Before the Dorne Emissaries arrived at King's Landing, Lan Li met another person who had been absent for a long time—

Stannis. Baratheon, his cheap second brother.

The last time Lan Li saw Stannis was at his wedding, and now five years have passed, and he feels that the other person has changed a lot.

His face was even colder, and he looked like a man made of stone, wearing a simple plush leather armor and trousers, standing under the Iron Throne, with his waist straight.

The most noticeable change was Stannis's head, which was not thick but had a normal level of hair, but had become bare, with only a small ring of fine black hair around the periphery of his head.

He was already in his early thirties, and he was obviously decrepit before he got old.

When he met Stannis, he was reporting to Robert about the Stormlands, and then hurried out of the Red Keep to the harbor to learn about the work—

This is the Minister of the Sea, and he is in charge of the royal fleet.

So Lan Li didn't have time to say anything more to him.

But they had time to talk for a while that night.

"If the lord cannot administer justice, then what is the need for it? Casper Wild shielded his son and flagrantly disobeyed my orders, and he must be punished. ”

In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the banquet, the bald middle-aged man sitting on the side of the long table said to Lan Li: "Robert told me to take care of the overall situation, and I did take care of the overall situation, otherwise I would have castrated Casper Wild's son directly instead of sending him to the Great Wall." ”

He was talking about a little dispute with King Robert in the throne hall during the day, because the son of the Earl of Rainhouse in the Stormland raped a fisherman's daughter near Storm's End, and when Stannis found out, he personally ran to Rainhouse City to drag the criminals out and sent him to the Great Wall as a labor prisoner, which caused the Earl of Rainhouse to protest.

Robert thinks this is a bad idea, but Stannis thinks he's got a good idea. So in a few words, the situation of the two Baratheons when they met during the day seemed unpleasant.

Emotionally speaking, Lan Li supports this second brother, but intellectually speaking, such a disposition will indeed make the Earl of Rain House City feel emotional, and it may cause variables.

"It's better to impound him in Storm's Rest first, and then castrate him after we settle the trouble." While serving a piece of cream cake in his mouth with a dagger to chew, Lan Li expressed his opinion, or rather an afterthought.

"The territory of Rain House City is bordered by the sea, and if Count Casber Wild rebels against this matter, it will bring some trouble."

"He had seven sons."

Stannis said disapprehrovingly, "If he betrayed us because of a son, then his oath of allegiance is not as loud as a fart." ”

Lan Li shrugged his shoulders when he heard this, but didn't continue to say anything.

Speaking of which, the Earl Cassper Wild had a relationship with him, and the first denture medium he obtained in his early years was from the son of the Earl of Rainhouse, who was the head of the Storm's End, but was found out and imprisoned as a "reserve food" because of hunger during the siege of Storm's End.

Later, because the onion knight got a lot of fish to avoid being eaten, he also died of fright in the cage.

Therefore, what the cheap second brother said in front of him is not correct, because counting this time, they have already deprived Count Casper Wild of two sons.

With thoughts surging in her mind, Lan Li didn't think much about it, but changed the topic and asked, "Why didn't my Shireen niece come along?" ”

"She's too young for Cylise to let her out."

"When I'm done here, I'm going to visit her."

"Shireen is cute, you're going to like him."

……

The two brothers were whispering about the old days after a long absence, and the fat bald king over there paid no attention to Stannis, the nominal protagonist of the banquet, and was happily drinking with a man in a cloak of red and green feathers.

The feather cloak is colorful, and normal people look very fancy in it, not to mention that the person concerned is still a black man who is as black as ink, and the contrast in color makes this one particularly conspicuous in the banquet, but the nobles who participated in the banquet are basically used to the existence of this person, so they don't see it much.

The black man is called Jalabha. Thor, from a place called the Midsummer Islands, which is very far from Westeros, across the ocean.

Jalabha. Thor, a prince who was banished from the Midsummer Isles, fled to Westeros a few years ago to gain the protection of the Iron Throne, and because he was unwilling to fail, he always hoped that Robert would send troops to help him regain control of the Midsummer Isles, but he never succeeded.

However, although it has not been successful, Jalabha. Thor did not give up this thought, in order to do what he liked, he didn't like to drink, and even gradually became a big drunkard who didn't like to drink, and the amount of alcohol was almost the same as that of the fat king.

Jalabha. Thor's other parties dare not guarantee that he thinks that he has a tacit understanding with the fat king in the matter of drinking, and he can always make the other party drink happily when he participates in the banquet several times, and this is where he thinks his hope for success lies.

However, I don't know what's wrong today, he obviously drank more and more, and even began to feel dizzy, but the other party still looked energetic, as if he was drinking water instead of wine.

At first Jalabha. Tholl was still able to persevere, but he gradually couldn't support it, shaking his head and shaking his head and his eyes were hazy, and finally he couldn't help but tilt his body, and slipped from the chair and fell to the ground with a pop, humming and chirping unconscious.

The bald king was overwhelmed by the laughter of the people around him, and then he stood up and ran to the other man to continue drinking.

Robert was very proud for the past two days, because he suddenly found that he was getting stronger and stronger, and the amount he used to be able to get drunk didn't matter at all, and for some reason, he felt that the more he drank, the more energetic he became.

……

On the other side of the banquet was the Royal Prime Minister Jon. Duke Arryn is also pondering the changes in himself in the past two days.

The frequent work made him a little unable to do many things in his old age, but in the last two days he found that as soon as he sat in the chair to deal with official business, he suddenly became energetic and clear-headed, as if he had suddenly expelled the old man from his body.

However, when he left his job, this feeling suddenly disappeared and fatigue returned. Such an abrupt change made the old prime minister feel very uncomfortable, and he seriously doubted that he was "cursed" by some wizard and the like.

There was some vigilance in his heart, but the old man did not find any clues, and at the same time, the special feeling made him gradually obsessed with work, and he was not even very happy to go back to his room to rest recently.

He also found that his body seemed to be getting healthier as a result......

"Prime Minister, long time no see." A voice interrupted the old man's musings, and when he looked up, a handsome, short, thin man came into view.

"It's Petyr." The old man smiled, "Coming back with Lord Stannis?" ”

"Yes." The visitor respectfully said, "Thank you Prime Minister for your cultivation." ”

"You have the ability, I will naturally not be stingy to support you." The old man waved his hand and replied, "Let's do it well." ”

"We will live up to the trust of the Prime Minister." The middle-aged man named Petyr said without hesitation when he heard this, but a hint of sneer flashed in the depths of his eyes when he looked at the old man.