Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

In the blink of an eye, Robert led his army to the North, and it has been almost a year since he left King's Landing.

However, at this moment, something else happened that made Jon Arryn even more anxious.

That is, a rumor suddenly spread in the streets of King's Landing.

Queen Cersei... is pregnant.

Chapter 295 Turmoil

King Robert has been away from King's Landing for almost a year, and the Queen has suddenly become pregnant.

Upon hearing this news, Jon Arryn felt so angry he was practically spitting out his nose.

His first reaction was that it was a rumor.

Anyone can understand what this means.

But if that really happened, even Jon Arryn probably couldn't stop Robert from killing Cersei, that harlot, and her lover as well.

The Lannisters might be unhappy about this, but Jon Arryn believes a civil war is unlikely.

Because Tywin Lannister is willing to sacrifice anyone except his precious son Jaime.

Jon Arryn doesn't know who the adulterer is yet, and he can only hope that this is just a rumor.

He then quickly summoned Jaime Lannister, Queen Cersei's younger brother, and asked him to help him find out the reason for the incident.

However, this was just a pretext; the real intention was essentially house arrest.

Although Jon Arryn believed that if this were true, and the Queen had indeed cheated on the King, Tywin would have sacrificed his daughter without hesitation.

But he didn't dare to gamble.

After all, he wasn't a mind reader for Tywin, so who knew what Tywin was really thinking? He wouldn't dare risk a civil war.

And now Tywin's beloved son Jaime is in their hands.

Jon Arryn must first bring Jaime under control to prevent him from finding an opportunity to sneak out of King's Landing and escape back to the Westerlands.

That would render the Iron Throne powerless over Casterly Rock, and if the Lannisters were to rebel while the king was leading his army north, things could get very complicated.

Therefore, former Prime Minister Jon Arryn's actions were undeniably sharp, forceful, and swift.

Although he is old, he is not too old to walk.

It was precisely for this reason that the kingdom was suddenly in turmoil and filled with anxiety.

Jon Arryn then sat on the Iron Throne, acting as king, and commanded the Gold Cloaks to move into the Red Keep, taking control of all the guards and servants within.

He had reason to suspect that the Queen was having an affair with one of these people, and anyone could become a witness to this matter.

However, while the other guards of the Red Keep laid down their weapons, Ser Barristan Selmy, captain of the Kingsguard, and the other White Knights refused to disarm and hand over Jaime.

He claimed that if anyone wanted to take the queen away, they would have to step over his corpse first.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate outside the Meige Building, and tensions were running high.

After intensive coordination and negotiations between the Prime Minister and the Queen, a compromise was finally reached.

Jaime Lannister, a member of the Kingsguard, was temporarily placed under house arrest, while Queen Cersei was being examined by Grand Maester Pycelle in Maegor Tower.

During the inspection process, Barristan Selmy will accompany and monitor the entire process to ensure that Her Majesty's dignity is not violated.

Then.

The Grand Master, who was walking unsteadily, finally arrived at the Maeger Tower. He first bowed slightly to Queen Cersei in apology.

"Your Majesty, the examination may involve touching your body."

"Please forgive me..."

Paisell's voice trembled.

However, out of sight of Jon Arryn and the Kingsguard captain, the two exchanged a glance, indicating that they had already been in contact.

Seeing the signal from Grand Secretary Paisell, the elegant woman with long golden hair suppressed her feigned anger, snorted, and reluctantly nodded in agreement.

Then.

"Please forgive me."

The Grand Secretary's hand trembled as he reached into the Queen's dress and gently caressed it for a while.

Feeling an old, large hand stroking her body, Cersei didn't say anything, but a clear look of disgust flashed across her eyes.

Then the Grand Secretary withdrew his hand.

"Lord Jon Arryn, Her Majesty the Queen is not pregnant."

The elderly Grand Secretary Paisell spoke with great certainty.

"If you don't believe my judgment, you can ask other scholars to verify it."

Upon hearing Grand Maester Paisell's words, Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

No, I trust your judgment.

"Grand Scholar".

In fact, he didn't want Cersei to be pregnant more than anyone else.

When the rumor first started, Jon Arryn didn't take it seriously.

When the news spread like wildfire and even the aristocratic circles began to whisper about it, Jon Arryn had no choice but to respond, which led him to this desperate measure.

However, he knew he had offended the Queen terribly and felt deeply guilty.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

The former prime minister had just begun to apologize to the queen.

However, the queen with long golden hair, who had initially looked furious, became much calmer at this point, and the anger on her face subsided considerably.

“This is not your fault, Lord Jon Arryn.”

Cersei's initiative to forgive the old Hand of the King did indeed surprise Jon Arryn somewhat.

Although the woman's eyes still gleamed with ruthlessness, she didn't seem entirely willing.

"Seven Gods Witness".

"The result is enough to prove my innocence."

Cersei wants to use this opportunity to actively cultivate a clean image and protect her children.

"However, the culprit who fabricated this rumor is insulting the reputation of the royal family. Their intentions are despicable and their crimes are unforgivable. They must be caught as soon as possible and brought to a severe trial!"

"These people must be remnants of the Targaryens, trying to disrupt the peace of King's Landing in this turbulent time."

Then, Cersei gritted her teeth slightly and dumped the blame on Viserys's head.

However, if Viserys heard her here, he might feel that he had been wronged.

This rumor actually had nothing to do with him. How could he know about Cersei's pregnancy when he was far away in Pentos?

But Cersei herself knew perfectly well what was going on.

With Robert gone from King's Landing, no one could control her anymore. Cersei, during one of her indulgences, failed to take precautions and accidentally became pregnant.

However, Cersei still harbored a sliver of hope; she didn't want to abort the child and wanted to give birth to it secretly.

However, this was exposed by the queen's personal maid, who said that the queen had not had her period for a long time, which caused this huge uproar.

However, that audacious maid has now sunk into the well.

And Cersei's children, who had been in cahoots with Grand Maester Pycelle, were reduced to nothing by the carefully prepared moon tea.

However, the controversy surrounding the queen's pregnancy in King's Landing ultimately came to a smooth end.

But the astute former prime minister still noticed something unusual.

Some of the maids and guards inside the Red Keep were taken away for secret questioning.

Chapter 296 Year 292 of the Aegonian Calendar

Westeros was fraught with storms.

Soon the year 292 of the Aegonian calendar arrived.

The largest army in the history of Westeros, a human coalition of 60,000 men, arrived at Winterfell.

After the army arrived, they first suppressed a portion of the wildlings who were wreaking havoc in the north.

These once rampant savage tribes suffered a devastating blow when faced with the well-equipped soldiers of the southern nobles.

The allied forces' iron hooves thundered across the northern lands, and knights brandished their longswords, beheading savages and building mounds of heads.

The savage tribes, who had previously thought that escaping into the deep mountains and forests would solve everything, now realized they had made a grave mistake.

The Southern nobles were far wealthier than the Northern nobles, and this was reflected in the equipment of their soldiers. Southern noble soldiers were armed to the teeth with full armor, their entire bodies covered in steel.

These well-equipped elite soldiers, armed with shields and longswords, pursued the enemy into the dense forest.

The savages' ambush had little effect on these elite soldiers.

Weak arrows cannot penetrate hard shields and armor, but sharp swords can easily cleave their chests.

There were even arrows stained with oil that shot into the dense forest, illuminating their tracks.

Countless Allied soldiers dipped their arrowheads in oil and then lit them on torches.

There was a unified command of officers.

"Fire arrows!"

"Fire arrows!"

bang bang bang-

One after another, flaming arrows shot into the air and then poured down in a spectacular display of fire.

The firelight illuminated the figures of countless savages who were hiding in the woods preparing to ambush.

Puff puff puff...