Cersei's slender fingers clenched into a fist, her voice firm: "No, I won't marry."
Duke Tywin spoke each word distinctly: "You will marry."
Cersei retorted angrily: "I am the Queen Regent, not a broodmare!"
Duke Tywin suddenly roared: "You are my daughter!"
He spoke with a tremor of suppressed rage: "You will obey my command; you will marry the man I designate."
His gaze turned cold: "I no longer wish to hear any malicious rumors about you."
The Old Lion's roar made Cersei's body tremble, and a layer of moisture appeared in her emerald eyes: "Father, please don't force me to marry again, I beg you..."
Cersei's plea was coldly interrupted by Duke Tywin: "No more words."
Staring for a moment at Cersei, whose tears were spilling from the corners of her eyes, he gritted his teeth and added: "My daughter, you, all of you, have disgraced the Lannister for too long."
Cersei wiped the tears from her cheeks with the back of her hand, her eyes flickering: No, the Lannister Lioness will never surrender, never be manipulated, not even the Old Lion can force me!
She rolled her moist, clear eyes, constantly pondering a good solution...
Duke Tywin seemed to see through Cersei's thoughts and said: "Cersei, I don't like you, not because you are a woman, but because of your self-proclaimed cleverness and the self-serving decisions born from it."
He gazed at his arrogant daughter, who looked unconvinced: "As a Lannister, as a mother, to allow your own son to run wild on the Iron Throne, you are not fit to be the king's mother. Stop causing trouble for the Lannister."
His voice was full of warning: "Do you think you will be the first woman to be dragged into the sept to marry?"
Cersei's ample chest rose and fell slightly; she said no more, stood up from her chair, her skirt swirling, and turned to leave.
As she left, although Cersei still held her chin high, she could not hide her current discomfiture.
Outside the room, Cersei's cold snort was heard, and soon after, Kevan Lannister walked in.
Glancing at Duke Tywin, who was sitting upright, Ser Kevan asked: "Lord Tywin, have you made your decision?"
Tapping the armrest of the Prime Ministers Tower chair with his index finger, Duke Tywin shook his head slightly and said: "Tyrell, Tully, I have not yet made a choice."
"I hear Duke Mace will arrive in King's Landing in three or four days. He is most likely coming for another alliance agreed upon by the Lannister and the Tyrell (Chapter 269)..."
As he spoke, Ser Kevan suddenly paused, a sharp glint flashing across his respectful face as he said: "Lord Tywin, why did Cersei come to see you? She seemed very unhappy. I thought it was because of the alliance."
Duke Tywin said coldly: "She heard the rumors. A Red Keep with no secrets, what a joke."
He looked at Ser Kevan: "I'm giving you a task: interrogate everyone in the Prime Ministers Tower in my name, execute them directly, and let everyone know the consequences of leaking information."
"Yes, Lord Tywin."
Pausing, Ser Kevan added: "Cersei is, after all, Joffrey's mother. If necessary, I can talk to her."
Duke Tywin said coldly: "Kevan, as a Lannister, it is Cersei's responsibility and duty to marry for the family. No more words."
He snorted, then added: "If you go to her, my clever daughter will only think she still has room to negotiate."
Ser Kevan shrugged and said no more.
Duke Tywin pointed to the chair opposite him and said: "Let's talk about Lord Frey. Is he still undecided?"
After sitting down, Ser Kevan shook his head and respectfully said: "Perhaps he still holds some hope for the little Direwolf. Lord Frey has not yet replied to my last letter."
Duke Tywin frowned in thought for a moment, then said: "If Cersei's marriage partner changes to the Tully Family, the cost of appeasing House Tyrell will be very high. Duke Mace's early departure is also for my daughter."
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