Now that Daenerys had a stable foundation, if she managed it for a few more years, she would have a stable rear, which would mark the beginning of her path to dominance.
Although she did not like to resort to violence easily to solve problems, and she had great mercy for the general populace.
However, she had worked so hard for so many years to achieve her current status and social position, and she would not compromise easily again.
Even if it was her respected Great-grandfather, even if she had already seen through his true intentions. But this time, she was not going to cooperate with the performance. Because she now had the strength and prestige.
After expressing her attitude, Daenerys immediately ascended on her dragon, taking her sister Rhaenys for a few flights over King's Landing.
It had to be said that little Baela's true dragon bloodline was truly remarkable; she had only just passed her full moon, yet there were already magical fluctuations within her. Even her own sister, Visenya, was slightly inferior to her.
Watching Daenerys break free like this, King Jaehaerys's face grew increasingly satisfied. As the King of Westeros, who had ruled for decades, how could Jaehaerys not see Daenerys's ambition?
However, in this world, if a woman had too much ambition, the difficulties she had to endure would be much greater than those of an equally ambitious man. Although Daenerys had now established a good foundation, the dragons under her command were the supreme power in this world that no one could resist.
But a true strong person, in addition to the strength they possessed, the most important thing was a strong heart.
And Daenerys's stance immediately made many family heirs feel Frustration. The reason these young nobles had so frantically pursued Daenerys before—beauty, character—was all superficial. What they truly wanted was nothing more than the wealth and dragons Daenerys controlled.
Because they believed that by having Daenerys, they would also possess these things. At the same time, it could solidify their position in their families, thereby helping them expand their families and truly bring them to the core power table of the Seven Kingdoms.
However, Daenerys had now clearly stated that any marriage alliance with her would mean joining the Royal Family. This was completely unacceptable to the firstborn sons of Westeros.
Therefore, the vast majority of people had already given up their pursuit of Daenerys and turned their attention to Rhaenyra on the high platform.
But King Jaehaerys had no sincere intention of completing a marriage alliance with any family today; he merely wanted them to fight among themselves first, so that House Targaryen could reap the benefits.
Now seeing that Daenerys had seen through his intentions and had no intention of cooperating with the performance, and had directly broken free, he no longer had any plans to continue playing.
"Alright, the marriage alliance matter was my oversight. I am old, and I had hoped to settle their sisters' marriages before returning to the embrace of the gods."
"But matters of affection naturally require mutual love. Both princesses are excellent and are treasures of the Royal Family; in the future, their marriages will mainly depend on their own wishes. So, young men, go pursue your own happiness. This old man can only help you this far!"
"To express my apology, the Targaryen Royal Family can help one family forge a Valyria weapon each year."
"Of course, you must provide the materials for the forging yourselves; the Royal Family no longer has any spare materials."
King Jaehaerys's words immediately caused the atmosphere on the scene to surge again. Although the quantity of one item per year was indeed not much, at least it gave all these families hope, didn't it?
Duke Lannister was furious because the marriage alliance had been disrupted by those scoundrels below, and he had secretly held grudges against all the families that had been so boisterous.
Now, hearing King Jaehaerys say this, he immediately played the emotional card:
"Your Majesty is merciful! Your Majesty is wise!"
"Therefore, although we were unable to successfully ally with House Targaryen this time, the ability to once again possess a Valyria sword for our Lannister Family is a grace that our Lannister Family will forever remember."
"As long as this sword exists, the Lannister Family will always be a sharp edge in the hands of House Targaryen."
"It's just that I don't know what materials His Majesty the King needs to prepare for forging a Valyria sword?"
Seeing Duke Lannister climb up the pole like that, the other great nobles immediately became displeased. They immediately spoke up in rebuttal:
"Why should your Lannister Family be first? Marriage alliance is one thing, and forging Valyria weapons is another; how can these be confused?!"
"Exactly, exactly!"
"Just because your Lannister Family desires Valyria weapons, does that mean we don't need them?! At least you once owned one, while our family has been passed down for thousands of years, and we've never even seen one."
So these people began to quarrel again over the priority forging rights for Valyria weapons. And the intensity was no less than the previous marriage alliance discussion.
"Quarrel, quarrel! The Seven Kingdoms have experienced thousands of years of great strife, who among them could not have a little conflict and hatred? After years of peace, perhaps you have already forgotten these things. Then I will help you recall."
King Jaehaerys watched the great chaos below with satisfaction, the smile on his lips almost impossible to hide.
And the quarrel on the scene intensified, with many people getting hot-headed and directly smashing their wine glasses at their opponents. If not for the Kingsguard suppressing them, it might have truly escalated into a bloody battle.
But hatred, often, the more it is suppressed, the more intense it becomes.
Finally, their quarrel was even heard by Daenerys, who was flying on her dragon.
"It seems Great-grandfather's scheme truly worked! This overt scheme is even more unpredictable than any covert scheme!"
Finally, the crowd's quarrel slowly subsided only after Daenerys returned on her dragon. And only then did Daenerys realize that their current quarrel was over the priority forging rights for Valyria weapons.
Daenerys looked deeply at her Great-grandfather, realizing that his two tricks involved not only his great-granddaughter but also Valyria weapons!
"Great-grandfather, I'm very curious how you plan to deliver the Valyria weapons to them?"
Daenerys lightly teased King Jaehaerys in his ear.
The Old King, however, remained expressionless and calmly played a trick:
"Why do you think I so readily bestowed Oldtown upon you? The next problem will naturally be for you to solve for me!"
Hearing him say that, Daenerys could only be speechless. So, neither of his two tricks involved anything of his own!
Everything in this world had long been priced.
So Daenerys called Earl Bisbury and whispered instructions in his ear. Hearing Daenerys's plan, Earl Bisbury, as the Minister of Finance, was so excited he almost jumped up.
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