Werther is very busy in the North, and his eldest brother Robert is also very busy in King's Landing.
Since Cersei jumped into the sea and died with several princes and princesses, the position of the queen has become vacant, and the king has no heir.
Nobles with unmarried children across the country began to gather in King's Landing, and even Old Frey from the Riverlands was preparing to bring 20 daughters for the king to choose.
The Steel Street in King's Landing is close to the Visenya Hills, which is considered a high point in the city. There are a large number of luxury stores, and behind the street are the residences of a large number of nobles.
The houses here are relatively crowded, and the nobles can build whatever they want in their own fiefdoms. There is not that much space here. But these buildings are obviously much larger than the houses in civilian areas. Three floors are a common specification, and a few even have four floors.
It has a red roof, gold walls, and a luxurious interior.
The house of Count Matus Rowan from Golden Tree City in the Reach is located here. Today is his eldest daughter’s 16th coming of age dinner. Many friends have been invited, and King Robert has also been specially invited.
Matus Rowan was very strong, and his beard was always clean-shaven. He was one of Robert's drinking buddies, and the two had a pretty good relationship.
In the middle of the dinner, some golden robes entered the hall first and lined up in two rows. No one announced that the king had arrived. Robert followed closely and walked in the center of the queue. He entered the hall with a smile on his face. When he passed by
Everyone saluted him, and Robert waved back one by one.
When Matus Rowan saw Robert arriving, he enthusiastically pulled him next to his daughter: "Your Majesty the King, I am very happy that you can come to attend my daughter's coming-of-age ceremony."
Robert pulled Matus: "Hahaha, Count Matus, you have become stronger again. Let's go to Silk Street for a drink another day."
Then he said to his daughter: "What a strong girl, congratulations on you being an adult now."
The daughter of Matus saluted Robert: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty the King."
Matus: "It is really an honor for my daughter to have His Majesty the King come today."
Robert: "Hahaha, I still like to hear you call me Robert. Every time you drink, you always say you want to go home to see your daughter. You are such a good father. I brought a gift to your daughter."<
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After saying that, he waved and everyone went to the banquet hall to drink. Kingsguard Barristan brought over some gifts, which were some jewelry and silk.
[I left without even asking what my daughter’s name was, so I dressed her up in vain.]
Matus Rowan turned his head to look at his daughter and shook his head.
[It seems Robert doesn’t like strong girls.]
This was a banquet hosted by Matus Rowan. Everyone who was invited came with many female companions, and there were many uninvited ones. Rowan knew the purpose of these people, but he still accepted the gifts.
You have to entertain them.
Robert was holding a wine glass and talking to the two ladies. While talking, he put his hands around the waists of the two ladies.
While they were chatting happily, two younger and more beautiful ladies in red skirts came over to join the chat. Soon, Robert's hands were on the waists of the two ladies in red skirts.
No one dared to listen to what the king was saying. They only whispered about the two noble widows in red skirts and the several Kingsguards looked at them with cold faces and their backs to the king.
After the banquet, Robert and the two ladies in red dresses returned to the Red Keep.
Several Kingsguards were guarding outside the king's palace, and Barristan was chatting with the new Kingsguard Lynn Corbray.
Lynn Corbray is a valley noble. She has long brown hair and is very handsome. However, she has no interest in women. She wears a Rhylian steel sword on her waist: Lady Kongji.
During Robert's uprising a few years ago, he first stood on the side of the Targaryen royal family, and later joined Robert's side. He made a great contribution by killing one of the Mad King's Kingsguard in the Battle of the Trident. But he killed
The Kingsguard killed was Lewin Martell, the uncle of the two current princes of Dorne.
Originally, a kill on the battlefield was regarded as an honorable death, and one should not hold grudges, but then Princess Elia of Dorne was also killed, and the two princes of Dorne were still angry. Robert could only wrong Linn Cobb.
Rui returned to the valley and compensated him financially.
It was not until the Mountain was transported to Dorne some time ago that the relationship between Baratheon and the Martell family of Dorne was eased again.
Jon Arryn, who learned the news from Robert, wrote to ask Lyn Corbray if he was willing to join the Kingsguard. There are now four vacancies in the Kingsguard.
After receiving the letter, Lynn Corbray did not hesitate to bring his family's Valyrian steel sword: Lady Silence to the Red Keep to swear an oath to Robert as the Kingsguard.
Barristan: "The Rowan family is definitely in trouble today."
Lynn Corbray: "The king has been very blessed recently, and all the nobles have come to him with their unmarried children. There are too many candidates."
Barristan: "There is no queen or heir now. Everyone has a chance. It depends on who can seize it. But the two noble widows among them will definitely not be able to do it. The law stipulates that the queen must be an unmarried woman."
Lynn Corbray: "They don't want the queen's position. Being able to sleep in the king's bed will bring them enough benefits."
Robert was constantly surrounded by some small and medium-sized nobles introducing their daughters, and there were banquets one after another. He interacted with ladies from various nobles at the banquets, and he no longer went to entertainment venues.
Every few days there would be news that he had slept with a noble widow from a certain family, and the patriarch of a certain family had submitted a marriage contract without reply, and a few days later it was another family.
The ministers of the Royal Council were also very anxious. The kingdom had no queen and no legal heir. They began to contact the nobles to see if there were any unmarried women of the right age. They even proposed Arianne Martell to Dorne as a candidate. However,
Prince Dolan refused because his daughter had smallpox.
Robert lived the life of a king like this, delaying the announcement of who the new queen would be, and enjoying it every day.
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An entertainment venue on Silk Street. It is said that the women in it are all invited by the boss at a large price from all over the country. The women here are beautiful, come in many styles, and are good at talking. In a few years, they have become the most high-end in King's Landing.
entertainment venues,
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In the back alley of the entertainment venue, the smell of brewing moon tea has never stopped here. Women working here often get pregnant accidentally, but there are still children who are still pregnant and born after drinking moon tea, and they are all raised here.
When they grow up a little, they continue to serve tea and water in entertainment venues. The future of these children is full of uncertainty. When the boys grow up, they may find a job in the city or join the army, and the girls may continue to do business here.
It is also possible to die while growing.
A fat man with a beard was walking in the back alley, holding a bottle of wine in his hand. He was obviously a customer who had just finished his consumption.
The obese man stumbled into an ordinary house. The first floor of the house was simple and plain, but the second floor was very luxurious.
"Lord Varys, if you hadn't walked without a sound, I wouldn't have known it was you." Petyr Baelish, a lanky man with a mustache on his forehead, made his face look longer. He was writing his account book on the table.
, I recognized Fatty at first sight when I saw him.
"My King's Landing sewer manager, why are you hiding here when you are not working at the city management office during the day?" Varys spoke very softly in this strange place.
Petyr Baelish poured a glass of red wine for Varys: "The work of expanding the sewers at the port has been completed. My private property needs to be taken care of. Of course, it cannot occupy the normal office space. What do you have to do with me?
Something?"
"Did you arrange for two women to sleep in the king's bed yesterday?"
Varys had previously cooperated with Petyr Baelish because he was in charge of the sewers of King's Landing, and the two began to cooperate. Watching him climb from the bottom to the top step by step, his methods are quite clever, especially using women and money.
Petyr Baelish had never carried out any activities against the kingdom's high-ranking ministers or nobles before. Today, after investigating the two widows who slept in the king's bed, he discovered that Petyr Baelish had funded their clothes and jewelry.
, and also arranged for them to attend the Luowan family’s banquet.
"Yes, His Majesty the King does not want to confirm the candidate for the Queen so quickly, so we ministers should consider enriching the King's daily life, and I am very professional in this." Petyr smiled and took a sip of wine.
Varys looked at Petyr and said seriously: "What do you want?"
"I want the position of Chancellor of the Finance." Petyr is also very serious.
Wallis smiled: "You are absolutely impossible."
Petyr: "The current Chancellor of the Exchequer is seriously ill and he won't be able to serve for much longer."
"It's not your little finger's turn. Everyone in the Seven Kingdoms knows that the richest person in the West is Tywin Lannister, and the most profitable people are the two Baratheon brothers Werther and Renly." Watt
Reese analyzed it for him: You only rank on your little finger, and you still want to be the finance minister, but you can't even show your apparent ability.
"Tywin just passed away his daughter and grandchildren. Werther is going to the Eastern Continent for a few years. Renly is very busy right now, but what about me? It's not impossible as long as I have a little activity. For example, Lord Varys, the intelligence chief, was at the royal meeting.
Vote for me."
Varys now knows that Petyr must have other means, "The Royal Council has 8 votes, and the king has 9 votes in total. My vote is useless."
"You don't have to worry about that, as long as you support me." After Petyr finished speaking, he raised his glass to Varys.
Varys: "You are not the only rich candidate."
Petyr: "Being the Chancellor of the Exchequer is not about who has more money, but about how much money you can make for everyone."
Varys thought for a moment, then picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Petyr.