iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 270 Attack of the Golden Rose

On one side of the corridor of Highgarden Castle hang exquisite paintings depicting historical stories, legends and natural scenery, which are dizzying for the eyes; on the other side is a row of narrow windows inlaid with stained glass, through which sunlight shines. Shining into the colorful light and shadow.

The floor of the corridor was covered with a thick carpet covered with exquisite patterns, which was soft and comfortable to step on. The Duke of Metz and Margery walked slowly in it.

When the Duke of Metz saw that his daughter was distracted from time to time, he asked with concern: "My Margaery, you seem to be... troubled?"

Margaery blinked, paused, and looked at Duke Metz: "Father, I am thinking about King Joffrey and Earl Green."

The Duke of Metz was a little surprised: "Why did you think of these two? What did you think of?"

Margaery replied softly: "Father, do you still remember Earl Green's evaluation of King Joffrey during the dinner at the Long Table Hall (Chapter 235)?"

The Duke of Metz recalled it and said uncertainly: "Little boy?"

Margery reminded: "Decisive little boy."

"Yeah, right!"

The Duke of Metz remembered it, paused, and asked doubtfully: "Is there anything wrong with this evaluation? Joffrey is only thirteen years old this year. Of course he is a little boy. Decisive... As the king of the Seven Kingdoms, of course he needs to be decisive. Some."

Margaery's beautiful eyes moved slightly and said: "Father, Earl Green has respect for you..."

Hearing this, the Duke of Metz stroked his beard proudly.

Little Rose continued: "Therefore, I believe that Earl Green will not hide anything from you, especially something related to the future of the Tyrell family."

The Duke of Metz looked at his daughter and said, "Margery, is Green hinting at something to me?"

Margaery nodded slightly and said: "Based on the recently discovered information, Earl Green is hinting..."

After walking a few steps, she said: "Being decisive means not listening to other people's advice. A little boy is willful."

She looked at her father: "Combined, King Joffrey is an uncontrollable king. This conclusion reminds me...of Aerys II (Mad King)."

After a moment of silence, the Duke of Mace suddenly stopped. He lost his smile and said, "Margaery, Joffrey is still a child. I believe you can assist him with your wisdom."

He added: "You have to remember that you are the Rose of Highgarden, and Joffrey and your children will become the heirs to the Iron Throne. This is the most important thing."

Margaery's eyes trembled slightly, she paused, a relaxed smile appeared on her beautiful face, and said: "I understand, please don't worry, father."

The Duke of Metz then showed a look of relief: "Oh, my Margaery, my daughter, no one can refuse your beauty, no one can't love you."

He patted his daughter: "Don't think too much, behind you are the golden roses of Highgarden. Let's go, my Margaery."

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The oak door of the small hall was pushed open, and the hearty voice of the Duke of Metz sounded: "Oh, Madam Olenna, my mother, did you enjoy your breakfast?"

Although there was a report from the waiter, the Duke of Metz's voice came suddenly, and the teacup in Lady Olenna's hand couldn't help but shake.

"It's unpleasant now." Mrs. Olenna placed the tea cup on the small round table.

The Duke of Metz laughed, but Lady Olenna ignored her son. She said kindly to Margaery, who appeared slowly: "My dear, come and sit next to grandma."

Without his mother's greeting, the Duke of Metz happily sat on the other side and motioned to the waiter on the side to pour wine.

Olenna Redwine's cheeks are thin and wrinkled at her advanced age, but her eyes sunk deeply into her eye sockets are still bright and energetic, as if she can see through everything.

She looked at her granddaughter sitting next to her: "My Margaery, your face looks... not good?"

Before Margery could reply, the Duke of Metz on the other side spoke first: "Mother, it's nothing. Margery is nervous before marriage."

Looking at her stupid son who liked to be smart, Mrs. Olenna wanted to hit that big fat head hard with a wooden spoon.

She calmed down the anger in her heart and said: "Our Duke of Highgarden, do you regard the Light of Highgarden as an ordinary little girl?"

Seeing that Lady Olenna was showing signs of getting angry, Duke Metz immediately showed a flattering smile: "It was my carelessness. Mother, in my heart, Margaery will always be a little girl who will never grow up."

Margery looked at her father who was completely "suppressed" by her grandmother, her eyebrows curved, and she showed a real relaxed smile.

Lady Olenna didn't want to be angry anymore. She felt that she was the biggest fool in the Reach when she was angry with her stupid son.

She first glanced at the Boar Duke with disgust, and then looked at Margaery. Seeing that her granddaughter seemed to be in a happy mood, she smiled kindly.

Lady Olenna patted the back of Margaery's white hand with her wrinkled hand, and said: "Old woman, send the Wild Boar Duke away first, and we will talk later."

After saying that, Mrs. Olenna looked at Duke Metz again: "You came from the long table hall to find me, an old woman, but what are your orders?"

She added: "Old lady, I feel deeply honored to be remembered by the majestic Duke of Highgarden."

The Duke of Metz didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in his mother's words at all. He smiled with a smile on his face: "I need to use your wisdom, Mrs. Olenna."

After a pause, he added: "I'm also a little anxious."

After a moment of silence, Lady Olenna said, "Let me listen."

Duke Mace stroked his beard and said slowly: "It's for Queen Cersei of the Lannister family. I heard that she is hostile to our Margaery. This is not a good thing... Moreover, the Queen Mother has lost her husband. A woman, not the previous queen, I think the Red Castle only needs one mistress."

Mrs. Olenna's eyes were a little suspicious: "It's rare that you can consider this."

Although this matter was only thought of by the Duke of Metz after Margery's reminder, he couldn't help but look proud in the face of his mother's rare praise.

After being happy for a while, he finally came to his senses and suddenly said: "Mrs. Olenna, have you prepared a plan?"

Seeing the various reactions of the Duke of Metz, Lady Olenna couldn't help but snorted coldly and said: "Waiting for your hindsight, will my granddaughter be able to wear the queen's crown smoothly?"

After mocking, she continued: "According to the agreement of the alliance, a woman from the Lannister family will marry to Highgarden, let Tywin marry Cersei here, and let her marry Willas (the heir and Duke of Mace). The eldest son) gives birth to children.”

After Lady Olenna finished speaking, Margaery's eyes trembled slightly (Chapter 250), and Duke Metz paused while stroking his beard, as if he was frozen there.

After a few seconds of silence, the Duke of Metz said incredulously: "Willas is my heir, and Cersei is just..." Lady Olenna interrupted coldly: "That widow can give you this wild boar The Duke gave birth to a grandson of Tyrell and Lannister blood."

The Duke of Metz opened his mouth, and after a while... he continued stroking his beard, with a smile on his face: "Okay, okay, this is a good idea."

The Duke of Metz is thinking... If Cersei gives birth to Willas's child, the golden rose will take root and bloom on the Iron Throne. From now on... in the future... it is even... possible...

"Wipe your saliva, Duke of Highgarden." Lady Olenna's voice pulled Duke Metz out of his wonderful thoughts.

He happily leaned on the back of the chair and said, "Mrs. Olenna, please give me your instructions."

Olenna glanced at her son with disgust and said, "You should set off as soon as possible, and you can discuss this matter with Lord Tywin yourself."

The Duke of Metz nodded first, thought for a moment, and then suddenly asked: "What if I go to King's Landing now, what will happen to Margaery? I have to personally escort my Margaery from Highgarden to King's Landing."

"This matter can be left to Garlan (the second son of the Duke of Metz). Except for the marriage of that woman Cersei..."

Lady Olenna stared at Duke Metz and said, "You have another important thing."

Under the doubtful gaze of Duke Metz, she continued: "The people of King's Landing who have just finished the battle must be very hungry, or they have not eaten for a long time. Duke of Highgarden, I have people prepare bread. How can you Margaery's name is distributed to all the people of King's Landing, every day until their queen arrives in King's Landing."

She patted her granddaughter's hand: "My granddaughter will enter the Red Keep with cheers and flowers, and the whole King's Landing will cheer the name of Margaery Tyrell."

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When the Duke of Metz left in a hurry, Lady Olenna signaled the maids to leave, leaving only her and her granddaughter in the small hall.

Mrs. Olenna's eyes were full of kindness: "Margaery, are you worried about your father?"

Margery looked at her grandmother, nodded slightly, and said, "This feeling is very strange. I don't even know the specific reason."

Lady Olenna stretched out her hand to caress Margaery's cheek and murmured: "When I was your age, I was a carefree Miss Redwine... After I got married, I could only care about the bed. Happy, but you can’t enjoy that kind of beauty.”

Margaery couldn't help but chuckle. She shook her head slightly and said, "Grandma, you taught me how to choose. I know what to do."

“Only through experience can you truly understand how to take and give up.”

Lady Olenna stood up tremblingly and continued: "When I think about going to King's Landing where you can smell shit more than ten miles away, I can't cheer up. Come, my Margaery, come with me. Walk around the garden.”

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The sky is blue and the trees are green.

Margaery was walking on the green lawn with Lady Olenna on her arm. Roses of various colors were blooming on one side, like a sea of ​​flowers.

Not far away, there is an exquisite fountain. Water gushes out from the mouth of the sculpture, forming a beautiful arc.

Mrs. Olenna said: "Margaery, my son is very greedy. I saw it when he was very young."

Margaery said softly: "Grandma, you taught me that there is no person in this world who is not greedy."

Mrs. Olenna nodded and said: "That's true. Old lady, I am also very greedy. I often fantasize about going back to my youth and riding horses with handsome young knights."

She looked at Margaery: "But I know this is impossible. I know how big my belly is. That is a normal desire, and that is not greed."

There was a bit of anger in her voice: "But your father is different. When he sees 'delicious food', he just wants to eat it in his stomach regardless of whether he can eat it or not."

"Life goes on forever..."

After muttering, Mrs. Olenna said angrily: "This is the most boring clan language I have ever heard."

Margaery pursed her lips and smiled: "Grandma, because of you... the golden rose will continue to live forever."

Lady Olenna's anger continued: "My idiot husband left me a ridiculous death, an idiot son and the mess of the Tyrell family. May the gods send him to the seven hells."

Margaery could only pray silently for her grandfather in her heart... She stopped talking, and little Rose was now her grandmother's most well-behaved listener.

After scolding her husband and son for a while, Lady Olenna's anger seemed to finally dissipate: "Stannis lost, so... the stupid Duke of Highgarden became the stupid and arrogant Duke of Highgarden. This is The reason for your inner uneasiness, my Margaery. I’m tired, find a place to sit.”

After they sat down on the wooden chairs in the pavilion, Lady Olenna added: "When my arrogant son goes to King's Landing, the old lion of the West will make the inflated Highgarden inflatable fish shrink back to its original shape."

Margaery helped her grandmother put the hem of her skirt, sat down, and said, "Grandma, after the Battle of King's Landing... Duke Tywin's reputation has become even more prestigious. Maybe he will become the Prime Minister forever."

"Margaery, the answer to this question will be known when we get to King's Landing."

Lady Olenna's eyes were deep: "I don't like the Lannister, I don't trust them, and I haven't forgotten the pain of losing my grandson."

Margaery's beautiful eyes couldn't help but widen slightly, and Lady Olenna looked at her: "My granddaughter, do you still remember that night at Bitter Bridge? The old woman said she would teach you the last lesson (Chapter 196), you I am about to wear the crown of the Queen of the Seven Kings, now...it's time."

She reached out and held one of Margaery's hands: "Men have men's battlefields, and women also have women's battlefields. Men are used to using swords, while women can use another thing, and their effects are the same. You will be The one and only queen, my Margaery."

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Under the witness of all the nobles in the valley, Green Kleb personally canonized Rena and others as knights in the Eagle's Nest City.

After the canonization ceremony, the new knight of the Crab Claw Peninsula, Russell Brun (Chapter 239), was appointed by Green as the Knight of the Blood Gate, and the guards of the Blood Gate were all replaced by Clayber's blue robes.

The next day, Green led an army composed of more than 1000 blue robes and nearly 2000 mercenaries to go north. His goal was Heart City, located in the northern direction of the Eagle's Nest City.

Three days later, more than 3000 thorn regiments led by Amparo joined Green's army.

In the camp, Green's voice sounded: "Amparo, when we get near Xinsu City, there will be more than 500 mercenaries joining us."

Green pointed his finger at Xinsu City on the map and said: "The mission of the mercenaries is to attack the city. This is what I negotiated with the golden dragon."

(End of this chapter)