Chapter 0992 - Washing Feet
Bang Bang Bang!
Footsteps rang out in the dark cell.
Randolph Tully and Mace Tyrell stood up together, and in the darkness, the light of the fire flashed, coming from a distance.
They were locked up in a dark corridor, and the smell of rancid smell permeated the air.
The black-clad jailer appeared, holding a food box in his hand.
The two food boxes were stacked on top of each other, and the food was coarse and difficult to swallow, and there was no hot water to drink or soup to drink.
Randolph and Mace took the box and treated the jailer respectfully.
The little jailer, but he has already made the Earl of Landau and the Duke of Mace suffer a lot, and if he asks a little more, he will be kicked by the jailer.
On the first day of dinner, Master Mace asked the jailer for bacon soup, and was splashed with a bucket of cold water, followed by a toe kick in the stomach.
Later, Randolph and Mace figured out that the bucket of cold water was their bacon soup. So in the end, don't talk about bacon soup, cold water is not drunk in one gulp.
Both Randolph and Mace were shackled on their hands and feet, and the jailer had a very bad attitude, and if he asked a word more, he would be beaten.
"Hey!" Lan Dao said.
The jailer's face was hidden in his hood, and the man was hidden behind a torch, making it impossible to see his face.
As Metz expected, the jailer kicked at Blue Road.
"Do you want to make gold, so much gold that you can't spend in your life. Earl Landau said.
Syllable!
In the darkness, a short stick stretched out and knocked out the food box in Count Landau's hand.
"Where's the gold?" said a vicious voice.
Mace cowered to the side and said nothing.
"Here, man. Lan Dao untied a small cloth bag around his waist and checked it, and the sound of coins rattling sounded.
"How much?" the jailer's voice immediately became less aggressive.
"It's all for you, brother, if you can send a message to the people outside for us, and ask them to tell Lord Will and Her Majesty that Lord Mace knows that she is wrong, and that they swear to follow Her Majesty and the Prime Minister, to be loyal and never break their oath. ”
In the firelight, a hand reached over and snatched Lan Dao's money bag.
Seeing that the other party was willing to accept the money, Mace stood up and said, "Brother, as long as you bring our confession and surrender words, and tell the courtiers or Her Majesty the Queen, after we go out, we will give you another hundred gold dragons as a thank you." ”
“...... Seriously......"
"I swear in the name of the family honor and the Seven Gods that as long as we are pardoned by Her Majesty the Queen and we are free again, I will definitely give my brother a hundred golden dragons of gratitude. ”
The torch reached over and shook Mace's face: "Okay, I'll get the word out." Mistress Mace, remember your oath. ”
"Mace swears he will never break his word!"
Boom!
In the darkness, the sound of a bucket being lowered sounded, and the water splashed. Mace and Randolph craved water, but they endured it. Every time they showed hunger and thirst, the jailer kicked the bucket over and walked away laughing.
"Stand back!" shouted the jailer.
Randolph and Mace stepped back, stretched out a broom, swept Randolph's knocked food box into the garbage bag, and then swept away the food dirt on the floor.
"The bucket is left for you, and the scoop is in the bucket. The jailer's voice was much softer.
Lan Dao and Mace hurriedly thanked him.
In the underground black cell, having a sip of water to drink is a luxury.
Bang Bang Bang!
The jailer and the firelight walked away, the sound of footsteps echoing in the darkness.
*
High Court of Riverbend.
Plop!
A raven flew into the main fort, through the garden, and landed at the window of the Bachelor's Tower.
Coo-coo, coo-coo, coo-co
"Michelle, go get the letter. Lady Olena, basking in the sun in the garden, said.
"Yes, ma'am. The maid bowed, turned, and trotted away.
Soon, the maid got the parchment roll from the bachelor's assistant. The parchment scroll was handed to Lady Olenna.
"No, no, no, no!" said Lady Olenna, looking at the scroll. She shook her head, her face pale, and her steps staggered, and the maids hurriedly supported her.
"No, no, no, how could it be? Oh, no, my Margaery!" Madame's eyes were red, and tears flashed in her eyes, which were soon gone.
"Go and tell the guards to prepare the car, and I'm going to see Lord Will in the long table hall. Lady Olenna shouted. Her voice trembled, her face turned purple, and she seemed to faint at any moment.
The maids were frightened, some of them were busy helping her to sit down, some were busy going to the Bachelor's Tower to get the calming poppy milk, and some were calling for the guards. Everyone was terrified and messed up.
With another bowl of poppy milk in her stomach, Lady Olena regained some composure, and the guards hurried into the garden, where they stood in a row before her. The moon boy and the clowns, who usually have fun, also came, and they all stood beside Madame, looking at Madame nervously and with concern.
The assistant also came out of the tower and stayed with Madame, ready to help Madame at any time.
"Prepare the car!" said Madame.
Half an hour later, Lady Olenna got into a four-horse carriage, took two maids, a bachelor's assistant, and a hundred family guards, out of the city of High Court, and went up the famous Rose Avenue, all the way to the long table hall.
On the road, the sun is getting hotter, and on both sides of the road are flowers, fields, trees, small rivers and streams, and crops in the endless fields.
In the curtain of the carriage, Lady Olenna restored the majesty of the Queen of Thorns, and there was no trace of her gaffe in the garden.
*
"Captain Josh, Duke Metz wants you to send a message to Her Majesty on his behalf. A black-clad jailer whispered. He took out five golden dragons and placed them on Josh's palm: "The Earl of Landau and the Duke of Mace are willing to confess their sins and submit to Her Majesty the Queen and the Prime Minister, and never break their oaths." “
Josh weighed five gold coins, yellow gold, and started with a heavy one.
He stuffed five golden dragons into his pocket: "Who gave the coins?"
"Mistress Mace. ”
"Too little. ”
The word was successful, and the lord promised to give ten more golden dragons. ”
Josh snorted coldly: "Ten golden dragons? Duke Mace is too stingy." Go and tell the Duke at least twenty golden dragons, and I promise to pass on his word to Her Majesty. ”
"Captain, I'm going to ask the Duke. The jailer said.
"Go!"
Soon, the jailer returned, did not speak, but nodded at the captain.
So, the captain came out of the ground, where he had been the captain of the jailers for many years, and was familiar with the courtiers and guards of the royal guards.
The jailers of the dungeon of the Red Keep, some of the powerful have a good relationship with them. Who doesn't know that someone in their family will have an accident and be locked up in a dungeon, and they have a good relationship with the jailer, which can save a lot of trouble.
Although the jailers of the royal court were petty officials, they were the same as the King's Landing garrison, with high status and real power. If you are the prime minister, if you fall into their hands, they will torture you to death.
Josh finds the fearless Barristan Selmi, the captain of the Kingsguard, and Barristan has the qualities to achieve his goals without Josh having to pay bribes. Barristan was a true knight of honor.
"Josh, I will convey to Her Majesty the Queen that Lord Mace has confessed his guilt and sworn allegiance to the royal family, and I ask you to go back and tell Lord Mace that I believe they will soon be free. ”
"Thank you, sir. Josh hurriedly thanked him.
Mace Tyrell had not committed any treason, and since he was willing to confess his guilt and submit to Shireen Baratheon, never breaking his oath, there was no reason to imprison him again.
Lord Will can't keep him locked up anymore. The Tyrells have no intention of rebellion, but have a mistaken view of certain matters with the Prime Minister.
Soon, Her Majesty received a confession from Lord Mace, and as Landall Tully had expected, it was not long before the two men were released from the black prison and freed.
The Red Keep released the raven, and the raven flew to the High Court with a message that the Duke of Metz had confessed and surrendered. The letter asked the river bend land not to go to war with the prime minister, and the river bend land chose to surrender!
It was only after Raven's letter that Randolph Tully and Mace Tyrell heard of the unprecedented battle in which Tyron Ash had taken the Bitter Bridge.
*
There are three checkpoints to pass from King's Landing to attack the High Court, and then you can reach the High Court of the Tyrells family.
The first pass is the Bitter Bridge, the domain of the Caswell family, which has now been conquered by Will, and Will's henchman married Mudun to May Carswell, who is the heir to Castle Carswell.
The second level is the Long Table Hall, which is led by Count Orton Marryweiss, who voluntarily submits to Will and brings his wife, Lady Tanya, and his young son, Russell Marryweiss, into the army. Will returned Lady Tanya to Earl Orton, leaving only Russell Mariweiss with him. Russell Mariwes is the only son of the Count!
The third level is the fruit wine hall.
After Willas Tyrell and Margaery Tyrell failed to negotiate peace with Will in the Long Table Room, Earl Brian Fossouway, lord of the Wine Hall, surrendered to Will on the same day.
After the negotiation between the two sides, Velas Tyrell led the generals back to the High Court to prepare to fight Will, and Will also gathered his army from the Long Table Hall to the Wine Hall, and the defense line of the High Court was all surrendered, and the entire territory of the Tyrell family of the High Court was within Will's attack range.
From the wine hall to the high court, the cavalry only rode for two days, and if the army marched in a hurry, the two horses rotated day and night, and they could be reached in one day.
Will set up an army in the wine hall, and first gave the High Court plenty of time to deploy troops to fight.
In the entire High Court, except for the Tully family in Jiaoling, the rest of the families are all subservient to the Prime Minister.
*
Night!
"Who!" Will said softly, pushing open the door.
His hand didn't touch the hilt of his sword, and he just stood quietly in the doorway, looking out somewhere in the room.
There were no candles in the room, no torches burned, it was dark, but Will's eyes were like torches, and he didn't need to hold the lamp to see in the dark.
Will, who shares the same heart as a griffin, has a vision that distinguishes him from ordinary people.
There was a man in the room, wearing a hood and a cloak. He lit the red candles on the wall and lit a brazier with a triangular iron frame with a hand-purifying basin and a basin filled with water.
"I am your servant, Lord Will. The man said, and put down his hood, and it was a young woman.
"Take off your mask, ma'am!" said Will.
The man really took off his mask, and it was an old woman. Will didn't recognize the old woman, but he felt that the old woman's bearing was a little different.
The old woman knelt down on one knee: "Prime Minister, please let the servants wash your feet." ”、
Will walked into the room: "Which earl have you sent? I wash my face and feet, and I don't need a servant to serve." ”
"No, Prime Minister, please give me this opportunity, it is a rare honor for me. The old woman knelt down and begged, with a sincere attitude and tears in her eyes, which was moving.
Will didn't feel any danger or murder from the old woman's body.
He walked over, sat down, and saw what the old woman was going to do. The old woman was a little strange, and Will wanted to see what she wanted to do.
The old woman took the brass tray from the triangular stand of the brazier, poured water into the tub, wrung out the towel for Lord Will, and handed the steaming towel to Will.
"You are by no means a servant. Will said, "Well, old man, what do you want from me?"
"I don't want anything, my lord, I just want to serve your lord once, with all my heart and soul. ”
"What if I don't want you to serve?"
"Please give me this honor. The old woman knelt down, kowtowed, and made a sound.
"Well, I've washed my face, and I'm going to wash my feet. Will said.
"No, my lord, I beg you to ......"
"I can't beg me, unless you tell me, who are you, what do you want, did all your family die on the battlefield, or do you have any grievances? If you tell the truth, I'll let you wash my feet. “
"Prime Minister, I'm Olenna Redwin. ”
Will stood up all at once: "Lady Olena?!"
Lady Olenna knelt down, kneeled in front of Will, kissed his instep, raised her head again, grabbed Will's hand, kissed the back of his hand, her tears fell, her voice choked: "My lord, you killed my Margaery Tyrrell, I don't blame you, it was Margaery Tyrell who was too young and vigorous, and in the Battle of Bitter Bridge, I sent Taryn Ash to kill my grandson Garland Tyrrell, I don't dare to blame my lordship, the two armies fought, and casualties were inevitable." “
Olenna burst into tears, and Will felt uncomfortable in his heart: "Madam, please get up!"
"No, Prime Minister, you are my blood enemy, but I only ask you to give me a chance to wash your feet. I am so humbled that I lay down all my dignity, and I only ask my lord to keep the blood of House Tyrells alive. The Tyrells have been loyal to their lords ever since, and will never break their oaths. ”
Lady Olenna hugged Will's legs and whimpered!
Will choked in his throat!
"Madam, when a strange ghost strikes, I must obey the orders of the whole country, and no one can be double-minded. ”
"I understand your intentions and intentions, but please spare the Tyrells for my sake. If you want to fight against the Strangers, and if you want to do anything, the Tyrells will follow your Lords and be as loyal as a mountain. ”
"Madame, please get up. ”
"No, my lord, I beg you to forgive me for my ignorance, to have mercy on my lowliness, and to give the Tyrells a chance to be loyal to my lordship. “
Will knelt down, put his arms on his feet, and lifted Lady Olena up: "Madam, you have made me ashamed, and I promise you to accept the peace of the Tyrells, but you must also promise me one thing. ”
"Prime Minister, please say that no sinner disobeys. ”
"Sit down, please, and let me wash Madame's feet once. ”