"My lord, Master Stannis wants to see you."
The voice of the guard Jori came from outside the door.
Ed was stunned, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
Stannis took the initiative to find him?
He pondered for a moment: "Please let him in." "
The door was pushed open and "Stannis Baratheon" walked in.
His face was gloomy, his brows furrowed, and his steps were deliberately heavy.
Before Ed could say hello, he lowered his voice, his tone solemn as if it were about to rain: "Master Ed, I am visiting late at night, and I have something I want to have an in-depth conversation with you. "
Ed nodded and said, "It's okay for my father to say it directly." "
"Stannis" had a heavy look on his face: "It's about my brother, Lan Li." "
Ed frowned and said, "What's wrong with Lord Lan Li?" "
Stannis looked directly into Ed's eyes: "Lord Ed, I have received a secret report that Lanli is actively plotting a conspiracy that will endanger the stability of the kingdom, and he is preparing to get Robert to depose the queen of the Lannisters and put a woman from the Tyrell family on the throne. "
Ed gasped and stood up suddenly: "This... This is... How true is this news? "
"Stannis" said decisively: "It's true, they will act soon, and when I go back, I will inform the Prime Minister about this matter and see how he will deal with it." "
Duke Edward said with a solemn expression: "Do you want Your Majesty to know?" "
"Stannis" immediately said: "No, Your Majesty is a reckless person, if he knows about this, he will definitely punish Lan Li,
More importantly, it will cause a confrontation between Lannister, Lanry, and Tyrell, Lord Edd, you definitely don't want to see the kingdom in turmoil, right? Especially at this time. "
Ed was silent for a long time, a heavy sense of responsibility weighing on his shoulders.
He slowly sat back in his chair and finally nodded heavily: "I understand." "
Stannis' concerns are not unreasonable, and the kingdom needs stability.
"Stannis" seemed to be relieved and continued: "The reason why I came to you late at night is to avoid the eyes of others, there are many people in this mission hidden in Lan Li, we need to keep a certain distance, after tonight, you will pretend not to know about this matter, and I didn't come to you, even if you ask me, I will try my best to deny that I came to you, let us rot the matter in our stomachs before the prime minister deals with it." "
Ed looked at "Stannis" deeply, his heart mixed.
He thought that the other party was indifferent and alienated from him because of Robert's arrangement, but he didn't expect it to be in order to keep such a big secret.
He nodded solemnly: "I swear by the honor of the Stark family." "
Meanwhile, in Stannis' room.
Stannis was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, his fingertips tapping unconsciously on the tabletop.
He could already guess that on the day he returned to King's Landing, he would be attacked by rumors.
The people of the Seven Kingdoms will curse him for signing this treaty of "losing power and humiliating the country", and Robert will definitely remove his minister of the sea in time to quell the people's grievances.
Therefore, he decided to resign as Minister of Maritime Affairs as soon as he returned to King's Landing and slipped back to Dragonstone.
"My lord, Duke Edd wants to see you."
The guard's voice sounded.
Stannis opened his eyes suddenly, and his brows instantly twisted into a knot.
Ed Stark?
What is he doing so late?
After hesitating for a moment, he still said in a deep voice: "Let him in." "
"Ed Stark" walked in, his expression extremely solemn.
Without waiting for Stannis to ask, he quickly stepped forward and said in a voice that almost only two people could hear: "My lord, there is something important that I want you to know about His Majesty the King. "
Stannis was stunned for a moment, and he said coldly: "Your Majesty, what's the matter?" "
"Duke Edd" looked worried, he approached Stannis and kept his voice to a minimum: "My lord, I suspect that none of His Majesty's three children are his flesh and blood." "
Stannis' frozen face showed a shocked expression: "What did you say?!" "
"Duke Edd" said in a deep voice: "This is my accidental discovery, aren't you curious?" His Majesty's children are all blonde... After the Battle of Bloodstone Island, I returned to King's Landing and met the Queen and her three children, and honestly, Robert and I grew up in Eagle's Nest City, and they didn't look like Robert at all, which was not logical... I wanted to tell the Prime Minister at that time, but I was afraid of being overheard..."
Stannis interrupted, "But the queen's hair color is... :"
Wait a minute.:
Stannis realized the crux of the problem.
All three children have blonde hair, and even the hair color has not been darkened by Baratheon's black hair.
"Duke Edd" showed a heavy look: "So, this is just a suspicion, I know that if I say it, others will definitely accuse me of being a groundless accusation, but I want to make it clear that if this matter is true, then you will be the only legitimate heir to the Seven Kingdoms." "
Stannis said coldly: "What evidence do you have? "
"Duke Ed" shook his head and said, "I have no evidence, after all, no one else in this world can know the truth except the queen,
However, we can change our minds, Your Majesty has so many illegitimate children, what is their hair color? Or we can find records of noble marriages and look at the hair color of the children born after the union of Baratheon and Lannister in history..."
Stannis fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he raised his head: "I will discuss it with the Prime Minister when I go back, but..."
"Duke Ed" nodded: "I understand, Master Stannis, I will not make this matter public until the truth is found, and besides, after tonight, I will not admit that I came to you and said these things." "
Stannis looked at the departing back of "Ed", and his heart was upset.
Ed Stark, a northerner known for his stubborn sense of honor, actually had such a meticulous mind...,
This made him feel a subtle change in his perception of Ed, but what was even stronger was the urgency to return to King's Landing and find out the truth.
Early the next morning, the port of Telosi was once again bustling with people.
The Seven Kingdoms delegation boarded the returning ship with the signed treaty and the redeemed noble captives.
The doubts about the three "sick and dead" nobles were finally drowned in the torrent of returning home.
As for the redemption of captured soldiers, the missions tacitly agreed.
After returning to China, each family sent people to quarrel with Telosi again, and they themselves never wanted to stay here for a moment.
The huge sails slowly rise in the morning breeze.
Jaime Lannister was placed in the cabin due to his injuries and failed to appear on deck.
Stannis Baratheon and Ed Stark meet by chance on the side of the ship.
The two of them each looked at each other tacitly, and then instantly retracted their gaze.
Ed's eyes were complicated and difficult to understand, and his mind was haunted by the conspiracy revealed by "Stannis" last night, and his heart was heavy.
And in Stannis' eyes, a flame burned.
The suspicion about the bloodline planted by "Ed" last night drove him to fly back to King's Landing immediately to verify the shocking secret that was enough to subvert the Seven Kingdoms.
The fleet slowly left the harbor and headed for Westeros.