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#280 - Chapter 14: The Responsibilities of Noble Children

Jaime couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up and roared, "Impossible! I will not agree to this!"

Tywin ignored them, staring at Cersei and said, "Alas, I have protected you too well! You may not know, but the Lannister family is in a very dangerous situation right now. Cersei, do you know? My original plan was to marry you to Loras. Because the Tyrell family was previously the only force that could rival us in terms of resources, so we needed to win them over."

Cersei asked, "And why is that?"

Tywin: "War is a bottomless pit that devours money. We have been fighting to support Joffrey, but do you know how much money we have spent in the past few years?"

Tyrion: "It is precisely because we have money that we won the previous war!"

"You could say that, but do you know how much gold Casterly Rock has mined in the past year?" Seeing the three not speaking, Tywin continued, "No matter how you guess, you're right."

Tyrion was surprised: "Oh! Impossible! This can't be true." He reacted the fastest and already understood the meaning of the words.

Tywin said, "That's right, our last gold mine also dried up three years ago. The entire Westerlands may only have a few silver mines left to maintain."

Cersei asked, "Then what are we relying on to maintain our expenses?"

Tyrion sat dejectedly back in his chair and said, "Loans! The royal family owes the Iron Bank a sum of money, a very large sum of money."

Jaime: "How much?"

Tywin: "A very huge amount, almost four million gold dragons. One million of which was borrowed by Robert. That guy always spends money recklessly, so I don't like him very much."

Cersei: "Perhaps you could talk to the head of the Iron Bank."

Tyrion said helplessly, "The Iron Bank does not tolerate arrears. This saying is as deeply rooted as the Lannister's 'a Lannister always pays his debts'. We cannot deceive them, nor can we use excuses toperfunctorily."

Tywin: "Yes, if you owe the Iron Bank money, the wisest thing to do is to repay it if you don't want to be destroyed. Because they will spare no effort to support your opponents, as long as the other party is willing to assume the previous debt. So we need to tie the Tyrell family and Garlan to our chariot in order to protect our family, protect your children. Cersei, you don't want Joffrey to be defeated and die, do you!"

"Since it's for the benefit of the family, I agree!" Cersei may have many shortcomings, but her love for her children is genuine.

Tywin nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, you have made a wise choice. As for the two of you, you also need to contribute to the family by marrying Moria Hightower and Desmera Redwyne, to further deepen our alliance with the Reach. As for who marries who, you two decide for yourselves."

The two said in unison: "What! Father, are you kidding me!"

"I am the Captain of the Kingsguard, I have sworn before the gods, and I cannot marry or have children for life."

"Moria Hightower is a madman, and Desmera Redwyne is only fifteen years old, still a child."

Tywin: "Enough, you have enjoyed preferential treatment since you were born. These are all brought to you by the family. Jaime, you gave up the responsibility of the family heir, but what was the result? How many oaths have you broken? Especially you, Tyrion, you killed your mother as soon as you were born. Over the years, I have been tolerating you wearing the badge passed down from my father and my grandfather, only because I cannot prove that you are not my seed. Children, I beg you, don't let the family be disgraced anymore. Cersei has already agreed, it's time for you to make a choice. Now, get out of here and think carefully about what to do? After the wedding, you must give me an answer."

The Setijia Manor was filled with voices, and this kind of lively scene had not appeared for a long time. Because the giants were burly, they could only be arranged in the spacious banquet hall.

However, how to properly accommodate more than one hundred velociraptors became a tricky problem. These ferocious beasts obviously could not share a room with ordinary warhorses. Therefore, people had to enclose an area in the back garden with sturdy steel fences for the velociraptors to move freely. At the same time, in order to facilitate the care of these beasts and to deal with emergencies at any time, the velociraptor riders were also arranged to live nearby.

The air in King's Landing was still filthy and disgusting. Fortunately, the Aegon's High Hill was close to the sea, and the bursts of sea breeze could blow the unpleasant smells away. Liu Yuan had no interest in wandering around King's Landing, so he sent guards to accompany Lyanna and the two children to visit King's Landing.

To his surprise, Tyrion did not come to him for a drink and chat as usual, presumably Tywin had other arrangements for him. However, Gals came here with Paxter Redwyne. Earl Paxter is the lord of Arbor Island. Liu Yuan had dealt with him when he was in Old Town. Although he successfully defeated the Tyrell army, he still enjoys a high reputation in the Reach, especially respected by the nobles. The captured free knights were all introduced to Robb under his recommendation. Although the North is short of resources, it is not short of vast and fertile land, and these brave men just filled the top combat power in the army. Of course, this is also due to the positive publicity of theCitadel.

However, what is Earl Paxter's intention to bring his beloved daughter here? Looking at the little girl with freckles and a shy face. Liu couldn't help but suspect that this earl was trying to become his father-in-law? Bah! What a wishful thinking! You must know that the girl is not yet 15 years old, younger than Sansa. But fortunately, girls are always easy to coax. A bowl of delicious strawberry ice cream can make her smile and happily run to watch the giants.

Although he didn't have much interest in young girls, it was quite interesting to talk to them. Paxter vividly described the fierce and tense situation in the southern region, which was more interesting than the boring war reports.

Viserys's performance exceeded his original expectations and was pleasantly surprised. At present, he has controlled most of the territory of the Stormlands. For decades, every time a war breaks out, the people of the Stormlands are always the first to bear the brunt and become the biggest victims. In particular, the Reach army has repeatedly burned, killed and looted here. These atrocities have made the people of the Stormlands full of hatred for the Tyrell army, even more intense than the hatred of the Riverlands people for the Lannister army. As a result, many people resolutely abandoned the Baratheon family and instead joined the Targaryen army.