The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 164 The Queen and the Iron Guard

Her Majesty the Queen of Westeros stormed through the corridors of the Red Keep, walking so fast that she even created some wind.

And seeing that look, all the servants and civil servants on the road became submissive. She looked like she was undoubtedly angry at people, and no one present wanted to be tormented by her.

All along, the servants and officials of the Red Castle, especially those closest to the queen, all agreed that although the queen looked decent and elegant, and her every move was that of the queen of Westeros, she was actually a brainless and inexplicable person who would always find ways that others could not think of to waste people's time. Once you fell into her hands, don't even think about pleasing her.

However, as the population of the Red Castle is growing day by day, there are always unlucky people who fall into the hands of the Queen and are severely bullied by her. The unluckiest ones may even lose their lives.

However, if one could truly become the Queen's confidant, one would not be treated in this way. The Queen would occasionally slip one or two valuable jewels from her fingers, and one could become rich if one of these things were obtained - but that was too difficult, as Cersei Lannister had never been an easy person to serve.

Moreover, if the queen lost interest and became a person out of favor, the future would be terrible, but Cersei is a person who easily changes her focus.

This time, there was a reason why the queen was so angry. She had just found King Robert again and ordered him to quickly send away all the illegitimate children who had been summoned. This was her second time to make trouble with Robert.

Robert pretended not to hear and ran to the racecourse where the tournament was taking place.

Cersei had no way to deal with Robert's attitude. In the past, she could arrange people to secretly deal with Robert's illegitimate children, but now, as these illegitimate children have surfaced, Cersei can't do anything to them because so many eyes are watching these illegitimate children.

There are also people who are trying to please them. According to the information leaked from the Red Castle, many people know that these illegitimate children go to the East to occupy various key positions. For many people, if they can be promoted, it would be a leap in class.

For many illegitimate children, all of this seemed to have fallen from the sky. Many illegitimate children did not even know their identity as illegitimate children, and then were suddenly told that they had the king's blood, and the king wanted them to go to the east to become nobles.

This really made Cersei furious, and she urgently needed to find someone to confide in. Inside the Red Keep, her best confidant was naturally Jaime Lannister, his brother.

"My dear sister, what's wrong with you? You're so angry again. Look at your beautiful face, it's deformed because of this. Moreover, you rushed in so hastily that you didn't even bother to close the door. Look, my brothers are all sticking their heads out of curiosity."

In the captain's room of the Kingsguard, Jaime Lannister walked to the door with a smile and closed it, blocking out the curious faces and the sounds inside - the room was well soundproofed.

Now that Ser Barristan has been leading his troops abroad for a long time, Jaime Lannister has in fact assumed the responsibility of captain of the Kingsguard, so it is natural for him to stay in the captain's room.

Cersei's sudden arrival disrupted Jaime's work, but what could he do? He could only smile at his sister. When Cersei was angry, she would come to him. It had always been like this.

"Robert, that bastard, is treating my words as bullshit again! Jaime, you didn't see his face!"

Cersei was almost shouting as she spoke, and then she began to rant about Robert. If Jaime hadn't known that the room was soundproof enough, he would have been really worried that these words would leak out.

Although Robert has never paid much attention to his wife and doesn't care what Cersei thinks of him, if the queen's insults to the king spread everywhere, Robert would not be able to pretend to be stupid.

After figuring out why Cersei came, Jaime couldn't help but frown. Well, it was about that matter again. Cersei had come to him several times for this, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

He watched his sister with weak eyes as she paced back and forth anxiously in the room. He really didn't understand why his sister was so concerned about Robert's illegitimate child. Isn't it normal for nobles to have illegitimate children?
This is not a dirty thing, and compared with what happened between them, it is even more of a mess.

It's not like she and Robert were without offspring; they had three children - of course, he knew they were actually his, but Robert had always thought that these three children were his own.

"Jaime, what do you say? We should tell father about this and let him put pressure on Robert." Finally, his good sister "thought" of a solution. This solution surprised Jaime a little. It was to ask their father for help. You know, usually his sister would rather not have any news about their father, but now she takes the initiative to look for their father. It seems that she is really forced into a desperate situation.

It's a pity that the solution she came up with in her pretty head is useless.

Tywin Lannister was a powerful noble and a great vassal of the kingdom, but his power was useless to Robert. Even Aegon the Conqueror could not be compared with him - Aegon conquered Westeros with his dragons, and the resources of Dragonstone itself could not support his hegemony, while Robert conquered the East with his warhammer, and even if the dragon was still alive, it would only be icing on the cake for his conquest.

Not to mention, the area Robert conquered was the eastern continent. Hundreds of years ago, the ancestors of these city-states had jointly rebelled against the surviving dragon kings and slaughtered them and their dragons.

"My dear sister, you look good when you use your brain, but the solution you come up with is not very good." Jaime said with a sigh, "Father will not care about such things. If he does, he will not be our father. Robert's prestige is at its peak now. It will not benefit anyone to pick a fight with him about such things. Father will definitely persuade you to forget it."

"You call me stupid?" Well, he really didn't get the point, but he liked Cersei like this.

"How is that possible? You are the Queen of Westeros, how could you be stupid?" Jaime said as if he was coaxing a child. After all, her sister was indeed a child and her personality had never changed since she was a child.

"Then, go and kill Robert's bastard!" Cersei looked desperate. "Don't say you don't dare. You dare to push the Stark child off the tower. What else are you afraid of?"

Cersei's words made Jaime's face dark. It started again, and he was "panicking and losing his mind". He couldn't continue like this, Jaime thought, or she might say something even more outrageous. As for the Stark incident... Jaime felt a little strange when he thought about it now. How could he make such a decision in that instant? It was wrong. It was really wrong. Although he was indulgent, he was completely evil even if he was desperate.

And the more he thought about it that day, the more strange it was. Why did he suddenly get horny and want to go to Stark's abandoned fortress with Cersei to do it? Cersei, who was always more cautious than him in dealing with such things, actually agreed at that time.

"Forget it, sister. You should spend your energy on something else." James walked to the table, where there were many weapons and armors, as well as a large bag filled with various items. "There are rumors on the streets of King's Landing that the king's three children are the product of you and me."

This sentence successfully attracted Cersei's attention. Her beautiful eyes widened instantly. The panic and fear in her expression made Jaime very satisfied. "What's wrong with you? Jaime, how could you let such rumors appear! What are you doing?"

Cersei's voice was quite loud at first, but she soon lowered it to a level that only the two of them could hear, and there was resentment and anger in her eyes as she looked at Jaime.

"I'm not a worm in the stomach of the people of King's Landing. How could I have that ability? Although they are no longer crowded in flea burrows like garbage, they are still annoying." Jaime shrugged in his chair, "Besides, don't worry too much. There are too many outrageous rumors in King's Landing. There are even more outrageous ones. Citizens always like to make up all kinds of bizarre stories for us. I'm telling you here just to prevent you from revealing any flaws when you hear them."

Jaime's words immediately made Cersei's eyes light up, but in the blink of an eye, she realized that her twin brother had just been playing a trick on her. Anger immediately emerged on her beautiful face, "You've..."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about your dear brother. He will be going to war again soon." James waved his hand and looked at the big bag on the ground. It contained luggage packed by the servants. He was checking if there was anything missing.

"Going to war, what's going on?"

To Jaime's surprise, Cersei didn't know about the expedition, which made him stunned.
Seeing Jaime's surprised expression and looking at the luggage on the ground, Cersei's anger surged again. "Robert, that bastard, didn't tell me anything. What's going on? Are you going to fight again?"

"The little Targaryen girl married the new overlord of the Great Grass Sea. Robert was very unhappy about this. He was furious and argued with our good Prime Minister for a long time about whether to send assassins. Then, he decided to go on the expedition ahead of schedule."

"Another expedition. When will it end?" Cersei was very resistant to the news, and then became a little sad. "Now even you have to leave. I can only stay in the Red Castle alone. I don't know what that bastard Robert is thinking."

"After all, our king is the master of both sides of the narrow sea, not just the monarch of Westeros. I think it's good. It's better for him to go out to fight than to drink and sleep with women all day long. He looks better on the battlefield."

When Jaime Lannister mentioned Robert, there was less sarcasm in his tone. After following Robert in so many battles, Jaime had to admit that this man was born for the battlefield and was a natural warrior.

Cersei was very disdainful of what Jaime said on the surface, but she actually admitted it in her heart. Jaime continued, "By the way, you should let Joff go to the battlefield this time. He is so old now, he should go to the battlefield. Even if he doesn't go to the battlefield, he should at least see it."

"Battlefield? No, absolutely impossible. Xiao Qiao is still too young. He can't go to the battlefield. Absolutely impossible."

Cersei's reaction was so violent that Jaime was stunned. He didn't expect Cersei to react so strongly. Wasn't what he said a common practice in Westeros' aristocratic society? Moreover, it was very late for him to learn about the battlefield at this age.

Jaime was shocked by Cersei's reaction. It took him a while to calm down and he said, "Anyway, he's already this age. Now he hangs out with a group of gladiators every day. Does he look like an heir to the Iron Throne?"

"This is my son, the heir to the Iron Throne. You are only his uncle, Jaime. It is not your turn to speak up for yourself. I refused to allow Robert to take Joff to the battlefield. He is so young and weak. The battlefield is not suitable for him and he is far from ready."

Cersei's reaction was still so intense that she didn't even realize how harsh her words were for a moment.

James felt as if he had been punched in the face, and the place where he was hit was still painful. "...Yes, you are right. I am only the child's uncle. This is not what I should say."

At this moment, Cersei realized what she had said and how much damage she had caused to Jaime. "... Jaime, that's not what I meant..."

"I know you don't mean that. I'm just the child's uncle. Now, Your Majesty, please leave and don't disturb me from my work." Jaime was still so tough, and Cersei frowned when she saw this. She had never been a person who was willing to give in. In a sense, what she had just done was the limit of what she could do.

So the queen didn't say anything else, just opened the door and left, and closed the door heavily when she walked out of the room.

Watching Cersei disappear, Jaime sighed. His sister's character had never changed. She was still the same as she was back then.

However, Jaime did not dwell on it for too long. The queen had already delayed him too much. As the person who actually performed the duties of the captain of the Kingsguard, he had a lot to do.

While Jaime was preparing for the next expedition, news from the north disrupted his plans and arrangements.

The news was that his brother, Tyrion Lannister, had been kidnapped while traveling south across the river, and his kidnapper was Eddard Stark's wife, Catelyn Tully.

(End of this chapter)