It was already the afternoon of Ramley's arrival in King's Landing, and then another attack on the prince took place, so King Robert's intended welcome dinner was moved to the next day.

A manhunt was launched in the Red Keep that day, but no useful clues were found, except for a laundry washer who claimed to have seen a maid hurrying out of the tower where Prince Joffrey was, but she could not tell her what the maid looked like.

So all the maids in the Maegor House were replaced by Queen Cersei.

None of this had anything to do with Lan Li, as he was no longer a member of the core royal family, or Lan Li, who belonged to Baratheon's side room, could no longer live in the Megar Building in the heart of the Red Keep.

He was given a place in a tower not far from the throne hall of the Red Keep, and the guards were a little looser, but they were quieter.

It's just that after waking up, this silence is quietly broken.

It was still dawn, and the fat King Robert came to the door.

"How does it feel to be back in King's Landing?" After giving Lan Li a hug, King Robert asked with a smile. Yesterday we met for a short time, and many words were not said.

"Nothing has changed." Lan Li replied with a serious face: "It's my brother's size that I really didn't expect." ”

"Be careful when you kid speak," Robert's expression was a little angry when he heard this, "I'm the king!" ”

But that didn't scare Lan Li.

"A fat king?"

"The fat king is also a king."

As he said this, the disguised expression on Robert's face suddenly dissipated, and he turned to look at Lan Li with a happy face.

"I'm glad to see you boy, Baratheon is a smart man at all."

"A king is much more powerful than a wise man."

"In the eyes of some people, the king is a clown, a majesty?" Robert snorted, but didn't seem to want to mention it, so he changed his mind.

"Have you taken care of the Dragonstone matter? Okay, just stay in King's Landing and help me, I'm going to make you my Minister of Justice, Gulian Swain is really unqualified, and told me to rush back to the Stormlands. ”

"I never knew about the position of Minister of Justice." Lan Li shook his head hurriedly when he heard this.

The Minister of Justice is one of the seven members of the Imperial Council, and belongs to the core of the kingdom.

"Then you think I know how to be king?" Hearing this, Robert said disapprerovantly: "The Minister of Justice is to manage the Red Keep Prison, and give advice when I or Jon Sr. are present at the trial, how difficult can this be?" It's not a difficult thing for you at all, and if I make you Chancellor of the Exchequer, that's what makes it difficult for you. ”

It doesn't sound difficult, but of course it can't be so simple for a dignified court official, but Lan Li didn't say much about this, but instead changed the topic and said: "The matter of Longshi Island has not been dealt with yet, mainly because I haven't found a suitable person for the manager." ”

"Then let Andrew continue to be your acting city lord until you find the right person." Robert replied casually. Lan Li nodded when he heard this, and then they talked about other aspects.

It's not a serious matter, it's something family-related.

There are only three brothers in the family, but Robert seems to be very dissatisfied with Stannis, and he faintly accuses Lan Li of being a dead brain.

Lan Li hadn't seen Stannis since he arrived, but he had heard that he was currently dealing with territory matters in the Stormlands and wouldn't be back for a while.

Robert also mentions his three children to Ranley, and he seems to be a little worried about them, thinking that none of them are smart enough to know what will become of them.

He also mentioned the current situation in the Seven Kingdoms, but Robert was clearly impatient with government affairs, and without saying a few words, he moved the conversation to something else.

Lan Li could see that the cheap big brother with a rough beard in front of him was very dissatisfied and even disgusted with everything at present, and this disgust was fully revealed in the last words he said before leaving.

"I can see that you don't want to be arranged by me to marry, so forget it, no matter what the hell those Dorn people are doing, as long as they dare to take a step out of Dorn, I dare to blow their heads with a hammer."

"I've become so virtuous that I can't let you be like this."

……

After Robert left, the Blue Rite did not stop for long, and the former Prime Minister Jon. Erin's visit broke the silence in the room again, and after a brief greeting, the balding old man went straight to the point.

"What do you think of the current situation in the Seven Kingdoms, Lan Li?"

This emaciated old man, whose teeth had fallen out, but his spirit was still strong, seemed to take a fancy to Lan Li, and he didn't put on any elder posture between his words.

"I don't see much of a problem other than Dorne." Lan Li replied, "But it is not the best idea to passively wait for the Targaryens to come over, we should find a way to take the initiative and attack before they are ready." ”

"The Iron Throne has no power in the free trade city-states." The old man replied helplessly.

"What about co-opting allies?" "The Targaryens are allied with the disciples in the free trade city-states, but those disciples cannot be without enemies. ”

"We've tried."

Jon. Arryn replied, "But they are more than willing to watch. ”

Lan Li didn't say anything more, and after talking a few more words with Jon Sr. about the current situation and feasible solutions, he personally sent the old man who expressed kindness out of the tower.

Then he began to think about whether to use seeds to "renew the life" of this old man, as the king's adoptive father, and once personally rebelled against his adopted son, this loyalty to the king is not doubtful, and his eldest brother......

At noon, there was news that Prince Joffrey had awakened, and he seemed to be fine, but he was weak and needed to recuperate, but he did not know anything about the attack.

That evening, a grand banquet was held in the Red Keep Throne Room to welcome the arrival of the Duke of Dragonstone.

At the banquet, Lan Li met many of the faces he was interested in—Robert's children, Jon the Duke of the Vale. Erin's frail little heir, who has not seen her for a long time, has become a fat man. Duke Tyrellle, red-faced, almost eighty years old, but looked like Paiselle, a bachelor in his sixties.

and a bald fat man in a pink robe with a bewitching and grotesque demeanor......

In addition, there were many noble courtiers in King's Landing who attended the banquet, and they were very enthusiastic about the Blue Ceremony, and this enthusiasm was not just because of their status.

Lan Li can deal with this easily, Gao Ting's adopted son career makes him impeccable in etiquette, and his every move is elegant and natural, but there is no lack of great aristocratic demeanor, which has attracted the attention of many people who were not interested in him.

However, just as the black-haired young man was confronted with one enthusiastic talker after another during the banquet, the door of his bedroom in a tower in one of the Red Keep's towers was quietly pushed open, and a red-robed figure stepped in, his eyes glancing, and finally staring at the ordinary-looking oak box under the bed in the room.