"With the eldest princess here, His Highness Heros may have escaped death."
In the audience, many imperial nobles tilted their heads slightly and whispered to each other.
Rhaenys was the eldest princess of the empire in the previous generation. She later lost her title after marrying Viserys.
However, for some older nobles, they are still more accustomed to calling Rhaenys the eldest princess.
At that time, Rhaenys was the shining sun of the empire. Not only was she the eldest princess, but she was also Khaleesi as the Dothraki called her, a true ‘Queen of Martial Arts’.
However, after giving birth to her son, the eldest prince of the empire, Horos Targaryen, Rhaenys suddenly changed drastically. She rarely appeared in public, but became much more low-key and tolerant.
She lives on Dragonstone all year round for the purpose of recuperating, but few people know the real reason.
However, her son Heros launched a rebellion this time and was defeated and captured, and was escorted back to the capital of the empire to face trial.
The Queen of the Empire, who had been living in seclusion on Dragonstone for many years, made a rare appearance in King's Landing and was present at the trial.
It is obvious that Rhaenys is not completely indifferent to her son as others think.
As the biological mother of Holos, she is here to support her son this time.
Therefore, the imperial nobles below were whispering to each other and constantly casting their eyes on the two queens on the Iron Throne, as if they wanted to read some clues from the faces of the two women.
But unfortunately, they failed.
Arianne looked calm and whispered a few words to her cousin sitting next to her. Rhaenys sat on the chair and looked down calmly and then nodded. There was nothing much going on between the two of them during the rest of the process.
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At this time, the second prince Yin Meng, wearing a military uniform with a long sword hanging on his waist, personally escorted his brother into the throne room and arrived at the temporary trial stand.
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Then the guards on the left and right stepped forward and untied the chains on Heros's wrists, fastened the chains on the buckles of the trial stand again, and retreated.
"Hey, Horos."
"You will have to admit all your crimes at the subsequent trial."
And Yin Meng watched his brother being handcuffed on the trial stand, and then waited until all the guards on both sides retreated, and they were the only two people around him.
Then he spoke in a very low voice, only enough for two people to hear.
"Then ask for forgiveness, let the gods define the sin you have committed, and ask for the trial of the Seven Sons."
Strictly speaking, trial by combat and trial by seven sons are not the same. Trial by combat can be rejected. However, trial by seven sons is very severe. The trial is initiated in the name of the gods. There are very few cases in history where it has been rejected.
"At that time, the Queen Mother will agree to the trial of the Seven Sons, and Edric Dane and I will fight for you."
"Don't worry, the candidates for the opposite side have also been arranged. They are seven losers from various families. We can definitely defeat them."
Yin Meng whispered in his brother's ear that this public trial was actually just a formality.
It is impossible for the Targaryen royal family to really execute Horos, as that would cause greater turmoil and may even lead to the death of the dragon.
Therefore, the outcome was already determined before this trial.
Heros needs to admit his crime, because there is no way to evade his crime, and then request a trial of seven sons to let the gods convict him.
At that time, Arianne will agree to Horos's request, and the second prince, Yinmon Targaryen, is willing to go into battle and fight for his brother.
Then the other side randomly found seven knights, and then had a symbolic fight, and defeated them naturally. Heros's crime was successfully cleared in the name of the gods.
However, after hearing what his brother said in his ear, Heros, who was wearing a heavy chain on his hand, raised his head slightly and looked at Yin Meng.
It seemed that he didn't expect that his brother was actually willing to fight for him.
"Do you understand, brother?"
Seeing that Heros didn't show any expression, Yin Meng became a little anxious. He looked at the imperial nobles around him who were whispering, and then he urged in a low voice.
Then Yin Meng saw his brother finally nodded slightly. Yin Meng finally breathed a sigh of relief, then stepped aside while holding the hilt of his sword.
The subsequent trial process went very smoothly, with witnesses testifying in court one after another, proving that as an imperial prince, Horos single-handedly led the rebellion.
Among them were the former Prime Minister Willas Tyrell, the commander of the Third Legion who participated in the rebellion, Harry Strickland, who is now on the road to death, and a fisherman from the Riverlands, etc. They each testified against Horos.
He was charged with many crimes.
However, Heros, who stood on the trial platform, remained silent throughout the whole process and did not refute any of the accusations they raised. Then the trial came to an end.
"Will you plead guilty, Your Highness Heroth Targaryen?"
As the acting Minister of Justice who replaced Oberyn, a middle-aged man with slightly curly hair stood up and asked politely.
"I plead guilty."
Holos, who was standing in the audience, nodded slightly, and the Acting Minister of Justice on the stage breathed a sigh of relief.
As this was the first major project he had handled as the Minister of Justice in place of Oberyn, he was most afraid of problems.
He is the new Earl of Golden Tree City and Lord of the Rowan Family. He came to King's Landing a long time ago to perform his duties. Relying on his personal ability and family prestige, coupled with his deep qualifications, he has been promoted steadily, so he has now become an agent of the empire.
Minister of Justice.
However, the Acting Minister of Justice, Count Damon Rowan, was not happy for long before he suddenly realized the problem.
Because His Highness the Prince admitted all his crimes, but did not apply for trial by combat as planned.
"Oops."
Damon Rowan suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart, and immediately looked for help at the two queens on the Iron Throne.
However, Arianne and Rhaenys may not have expected the development of the matter. They frowned slightly and looked at Horos in the audience, wondering what he was thinking.
Then Damon Rowan looked at the second prince Yin Meng on the other side.
And Yin Meng was also aware of the problem at this moment. Although he was anxious, he could not stand up and do anything publicly in such a public place.
"Lord Damon Rowan."
"The trial will be suspended first."
On the other side, the eldest princess Diana, who was also standing at the front of the throne room, frowned slightly and suddenly reminded the Acting Minister of Justice in a low voice.
Diana reacted very quickly. No matter what happened, she paused the trial first and always found a way to solve the problem.
The acting Minister of Justice had already thought of this method, so he took a deep breath and looked at the Iron Throne again.
After receiving a nod from Queen Arianne, she stood up and announced a temporary adjournment of the court, and the bell would ring again an hour later.