Chapter 252 The sudden assassin

The music played by Linde last night became the talk of the entire High Court. Everyone was praising the music with various words of praise. The High Court, which already had a very strong artistic atmosphere, fell into a state of fanaticism. , some even suggested that Linde should be given the title of God of Music.

Faced with these restless voices, Lind seemed very calm. After tidying up his clothes in the morning, he took Augustus to attend Joel's wedding at the manor outside the city.

Although Joel has a certain reputation in Highgarden and is a swordsman as famous as Fertimo, it is nothing more than that. His Buddha flower surname has limited his development and also defined his circle of friends. .

Fortunately, Joel didn't care about this. In his eyes, having fun with friends who he could talk to was the most correct thing, so most of his friends were traffickers and lackeys living at the bottom. Among the people who came to the wedding, except Lin Apart from virtue, only Fotimo's status is slightly nobler.

Because Lind was dressed very simply, and he dressed Augustus very ordinary when he came, just like an ordinary father and son who came to the banquet. In addition, there were very few people who knew Lind, so he did not cause any problems after he joined the banquet. Big noise.

After saying hello to Joel who was accompanying his wife to greet the guests, he hugged Augustus and stayed in a corner, listening to an old fisherman bragging about catching a big fish on the Mander River when he was young. Whale story.

"Don't whales only live at sea? Why do they appear in inland rivers?" When the old fisherman was bragging enthusiastically, Linde suddenly interrupted him and asked.

The old fisherman fell silent and couldn't find a suitable explanation. He could only say with a lack of interest: "It just appeared in the river. How do I know why?"

After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and went to find other people to brag about.

"Old Bory didn't lie. He did catch a whale in the Mander River when he was young." Joel sat next to Lind with a wine glass and said: "The whale seemed to have swam into the inland river accidentally and could not swim out. It was discovered by him and his father, and they tried to capture it. As a result, his father fell into the water and drowned, and he and the whale carcass were found on the river bank."

Lind turned to look at Joel and asked, "Shouldn't you be preparing for the wedding now? Why did you run out?"

"Wedding? Isn't it a wedding now?" Joel pointed to the surroundings and said: "We are not nobles, we don't need such a formal wedding. Milis is from Lys, and she doesn't like this in Westeros. Set. Yesterday during the day, we had found Fertimo as a witness according to the tradition of Reese, and the ceremony was completed yesterday. "

"Congratulations!" Linde was not unhappy because Joel did not ask him to be the witness, but was really happy for Joel.

Joel smiled, with a happy smile on his face.

At this time, Fertimo also came over and sat on the other side of Linde. He looked down at Augustus who was held in Linde's arms and said, "This little guy is so mysterious when you hide him. Many people have already said that your son is as deformed as the little devil in Casterly Rock."

Linde said calmly: "The mouth is on other people's bodies, I can't control it, as long as you don't say it in front of me."

"Your character is as stable as dead water." Fortimo frowned and said, "I heard about what happened last night, but you didn't do anything!"

"Do you think I should take action?" Linde asked.

"I don't know!" Fortimo shook his head and said, "I just know that if I had your current strength and status and were made things difficult like that, even if the other party was the king, I would fight back."

Lind opened Augustus' hand that was reaching for the wine glass, and then said with a serious look: "Maybe, he is just waiting for me to fight back."

"What do you mean?" Fortimo and Joel both looked at Linde in confusion.

Lind recalled King Robert's performance last night and said solemnly: "Our Majesty may just want a war. Either he will destroy others, or others will destroy him."

Fertimo and Joel were stunned when they heard this, then looked at each other and said nothing.

"By the way! I haven't given you a gift yet." Linde suddenly thought of something, then searched for it on his body, took out a small box and handed it to Joel, saying: "When you can't cope with your wife's needs, can use."

"My health is very good and I don't need this thing!" Although Joel said he didn't need it, he still took the box honestly. He didn't open it, but asked Lind directly: "Seven mysterious medicines?"

Linde nodded.

Joel heard this and immediately put it carefully into his pocket. The Tyrell family has the right to sell the seven mysterious medicines in the South, but their family never bribes external parties and only gives them to their subordinates as rewards, so the seven mysterious medicines are in It can be said that there is a price but no market in the Southern Territory. Each Seven Mysterious Pill is extremely expensive. It is no exaggeration to say that one Seven Mysterious Pill can buy a small manor in the outer suburbs.

The wedding banquet is still going on, and people are joining one after another. Whether they know each other or not, Joel will invite them to join his wedding banquet. The excitement in the manor never stops.

But in the afternoon, Linde's men who stayed in Golden Rose Garden came to report that an assassin had sneaked into Golden Rose Garden with evil intentions.

Not only Linde was a little surprised, but also Fortimo and Joel, because the assassin's choice of timing and target revealed a hint of weirdness.

You must know that the heir of Highgarden is getting married, and the nobles of the seven kingdoms gather here. Highgarden is naturally very concerned about the safety of the guests, and sends a large number of people to protect the guests. Choosing this time to assassinate, not to mention whether it can be successful, even if Even if you manage to escape, it will be very difficult.

Secondly, the assassin chose to assassinate Linde, a being recognized as the closest to a god. This was simply asking for death.

"You don't have to come with me, just continue with your wedding honestly!" Lind rejected Joel's kindness and turned to look at Fortimo, about to say something.

Fertimo immediately said: "I am the swordsmanship instructor of High Court, and I also have the responsibility to protect the safety of High Court."

Linde nodded, it would indeed be better to have someone from Highgarden by his side for this matter.

So, Linde left Joel's manor with Augustus and Fertimo and went to the Golden Rose Garden.

Soon the group arrived at the Golden Rose Garden. Jon was already waiting at the door. Without saying much, Lind handed Augustus to the Sister of Redemption and asked Jon to take them to see the assassin's body.

Jon briefly introduced the situation on the way and said: "The assassin sneaked into the manor disguised as a servant of the Golden Rose Garden. He was discovered by the Sister of Redemption and caught on the spot. However, he seemed to be a dead soldier and bit him after he was caught. He killed himself by holding the poison sac in his mouth."

Hearing this, Fertimo's face became a little ugly, because the servants in the manor were all servants of the Tyrell family. No matter what, the assassin used his identity as a servant to sneak into the manor, and the Tyrell family could not escape the blame.

Soon the two came to the courtyard. A corpse was lying in the corridor at the edge of the courtyard. The corpse opened its mouth and looked like it wanted to take a big breath. The mouth was filled with foamy blood. Its face was blue and purple, and its eyes were filled with blood. It turned a weird red.

"Strangler." Seeing such obvious characteristics of poison, Lind quickly named the poison used by the assassin.

Jon took out a mask and handed it to Lind and said, "This is the mask he wore when he sneaked in. It's made of human skin. The servant he disguised must be in danger."

Linde took the mask and examined it carefully.

Fertimo on the side said thoughtfully: "With the poison of strangler and the use of a human skin mask, this assassin should be a faceless man."

Hearing Fotimo's words, Linde shook his head slightly and said: "No, it's not the Faceless One. I have several human skin masks of the Faceless One, and I know very well how the Faceless One's masks are made. Although The mask in my hand looks very much like the mask of the Faceless Man, but in fact the difference between the two is very big. This mask was made by someone imitating the mask of the Faceless Man." He said with a sneer. , said: "Using the faceless man's mask and adding the poison of the strangler, it seems that this dead man is trying to make us think that the assassin is the faceless man."

After speaking, Linde squatted down again and carefully examined the assassin's body.

However, the person who sent the assassin was very careful. The assassin's body had been cleaned before coming, and there were no valuable clues. The only thing that could be determined was the eunuch, and judging from the wound marks, it should be one or two years old.

"The Unsullied." Fertimo immediately thought of a type of eunuch who was famous even on the continent of Westeros.

Linde also nodded in agreement and said: "The people who trained him completely followed the methods of the Unsullied."

"Does anyone in the Seven Kingdoms know the training methods of the Unsullied?" Fortimo asked.

Linde stood up and said: "The training method of the Unsullied is not difficult. Many people in the Seven Kingdoms know the training method of the Unsullied. What is really difficult is patience and time."

Fertimo said with a gloomy face: "Does that mean we don't have any clues to find the person who sent the assassin?"

"It can't be said that there are no clues at all." Linde gave a vague response, but he had no intention of continuing. It seemed that he wanted to investigate on his own.

"How do you plan to deal with this matter?" Fortimo vaguely guessed Linde's thoughts, but he didn't say much and then asked.

Lind thought for a while and said, "Lord Fortimo, please tell the Duke this matter and see how he handles it. I will block the news to prevent others from knowing."

After hearing this, Fertimo nodded and quickly walked out of Golden Rose Garden and rushed towards Highgarden Castle.

The Duke of Metz was horrified when he heard the news. He knew better than anyone else how bad the impact would be on High Court if this incident spread, so he immediately ordered someone to secretly deliver the corpse in the Golden Rose Garden. Bring him back and ask his men to investigate who sent the assassin and who wanted to cause trouble at his heir's wedding.

Although neither Linde nor the Duke of Metz wanted to spread the word and affect Garland's wedding, the people behind the scenes were unwilling to see the matter covered up like this.

That very night, rumors about Lind's assassination spread in the taverns in the town outside Highgarden, and they quickly spread in Highgarden and reached the ears of all the nobles who came to Highgarden to attend the wedding.

At first, these nobles all thought this was a bit absurd, because in their opinion, there was no difference between assassinating Linde and seeking death. However, the more they heard such rumors, they gradually began to doubt their own judgment.

However, as the High Court spoke out, angrily denounced such rumors, and sent people to arrest some of the rumor makers, and Linde also cooperated with the High Court to investigate the rumors, everything calmed down quickly. They knew very well that no matter what the matter was, Not real, they all have to be treated as fake.

Garland's wedding was held as scheduled in the High Church. Guests arrived to watch the ceremony. With the arrival of King Robert and Lord Tywin, the wedding ceremony officially began.

What puzzled the guests was that the person who officiated the wedding was not the Archbishop of the High Cathedral, but an ordinary bishop.

Although they had doubts, the Tyrell family had no objection to this, and no one among the guests said anything.

Witnessed by the seven gods, the Garland couple each swore an oath. Everything was completed smoothly without any accidents. The Duke of Metz and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since the assassin appeared in the Golden Rose Garden, the Tyrell family has become extremely nervous. The number of guards arranged in Highgarden has tripled, and the intensity of inspections has also increased. Even the Duke's personal attendants are subject to strict inspections. Just to avoid any further accidents.

At the reception after the wedding, the Duke and Duchess of Metz looked much more relaxed, chatting and laughing with the guests, and did not look as tense as before the wedding.

At the banquet, Lind received second only to the Duke and Duchess of Metz and King Robert. Many people took the initiative to show their kindness to him, gathered around him, and praised Augustus highly.

While dealing with these people who were deliberately trying to please him, Linde searched the banquet and found his target. Then he confessed to the people around him and walked towards his target.

After arriving, Lind said to everyone: "Everyone, I want to talk to Lord Renly about something. Can you please leave us alone for a while?"

The people gathered around Lord Renly were stunned, because they knew very well that Renly and Linde did not have a good relationship.

However, everyone still listened to Linde's request and walked away.

Lind looked at Loras Tyrell, who had no intention of leaving, and said, "Loras, I think the Duke needs your care now."

Loras wanted to say something, but was stopped by Renly, who motioned for Loras to leave for a while.

Loras touched Renly's hand affectionately, then looked at Lind coldly, turned and left.

After Loras left, Renly looked at Lind with a complicated expression, but his face always remained calm, with a smile that made people easy to like, as if the person in front of him almost lifted him from the storm land. The man is like a good friend for many years.