King Robert and Duke Eddard went to the Stark family's tomb, leaving only the sulky queen and a team of people brought by the king. Fortunately, Caitlin had already prepared, such as Robert's arrival

Before leaving, just as the queen said, the servants of Winterfell had already arranged everything for the guests coming from afar.

When the crowd began to disperse and members of the Stark family began to return to the castle, Gao Yuan noticed Jon who was still standing there. He seemed to have something on his mind at the moment.

"Don't think that since the king is here today, your training will be exempted." Gao Yuan patted Jon hard on the shoulder, pulling him back from his daze.

"In order to welcome the king, a grand dinner will be held in the city tonight. If you finish the training early, you can go back early to take a shower and change clothes to attend the dinner."

Facing Gao Yuan's teasing, Jon took a deep breath, turned around and pretended to be relaxed: "Mrs. Stark came to me just now. She thought it would be good for the illegitimate child to dine at the same table with them tonight.

Royalty is an insult."

"You can think on the bright side. At least she didn't exclude you from the hall, right?" Gao Yuan couldn't understand how much Jon resisted his identity as an illegitimate child.

"Even Theon can join them!" Jon was a little reluctant.

"By letting an adopted son with a broken arm and a bandage sit at the table, does Mrs. Stark want to tell the king how miserable the hostage from the Iron Islands was in Winterfell?" Gao Yuan

joked.

Gao Yuan's words immediately wiped away the unhappiness in Jon's heart, and he started laughing along with Gao Yuan. While Gao Yuan was chatting and laughing with Jon, he noticed a vicious look on him.

on the body.

When he turned his head, he saw Theon Greyjoy with his left arm wrapped in a thick bandage, looking at the two men viciously in a corner. It was obvious that the conversation between the two just now had been overtaken by this unlucky man.

After hearing this, Gao Yuan's golden eyes looked directly into those vicious eyes, showing no sign of feeling guilty for his words.

Maybe he was shocked by Gao Yuan's golden eyes, or maybe it was because Gao Yuan's previous ferocity left a shadow in Xion's heart. When Gao Yuan looked at him, Xion immediately lowered his head in fear and turned around dejectedly.

left.

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"When I was discussing with Robert in the tomb today, I had already conveyed to him the news that there were White Walkers north of the Great Wall and needed support from the Seven Kingdoms. Unfortunately...he is also now captured by Jon Arryn

He was so worried about all these things that he had no time to care about these things." After the conversation with Robert in the tomb, Ed immediately found Bunyan on the school grounds, which showed that he was very concerned about Bunyan's problem.

Attentive.

"The situation in King's Landing is very tense now, and he came to seek my help this time." Ed continued, "Robert told me that he currently needs someone as trustworthy as Lord Arryn to serve as Prime Minister, so

Then he found me."

"You should know that if something goes wrong on the Great Wall, the North will be the first to suffer. At this moment, a change has occurred north of the Great Wall, and you have to leave the North." Bunyan was a little angry. Doesn't this mean that he was facing this situation this time?

The trip to Winter City was in vain.

"I don't know what you are thinking, Ed! No matter how well you help your old friends in the kingdom manage the Seven Kingdoms, your family territory is in crisis at the moment." Bunyan tried to calm down his mood, "

Don’t forget that you are the Warden of the North first, and then an old friend of Robert Baratheon, and don’t forget your own responsibilities.”

Ed Stark smiled bitterly. He didn't know where his responsibility lay. But when he grew up together and experienced the labor insurance of the Reaver War together, and asked Ed for help, he really had no way to ask.

reject.

The news about strange ghosts and unusual movements among wildlings north of the Great Wall are now nothing more than baseless rumors. They do not have sufficient evidence in their hands to prove that what they say is true.

"I have contacted other lords in the north and asked them to allocate a proportion of their own private soldiers from their own troops to accompany you to the Great Wall for support."

Although Ed grew up in the Eagle's Nest City, he and Bunyan have a close relationship with each other, so he also knows his brother's temperament very well. After all, among the members of the Stark family of the same generation,

Now there are only two of them left.

Knowing that he did not mean to offend, but that he was a little impatient out of consideration for the duty of the night watchman and the interests of the family, Ed was not angry because of this, and just sighed and said.

"The weather in the north is getting colder now. According to Maester Luwin's judgment, this summer is coming to an end. The lords of various territories are busy stocking up on food. You don't expect much support from them in terms of manpower, but if

If the Night Watchmen are lacking in supplies, I can try my best to help you find a solution."

Now that Ed has said this, Bunyan finally understands that Ed has nothing to do, but he still hopes to get greater support: "Is there really no way to persuade him from the king's side?"

"You can chat with him face to face at tonight's banquet. He has not refused your request, but just don't have high hopes." Ed replied.

"I will go and talk to him." Bunyan said with firm eyes.

"It's getting late, and Caitlin is leading people to prepare for tonight's dinner. These days, in order to welcome the king's arrival, she is even busier than me, the Guardian of the North, so I have to see if there is anything I can do to help her.

"Ed Stark said and turned his attention to Gao Yuan and Jon who were training in swordsmanship in the school grounds.

"Let Jon and the others stop first, go take a bath and change clothes to prepare for the dinner. Robert is an old friend of mine, but he is also the king now. If we are casually neglecting each other because we are familiar with each other, even if he doesn't care,

The queen of the Lannister family next to him will inevitably attack us."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The fact that I took Robert to the tomb today made the queen angry."

Bunyan couldn't help but complain after hearing this: "When you brought Jon back from the outside, Caitlin was just like that queen!"

"To this day, Catelyn is still angry with you. She forbids Jon from sharing the table with his brothers and sisters at today's dinner."

"I know...I'm sorry for Caitlin. Let her be free of her little willfulness!" Ed sighed and said, "Let the ranger go to the dinner party with Jon. I can see that Jon likes it very much."

He has a companion to talk to at the dinner party, which may allow him to temporarily forget those unpleasant things."

"He is a very good swordsmanship teacher."

Ed looked at Gao Yuan who was brutally torturing Jon on the school field and couldn't help but admired.

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After Eddard Stark finished his conversation with Bunyan, he turned around and left the school grounds without even saying hello to Jon. Perhaps he felt guilty about his illegitimate son, or because, as he said before,

Yes, hurry up and help Caitlin who has been busy for more than half a month.

"That's it for today's training, Jon!" Benjen Stark shouted as he walked into the school field.

Jon, who was having a sword duel with Gao Yuan, was attracted by Bunyan's words, and the rhythm and movement of his feet paused for a moment. Gao Yuan seized the opportunity and knocked away the long sword in his hand.

"Uncle Benjen said today's training is over." Jon looked at the Blade of the Evening Star on his neck with some reluctance.

"When you are in a life-and-death duel with your enemy, they don't care if someone calls timeout in midfield." Gao Yuan held the sharp blade in his hand and gently scratched Jon's neck, "Remember! Without you,

Never relax your vigilance until you are sure that your opponent has completely lost the threat."

"It's getting late. Let's take a shower, change into clean clothes, and get ready to attend the dinner party."

Bunyan gently moved the sharp blade in Gao Yuan's hand away from Jon's neck, then turned his head to look at Gao Yuan and said, "You too!"

"Do I also want to participate?" Gao Yuan was a little surprised by this, "I am not a member of the Stark family."

"Edder ordered it." Benyan nodded and said, "As Jon's swordsmanship teacher, to a certain extent, you can be regarded as a guest of Winterfell, right?"

When Gao Yuan entered the hall of Winterfell's inner castle, the place was already buzzing with people. This is the place where the Duke of Winterfell entertains guests and the castle owner's family dinners. It can accommodate up to five hundred people at the same time.

, but it was already packed to the brim at this time.

The inner walls made of gray stone around the hall are covered with the flags of the two protagonist families tonight. The gray and white flag with a direwolf embroidered in the middle belongs to the Stark family, and the one with the crowned stag on a gold background

, is the banner of House Baratheon, and scarlet is the roaring lion of House Lannister.

Winterfell is located on a hot spring. Thanks to the hot water transported through the pipes between the walls, compared to the biting cold outside the large door, the hall seems a bit hot, and waves of heat hit high into the distance.

He came in front of the restaurant. Servants who were constantly passing between the eight long tables were bringing freshly baked bread and meaty roasted meats to the table.

Gao Yuan's arrival instantly silenced the originally bustling hall, and everyone focused their attention on Gao Yuan, who "broke into" the banquet in full force.

Different from other nobles and young attendants in gorgeous clothes, Gao Yuan, who had just entered the hall, was still wearing the dragon scale armor he usually wore. This once made the guests in the hall suspect that the Stark family

Are we going to take this opportunity to attack these nobles from the south?

Fortunately, Gao Yuan quickly found his own place in the corner and sat down under the guidance of the servant. Only then did the frightened Winterfell guests secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

As a condition for the validity of guest rights, the guest must come to the host's roof and accept the bread and salt provided by the host before it will be considered valid.

At present, the Stark family, as the owner of Winterfell, only provides them with bread.

That's why when they saw the heavily armed Gao Yuan appear, these guests in gorgeous clothes were so panicked. After Gao Yuan found his seat and sat down, the nobles present began to ask for help from the busy servants.

Serve salt on their table so that guest rights can be enforced.

Gao Yuan, who was sitting in front of the long table, obviously noticed the panicked eyes of the nobles, and he felt helpless. Because he never thought that he would attend this dinner, he did not prepare a set for himself in advance.

He doesn't even have a set of casual clothes suitable for a dinner party.

Therefore, he could only wear the dragon scale armor brought from Middle Earth to the dinner party. He did not expect that his outfit would scare those timid nobles, even though he was not wearing any weapons.

in the case of.

Jon Snow was arranged by the servants to sit with Gao Yuan. At this dinner to welcome the king, there were many illegitimate children like Jon Snow who could not get the same treatment as other brothers and sisters. Regardless of his

Whether his father is Prince Rhaegar of the Targaryen family, or Eddard Stark, Duke of Winterfell.

As long as their father has not legalized their status, even if their status as his heirs is recognized by their father, they will not receive the same treatment as legitimate children. Just like Jon Snow, although he is

He already had the qualifications to enter this dinner party, but he could not dine at the same table with his half-brothers and sisters.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In fact, for the illegitimate son beside Gao Yuan who was feeding the cut chicken to the direwolf under the table, this kind of dinner was actually more like a banquet.

Such an insult. Stark, who was playing and playing not far away, always reminded him of the distinction between himself and his brothers and sisters.

Of course, except for a few bastards, most of the people sitting at the long table where they were sitting were young knights' attendants. Some of the knights they served were loyal to the royal family, and some were loyal to Casterly Rock.

The Lannister family...the highest status among these people are the knight squires who serve the Kingsguard. They can already be regarded as candidates for the Kingsguard.
To be continued...