Chapter 12 Gather strength to prepare for the future

Becoming the Hand of the King and becoming Prime Minister, Ed has to deal with bad state affairs at the Imperial Council, return to the Prime Minister's Tower, and have a heartbroken family affair about his two daughters.

He couldn't bear to kill Sansa's wolf lady, and he was also upset when Mikay, the butcher's apprentice, was killed.

But as a courtier loyal to the emperor, the ignorant youngest daughter beat Joffrey, the heir to the throne, and let the wolf bite him, the matter has seriously damaged the majesty and face of the imperial family, and the emperor's old friends can characterize the matter as a farce and make the big thing small, but he must give everyone an explanation.

Originally a warrior and lord, but now a prime minister, Ed, who is honest and loyal, is a pure big man, and he really doesn't understand the mind of a woman, and besides, he is the eldest daughter Sansa who is thirteen years old and has reached the rebellious period?

Giving a doll to compensate her daughter, Sansa stopped playing with these children's toys at the age of eight, so she didn't appreciate it.

For the two daughters, Ed had a headache and couldn't ease the relationship with the eldest daughter, so he had no choice but to coax the younger daughter Arya first.

Brown-haired and gray-eyed looks close to Arya, and is usually lively and active like a tomboy. Eddard Stark didn't expect that she also had a thin sword called "Sewing Needle", and she didn't like female etiquette but liked to dance with swords.

It is easy for small children to open up to their loved ones.

He quickly learned the details of Joffrey's wolf bite, and he couldn't blame the little daughter who wanted to learn to wield the sword, nor the heir to the throne, so he comforted him for a while, and then said earnestly: "Sansa has been brought before the king and queen to accuse the prince of lying. ”

However, it is not about whether Joffrey lied or not, but taught her the truth of being a human being: "If Sansa is going to marry Joffrey one day and become someone else's wife, she cannot betray him, and even if he is wrong, she must support him." ”

Arya asked, puzzled, "How can you get her to marry someone like that?"

Eddard couldn't answer this question, so he had to change the subject: "Look at me, you are a member of the Stark family in Winterfell, and you know our family motto. ”

Arya: "Winter is coming. ”

Ed nodded, "You were born in the long middle of summer, and you haven't experienced other seasons yet, but now winter is really coming, and when winter comes, we must protect ourselves and take care of each other, Sansa is your sister." ”

The blood relationship cannot be changed, and although the contradiction is in the end, Arya still understands things very well: "I don't hate her, I don't really hate her." ”

Ed heard what he wanted to hear and said, "I didn't mean to scare you, but I don't want to lie to you, we've come to a dangerous place, we can't kill each other, you know?"

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"Arthur, what are you buying this mess for?"

The next afternoon, after helping the Prime Minister with the paperwork, Arthur left the Red Keep and went to King's Landing, where he struggled to find what he wanted.

"Wait two days, I'll get the soap ready, and you'll know. Arthur said with a smile.

Anne really didn't understand Arthur more and more: "What the hell is the soap you are talking about, so mysterious?"

Arthur said: "I'm going to make a fortune from these things, and when the time comes, I'll treat you to a super luxurious meal, by the way, have I found the accommodation you found in the city?"

"When you make a fortune?" followed him into the room, and Anne rolled her eyes when she heard this, "I'm afraid I was so old that I lost my teeth by then." ”

Arthur: "No, no, when I make the soap, I can make money after contacting the backer." ”

However, I am afraid that the contact backer will not be too reliable, and even have to pay a great price of benefits in order to get the opportunity to barely make money safely.

The law here, all the right to interpret belongs to the nobles, he is an illegitimate child, if there is a nobleman to deal with him, even if he has royal blood, the queen and Joffrey do not secretly kill them, it is no problem to save their lives, but the achievements made by hard work will inevitably become a wedding dress.

"It's not hard to find a house, but you're running out of money today, how are you going to buy it?" asked Anne.

The illegitimate child has no human rights, he works in the palace for nothing, only gives food and a place to live, and has no salary at all, and the golden dragons that James rewarded are his full net worth, so he can only helplessly and optimistically say: "It's okay, I will have money in a few days." ”

"I'll have a mountain of gold the size of Wislot tonight. "Anne didn't have a good breath.

Arthur chuckled: "If you want to dream, you will have it later." ”

Annie: "Aren't you going to ask me for help later, are you going to sleep on your own and leave the soap making to me?"

Arthur, who really wanted to take a nap, scratched the back of his head: "How could it be." ”

Annie: "Then why are you still standing stupidly?"

"Well, I'll go fetch water right away. Arthur began to contribute to the world's handicraft manufacturing, preparing to promote scientific and technological progress and lay the foundation for the emergence of future industries.

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Two days passed, Arthur, who made all the materials he bought into soap, helped the prime minister deal with the paperwork in his hands, and before lunchtime, Ed didn't have much work for the time being, he hurriedly said: "Lord Ed, there are some things I want to talk to you about." ”

Hearing this, Eddard Stark paused, thinking that he was finally going to talk about how he knew about Jon's background, and stood up and said to him, "Wait a minute. "Just let the captain of the guard, Jory Kesso, stay outside.

Then he came back and whispered, "Now let's talk about it." ”

Arthur just wanted to talk to him about business, nothing else, what was the situation of letting people stay outside? Touching his chin suspiciously, he didn't understand that he wanted to talk about Jon's background, so he said, "Lord Eddard, I have a business, I want you to take a stake." ”

Ed frowned when he heard this: "How much do you want?"

This is very wrong, just like negotiation, Arthur thought for a while, and said seriously: "My lord, you can take a stake in my business is to support me, so you don't need to pay for the time being, at most you need some people to help sell goods." ”

Hearing this, Ed also realized that what he wanted to talk to himself seemed to be different from what he thought, and after a moment of silence, he asked in a low voice, "How do you know who Jon's mother is?"

Hearing this, Arthur was stunned, and immediately understood what he meant by letting Jory stay outside, but this is the Red Keep, the eyes and ears of the Lannister family all over the place, and it is obvious that Jon should not talk about his background: "My lord, this is not a suitable place to talk about these things. ”

Ed shook his head slightly, insisting that Arthur give him a satisfactory answer today.

Depressed.

finally lived a few days of peace, which was to force him to die again.

Does it work for Jory to stay outside?

When he tells him about Jon's background, Varys and Cersei will definitely know it all in the blink of an eye.

Then, after much deliberation, Varys would tell Emperor Robert.

Cersei, on the other hand, would not allow Jon, the son of her rival Lyanna, who has the blood of the Dorag family, to live on the land of Westeros, even if he became a night watchman.

"My lord, these things really don't fit to talk about in the Red Keep. Arthur showed all his sincerity.

Eddard Stark ignored it and said in a deep voice, "You have to make it clear. ”

Arthur, who had no choice but to take another chance, walked over, and whispered in his ear: "Here are the eyes and ears of the Lannister family everywhere, and there are no secrets about them within the Red Keep." ”

Ed frowned at him, "What do you mean?"

Arthur sighed and explained in a low voice, "The royal family is extremely indebted, and its financial expenditures are all borrowed from the Lannisters and the Iron Vault, this is the Royal Palace, and it is also the Red Fort of the Lannisters. ”

Ed, who frowned, became more solemn: "What you said is true?"

"In the palace, including the knights who belonged to His Majesty, all the guards, servants, and maids received the wages paid by the Lannisters. ”

...... To be continued......