iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 242 Past and Present

Tyrion finally exhaled, Cersei did not go crazy... thank the Seven Gods for his old man.

He turned his head and looked at Megta under the moonlight, and then started walking again. As long as Cersei lives here, he can't come again, at least not until the war is over.

After walking out of Magta Garden, Bronn, who had always been vigilant, approached Tyrion and whispered: "My lord, while I was guarding the door, Sir Lancel quietly sent an important message."

Tyrion looked at him, and he continued: "The Queen Regent planned to secretly send Prince Tommen to Rosby City to hide, and she handed the matter over to Earl Gales (now the Queen's Chancellor of the Exchequer)."

Tyrion thought for a moment, and then said: "Earl Gales is too sick to run, and too cowardly to fight. My little nephew is so pitiful. His mother is so good at selecting people."

However, Tyrion had to admit... letting young Tommen leave King's Landing was one of Cersei's few good ideas, because even if King's Landing was captured and Joffrey was executed, the Lannister family still had a legal heir to the Iron Throne. This would put Stannis in a tricky situation.

"Let's help my nephew's good mother."

After a pause, Tyrion continued: "According to the information revealed by Lancel... you go tell Ser Jacelyn (Commander-in-Chief of the Golden Robes) and ask him to ambush on Rosby Road and bring Earl Gales and Tommen together. Take it to Rosby City.”

"As you command, wise Prime Minister."

"Tell him he must keep my little nephew safe. Then ask him for me, Lord Jacelyn...how does that title sound?"

"My lord, Lord Bronn sounds better."

Bronn suddenly showed a lewd smile and continued: "I can also do things like robbing children. As long as I can get a title for fun, I can hold him and sing a lullaby."

Tyrion reached out and patted Bronn, grinning and saying: "Bronn, you are my captain of the guard, I need you more here."

If something happens to Joffrey, Lannister will have to rely on young Tommen to keep the Iron Throne.

Tyrion admitted that he trusted his guard captain very much, but this matter was too important, and he did not trust him to be protected by the mercenary Bronn and his mercenaries.

For this kind of thing, he is more assured of Sir Jacelyn Byward, who has the honor of knighthood.

His good friend, Earl Green, once told him...human nature should not be tested, and he agreed with this point of view.

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He ordered: "Tell Ser Jacelyn that if you want to kill someone, it must not happen in front of Tommen. My nephew is soft-hearted."

Bronn shrugged and said, "My lord, are you sure he is a Lannister?"

"I'm not sure about anything. I just know that the war is coming. Let's make arrangements quickly."

After a pause, Tyrion said with a smile: "Brother, are you still happy getting along with Miss Lorris (Chapter 208)? When you come back, I want to hear a sweet love story."

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A house somewhere in Gouxiang.

"My lord..."

Seeing Tyrion pushing the door open, Shae smiled.

Tyrion had to admit that he liked Shae's smile, it was a smile that appeared naturally on her pretty little face without thinking.

Xue Yi was wearing purple silk clothes and a silver belt, which perfectly reflected her black hair and smooth white skin. She approached him happily.

The corners of Tyrion's mouth couldn't help but turn up. At least here, he was welcome and needed.

After closing the door, Shae pulled Tyrion to the chair. After he sat down, she knelt down and took off his shoes.

Tyrion pulled Shae over, sat next to him, and said, "Shae, you are not safe here."

There was some doubt in Shae's big and smart eyes. She poured a glass of wine, handed it to Tyrion, and said: "My lord, I have a guard given by you."

Tyrion took a sip of Dorne's strong wine, which was as red as blood, a taste he had recently come to prefer to the sweet and sour summer red.

He took another sip and said, "Xue Yi, someone discovered that the Prime Minister is hiding a lover."

"You mean the prime minister's daughter-in-law, right?"

Shae's innocent and charming eyes stared at Tyrion for a while and said: "My lord, I really hope to be your lover. I want to wear all the beautiful clothes you gave me, wear the jewelry you gave me, Hold your hand and be by your side at dinner. I can give you a son, I know I can, and I know I will never embarrass you."

Tyrion reached out and stroked Shae's dark hair. He sighed inwardly. His love for her was enough to embarrass the Lannister Prime Minister.

He said: "Xue Yi, my Queen Mother sister has her sights on you, and she will do whatever it takes to catch you."

She shook her head slightly: "Queen Mother? The noble lady will be afraid of her, but I am not afraid."

He also shook his head slightly: "I am afraid, I am afraid that you will be hurt by her."

She held his hand tightly: "Then kill her... I know you hate her, and this will end it all."

After her words fell, Tyrion's eyes trembled.

After a moment of silence, he sighed and said: "Shae, after all, she is my biological sister. Murdering a blood relative will arouse the anger of humans and gods, and subject her to eternal damnation. In addition, no matter what I think of Cersei, she I am deeply loved by my father and brother. Thank the gods, I have enough brains to deal with anyone in the Seven Kingdoms, but facing Jaime with a sword in his hand, I can only do nothing."

His Shae comforted: "Stannis still has a flaming sword in his hand, but he can't scare you."

Tyrion sighed again and said: "To fight against Stannis, I have the support of the entire Lannister family, but... against Jaime or my father, I only have short legs."

"You and me." Shae put her arms around Tyrion's neck.

Even though the whole of King's Landing stinks like a pigsty, Shae's body exudes an intoxicating aroma.

But... now is not the time to enjoy it. Cersei won't leave him too much time. He needs to arrange Shae as soon as possible.

Tyrion gently broke away from Shae and said, "I was thinking that maybe I could let you sneak into the kitchen of the Prime Minister's Tower."

"Kitchen?" Xue Yi's face stiffened.

Tyrion nodded and said, "I want you to dress up as a cook..."

His words were interrupted, Shae's hand quietly moved downward, and after a while, Tyrion couldn't help but "hiss".

Xue Yi's deep eyes became moist, and she murmured sadly: "Are you tired of me, my lord?"

"Still..." Her speed gradually increased. Xue Yi's voice was full of temptation, and she murmured in a low voice: "Do you want to have sex with the cook, my lord? You can sprinkle flour on me and suck the broth from my vagina, or... …”

"Stop, stop talking."

Tyrion grabbed her busy little hand, calmed down, and said: "Shae, your safety is in danger. I want you to hide in the kitchen. As long as you are a little careful there, you can easily avoid Shae." With Xi’s eyes and ears, you will be safe.”

Xue Yi pouted slightly and said: "My lord, if I wash the stove and wipe the dishes all day long, my hands will never be so soft again. When they are made red, rough and cracked by hot water and alkali soap, Will you still need their touch?”

Tyrion secretly reminded himself that Shae was still young and ignorant, which was normal.

He said patiently: "The jewelry can be bought new, and the clothes can be made again. They will be twice as beautiful as the old ones, I promise. My arrangement is to prevent you from being hurt, not only my sister, but also my father." ...According to the current situation, my father will know about you sooner or later, and you must not fall into the hands of my family. I am definitely not alarmist, believe me, Shae."

Xue Yi flicked her black hair and said angrily: "You have grown up. It is your business to raise as many daughters as you want. Does he still think you are a child with a hairless mouth? What can he do to you? Beat him. Your ass?”

Snapped! Tyrion slapped her, not hard, but not light either.

He said angrily: "You bastard! Don't laugh at me! You can't!"

For a while, Shae didn't speak, and all she could hear was Tyrion's rough breathing.

Finally, she stood up and knelt in front of Tyrion, sniffed and said, "I didn't mean to be presumptuous..."

Her voice was low and wooden: "Please forgive me, my lord."

This scene and this Shae made Tyrion feel pain in his heart. He looked at his palm, why did I hit her? Gods have mercy, am I about to turn into Cersei? !

"I'm sorry, but..."

After a pause, the words Tyrion didn't want to mention... poured out of his mouth like a horse murmuring in a low voice.

"One year when I was a child, I married a farmer's daughter, or I thought she was a farmer's daughter. I was blinded by love and fell in love with her blindly. I also thought she had the same feelings for me... It was my father who forced me to see the truth clearly. It turns out that my bride is the daughter-in-law hired by James. He came to her to let me experience the things between men and women."

"In order to make the lesson more thorough, my father gave my wife to the entire battalion of soldiers, allowing them to enjoy it as they pleased, and ordered me to watch the whole process... After everyone was done, he asked me to have sex with her again... one last time... ... He said that this was the only way I could remember the real her... I should have disobeyed him, but my wife betrayed me... After that, my father broke off my engagement with my daughter... Monk They also said that this marriage never happened."

Tyrion climbed off the chair, took Shae's hand, squeezed it, and said: "I'm sorry, I just want you to stay in the kitchen for a while. Once you defeat Stannis, I will give you a new house. And there are many silk garments as soft as your hands..."

Shae followed Tyrion's strength and stood up slowly. She lowered her eyes and replied: "I will obey your orders, my lord."

Tyrion wanted to reach out and rub Shae's slapped cheek, but he was not sure whether the dwarf's hand could take away her pain.

Has he fallen in love with his daughter-in-law again? Cersei was right, he was thinking in that way, he was a fool, he was a complete fool!

"I will send someone to pick you up." He left in a hurry.

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Tat-tat-tat-tat... The horse's hooves made a crisp sound on the cobblestones. Tyrion sat on the horse and moved silently towards the direction of the Red Keep.

Tyrion kept regretting, why did he tell Shae about Tysha (his ex-wife)? There are secrets that should never be mentioned, there are shames...that a man should take to his grave.

Tyrion asks himself, what does he want from Shae? forgive?

After hearing these words from him, how could she still love him?

Or she will still love me because she loved him in the first place for his gold and jewels, not for a stupid dwarf.

In the study of the Prime Minister's Tower, Tyrion called the guard captain who had finished his errands.

"Brother, I want you to bring Shae into the Hand's Tower without telling Cersei." Tyrion succinctly described his kitchen plan to his captain of the guard.

After listening to Tyrion's words, Bronn was a little surprised and said: "Are you serious? Are you sure you want to put your little beauty in the kitchen, noble lord?"

Tyrion looked at the wretched-looking Bronn with his small hands behind his back, and said, "Is there any problem?"

Bronn grinned and said: "You put such a delicate little beauty in the kitchen...she will be touched, pinched, patted and caressed. The boy who washes the pots will crawl into her blanket in the dark, and the baker will use Squeeze her a** with your flour-covered hands.”

He added: "The most important thing is...my lord, your kitchen is not a safe place. There are many eyes and ears there."

Tyrion scratched his hair with a slight embarrassment and said, "Mr. Mercenary, help me come up with an idea. You know what I want."

"Happy to serve you..."

Bronn bowed gracefully, but he mentioned another matter: "My lord, I heard that your knight cousin plans to join the vanguard in the upcoming war."

Tyrion stopped pouring the wine and said in surprise: "Lancel? If he wants to die young, this is a heroic method."

Bronn said with a smile: "These young knights always think that they are invincible."

Tyrion's eyes moved slightly, he stared at Bronn for a while, and said with a smile: "Well, I do need a stable and reliable knight."

Bronn smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes. He bowed deeply and said, "I will always be yours, Lord Tyrion."

Tyrion laughed and said: "Sir Bronn, although you have an uneasy face, I have to admit that I like you very much."

Bronn chuckled and said: "Two days ago, Miss Loris told me that some of her jewelry could not be found. I think she may need to find a smarter maid."

This is the wisdom of a mercenary... Tyrion grinned: "I will suggest to Countess Tanda that the shy Miss Lorris live in the Prime Minister's Tower for a while."

Well, you still need to find a reason that is not rude but also convincing.

Tyrion's mood immediately improved. The noble lady's maid was dressed a million times better than the cook, and she could even wear one or two pieces of jewelry. He thought Shae would be very happy to hear the news.

"Bronn, I will ask the Archbishop to anoint you with holy oil when the time comes."

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In the north, the 5000-strong Northern Army led by Eddard Stark and the 3000-man Neckled Army led by the Zelander commander Howland Reed (the father of Meera and Jojen) attacked the Ironborn-occupied Bay of Cailin. .

After five days of continuous attacks, Moat Cailin was recaptured and the Ironborn were routed.

King Balon's brother, Victarion Greyjoy, the Ironborn commander who invaded the Gulf of Cailin (Chapter 223), was personally executed by Duke Eddard in the name of the Warden of the North.

(End of this chapter)