Chapter 0241 - Conclusive Evidence, Triple Chain, Cersei Crucifixion
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The next day, the Hall of the Thrones.
Eddard Stark sits high on the Iron Throne.
To the right of the Iron Throne, there is the seat of the royal family, where Cersei, Tomman, and Messira are seated. Behind them, there is a special seat where the royal family sits Duke Stannis Baratheon.
Under the carved windows on both sides of the hall, there were two rows of soldiers, the first row was the black armor army, and the second row was the golden robe of the former king Robert.
The Lannisters' red cloaks are gone.
Jory Kesso, the captain of the Northern Guard, and the gray-and-white robes of the Northern Guards stand to the left and right of the Iron Throne. To the left of Eddard Stark's steps, stands an iron giant in bronze armor: Robert Strong.
Under the first stone pillar on the left stands the Imperial Magistrate Ilyin Pine. With Robert Strong in his side, the executioner Irin Pine has no presence.
In fact, as soon as Robert Strong came out, strode into the throne hall, and then stood under the left side of the Prime Minister's Iron Throne, all eyes were on him.
Whispers abound!
At the foot of the throne steps, there is only one representative of the white-robed Kingsguard - Barristan Selmi, the captain of the Kingsguard. He was in white armor and white robe, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and he was ready for battle.
On both sides of the carpet leading to the entrance in the middle of the lobby, there were courtiers, nobles, knights and ladies of the Seven Kingdoms.
On the left, at the Minister's Table, sat the Minister of Intelligence, Varys, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Petyr the Littlefinger, and the State Advisor, the Imp Tyrion.
Ed raised his hand, and footsteps sounded, and two black-armored soldiers brought in a woman. The woman was holding a child in her hands. The girl is not in a big grade, she is a girl who has just become an adult, her face is still very immature, and her expression is panicked.
"Get down on your knees!" shouted the Blackarm.
The woman fell to her knees, not daring to look up or look to either side.
The throne hall was full of high-ranking lords, and she was a small one. Prostitute. Female, already trembling with fright.
"Mei Xuan!" a kind voice sounded.
The voice was somewhat familiar, as if she had heard it before, but she was not sure.
The woman's head was lowered, and no one heard her, perhaps she did respond to the Prime Minister's address, but the voice was too quiet.
"Get her on her feet!" Ed ordered the two Blackarmorers.
"Yes, Prime Minister. β
The two black-armored soldiers lifted Mei Hui up, and one said, "Stand up, the Prime Minister is asking you." β
Mei Yu dared to raise her head, and then she was stunned.
She knew the man on the Iron Throne, who had come to her and assured her that she and her daughter Barra would never be short of food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
At that time, Mei Xuanke did not know that this rough man was the hand of the king.
"Your Excellency!" she immediately knelt down.
"Mei Xuan, stand up, I don't believe what the kneeling man says. Eddard Stark said.
Mei Yu stood up again in a panic, she was afraid that she had done something wrong, and she didn't know what to say and do for a while. She was so anxious that she cried. - In fact, she was terrified.
There were noble and hostile gazes all around, and she could feel it without looking.
Pity rose in Eddard Stark's heart.
She is still a girl, a real yellow flower girl. When she was sold into the girl's den, the proprietor Sataya left her first time to King Robert. When Robert wanted her, the girl didn't know that the burly man was the king, and she didn't know until now. Robert was generous, gentle and considerate to the girl, and as a result, the girl fell in love with him.
Eddard Stark sighed inwardly.
Mei Yu had pale red hair and a little freckles on each side of the bridge of her nose.
"Mei Xuan, don't be afraid. Eddard Stark said softly, "What's your child's name?"
"Bara, sir. Mei Xuan's voice was trembling as she spoke.
"Whose is this kid?"
"He said his name was Robert...... "The girl's voice suddenly choked, frightened inexplicably, Robert, the king is also called Robert, and he once laughed and teased that he and the current king have the same name, could it be that her Robert is really King Robert?
Wow!
The audience resounded with a fake and hypocritical surprise.
"Robert Baratheon, do you know who he is?"
"I don't know, sir. Mei Xuan's tears are about to flow again.
This is a poor girl who can't read, and if she doesn't become a prostitute, she will become a beggar. When she arrives in King's Landing, she doesn't know anything, and then she meets a man who calls himself Robert, and she doesn't know why she falls in love with him. Robert left after three days and never returned, but she had his children.
Last time, when the Prime Minister was gone, she was very naΓ―ve enough to ask him to pass a message to Robert: Please tell him that I haven't been with anyone else. My lord, I swear by the names of the gods, old and new. Please tell him I'm waiting for him, okay? I don't want gold or silver jewelry, I just want his people. He's always been nice to me, really. He was so good to me!
Robert is a guy who vows to love and forgets it before dark. The only one he really loves is Lyanna Stark.
Eddard Stark said, "For the sake of the forgiveness of the old and new gods, we will no longer be embarrassed. Lord Varys, please take May's child, Bara, and show them to all of you, if she looks exactly like Robert. β
"Yes, Prime Minister. Varys stood up and walked over to Mei Hui, who smiled gently and kindly, hugged Barra, and showed it to all the courtiers, nobles, knights, ladies and soldiers, and showed it to everyone.
"She looks like him, doesn't she? she has his nose and his hair!" exclaimed the Countess of Tanda.
A chorus of echoes rang out.
"It's very similar!" said the Redwin brothers.
"Very much like that. Berry Dondelion said.
"The seed of our ancestor King Robert, the tough caste, look at the child's soft dark black hair. Littlefinger Petyr reminded everyone.
There was another echo of surprise.
Melisandre, the red-robed woman in the crowd, sparkled with her red pupils.
She wanted to burn the child named Barra and sacrifice it to her Lord of Light for some kind of evil power. Davos, the onion knight, stared at the red-robed woman secretly, hating her in his heart.
What the red-robed woman never forgot was the royal bloodline, and she said that the royal bloodline had some mysterious power that other bloodlines did not have.
Eddard Stark said, "Warriors of the Black Armor, be sure to be polite and considerate to bring Mei Xuan and Bara down, and don't frighten their mother and daughter. Bala is the blood of our former King Robert, little daughter, and you need to respect her for the sake of this. β
"Yes, Prime Minister. The two Stannis Blackarmers said respectfully.
Mei Xuan and Bara were taken down.
Eddard Stark said, "Pass the second witness. β
The other two black-armored soldiers brought up a young man, who was tall and muscular. He has blue eyes and thick black hair. His facial features resemble those of a man: Ranley Baratheon. (Brienne of Tars, who loves Ranley Baratheon, sees Gendry and is shocked at how similar he looks like Ranley.) Brienne, the beautiful woman who escorted Jaime back to King's Landing. οΌ
The boy was not stage frightened, but he was obviously angry with a reckless anger.
Eddard Stark said, "Your name, boy. β
"Gendry. Your Excellency Prime Minister. β
Gendry knew Eddard Stark because Eddard Stark had come to him in the blacksmith's shop, and said that if he didn't want to strike iron in the future, he could come to the Chancellor's Tower, and he would ask the head of the sect to teach him how to wield a sword and make him a real warrior. But Gendry preferred to strike iron, and he unceremoniously rejected the Prime Minister's kindness on the spot, and was scolded by his master, Tob Mott.
"Gendry, who is your father?"
"I don't know, Prime Minister. β
"And what about your mother?"
"A hostess in a tavern. β
"Where's she?"
"When I was very young, she died. The only thing I remember about my mother is that she had blonde hair and was Prime Minister. β
"So how did you become an apprentice to Tob Mott?"
"Master Tob told me that it was an adult who did not want to reveal his name, and after paying Master Tob Mott double the apprenticeship fee, Tob Mott took me in and made me his apprentice. β
"And who is this lord who doesn't want to reveal his name?" said Eddard Stark lightly, "Gods above, I hope that today, the Lord who entrusted Gendry to the blacksmith Tob Mott will stand up for himself. β
"It's me, Prime Minister. The fearless Sir Barristan Selmy stepped forward suddenly.
The audience was in an uproar.
Barristan Selmy was the king's closest bodyguard for a long time. His honor and integrity were known in the Seven Kingdoms. Whether it is a noble, knight, courtier, or lady, they will not doubt his integrity.
"Gendry's father was Robert Baratheon, and after Gendry's mother died, I stepped in to arrange all this for Gendry, the illegitimate son of Robert of the former King. β
Gendry's bullish eyes widened suddenly. The teenager looked even angrier.
Eddard Stark said in a deep voice, "There is no doubt about the honor and integrity of Sir Barristan Selmy, he is the most beloved guard of the Seven Kingdoms, and the only true steel recognized by his subjects. I believe his words, Gendry's father is the former King Robert Baratheon, so please take a closer look, is Gendry's thick black hair exactly the same as Robert Baratheon?"
A chorus of voices rang out.
"So, please keep your eyes open and think of Joffrey's hair, and look at Tomman hair, and what is the difference between Messira's hair and Gendry, Barra, and Edric Storm, the bastard son of King Robert's own confession in Storm's End?"
The audience was in an uproar, everyone was talking, and the crowd began to surge. Many of them, the courtiers, nobles, knights, and ladies who had previously been loyal to the Lannisters, turned around, hypocritically surprised, and whispered, as if they had only learned the slightest hint of the matter today.
Nine out of ten of the people in this throne hall are liars, but the level of deception is different.
"The fact that the hair of the three bastards was black is not enough to prove that each of Robert's children should have black hair, and I have more important evidence to show you. Black Armor Army, bring the scholars out and send Hill out!"
"Yes, Prime Minister!"
Eddard Stark's evidence is like a nail, a chain of three nails, and it must be crucified to Cersei, so that she has no way to escape.
Paisher hadn't come out yet, and Cersei's face was already ashes.