Game of Thrones: I became a crown prince for a day.

Chapter 502: Princess of Summer Hall

Rhaegar sat down gently, leaning against the glass window, with the sunlight shining on his face.

Helena enjoyed the tranquility of the moment, and she lay down with her graceful figure, pulling up her skirt and curling up her legs.

She gathered her hair together and rested her head on her brother's lap affectionately.

The sun is shining brightly at noon.

Helena closed her eyes slightly, sniffing the familiar fragrance of orchids, and her round and smooth earrings turned slightly red.

"The Sea Serpent is damaged. This is not a good sign."

Rhaegar spoke suddenly.

"You should have listened to Aemond's advice."

Helena didn't want to open her eyes, and rubbed her head which was tied into a bun repeatedly.

It's just like a little deer that is well fed and is acting coquettishly for love.

Rhaegar lowered his eyes and murmured to himself, "He is too young and hot-tempered. He has neglected many things in pursuit of honor."

He liked his younger brother, read history books carefully, and practiced martial arts hard.

Unfortunately, I was born with a fragile heart that is easily influenced.

"He craved praise, and when he was a boy he was willing to serve as Aegon's lackey for it."

Helena had a calm expression, and as she held her brother's big hand with her small hand, she hinted, "Maybe you should praise him more, like a mother."

Rhaegar thought hard and said, "Forget it."

Emond's Taste...

It's hard to say.

The proposal was rejected, but Helena remained quiet, like the Sleeping Beauty in the story.

Rega likes this kind of intellectual beauty, which brings inner peace.

His eyes lingered on Helena's faded cheeks, and he gently reached out and stroked them.

As he touched, he moved along the white neck and moved towards the higher parts.

The fingertips lifted the neckline of the gauze skirt...

Suddenly, Helena opened her beautiful eyes and said in a crisp voice: "Raenyra is too domineering."

"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

Lei Jia was stunned, and changed the path of his palm to the slender waist that could be grasped in one hand.

Helena sat up, looked directly at the person in front of her, and emphasized: "She couldn't even bear to part with a dragon egg."

Rhaegar didn't react for a moment.

"She is hostile to me."

Helena wrapped her arms around her knees and looked out the window.

She didn't dare look her brother in the eye.

Rhaegar reached out and touched her cheek. He said solemnly, "She was hostile to Jeyne and never talked about you."

"That's her way of being hostile to me."

Helena's body suddenly tensed up, she shook her head to avoid being touched, and said in a trembling voice: "She used the same method, Jenny was almost destroyed by her."

Rhaegar was speechless and withdrew his stiff hand.

Helena insisted: "The Valley does not approve of that child."

"Okay, stop talking!"

Rhaegar interrupted, his voice tinged with anxiety.

Helena shut up upon hearing that and curled herself up into a ball of white gauze.

There was a flash of heartache in Rhaegar's eyes. He controlled his inner anxiety and comforted him softly: "I will solve the problem in the valley. It won't happen again."

The events Helena describes originated in the midsummer of 122 AC.

At that time, he had just ascended the throne and was busy dealing with government affairs across the country.

Who could have imagined that a war lasting half a year would almost bring down half of the noble families in Westeros.

Rhaenyra became queen and helped deal with memorials from King's Landing.

Jenny is pregnant and proposes a marriage.

Rainier reported the matter to him, and behaved very generously, agreeing to marry Jenny as his queen.

But behind the scenes, he was doing some small things.

Conceal Jeyne's private letters and reply in Rhaegar's name.

One word, wait!

Until Rhaegar took over as Steward of the Reach after dealing with the newborns in Highgarden, and until Jeyne's first daughter was born.

Pregnancy before marriage is considered an illegitimate child according to the traditions of Westeros.

Rhaegar didn't care at first.

He is the king, who dares to interfere?

Jenny was worried, but Rainiera intercepted the letter and forged the news.

When the time was ripe, when Rhaegar married Jeyne in the valley, the unexpected happened.

A group of nobles in the valley who opposed female heirs suddenly came forward and openly exposed Jenny's pregnancy out of wedlock in order to attack Jenny's inheritance rights.

Rhaegar did his best to keep Jeyne's title as Duchess.

The daughter's identity was defined and she was not given the surname Arryn or Targaryen.

Rhaegar was very angry about this and planned to set up a plan to kill these valley nobles.

However, every noble was a hero who fought in the Narrow Sea War, and they had Rhaenyra's support behind them.

In the end, Rhaegar simply beheaded a few of the earls who made the most noise to put an end to the farce.

The most infuriating thing is that the abdicated father came forward and helped Rainiera openly and secretly.

Rhaegar still hadn't been able to give his daughter a surname.

In a fit of anger, he did not choose a surname for his illegitimate child, and he still has no surname.

For this reason, conflicts broke out one after another between Rega and his two wives.

It was not until two years later that Jeyne gave birth to her second daughter, who was naturally given the surname Targaryen, that the relationship between the Iron Throne and the Vale warmed up again.

That same year, Rhaenyra gave birth to Maekar.

At the persuasion of his father Viserys, Rhaegar brought Rhaenyra back to Dragonstone.

Jenny and the first daughter became victims of this family dispute.

Although Jenny married into the royal family as she wished, she failed to obtain an heir with the surname Arryn, and lived in seclusion in the Eyrie for many years.

The first daughter lost the right to be given the surname because of Rhaegar's mistake.

Hearing this, Helena buried her head between her legs and said regretfully, "I shouldn't have just sat there and watched."

She clearly discovered that Johanna had persuaded Rainier to intercept the letter, but she did not stop it in time.

Because it was none of her business, she just let it go.

When the incident broke out and she heard what happened to Jenny, she began to feel scared.

After that, Helena fell into self-blame and chose to leave the Red Castle.

Missed my coming-of-age ceremony and my wedding.

Rhaegar frowned, took her hand, and said firmly: "Don't lock yourself in the shadows. I will prepare for the ceremony when we return. Do you choose Dragonstone or Summerhall?"

"That would be before Aemond."

Helena raised her head silently, her voice soft.

"Don't worry about that bastard. It's better to hope that all the remnants of Dorne die in the desert than to expect him to get married smoothly."

Rhaegar knew Aemond too well and just wanted to soothe Helena's psychological trauma first.

Hearing this, Helena pursed her lips and said decisively: "Summerhall! Dragonstone is not my territory."

"Well, in the Summer Hall."

Rhaegar agreed without hesitation. After Aegon became the Prince of the Stepstones, Helena and Aemond spent years clearing out the remnants of Dorne hiding in the desert.

Based on her military achievements, Rhaegar conferred her the title of "Princess of Summer Hall".

The fief was the completed prince's palace, which Helena renamed Midsummer Hall in honor of her titles of "Long Summer" and "Prince of Midsummer".

Rhaegar's love and selfishness were reflected in the decision to give Summerhall to Helena.

Both Rhaenyra and Jeyne had their own fiefdoms.

After Helena left King's Landing, she could only stay in Harrenhal or Stonehelm, with no place to stay.

After getting a positive answer, Helena's gloom disappeared and she smiled again.

Rhaegar rubbed her head and said jokingly, "You are so old, but you are still like a little girl."

Helena closed her eyes in peace and suddenly asked, "Do you want me to prepare a dragon egg for that child?"

A niece without a surname is deprived of many rights.

The eggs are stored in a greenhouse on Dragonstone, under the control of Rhaenyra.

Lei Jia suppressed his smile and said thoughtfully: "She doesn't have a surname yet. The dragon egg and the surname will belong to her one day."

"Ok."

Helena just had an idea on impulse, and whispered, "Dreamfire has laid a new nest of eggs. If you don't want them, send them back to the dragon's lair in King's Landing."

She is very clever.

Fearing that Rhaenyra would cause trouble, he deliberately kept the dragon eggs in Midsummer Hall.

Rhaegar was speechless: "I am still the king on the Iron Throne, and I have not been sidelined by my own queen."

That child was special, as he inherited his talent as a dreamer.

He doesn't interact with people and stays in his room all year round.

If he wanted to give a dragon egg as a gift, he would have picked one out and sent it to him personally.

Just like having a second daughter with Janie.

But he didn't.

He considered it a disgrace that he could not give his daughter a surname.

Sooner or later, you have to wash away the brunt of the trouble, be given a surname and be presented with a dragon egg.

The wild dragons of the Sea of ​​Smoke, the alliance between Volantis and Slaver's Bay, and the covetous Braavos...

Also, the sea snake returned injured.

All this is sending a signal.

The conflict is about to turn into war!
Rhaegar wanted to use this opportunity to change some of the bad habits he had after ascending the throne.

Let’s start with the dispute over the inheritance rights of Chaotou Island.

……

The next day.

As the sun rises, the port of Hull Town is bustling with people.

Gaochao City, a guest residence.

The servants knocked on the door early and brought the necessary toiletries and breakfast.

It was not until the morning that the servant brought the news.

Rhaegar walked out of Helena's room, sleepy-eyed.

"Where are you going?"

Helena tied her hair tightly and realized belatedly: "The sea snake is waiting for us in Jiubi Hall?"

Rhaegar yawned and said calmly, "That should be it. You want me to be the villain."

Conflicts within the family are the most difficult to resolve.

One night is not enough time for the sea snake to calm down its several naughty nephews.

"Some are busy."

Helena muttered.

Lei Jia smiled and said, "I had expected this before I came to Tide Head Island."

Without the in-depth communication last night, there was no way Helena could open her heart.

The little girl was terrified.

He usually avoids Rhaenyra and Jenny and is very well behaved.

Walking in the corridor, the brother and sister chatted with each other.

When passing by the hall on the third floor, several figures with silver hair and black clothes walked by one after another.

Rhaegar looked carefully and saw several typical dark-skinned faces of Velaryon.

A middle-aged man who looked like a sea snake walked in front, followed by several men of similar age.

They were walking and whispering.

"Nephews of the Sea Serpent."

Rhaegar recognized them immediately; both of them had fought in the Narrow Sea War.

"Who did you see?"

Helena tilted her head to fix her tangled hair and didn't see many people.

Rega said casually: "It's nothing, I'll see you soon."

Helena nodded without asking any more questions.

Walked for a while.

Helena suddenly asked: "Where are Belron and the others?"

Rhaegar was stunned when he heard this, and thought: "Sister Benilla took them to play."

The kids had so much fun that they didn’t return to Climax City last night.

Helena said "Oh" and chatted: "Belron's dragon egg has not hatched, and I want an adult dragon."

Rhaegar shrugged, somewhat relieved: "Yeah, that kid is very ambitious."

Helena tilted her head, "The only suitable dragon left is Longshan's Silver Wing."

Gray Shadow and Sea Smoke had just reached adulthood, and the young dragons were not to their liking.

There are only ownerless silver wings.

Lei Jia said helplessly: "Silver Wing is very good, but I don't know if that boy likes it."

Gray Shadow likes Baelon very much.

When on Dragonstone, he often tried to kidnap the little guy.

However, the flowers are willing but the water is merciless.

Baelon cannot hatch dragon eggs, so he plans to fight a giant dragon to the death.

Gray Shadow was eliminated again.

Helena looked at him strangely, thinking of her father, Vermithor.

The giant bronze dragon moved to the Dragon's Nest on Thousand Faces Island and has rarely carried any humans on its flights in recent years.

Rhaegar changed the subject: "I heard from the fishermen that Sea Smoke has been wandering around the Sea of ​​Dorne, and sometimes another dragon will appear."

"Not Dreamfire and Sheep Thief?"

Helena wondered.

There are only two dragons allowed to roam around.

"Not sure, maybe there is a wild dragon."

Rhaegar raised his brow, occasionally recalling the message left by Vaegon the Dragonless.

However, no matter how many times I searched, I always encountered the wild dragon of Sothoryos.

(End of this chapter)