he said, he put the cork of the wine bag back in when he got up, and said: "As for the king's specific What was the cause of death, was it an accident or murder, people are still arguing. "

Princess Arianne's eyes moved, she pondered for a while, looked up at Green, and said: "What do you think? Did someone murder the king?"

Green nodded slightly and said: "I agree with most people. Although King Joffrey is not yet an adult, his body is as strong as an adult. If it wasn't for someone murdering him, how could he drown in the bathtub? If this was an accident, it would be the biggest joke in the Seven Kingdoms."

Facing Arianne's gaze, he smiled and said: "If it weren't for the wise Princess Arianne who came to my manor as a guest, but continued to stay in King's Landing, I think Lannister would be very willing to treat you and your sisters as assassins who murdered the king."

Arianne smiled, she gently approached, stretched out her hand to hold Green's arm, and said: "I didn't expect such a dangerous thing to happen in King's Landing, Duke Green, I really have nothing to repay. "