Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"I made a... terrible mistake."

When Cersei spoke, she didn't turn to look at her husband, while Robert, with his hands and feet in shackles, stared blankly at Cersei. He suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Please continue."

The fat High Bishop didn't know what Cersei wanted to say, but he instinctively felt that something big was about to happen. He turned his head and looked at Viserys, who was far away from him, as if seeking help.

However, the young silver-haired king was talking to the princess beside him and did not receive his pleading look, much less give him any hints. Therefore, the fat archbishop could only bite the bullet and let Cersei continue.

However, Cersei didn't wait for the fat High Archbishop's signal and continued speaking on her own.

“My husband betrayed me, just as you call him, ‘King of Prostitutes’ or ‘King of Clients’.”

“Everyone in King’s Landing knows that my husband, King Robert, went out to visit prostitutes, violating his marital duty of fidelity. I have lost all face, but for the sake of the royal family’s reputation, I still have to put on a brave face and pretend that I don’t know anything about it.”

When the beautiful blonde former queen spoke of this matter, tears finally streamed down her red-rimmed eyes.

"Cersei."

One of her former maids, unable to bear it any longer, brought her a handkerchief.

The woman's tears silenced the nobles and commoners from the seven kingdoms present. The tears of a beautiful woman were especially deadly, and many were even moved to pity. However, it was impossible to know how much of those tears were genuine.

"If Cersei can be released, I am willing to marry her and become the father of two children."

"It has been proven that Cersei is fertile, and she is young and capable of bearing children. I hope she can give me a son."

The patriarch of a knightly family without a castle spoke to his companion beside him. His hair was somewhat gray, and he had been married twice, but both wives died of illness without leaving any children.

Robert's face was tense, and he even showed a hint of guilt. He had a strong sense of chivalry and was passionate and decisive, but he was quick to forget. Cersei's words also stirred up a little bit of guilt in his heart.

He seems to have really wronged his wife.

However, the blonde woman in the witness stand took the handkerchief that the maid had handed her and wiped the tears from her cheeks slightly. She saw that her words had successfully stirred the emotions of the nobles and people of the seven kingdoms, and then she took a deep breath.

Although she had prepared herself, she still needed to muster her courage when the moment actually arrived. She knew very well that once she took this step, there would be no turning back. Cersei then took a deep breath and continued speaking.

"So... to get revenge on my husband, I've also been having affairs with other people."

"Whenever Robert leaves the Red Keep to visit prostitutes, we roll around on the King's sheets, imagining that Robert is the one who enters my body."

Cersei wiped away her tears and suddenly said something surprising.

“This man is my brother, Jaime Lannister the Kingslayer!”

Cersei's words silenced the room, then exploded like a thunderclap in the trial.

The nobles of the Seven Kingdoms were initially taken aback upon hearing this, then erupted in uproar, while the onlookers in King's Landing were also in an uproar. Queen Cersei had been having an affair with her own brother? Wasn't that cheating on the king?

Among them were quick-witted people whose eyes immediately fell on the two poor children sitting in the front row of the noble seats.

They saw Joffrey and Myrcella's golden hair, and their eyes widened. They realized that Queen Cersei might not be lying, and that these two children...

Robert was undoubtedly the most furious of them all. He had been cuckolded for ten years without knowing it, and it was made public in front of everyone, making him a real laughingstock.

"Cersei!"

"You slutty bitch!"

His eyes were bloodshot and bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour someone. He stared wide-eyed at Cersei, who was so close to him, wishing he could eat her whole. His guilt from before had long since vanished, replaced entirely by rage.

However, Cersei ignored Robert's roars and didn't even glance at him. She had a smile on her lips, only a sense of satisfaction at having avenged her great grievance.

Cersei's words instantly ignited the emotions at the trial, causing an uproar among the crowd. Amidst the murmurs and discussions, the soldiers of the capital's garrison felt the pressure and repeatedly shouted at the crowd not to approach, maintaining order at the scene.

"Queen Cersei actually had an affair with her own brother?"

"Are those rumors true? It's said that Jon Arryn investigated this matter back then..."

"Jon Arryn even rallied soldiers to occupy the Red Keep and besiege Maegor, if it weren't for Lord Barristan Selmy's intervention..."

The nobles in the seats were whispering amongst themselves, and in the midst of the chaos, Jaime Stone, the wandering knight of the Vale, stared wide-eyed. His hands were still bandaged, and one hand was gripping the hilt of his sword. He never expected that Cersei would reveal the identities of her two children in such a public place.

“Cersei…”

Jaime stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning. Yesterday, he had wanted to save his father, but he held back at the last moment. Today, if Viserys decided to execute Cersei, he would rush out and die with her no matter what.

But he never expected that something like this would happen.

Cersei will not be executed; Viserys has kept his promise to her. However, Cersei attends the trial as a witness.

The nobles and commoners of the seven kingdoms were abuzz with discussion, and even the slower-witted among them turned their attention to the two children, admiring their golden hair.

"Yes."

However, Cersei stood in the witness stand, having already said everything, and decided to go all out.

"Joffrey and Myrcella are not Robert's children, but my and Jaime's!"

Chapter 604 Joffrey Vieille

Although many people had probably guessed this possibility long before Cersei admitted it, because King Robert's two children, Joffrey and Myrcella, both had blond hair.

But hearing Cersei admit it herself still caused a huge uproar, with people talking about it, and even the people in the courtroom couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

Many of the nobles from the Seven Kingdoms in the courtroom were unaware of this beforehand, only learning about it when Cersei suddenly revealed it herself.

"Such a thing actually happened?"

“Robert…”

Eddard Stark's weathered face was taut as he looked at his good brother Robert with a complicated expression. Joffrey and Myrcella were not his children. What a blow that must have been.

Ed thought of Mia Stone in the Vale. Robert had left behind his bloodline, but they were all illegitimate children, and none of them could inherit his name.

"This is amazing."

Lord Geoffrey Brecken, Governor of the Riverlands, looked shocked. He had been busy clearing out bandits around the Twins and restoring the abandoned castle, and after returning to King's Landing, he was busy with official duties and had no time to listen to the rumors circulating in the streets.

"Yes, Lord Breken, this is the first time I've heard of this news either."

Meanwhile, Petyr Baelish, the governor of the Vale, who was wearing a black cloak and leaning back in his chair with his legs crossed, echoed the old general's words in a clear voice.

"Queen Cersei is not of noble dragon blood; she committed incest with her own brother and fathered two illegitimate children."

"From this perspective, Prince Joffrey and Princess Myrcella shouldn't have the surname Baratheon."

He intended to cultivate good relations with the most powerful figures in the future Seven Kingdoms. After all, Littlefinger's path to advancement was somewhat unusual, relying on betraying his master for personal gain. Moreover, they all had surnames and family influence, while the Baelish family was rootless and powerless, making it much more difficult for them to gain a foothold than for others.

"Yes, those two poor children."

"Then what should their surname be? Perhaps Lannister?"

"Perhaps it should be called Joffrey Water."

Lord Geoffrey Brecken was also unaware of Littlefinger's tactics. He wasn't very politically astute, otherwise he wouldn't have been so exhausted that he voluntarily resigned from his position as Prime Minister to focus on being a naval commander.

Therefore, when the governor of the valley took the initiative to make friendly remarks, the old count politely nodded in response.

The governors of the Valley and the Riverlands chatted idly on the stage, while most of the people present focused their attention on the two children.

As the Lord of the Twins said, the most pitiful are these two children. They did nothing wrong, yet a tremendous sin has befallen them.

Everyone stared at Joffrey and Myrcella, while the blond boy's mind went completely blank. The father he had called for so many years was not his father; on the contrary, his uncle was his father.

His brain couldn't process such a huge amount of information at once; he only remembered his mother's instructions to protect his younger sister.

“This scene looks familiar, Viserys.”

At that moment, the brown-haired girl sitting to Viserys's left suddenly spoke up.

"Ok?"

Viserys paused for a moment, then turned his head.

"Do you think he looks like you? That's how we escaped King's Landing back then."

Renis pointed to Joffrey and Myrcella, who were the center of attention below. The boy was holding his sister's hand, just like Viserys had been back then.

However, his situation was more difficult. He had only a small number of soldiers by his side, but there were countless times more people who wanted to kill him. Viserys had a huge bounty on his head, and he had two children, Reyne and Daenerys, and a baby sister, Daenerys.

The silver-haired youth was speechless when he heard Renis compare him to Joffrey, knowing that Joffrey was the most hated character, bar none.

"Not like."

“Joffrey is not my child. I was just over ten years old when Cersei was pregnant with him.”

"Pfft—"

Viserys's unfunny joke amused Queen Arianne on her right, who covered her mouth with her hand and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

However, at this moment, Robert, who had been subjected to countless taunts and insults and whose attention was second only to the two children, Joffrey and Myrcella, suddenly spoke up.

"alright..."

His voice was low, trembling, and full of pressure; his breathing was heavy, like a silent volcano about to erupt.

He clenched his fists, his head slightly lowered so that his face was not clearly visible, but the chains binding his hands and feet trembled and made a sound of strain.

I said... okay!

Robert had anticipated being humiliated and mocked by the enemy today, but he had long been prepared to die. In fact, he had been ready to die ever since he was imprisoned, which is why he had impatiently urged Viserys to hurry up and do it.

Robert was not afraid of death, but he did not expect to receive such a big surprise before his death.

He'd been cuckolded for ten years, so much so that he was practically glowing green with envy. Even the children he'd raised for years weren't his own; they were all bastards born from Cersei and Jaime's affair.

Robert trusted him enough that he didn't think much of it when Cersei and her brother were alone together.

However, thinking back now, the two blond twins were probably already rolling around on his bed back then, and even when they looked at each other, their eyes were filled with special feelings.

But Robert was too carefree at the time and never considered the possibility of incest between siblings. He also never thought about why his two children had blonde hair like their mother, while the other members of House Baratheon, including his bastard children, had black hair.

Although Robert Baratheon is now fallen from grace, he is still a former king. His voice is still full of pressure, like a volcano about to erupt. The nobles of the Seven Kingdoms around him, especially the generals who are good at fighting, felt a sense of danger and couldn't help but restrain their expressions and sit up straight.

The chaotic sounds around them were quickly fading away, and everyone's attention was now focused on the other protagonist, King Robert.

“Cersei…”

"Stop talking."

Robert Baratheon lowered his head, the chains on his hands clanging, his arms trembling slightly, the muscles on his shoulders bulging, and dark veins standing out on the back of his heavy hands as he clenched his fists.

Meanwhile, the blonde woman standing in the witness stand turned her head when she heard her husband's voice.

The corners of her mouth still held a triumphant smile of revenge, and she turned her head, ready to continue her taunts.