Chapter 191: Guarding the Gate

Upon hearing Rhaenys's words, Viserys was taken aback for a moment. He hadn't expected her to be angry about this matter.

However, he soon realized another problem.

"Wait..."

"How did you know?"

Viserys looked at the brown-haired girl in astonishment.

He had only mentioned this matter during a small council meeting. After all, many people were already aware of the alliance between Dorne and Andalos, even though it hadn't been officially announced yet. The Iron Throne hadn't broken off relations with Dorne because of it either.

The main purpose of politics is compromise and exchange. There is nothing that cannot be sacrificed.

As for the current council members at the small council, Viserys trusted them to be loyal. While Varys's spies in the internal affairs department could find faults in other areas, they had no connection to the Iron Throne.

Even if there were spies for the Iron Throne, they wouldn't leak this information to a young girl like Rhaenys.

How did Rhaenys find out?

"Did you have someone eavesdrop on the meeting?"

Could it be that Rhaenys had cultivated her own network of loyal followers within the castle?

Viserys couldn't help but think so. If that were the case, he would be quite impressed with the brown-haired girl.

"Heh heh..."

However, the girl chuckled softly and then swallowed the piece of chicken she had just been eating.

She picked up a roasted sausage with her fork and placed it on her plate. Holding the sausage with her left hand, she used a knife in her right hand to cut open the sausage, which had already burst from being grilled.

After putting it in her mouth and chewing vigorously, she finally spoke with a pout.

"No, I didn't."

"I just... overheard it myself."

"At that time, I needed to talk to you, but you were in a meeting. I went over there and the guards stopped me."

"But I insisted on going through, and in the end, they had no choice but to let me in."

All the guards and servants in the castle knew that the eldest princess was not to be trifled with, as she was like a little demon. Moreover, she was now at an age where even dogs would detest her.

Comparatively, Princess Daenerys was more gentle, polite, and adorable.

And the true master of the castle was even more indifferent, with almost no hard requirements for the servants. They received a generous salary every month, but in reality, there wasn't much for them to do.

As a result, the guards didn't dare to stop Rhaenys. And given her special status and Viserys's indulgence, letting her through wouldn't cause any trouble...

So, the brown-haired girl accidentally overheard some explosive news.

In fact, she had known a little about Arianne Martell even earlier.

After all, Rhaenys had half of her mother Elia Martell's bloodline running through her veins, making her part of House Martell. Her brown hair and black eyes were inherited from her mother.

Arianne should be considered her cousin.

Oberyn had inadvertently revealed this information to his niece in a conversation, asking Rhaenys to take care of her sister who had come from afar, as they might become family in the future.

However, Oberyn's expression was somewhat vague, and Rhaenys didn't fully understand it at the time.

It wasn't until she overheard the conversation this time that she understood the whole situation.

"Oh, I see."

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Viserys breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the girl's muttering.

If that was the case, he could rest easy; otherwise, he would have thought he couldn't keep any secrets here, and the guard would need to be purged.

Viserys nodded, but Rhaenys still seemed quite dissatisfied. Clenching her little fists, she wasn't sure how to intervene in this matter and could only speak up with a sulky tone.

"Hey, Viserys... you haven't explained the matter of the Dornish princess yet."

"Uh... about that..."

As Viserys looked at Rhaenys, just about to explain something, Rhaenys interrupted him again.

"Don't overthink it..."

"I don't care if you marry a princess or not."

"I just, I just... as a member of the family, I think I should look out for you and vet your future 'sister-in-law.'"

Rhaenys turned her head unnaturally, glancing at the candlelight on one side, and then asked,

"Sister-in-law?"

However, Viserys accurately grasped the loophole in her words.

Upon careful consideration, Rhaenys was his niece, and Arianne was her cousin. His sister-in-law would be Rhaenys's mother and also Arianne's aunt, while Arianne wanted to make a marriage pact with him.

What kind of relationship was this?

If Arianne could see Elia again, should she call her aunt or sister-in-law?

"Alright, alright..."

Rhaenys impatiently stirred up Viserys's grasp on the loophole in her words.

"I just think I should look out for you. What do you think?"

"What if she isn't a good woman?"

Rhaenys stared intently at Viserys, who was also feeling a bit of a headache. What kind of lookout would Rhaenys be for him?

Viserys knew better than anyone what Arianne would be like later, but for now, she was just a girl not much older than Rhaenys.

"She's your sister..."

Viserys kindly reminded her.

"You... if you don't want to, then forget it..."

Hearing his words, Rhaenys's expression suddenly became somewhat gloomy. She glanced at Viserys and then looked away, whispering,

"Even if I'm being meddlesome."

"Okay, okay..."

Seeing Rhaenys like this, Viserys quickly raised his hands in surrender.

He feared seeing Rhaenys like this the most, even more than when she acted like a little demon.

"Have it your way."

Viserys sighed helplessly, shaking his head, but then smiled.

He genuinely didn't know what Rhaenys would be like when she grew up.

Would she still be lively and mischievous, or would she change?

Then Viserys glanced at the silver-haired little girl on the other side who had been watching the entire time, not understanding the argument between the two.

Daenerys nibbled on a tasteless boiled egg in her hand, the yolk sticking to her teeth and rubbing a bit on her nose, but she remained oblivious.

Viserys reached out to wipe the yolk off his sister's nose, feeling speechless.

He didn't know if Rhaenys would change.

However, Daenerys did change a lot when she grew up compared to her childhood.

She even became somewhat stubborn and even mad, just like his father and Viserys in the original timeline.

Perhaps it had something to do with the large amounts of hallucinogens her mother, Rhaella, had taken while pregnant with her on Dragonstone.

Or perhaps it was related to the twists and turns of her turbulent life in the original timeline.

But... that won't happen again in this lifetime.