Leono was about to explode at the ministers who collectively went silent whenever Daenerys was mentioned, and then stood up to report something just as the meeting was about to end. However, when he saw that it was Barristan, in white clothes and white armor, who had stood up, he quickly straightened his body.
"Teacher, do you have something to report?" Leono always maintained respect for Barristan, because this old man, apart from being a bit rigid in his thinking, could be said to be his direct and staunch supporter. Apart from not being able to offer advice, he could completely entrust his back to the other party.
"Your Majesty, the 'Knight's Code' that you asked me to compile has been initially completed." Barristan took out a stack of parchment from under his white silk cloak.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, teacher. I will read it carefully and give my opinions. I may need you to make changes again at that time." Leono waved his hand, and Brienne, who understood the instruction, quickly took the parchment manuscript for him.
"It is my duty, Your Majesty." Barristan's attitude was extremely humble. With the completion of this "Knight's Code," his life would be nearly complete.
"Okay, after the manuscript is completed, everyone can read it and offer suggestions together. Is there anything else? If not, then this meeting is adjourned." Leono waited for Brienne to collect the manuscript and asked the ministers again.
This time, there were no extra people. The meeting ended smoothly, and the people present got up and left the Prime Minister's Tower in twos and threes.
Leono should also get up and leave. This was the Prime Minister's Tower, belonging to Mace Tyrell, but he did not move. Instead, he addressed Mace below, with the departing crowd as witnesses:
"Lord Mace, we need to talk."
"I am honored." Mace did not have his usual cheerful demeanor, but instead wore a stern face, and his tone was stiff. He was still unhappy about the meeting just now. He looked very angry!
Leono looked at the sulky Mace and felt that his words just now had not given him enough face. He estimated that he would have to coax him later to make him feel better.
When all the ministers had left in twos and threes, Leono walked down from the throne and walked towards Mace's side. The many scribes and recorder Steve all lowered their heads, wanting to leave but not daring to move, and could only brace themselves and act as invisible people.
"Father, I'm really sorry about just now." Leono came to Mace's desk and carefully apologized to his father-in-law.
"..." Mace's expression softened a bit when he heard Leono speak, but out of face, he did not speak.
"Father, let's talk somewhere else!" Seeing that Mace was still acting sulky, Leono turned his head and glanced at the others present, and whispered to his father-in-law to go to a place with fewer people.
"Let's go!" Mace still looked sulky, but he still gave some face and got up to follow Leono away.
Leono, escorted by Brienne and the other Kingsguard, left the Prime Minister's Tower and chose a secluded courtyard for a secret conversation.
"Father, I still want to apologize for the situation just now." Leono waited until there was no one around and apologized to Mace again. Not giving him face in such a public place was indeed a bit too much.
"Cough, you shouldn't have done that." Mace, seeing that there was no one here, no longer pretended.
What was 'doing that'? Leono didn't know if Mace's displeasure was about the same thing as his apology, but he couldn't ask directly, so he could only nod and admit his mistake with a chuckle.
"Leono, let me call you that. You..." Mace saw Leono nodding and accepting his teachings, and boldly called out his name.
"Of course, my father. You are Margaery's father, and also my father. We are king and subject, but also family. You can call me by my name directly." Leono nodded repeatedly.
"Leono, to tell you the truth, you have been guarding against us." Mace raised his head slightly and said with some complaint and dissatisfaction. You are so wary of us, yet you say we are family.
"My father, how can you say that?" Leono revealed a wronged expression. "I also have my own difficulties."
"What difficulties? Did we betray you?" Mace laughed directly in anger. He could not accept Leono's statement.
"My lord, you have not betrayed me, but you are also guarding against me." Seeing that Mace was taking it seriously, Leono directly opened up the conversation.
"..." Mace opened his mouth wide when he heard this. His family had been so sincere to Leono, why did Leono still think that his family was guarding against him?
"Isn't that so? You have been forcing me to name Vivian and Arya as crown princesses. What are you trying to do? Do you want to use them to replace me?" Leono directly pointed out the deepest conflict between the Tyrell family and himself.
"No..." Mace was a little overwhelmed by Leono's questioning. These things were certainly true, but he believed that he absolutely could not admit them.
"If that's the case, then why have you been forcing me?" Leono pressed.
"Of course, it's for, for making your kingdom more stable." Mace's mind didn't work quickly, but he temporarily found a relatively good excuse.
"Is that so?" Leono questioned. "Then I really misunderstood you. This is also your difficulty, right?"
"Of course, of course." Mace nodded repeatedly.
"Just like you have your own difficulties that you have to force me with, I also have my own difficulties. Father, what do you think?" Leono's goal was not to pursue Mace relentlessly, as that would be meaningless. His goal was to have a good talk with the Tyrell family and resolve the deadlock without intensifying the conflict.
"Of course, of course." Mace nodded.
"In order to eliminate some unspoken difficulties between us, let's put aside those interests and talk. What do you think, Father?" Leono suggested.
"Of course, of course, but only we talk?" Mace finally understood Leono's meaning, but his eyes turned.
"Of course not. I would rather hold a banquet, where we and Margaery can sit together, but I don't think Margaery's current body is suitable for participating in such activities. She needs a quiet environment." Leono really wanted to talk directly with Mace, but he knew that Mace could not make decisions for the Tyrell family, and he did not want to put the pregnant Margaery in the middle of himself and the Tyrell family to suffer.
Leono didn't know if Margaery would suffer. He felt that his queen should unhesitatingly stand on the side of her family, but she should also consider her own interests, so he decided to exclude her first.
"That's easy. I'll write a letter to Highgarden and ask my mother to come over." Mace's opinion of Leono changed slightly when he heard Leono's words. He said he wanted to invite the person who could really make the decision to come and talk, and he knew that he couldn't resist Leono.
"Of course, I will prepare the banquet." Leono readily agreed.
"Teacher, do you have something to report?" Leono always maintained respect for Barristan, because this old man, apart from being a bit rigid in his thinking, could be said to be his direct and staunch supporter. Apart from not being able to offer advice, he could completely entrust his back to the other party.
"Your Majesty, the 'Knight's Code' that you asked me to compile has been initially completed." Barristan took out a stack of parchment from under his white silk cloak.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, teacher. I will read it carefully and give my opinions. I may need you to make changes again at that time." Leono waved his hand, and Brienne, who understood the instruction, quickly took the parchment manuscript for him.
"It is my duty, Your Majesty." Barristan's attitude was extremely humble. With the completion of this "Knight's Code," his life would be nearly complete.
"Okay, after the manuscript is completed, everyone can read it and offer suggestions together. Is there anything else? If not, then this meeting is adjourned." Leono waited for Brienne to collect the manuscript and asked the ministers again.
This time, there were no extra people. The meeting ended smoothly, and the people present got up and left the Prime Minister's Tower in twos and threes.
Leono should also get up and leave. This was the Prime Minister's Tower, belonging to Mace Tyrell, but he did not move. Instead, he addressed Mace below, with the departing crowd as witnesses:
"Lord Mace, we need to talk."
"I am honored." Mace did not have his usual cheerful demeanor, but instead wore a stern face, and his tone was stiff. He was still unhappy about the meeting just now. He looked very angry!
Leono looked at the sulky Mace and felt that his words just now had not given him enough face. He estimated that he would have to coax him later to make him feel better.
When all the ministers had left in twos and threes, Leono walked down from the throne and walked towards Mace's side. The many scribes and recorder Steve all lowered their heads, wanting to leave but not daring to move, and could only brace themselves and act as invisible people.
"Father, I'm really sorry about just now." Leono came to Mace's desk and carefully apologized to his father-in-law.
"..." Mace's expression softened a bit when he heard Leono speak, but out of face, he did not speak.
"Father, let's talk somewhere else!" Seeing that Mace was still acting sulky, Leono turned his head and glanced at the others present, and whispered to his father-in-law to go to a place with fewer people.
"Let's go!" Mace still looked sulky, but he still gave some face and got up to follow Leono away.
Leono, escorted by Brienne and the other Kingsguard, left the Prime Minister's Tower and chose a secluded courtyard for a secret conversation.
"Father, I still want to apologize for the situation just now." Leono waited until there was no one around and apologized to Mace again. Not giving him face in such a public place was indeed a bit too much.
"Cough, you shouldn't have done that." Mace, seeing that there was no one here, no longer pretended.
What was 'doing that'? Leono didn't know if Mace's displeasure was about the same thing as his apology, but he couldn't ask directly, so he could only nod and admit his mistake with a chuckle.
"Leono, let me call you that. You..." Mace saw Leono nodding and accepting his teachings, and boldly called out his name.
"Of course, my father. You are Margaery's father, and also my father. We are king and subject, but also family. You can call me by my name directly." Leono nodded repeatedly.
"Leono, to tell you the truth, you have been guarding against us." Mace raised his head slightly and said with some complaint and dissatisfaction. You are so wary of us, yet you say we are family.
"My father, how can you say that?" Leono revealed a wronged expression. "I also have my own difficulties."
"What difficulties? Did we betray you?" Mace laughed directly in anger. He could not accept Leono's statement.
"My lord, you have not betrayed me, but you are also guarding against me." Seeing that Mace was taking it seriously, Leono directly opened up the conversation.
"..." Mace opened his mouth wide when he heard this. His family had been so sincere to Leono, why did Leono still think that his family was guarding against him?
"Isn't that so? You have been forcing me to name Vivian and Arya as crown princesses. What are you trying to do? Do you want to use them to replace me?" Leono directly pointed out the deepest conflict between the Tyrell family and himself.
"No..." Mace was a little overwhelmed by Leono's questioning. These things were certainly true, but he believed that he absolutely could not admit them.
"If that's the case, then why have you been forcing me?" Leono pressed.
"Of course, it's for, for making your kingdom more stable." Mace's mind didn't work quickly, but he temporarily found a relatively good excuse.
"Is that so?" Leono questioned. "Then I really misunderstood you. This is also your difficulty, right?"
"Of course, of course." Mace nodded repeatedly.
"Just like you have your own difficulties that you have to force me with, I also have my own difficulties. Father, what do you think?" Leono's goal was not to pursue Mace relentlessly, as that would be meaningless. His goal was to have a good talk with the Tyrell family and resolve the deadlock without intensifying the conflict.
"Of course, of course." Mace nodded.
"In order to eliminate some unspoken difficulties between us, let's put aside those interests and talk. What do you think, Father?" Leono suggested.
"Of course, of course, but only we talk?" Mace finally understood Leono's meaning, but his eyes turned.
"Of course not. I would rather hold a banquet, where we and Margaery can sit together, but I don't think Margaery's current body is suitable for participating in such activities. She needs a quiet environment." Leono really wanted to talk directly with Mace, but he knew that Mace could not make decisions for the Tyrell family, and he did not want to put the pregnant Margaery in the middle of himself and the Tyrell family to suffer.
Leono didn't know if Margaery would suffer. He felt that his queen should unhesitatingly stand on the side of her family, but she should also consider her own interests, so he decided to exclude her first.
"That's easy. I'll write a letter to Highgarden and ask my mother to come over." Mace's opinion of Leono changed slightly when he heard Leono's words. He said he wanted to invite the person who could really make the decision to come and talk, and he knew that he couldn't resist Leono.
"Of course, I will prepare the banquet." Leono readily agreed.
