73 Welcome Banquet (for the leader of the alliance)
Lan Li didn't know that after his "illness", Robert had the idea of canonizing him in advance, let alone that some of his actions had inadvertently led to some wonderful changes in the future.
He was recuperating in the Red Castle, eating and drinking every day, and when he had the heart to go out and walk the cat, he would practice various musical instruments.
At this time, his physique was much stronger than before, his lung capacity was more, and his skin was more flexible, and things that he couldn't practice for a long time were basically free of any obstacles now.
Living in this royal castle all day long, eating, drinking and sleeping well, although it still looks thin, it is not, and the appearance of thinness is gradually alleviating.
There are no twists and turns and new accidents, and no one will pay much attention to him, a little kid, and his little life is peaceful.
It's just that when he attended a dinner party at the Red Fort, an unexpected person approached him.
The melody of harps and flutes was amid, and some elegantly dressed aristocratic men and women were dancing to the music in the center of the hall, when a tall young man with soft brown curls took advantage of Lan Li's efforts to hide in the corner and stuff strawberry cake into his mouth.
"Hello, kid." He greeted with a smile and held a silver wine glass encrusted with rubies in his hand, from which a slight aroma emanated faintly.
Looking up at the big man who took the initiative to come up to talk to him, Lan Li swallowed the food in his mouth, unhurriedly took out the white handkerchief in his inner lining and wiped his hands and the corners of his mouth, and then stood up and responded politely.
"Good evening, Lord Tyrrell."
The boy was polite, but the other party didn't see much of it, pulled out a chair under the long table and sat down opposite Lan Li, and then asked with a concerned face: "Gods are merciful, child, how is your body?" β
"It's much better, thank you for your concern." Lan Li replied with a light smile, a pair of eyes seemed to be bent a little because of this, the other party was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but sigh: "Your eyes are so beautiful, child, people are envious when they see it." β
"I also envy your tall man."
The boy said sincerely, "If only I could be so tall when I grow up." β
He couldn't think of any other flattering words for a while, so he had to talk about this, but the other party didn't have the ability to read minds, and laughed when he heard it.
"Your father is very tall, and your brother is also not shorter than me, so I think you can't be short when you grow up."
"Then I hope that everything you say will come true." The boy replied solemnly, making the other party laugh again, and a middle-aged attendant behind him couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
"If you have a chance, you must go to the High Court as a guest, Lan Li." After reining in his smile, Duke Tyrell said intentionally or unintentionally, "I have three sons and a daughter, and a group of nephews and nieces, and you won't be short of playmates when you get there." β
"It depends on what my eldest brother says."
The boy replied, "But I am looking forward to your invitation, my lord, I have heard that the apples of the High Court are very sweet. β
"It's not just apples that are sweet." The Duke said with a smile.
After a few more small talks, Lan Li lied about going to the toilet, and then got rid of the Duke of Riverland, who seemed to him to be a bit stupid.
The other party's impression was the opposite, and he looked at the boy's back in the distance with admiration, and the smile on his face gradually dissipated after a long time, and then the duke said to the butler who followed him: "Look, what an interesting little fellow, I intend to take him as a squire." β
The butler was a middle-aged man in his forties, from a knightly family, and frowned when he heard this.
"Forgive me, my lord, His Majesty Robert will not agree to your proposal. He'll think we're asking for hostages. β
"What qualifies a loser to take a hostage?" When the duke heard this, he laughed: "I just want to get closer to the relationship, come to King's Landing, although I am here to kneel down and surrender, but we can't just run back like this, right?" β
"His Majesty Robert wouldn't think so."
"I don't think Your Majesty will be too careful." The duke said: "Lan Li is only his third brother, not his son, even if he has the value of being a hostage, I think Your Majesty should be able to understand this." He can't look down on my little sister, he can finally look down on the cultivation of children by the High Court, the old town is my jurisdiction, and who can compare to Upper Tyrell in the Seven Kingdoms in this regard? β
After a few encounters, he became more familiar with Robert, and there was a familiarity and a hint of imperceptible resentment between his words.
It's just that the butler is not as optimistic as this one.
"It's not too important, but it's not something that can be sent to serve as an acolyte to a former enemy."
"Former enemies?"
This kind of remark made Duke Tyrell a little displeased, but he didn't say anything to refute it, but after thinking about it, he said, "If Your Majesty Robert is really not allowed, then I will send a son to Na Lan Li as a playmate in the future." I think about it, although Loras has only been born for less than two years, compared to his age, he is quite appropriate, that is, he has to wait a few more years, and when Lan Li leaves the Red Keep, it doesn't matter. β
You are so relieved to be Baratheon, why don't you mention sending your son to King Robert as an attendant? The butler secretly slandered because of this, and replied on the surface: "The premise is that Lan Li will be crowned a lord in the future." β
"Of course he'll be made a lord." The Duke rightly said: "His Majesty Robert is notoriously generous. β
As he spoke, he looked at his housekeeper and asked with interest.
"Where do you think he's going to be locked up? Is Stormlands unlikely? β
"Not much hope, my lord."
The butler replied sensibly, "I think it's not uncommon for Stannis to be sealed off in the storm. β
"Stannis?" The name made the Duke a little uncomfortable.
The family surrounded the Wind Rest Fort for a year, and although it did not cause any casualties, it also forced people to almost eat human corpses. And that Stannis is mean-spirited and stubborn, the kind of person who holds the most grudges......
That's not all, Stannis's fiancΓ©e is from the Florentine family, and the Florentine family is an old nobleman in the Riverlands, and they have always been very obedient to the Tyrells' orders, and they always claim that their bloodline is closer to the ancient Riverbend royal family that was destroyed by dragon fire than the other families in the Riverlands, and it is more orthodox than the Tyrells who were born as butlers.
Stormlands is next to Riverlands, and if Stannis is actually sealed in Stormlands......
"I think he's going to be sealed up on Dragonstone."
Duke Tyrell unconsciously took a sip of the red wine in the silver cup in his hand, and then said, "According to the succession order, he is the heir of His Majesty Robert, and he should be sealed on Dragonstone. β
"But it won't always be His Majesty's heir."
The butler didn't notice that his duke's heart was unusual, and after hearing this, he thought about it and analyzed: "His Majesty Robert has an illegitimate daughter in the valley, which is enough to prove that he can give birth to an heir. And Stannis's holding of Storm's End is a great achievement for His Majesty, and if you don't consider the succession to the throne, Dragonstone alone is too shabby. β
We're the ones who deliver the big deal.
The duke looked at the one in front of him with some displeasure.
That's how you want Stannis to be sealed in the Stormlands?
He secretly wondered if it was time for him to change his housekeeper.
But he really can't speak.
β¦β¦
The conversation was not very pleasant, and here Lan Li pretended to go out for a walk, and then returned to the banquet hall, his eyes scanned, and finally looked at a little man hiding in the corner of the banquet and tearing greasy chicken legs.
The man was facing Lan Li so that he could see his protruding forehead and ear-length blond hair, wearing a crimson velvet tight tunic and baggy trousers, and his legs were stubby, and he could only hang in the air in a chair, similar to a child.
But he was indeed a child, Lan Li felt that this person should be a few years old from him, and after thinking about it, he stepped forward.
The man in front of me is called Tyrion. Lannister.
The reason for this dinner is to welcome the future Queen of the Lannisters to King's Landing tonight.
Lan Li had already seen the light of the Western Realm before, and I have to say that it was indeed very beautiful, but aside from things related to the future, he was actually more curious about the existence of this little devil nicknamed in front of him-
The other party came with his sister and was ready to attend the wedding in the near future.
It's just that he may be a little sensitive to his surroundings, and before the black-haired boy approaches, the kid in the corner looks sideways at him, revealing an ugly and immature cheek.
"You're here to laugh at me, too?" He asked, his black and blue eyes revealing disgust.