Chapter 304 No choice
"When was this letter sent?" Catelyn held up the letter sent from King's Landing in her hand. She asked Ser Rodrik loudly, "When the bird brings the letter, you should call immediately.
Just wake me up!"
"According to Miss Mia Stone, the raven carrying the message raft arrived at the Eyrie City in the early morning!" Sir Rodrik answered honestly, "The message raft was first delivered to the hands of Duke Gaoyuan, and passed through Gaoyuan
After your Excellency reviewed it, it was passed to me through the hands of Miss Mia Shidong."
"Miss Mia Shidong asked me to wait until Madam you wake up before delivering the letter to you."
"For such an important thing, you should wake me up as soon as possible!" Caitlin insisted.
"Miss Mia Shidong also said that Lord Gao Yuan has sent an urgent summons to Sir Nestor at the Gates of the Moon below. Duke Gao Yuan plans to talk to you after receiving Sir Nestor."
"It's Mia Shidong again...has she become Duke Gaoyuan's mouthpiece now?" Caitlin frowned at this moment, "Does the illegitimate daughter really think that she can rise to power just by virtue of this?"
"Sir Rodrik, where is Lord Gao Yuan now?" Caitlin's face turned livid at this moment, "I don't care when he plans to come to talk to me again, or whether he has ended the meeting with Lord Nestor, I
I need to go see him right now."
"Lord Gao Yuan must be receiving Sir Nestor in the hall of the castle at this moment."
"You go back to your room to clean up later. We have been in this canyon for too long. No matter what the outcome of the negotiation with Duke Gaoyuan is later, it is time for us to leave." Caitlin ordered, "
Since Queen Cersei, that evil woman, sent a letter to the Eyrie, she must have sent a similar letter to Winterfell."
"My duty is to accompany my three sons in Winterfell. Robb must have gone crazy after learning the news. Neither Ned nor I are with him at the moment. I don't know what he will do."
Something stupid is coming."
"Sir Rodrik, if your strength can still hold on... After I meet Duke Gao Yuan later, I will ask him to send someone to escort us to Seagull Town, and we will take a boat back from there."
"We need to take a boat again..." Sir Rodrik suddenly turned blue when he heard that he was about to return to the North from the sea, but he still endured not trembling, "Madam, I will follow your instructions."
Caitlin summoned the maid sent to her by Gao Yuan, and the old knight was waiting outside the door. While she let the maid change her clothes, she thought about how to persuade Gao Yuan to send troops to help her and Ned after seeing Gao Yuan later.
.Thinking of the illegitimate daughter who had been following Gao Yuan, Caitlin felt her teeth itch with hatred.
Thinking of this, Caitlin suddenly became worried.
The righteous young man Caitlin knew in Winterfell in the past has long since disappeared. Ever since they said goodbye at the Xianglong Inn, Gao Yuan has become increasingly unfathomable in her eyes, and his thoughts have become even more unfathomable.
The depth is even more frightening.
As the opportunities to get along with each other increased, Caitlin also discovered that Duke Gao Yuan was becoming more and more skilled in the manipulation of political means. He no longer spoke out his righteous words, and his behavior became increasingly cautious and his mood and anger were invisible. It seemed that
He is generally concerned about everyone around him.
The worst thing is that now he has begun to care about the gains and losses of interests. She is very worried that Gao Yuan will refuse to send troops to assist them. He is worried that Gao Yuan will suddenly fall to the side of the Lannister family because of the interests. Although Caitlin still believes in Gao Yuan's character.
, but in the face of huge interests, no one can guarantee that he can still maintain his original intention.
"My husband has provided him with a lot of help..." Caitlin said to Rodrigo when she followed Sir Rodrik up the stairs of the tower and walked towards the cold and pale halls of the Eagle's Nest.
Sir Crocker said, "When we asked him to send troops, he could not forget this..."
"Madam, I believe Lord Gao Yuan will not forget..." Sir Rodrik twirled the beard on his chin. During the period of recuperation at the Gates of the Moon, his beard grew back and was as white as snow.
And there are many trees, and his appearance now is almost the same as before.
"I heard the news from Maester Colmont. Previously, Duke Gaoyuan had handed over a thousand elite soldiers to your uncle and ordered him to quickly lead troops to reinforce the riverlands and Riverrun." Sir Rodrik comforted, "You want to
I understand that the reason why Duke Gao Yuan did this was not because of your request, Madam."
"Compared to the current crisis facing Riverrun and the 30,000 troops of the Lannister family, the 1,000 elite soldiers that Uncle Brynden took away are just a drop in the bucket..."
"A thousand elite soldiers is indeed not a lot...but madam...you have to know that the Lannister family has not shown any ill will towards Duke Goyuan and the East." Sir Rodrik explained, "
Lord Gao Yuan ordered Ser Brynden the Blackfish to lead a thousand elite troops to rush to Riverrun City, which at least illustrates Lord Gao Yuan's attitude towards this matter."
"The king is dead...."
The two people who had climbed to the top of the tower had just reached the door of the hall when they heard a distant voice coming from inside through the weirwood door. Caitlin and Sir Rodrik exchanged looks, and then Rodrik
The sergeant pushed open the weirwood door.
The two strode into the hall, and saw Gao Yuan sitting on the throne carved from weirwood. The golden dragon flag of the Evening Star, symbolizing the Duke Gao Yuan family, was flying above his head. From a distance, they saw Caitlin with her
As Sir Rodrik burst into the hall, Gao Yuan immediately stopped talking with Sir Nestor in the audience.
"Lord Gao Yuan, I have something to talk to you about!"
Lady Catelyn passed by Sir Nestor and came to Gao Yuan. At this moment, there was only a moon gate between them.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao Yuan stood up from the throne helplessly, "Mrs. Stark, I remember I said I would talk to you later about your husband!"
"We need to talk now!" Caitlin unconsciously raised her voice. Her move immediately caught the eyes of Sir Nestor and Mia Stone.
"Mrs. Stark, the reason why my lord is so polite to you is just because you are the wife of Duke Stark." Sir Nestor couldn't help but frowned, "But please don't forget where this is?"
"This is the Eagle's Nest City. Of course I have not forgotten it!" Caitlin turned around and said coldly, "I just wonder if Lord Gao Yuan still remembers how you became the master of this castle?"
"I will never forget the help Lord Stark gave me, Lady Catelyn!" Gao Yuan assured Lady Catelyn, and then he gave a gentle reprimand to Sir Nestor in the audience.
"Ser Nestor, please do not be rude! Lady Catelyn is our honored guest."
"You'd better not forget!" Caitlin took out the letter sent from King's Landing from her arms, "This letter arrived at the Eyrie in the early morning. Why didn't you let that Mia Stone until not long ago?
Miss Dong, please hand it over to me?"
"If Madam, you read the back of the letter carefully, you will understand that the recipient of this letter is me and not you, Mrs. Caitlin!" Gao Yuan looked at the other party and frowned, "It's just because the content of the letter is different from the content of the letter.
Madam, your husband is related, so out of courtesy, I asked Miss Mia Shidong to forward the letter to you for your review."
"Oh, out of courtesy! What a courtesy!" Lady Catelyn sneered, "My husband has become a prisoner; my son intends to summon my husband's vassals to raise an army to declare war on the Lannister; my two daughters are
I don’t know whether Jun Lin is alive or dead; but you actually said you were only conveying this news to me out of courtesy."
"What difference does it make to you and me to know this news earlier or later?" Gao Yuan asked, "At this moment, we are both in the Eagle's Nest City, thousands of miles away from King's Landing. This place is far away from your husband's house.
Winterfell is thousands of miles away."
"I understand very well your anxious mood at the moment, madam, but venting your anger and dissatisfaction on me at this moment will not solve any problems."
"You should remain calm and patient like me for this."
"Lord Gao Yuan, you simply can't understand how I feel at the moment. Family is more important to me than anything else, and yet you are still talking to me about calmness and patience!" Even she couldn't bear the polite tone Caitlin pretended to have.
"If you, madam, still want to participate in our next conversation, then madam, you'd better stay calm and patient." His tone seemed to bring an end to the dispute, "Sir Nestor just came from below.
Coming up from the Gates of the Moon, he still doesn't know much about the current situation and your husband's current situation. You have to give him a chance to understand the cause and effect of the matter, right?"
Mrs. Caitlin was speechless when she heard this. She really didn't think that much just now. At this moment, she had begun to regret her impulsive behavior just now.
"Sir Nestor, where did we just talk?" Seeing that Caitlin stopped speaking, Gao Yuan turned his head and prepared to continue the conversation with Nestor Royce.
"My lord, you just said that news came from King's Landing that the king has passed away."
"That's right..." Gao Yuan murmured to himself, "Besides there is another news, and this news is related to Mrs. Caitlin."
"That is Lady Catelyn's husband, Duke Eddard Stark, who is accused of treason..." Gao Yuan looked at Caitlin, wanting to see her reaction at the moment, "The raven brought us from King's Landing. The letter came saying that Duke Stark conspired with Robert's two brothers to seize the throne of Prince Joffrey."
"My husband would never do such a disgraceful thing!" Even so, Caitlin's tone seemed a little hesitant at the moment. There seemed to be a disdainful voice whispering in her heart: Ned and a certain What honor is there for a woman to give birth to an illegitimate child?
"He just did what he was supposed to do!" Lady Catelyn deliberately prolonged her tone in an attempt to cover up her hesitation, "No matter what those people in King's Landing say, I always believe that what Ned did was right. It’s the right choice.”
"Of course, these are just the words of Queen Cersei." Gao Yuan confirmed Caitlin's statement, "Madam, I have always believed in your husband. I believe that everyone here believes in Lord Stark like me. With history Mr. Tucker's character will never do anything that goes against his honor."
"This letter is written in the name of your daughter Sansa Stark." Gao Yuan told Lady Catelyn, "According to the content of the letter, Miss Sansa Stark wrote a total of four such letters. .The recipients include the heir of the Stark family in Winterfell, Lord Hoster Tully in Riverrun, Lord Stannis Baratheon in Dragonstone, and us in the Eyrie."
"It also has Lord Stark's seal on it..."
Caitlin confidently looked through the notes on the letter. The font and notes on it seemed to be written by her daughter Sansa. Because the news in the letter was too shocking, Caitlin had no time to tell who wrote the content. of.
However, this is good news for Caitlin. Since the letter was written by Sansa, it at least means that Sansa's personal safety in King's Landing is now guaranteed. Caitlin finally had patience this time and started Read the content of the letter carefully.
But the more confident Catelyn read the contents of the letter, the more she felt a chill in her heart: King Robert was dead, and Robb and his mother should rush to the Red Keep to swear allegiance to Joffrey. She said we must guarantee our loyalty. Sure enough, when she marries Joffrey, she will beg her husband to spare her father's life.
My poor daughter, why didn't you mention a word about Arya's situation? No, Sansa didn't mention a word about her sister. How is my other daughter now? Catelyn is sad think.
"These are indeed Sansa's notes, but the contents should be Queen Cersei's meaning." Caitlin shook her head heavily, "Lord Gao Yuan, they also asked you to go to King's Landing to declare your allegiance to the new king."
"Mrs. Stark, do you think I will obey their orders and go to King's Landing to swear allegiance to the so-called new king Joffrey?" Gao Yuan sneered, "The Lannister family has no credibility at all, Ye.
During the War of the Snatchers, they deceived the Mad King Yinlis into opening the gate to King's Landing, but what did the Mad King get?"
"The Lannister army sacked the entire city of King's Landing; Mad King Yinlys was pierced through the heart by the sword of the Kingslayer; none of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen's wife and children survived..."
"Mrs. Catelyn, are the Starks planning to surrender to the Lannister family?" Gao Yuan showed a meaningful smile to Catelyn.
"My husband is now imprisoned in the dungeon of the Red Keep, and my two daughters are now in their hands..." Caitlin seemed a little hesitant, "But my son Robb Stark
, will never agree to our surrender to the Lannisters."
Chapter completed!