iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 122 Green's Words

The flames flickered in the fireplace, making crisp sounds from time to time.

Madame Olenna was thin and small, and her eyes were piercing as if they could read people's hearts.

The old lady in front of her is very good at creating pressure.

After hearing Olenna's words, Green's face remained unchanged, but he picked up the wine glass and shook it slowly.

"Dear Mrs. Orianna, are you trying to remind me to be safe?"

Taking a sip of the golden wine from Qingting Island, he continued: "Well... all the women in King's Landing already hate me, and Sir Loras is deeply loved by women."

After finishing speaking, Green glanced at Margaery Tyrell, who seemed to be staring at him.

Why is Little Rose staring at me?Although Green was full of doubts, he pretended not to notice that he was a broad-minded person.

Why does Margaery stare at Green?Green's demeanor on the surface was polite, but she felt that Green's attitude towards his grandmother was perfunctory and lacked due respect.

Is it really like what he said last time, Earl Green only has eyes for the queen and people other than the queen?

If it is true, whether it is Red Castle or King's Landing, how can Earl Green be accommodated? !

The smile on Margaery's face softened. She was a very patient observer.

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The wrinkled Mrs. Orianna smiled and said: "Green, you are a funny person, old lady. I haven't seen a young man as funny as you for a long time."

After a pause, Green shook his head slightly: "Thank you for your praise, I always feel that the Red Castle lacks a sense of humor, and I'm still learning."

Olenna said bluntly: "I understood one thing very early on. The Red Castle has never done anything for no reason."

Lord Green has always been frank: "Queen Cersei doesn't like Her Majesty Robert's younger brother very much. I happened to know about it when I arrived at Maegor Tower today. I am the queen's chief affairs officer, so Queen Cersei entrusted me with an important task."

Margaery opened and closed her rosy lips, thought for a moment and did not speak.

Olenna's tone was slightly mocking: "It's rare and rare that the honorable queen dislikes the flamboyant Duke as much as the old woman."

Green's eyes moved, and he said casually with a puzzled face: "This is a good thing."

Margaery said at this time: "Grandmother, Duke Renly is both brave and gentle, and he is very beloved."

Olenna sneered, "He knows how to look good. He knows how to smile. Renly is always parodying his king brother."

Margaery said helplessly: "Grandmother..."

Green couldn't help laughing: "Ms. Olenna, your eyes are like torches!"

Green's words froze the atmosphere at the table for a moment.

Margaery's reaction was quick: "Earl Greene, Duke Renly has an honorable status, we..."

She glanced at the indifferent grandmother and Green, and continued helplessly: "Don't take offense lightly."

Green shrugged: "Are there any other ears here? Miss Margery, we are our own people."

The corners of Margaery's eyes twitched slightly, and instead of speaking, she turned her beautiful eyes to the grandmother who was sitting at the top.

Olenna's eyes were sunken, and her voice raised slightly: "Green, good! We have a lot in common, which will make our conversation more and more pleasant."

Green smiled and nodded slightly towards Olenna.

After a pause, Olenna suddenly said, "I heard that you admire my stupid son?"

Green replied without hesitation: "Mrs. Olenna, I have always respected the Duke of Metz very much. Although I am only a small lord, I also know that there are many difficulties in governing the territory, let alone the big river bend. Last time I was lucky enough to Seeing the prosperity of the Reach, the achievements of the Duke of Mace are really exciting."

Margaery moved her lips, and her gaze met Grandma's.

Margaery: Grandma, look at him!

Olenna looked away silently, stared at Green for a while, and said, "You have a flexible tongue, and it's also very sweet, no wonder our Duke of Highgarden loves you so much.

You must know some information better than me. I am already a half-deaf old woman... The head of intelligence in front of the imperial court revealed some information to us. That guy seems to think that Jin Meigui should thank him for this information.

Everyone has desires that are known or not yet known!If truth be told, it seems to me that the most useful parts of Varys as a man have been cut off, what else could give him pleasure but ambition for power? "

"Your eyes are bright."

"grandmother……"

Olenna said indifferently: "I knew when I was younger than you that every stone in King's Landing has ears. There are also many spiders in the flowers in the High Court. As long as I obey the rules, I will Let them go, but if they dare to get in the way, they will be trampled to death immediately."

Green remained motionless and closed his eyes for a moment.

After he opened his eyes, he looked at Margery and said, "Miss Margery, don't worry, at least this restaurant has no hidden ears."

Margaery smiled decently, and thanked politely: "Earl Green, you are very careful and thoughtful."

How can there be eyes and ears of others without permission in the mansion of Golden Rose.

Margaery clenched her small fist under the table.

Green said again: "When I was in the church, I discussed the issue of the new Prime Minister with several good ministers. Everyone felt that the Duke of Winterfell would be appointed as the Hand of the King by King Robert. At that time, Varys The grown-ups are also there."

Olenna snorted softly, and stared at Green with deep eyes: "The Red Castle is full of deceit and tricks... The old woman really wants to know what you plan to do next?"

Green raised his eyebrows: "Ma'am, you seem to mean something?"

Olenna's tone was faintly angry: "That Queen Lannister, is she planning to break her promise?"

Green spread his hands: "Lannister never breaks his word, but Queen Cersei personally elected the Duke of Metz as a candidate for the prime minister at the imperial meeting, and also confirmed that the Duke of Metz will serve as the former prime minister's adviser temporarily as the prime minister's candidate at the imperial meeting , to assist the former prime minister in handling the kingdom's affairs."

Sighing, Green continued: "I think you must already know these things. Everything was going well, but..."

Green shook his head, a trace of sadness appeared on his face.

Margaery glanced at Green's grandmother, and said, "Earl Green, although there was an accident, we hope that the beginning will end."

Green nodded with a serious face: "Miss Margery, I quite agree with your point of view, a thing must have a beginning and an end. But..."

Hearing this, Margaery recalled the words that Green made her father laugh at the dinner in Highgarden, saying... But the previous words were meaningless.

Margaery was nearby at that time, and she heard it clearly and was impressed.

Green continued: "After the death of the old Duke, Queen Cersei has lost part of her interest."

Margaret asked: "A part? Please be frank, Earl Green."

"Miss Margaery, when you saw the name of the Duke of Winterfell appearing in the list of prime minister candidates, everyone actually had the answer in their hearts. What happened under the Iron Throne more than ten years ago is still fresh in our memory. , In a way, the relationship between the Wolf and the Bucks is unbreakable, and we have to admit it."

Margaery was speechless for a moment after hearing Green's answer.

The wrinkled Mrs. Orianna suddenly said: "Little guy, I heard that you like the millet in the River Bend very much?"

Green's eyes moved slightly, he glanced at Margaery first, and then said, "Yes, ma'am! My territory is still at war, and my [-] soldiers are consuming a lot of food every day."

Lord Green has always been frank. There are more than 3 citizens in Kleiber's territory. To him, every citizen is Kleiber's soldier.

When she heard thirty thousand soldiers, Olenna's pupils shrank imperceptibly.

Olenna seemed to be mocking: "The old lady's ears are not good, but the golden rose's ears are not deaf. You have recovered the old land of the family, and the war could have stopped. Are you trying to swallow the whole crab claw peninsula? ?”

Green corrected: "Ms. Orianna, I have to explain that the ancestors of Kleiber once ruled the Crab Claw Peninsula, and I am only restoring the Crab Claw Peninsula that the Kleiber family lost."

Margaery raised one eyebrow.

In order to understand Green, Margery took the time to consult many books that recorded the history of the Crab Claw Peninsula.

The civilization of the Crab Claw Peninsula has always been very backward, and it has received little attention in Westeros, so the recorded content is extremely rare.

According to legend, Clarence Kleber, who brought brief peace to the chaotic Crab Claw Peninsula... He could uproot a pine tree with one hand and throw it half a mile... Margery was very excited when she saw these contents. Doubt the veracity of the record.

Now, this "story" is being used majestically by Green as the legitimacy of the Kreber family's rule over the Crab Claw Peninsula.

Perhaps this is one of the peculiarities of the Crab Claw Peninsula in Green's mouth?

But what Margaery saw was more of a means of power in the power game.

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"As long as you have strength, you can just have a plausible excuse. This is the right to rule. It has been hundreds of years, and some stubborn and annoying guys still feel that the golden rose's right to rule the River Bend is a bit untenable. , but so what? The Reach is thriving under the rule of endless golden roses!"

After finishing speaking, a trace of kindness appeared on Olenna's face: "Child, it is a good thing to have needs, which are much better than our mediocre Boar Duke doing nothing. Come on, let's put the fickle Lannister woman first. Putting it aside, I would like to hear your advice, the old woman likes the young people who are full of vitality."

The thorn of "fickleness" stuck on the Queen of Thorns, and Green was more fond of Olenna's evaluation of Cersei.

After being silent for a while, Green said: "I am very worried about Duke Ed's safety now. I heard that the Neck is the only way they must pass. That area is soaked in rotting swamps with dense bushes. It will take at least a dozen people to get out of there. time of day."

Margaret immediately felt the solemnity of the atmosphere. She didn't show it on her face, but she was shocked by the deep meaning implied in Green's words.

Before Margaery could gather her thoughts, Greene said again: "But if something really happened, it would be easy to think of the Duke of Mace. King Robert is a person who doesn't like to be persuaded, because the Invincible Warhammer It’s his reasoning, we can only ask the gods to bless us so that Duke Ed can arrive at King’s Landing smoothly.”

But again, Margaery clenched her fists under the table again.

Olenna stared at Green, and nodded slowly: "I asked a question, but denied it. I know you are telling the truth that most people don't like to hear. The old woman has the ability to bear it, so go ahead."

Green nodded, and continued: "Northern people are not good at dealing with complicated situations. There is no place in the Seven Kingdoms that is more complicated than King's Landing. It won't be long before Duke Ed, who is tired of dealing with it, will soon realize that he needs a reliable ally."

"ally?"

Green spread his hands: "Madam, it's easy! You only need to send the Light of Highgarden to Winterfell, and the alliance between Benlang and Golden Rose will be unbreakable!
The heir of Winterfell is the combination of the North and the Riverlands. It is rumored that Robb Stark inherited the red hair and blue eyes of the Tully family, and his blood is noble enough.

If the marriage is successful, His Majesty Robert will also trust the Duke of Mace, and he will trust the two dukes to govern the kingdom with confidence!From then on, the King's Landing Rose will never wither! "

Green's voice fell, and there was a sudden silence in the hall.

Margaery opened her beautiful eyes wide. Although she was trying to hide it, she couldn't hide the inconceivable expression on her face.

Green's picture is so beautiful, the scene of roses blooming in King's Landing seems to be in sight, Margaery couldn't help turning her small face to look at her grandmother.

Olenna remained silent, and Margaery just looked at her without saying a word to disturb her.

After a while, Olenna's eyes were sharp, and she said slowly: "Earl Green, why didn't you marry Stark's girl to the warm Highgarden?"

Green shrugged: "The answer is obvious, Lady Olenna."

Olenna turned to Margaery: "Margaery, you are the smartest, you tell your half-deaf grandmother."

Margaery blinked her eyes, and said in thought, "Miss Sansa Stark...Prince Joffrey...Stark will marry the royal family?"

"My granddaughter, give your hand to grandma."

Olenna's wrinkled hands grabbed Margaery's outstretched hand: "There is finally a smart person in the Tyrell family."

After finishing speaking, Olenna patted the back of Margaery's hand in relief.

Seeing other young people with quick minds made her worry about the future of the Tyrell family. Only Margaery, who was smart since she was a child, could comfort the Queen of Thorns.

With a smile on his face, Green also praised: "Miss Margery, I found out some things through acquaintances in the Red Castle, but you can quickly deduce it in just a few sentences. Come up with the answer and you will be worthy of being the light of the Reach."

Margery looked at Green with a sincere face, and suddenly felt her little fist itching.

Olenna had a kind face, and she patted the back of Margaery's hand again.

Olenna put down her granddaughter's hand, and said to Green, "Tell me, what exactly do you want to do? I, an old woman, am really curious now, Earl of the Crab Claw Peninsula!"

(End of this chapter)