Chapter 0457 - Red Viper (4,000 words, ask for subscription)
Night. Red Fort. Meggor House.
The Queen Mother's Ballroom.
One wall is equipped with a row of narrow silver mirrors that enlarge the sense of space.
It is said to be a dance hall, and it has never been used for dancing.
It's a place for private gatherings, and it's also a place for secret discussions.
Now there are only three people in the ballroom.
Three Lannisters.
Queen Mother Cersei, Prime Minister Little Devil, Intelligence Minister Kaivon.
"The raven news of the Magic Mountain, my father was killed, and the murderer was the Brotherhood without Flags, and the leaders were Hound Dog, Berry Don Delien, and the red-robed monk Soros. Cersei said. Her face was stiff, cold and hard.
"I've also received a message from Randolph Tully, who has confirmed with Brother Redwyn that a Brotherhood without flags has told the truth about the matter, and that the Brotherhood without flags has attacked the Duke at night. Sitting in the shadow of the wine cabinet, Kevon said. The voice is low, steady, and dignified.
The little devil had already judged in his heart that his father was more than lucky, and when the news was verified, he found that he didn't feel any grief in his heart, and the wind was calm.
"Where's my father's body?"
"Thrown into the mouth of the Trident River. Cersei walked over to the wine cabinet, poured herself a drink, and took a sip gracefully. The sweet wine lingered in her mouth, and she raised her slender neck like a swan and looked at the little devil's calm expression.
"Why bother?" the little devil's eyes rolled, "the Trident River is rising, just throw my father into the big river, why throw it so far downstream into the sea." Aren't they troublesome? The tide is high, and the boat is dangerous. If it were me, I wouldn't have done that. “
"Wipe out! Don't let us find my father's body. Cersei's tone was indifferent.
"Extinction?, then there would not be the body of the knight of Hortranis hanging in the woods and writing the judgment speech, nor would he ride the horses of his father and the regiment of guards, wearing the armor of the guards, and holding the swords of the guards. If you want to vent your hatred, you should hang your father and the guards like Holt knights and write a judgment letter. ”
"Tyrion, what do you have in mind?" said Kevon's voice from the darkness.
"Unless there is something on the corpses of my father and his attendants that no one else can see. The little devil made his own judgment.
"Hmph!" Cersei snorted, "people are dead, what else can't we see? ”
"If they dump the bodies at the ferry, the Trident River is swollen, but there are backwaters in many places, and if the bodies are washed into the backwater, they will wander on the shore, and the scouts on the shore will easily find them. If we salvage it, we may find something that no one else wants us to see. ”
"What else could there be but a corpse slashed by a sword?" Cersei drank down the red wine in one gulp.
The little devil shrugged his shoulders: "Well, this is a strange place anyway. Unreasonable, unless the wounds on the corpse can remind us of something at a glance?"
"Remember?" Cersei sneered, scornful, "Tyrion, don't forget that you promised me that you would get Jaime back, and what happened? You always think you're smarter than others, think more than others, and see farther than others, but you actually overestimate your own cleverness. ”
Tyrion was an alcoholic, but now he doesn't want to drink at all: "Okay, I'll admit I'm thinking too much. ”
Anyway, the body was thrown into the sea, and after such a long time, even if it could be salvaged, it was already unrecognizable.
"The Cross Inn is worth a visit. Kevon said slowly, "Lord Duke was attacked at night at the Cross Inn, and the Cross Innkeeper is an insider. ”
"It didn't work. The little devil said, "Either the original boss has been replaced, or he has been killed." ”
"There are still witnesses, and there is another one in the hands of the Magic Mountain, Seven String Tom. Cersei poured herself another glass of wine, "Tell the Mountain to bring Tom Seven Strings back to King's Landing for his interrogation, and I promise he'll tell you all he knows." ”
"Seven-string Tom?" the little devil looked at his sister.
"An old singer, talking about the lyre. He was taken away by the Magic Mountain, and it is said that the Magic Mountain likes to use him to sing to relieve boredom. When did Magic Mountain like listening to songs?!"
"I immediately sent a Prime Minister's order to Randolph Tully to take back Seven Strings Tom from the Magic Mountain, and then immediately send someone to bring Seven Strings Tom back to King's Landing. The little devil said.
"Can't you just order the magic mountain to bring it back?"
"Ever since our father ordered the extermination of Klegon Village, Magic Mountain has no longer respected our father, and the seven-string Tom has fallen into the hands of Magic Mountain. ”
Cersei realized, "If the mountain refuses to hand over the seven-stringed Tom, it's useless to order Randolph Tully. ”
"If Moshan refuses to hand over someone, then he has a problem. Tyrion said.
Kaivon's voice came from the dark shadows, "Tyrion, do you suspect that the Magic Mountain has something to do with your father's death?"
"Father offended the Magic Mountain, I guess the Magic Mountain has a motive to kill the father, but the person can't be killed by him, the other person is in the direction of the Western Territory, thousands of miles away from the Trident River, however, it cannot be ruled out that he colluded with the Flagless Brotherhood."
"What do you mean, the Magic Mountain revealed his father's plan to travel through the Trident River Ferry to the Flagless Brotherhood, and then the Flagless Brotherhood sniped and killed his father after getting the information?"
"The Hound originally followed the Magic Mountain, why did he suddenly join the Brotherhood without Flags?" the little devil's black and green eyes flashed, "The Magic Mountain and the Hound have never been in harmony, this is an open secret, I am not surprised that the Hound left the Magic Mountain, the strange thing is that the Magic Mountain deliberately came to the raven to tell us, saying that the Hound left him, and everything the Hound did in the future has nothing to do with him? Why? Don't you think this special statement of the Magic Mountain is very suspicious?"
"The Magic Mountain is behind his father's murder, he's taking revenge!" Cersei's voice changed.
"This possibility is not ruled out. The little devil shrugged his shoulders and said, "But I'm just guessing, maybe it's all wrong." ”
"Cersei, Tyrion, what would Lord Tywin do if he were here?" said Kevon.
Cersei's chest heaved and she breathed heavily: "Kill the Demon Mountain." ”
"Then send for Oberon Martell to come to Megar. "We'll have to talk to him." ”
"The knights of Oberon killed two Tyrell soldiers this afternoon, just because the two soldiers discussed who had more men than the two illegitimate daughters of the Red Viper. The little devil said helplessly, "The Queen of Thorns took people to surround Oberon's mansion at night, asking Oberon to hand over the murderer, but Oberon himself was not there. ”
The little devil smiled bitterly, "I persuaded the Queen of Thorns back as the prime minister, she can scold the vassals brought by Oberon, as well as Oberon's mistress and illegitimate daughters, and no one dares to mess with her in the entire Stone House Fort." ”
"I know where Oberon is. "Without further ado, we must go to Oberon and show him our attitude and let him kill the Magic Mountain." “
"Where he is, I'll go find him. The little devil said. Although it is not safe to go out at night, and the protection power around the little devil is also limited, now the Lannister needs to deal with the magic mountain with all his strength, and Cersei and Kaivon will not do anything to him for the time being, and the little devil is very sure of this.
"Rhaenys Hills, the Old City, Sataya's brothels. ”
Prince Oberon Martell is tall and burly, with a fierce temperament, a debauched private life, and a shrewd and venomous tongue.
As a teenager, Oberon did something great that made him famous.
When he was sixteen years old, he was found to be cheating on the mistress of Lord Ellenwood Ormond, and the Earl offered to duel Oberon for the sake of dignity.
In order to take care of Prince Oberon's origins and his age of sixteen, the Earl and Oberon agreed that the duel would end at the end of the battle.
Both were wounded in the duel, and a few days later the Count of Ormond died of festering and suppurating wounds, a death that resembled the poison of a 'red viper'.
It is believed that Oberon painted the sword used in the duel with the poison of the 'Red Viper', and since then, both his opponents and friends have called him the 'Red Viper'.
This incident caused two sequelae, the first was that his brother Prince Doro had to come forward to settle the grievances with the Ellenwood family and accept the children of the Ellenwood family as adopted sons, and the second was that Prince Dorou forcibly sent Oberon to study in the school in the Old Town.
It has to be said that Oberon is a talent, he didn't take much time to create a bachelor's necklace, but he quickly dropped out of school. After dropping out of school, Oberon returned to Halberd City shortly after, and was banished to the other side of the Narrow Sea by his brother Michiro.
The genius Oberon soon established a mercenary regiment of his own in the disputed territories of the Free Federation of Reese, Telosi, and Mill on the other side of the Narrow Sea, and he took a group of ruthless men from all over the world to be hired by any high-priced city-state governor to kill people and raid the city.
During this period of exile, Oberon refined his martial arts and took a liking to apply snake venom to his weapons.
Growing up with his sister Princess Elia Martell, Oberon has been inseparable since childhood and has a deep affection. After Elia was raped and killed by the Magic Mountain, Oberon vowed to avenge his sister Elia.
After dinner, Oberon went to Shataya's brothel for fun, taking his fourth mistress, Ellariashad, and two illegitimate daughters.
The eldest daughter, Baya Shad, is the daughter of him and a prostitute in the Old Town, is 27 years old and unmarried.
Obayashad inherited Oberon's irascible personality, and she saw herself as a samurai and focused on martial arts, using spears as weapons. She was cold, agile, strong, tall, with slender legs and long gray-brown hair, and a plain appearance, but as deadly as a viper.
Another accompanying daughter was named Nameliashad, the second daughter of the Red Viper, and her mother was a noble woman from Valantis.
Nymelia was twenty-four years old, slender and straight, with straight black hair braided into a long braid, tied up with a red gold rope. She has dark eyes, high cheekbones, plump lips, and milky white skin. She has the beauty that her sister Obaya lacks, but is just as deadly as a viper.
Nemelia's best weapon: the whip!
Oberon was a very good father and a good lover, and even when he visited the best brothels in King's Landing, he brought his mistress and two accompanying daughters with him.
Shataya and her daughter Barbara personally received Prince Oberon and his party.
"Who's inside?" Oberon asked the proprietor, Shataya, in the bustling hall.
Someone inside was talking very loudly, scolding a certain prostitute, and the prostitute came out begging for mercy, accompanied by a slight cry.
This disgusted Oberon, everyone came here to have fun, why can't they treat beautiful girls well.
"My lord, there are two Lannisters inside. Sataya looked helpless and helpless.
"Oh, Lannister!" Oberon immediately became interested.
Ellaria hurriedly stopped Oberon: "Don't go in, my dear, I beg you." “
Oberon smiled, reached out and grabbed Ellaria's small waist, and took Ellaria into a very luxurious and comfortable private room.
There were two Lannisters inside, standing, and in front of one of them knelt a prostitute with a clear slap mark on her face.
"Hey, Lannister, this girl, I want it. ”
The two Lannisters were the knights of the guard of the Queen Mother Cersei, and they recognized him when they saw Oberon come in, and when Kaivon Lannister went to the Blackwater River ferry to pick up Oberon and his party a few days ago, the two knights were present.
"Prince, it's none of your business. A knight said proudly.
Oberon's face had the faint wrinkles of age and thin eyebrows, and the eyes of a viper as black as eternal night, and his nose and forehead were pointed. His black hair was shiny with a few silver strands interspersed, which made him look very attractive.
"I'm talking about me. Oberon said, "I've got this room too, you guys, get out!"
The faces of the two knights changed dramatically.
Oberon looked at the two Lannisters with a grin: "Slow down, and I'll break your wrists." ”
The two knights could not bear it any longer, and rushed to the wall to retrieve the long sword that hung on the wall.
Those who came out to enjoy themselves untied the straps of their swords and hung them on the walls.
Syllable!
With a crisp sound, Nymeria's long whip took out her hand, grabbed the wrist of one of the knights, and then pulled it, dragging the knight to the ground, Oberon let go of Ellaria, stepped forward, and did not know when he already had a dagger in his hand, and stabbed it down, nailing the knight's palm to the floor.
The knight screamed loudly!
Choke!
The other knight unsheathed his sword and turned, and in front of him stood a tall woman with a spear in her hand. The eldest daughter, Bayashad, with her spear at her side, was like an armed retinue at Oberon's side.
Oberon stood up and smiled, "Lannister, don't get out yet!"
The knight's face changed and changed, his sword hung down, and he came to his companion's side, drew his short sword, which pierced the palm of his hand, and let out an earth-shattering howl from his comrades.
The two knights left in embarrassment!
"Oberon, it's too dangerous for you to do this, this is King's Landing. Ellariashad looked uneasy.
"Hehe, Tywin Lannister is in a white robe, Jaime Lannister is a captive of the Northerners, and the little devil and Cersei are left, and there is a Kaivon, I am not afraid of them. ”
"Prince, you can look down on gnomes, but you must not be disrespectful to the Lannisters. A voice said in the doorway.
The little devil is coming!
He staggered into the room, looking to be the height of a child, but he was dressed in high-end fabrics and wore a 'golden hand' of prime minister's badge on his left chest.