Regarding such an obviously kind gesture, Her Highness the Queen didn't say much, only appearing a bit hesitant when taking the water cup.
After that, the room fell into silence again.
Seeing things falling into an impasse, Jon naturally couldn't continue to remain silent. He could only sigh and ask a rather sharp question.
"What to do next? I mean, what should be done before the father of this child returns..."
When saying this, Jon's voice was almost imperceptible. Except for the two of them, presumably no one could hear this voice.
And his gaze never left that bulge.
As for the meaning in the Baron's words, it was equally full of probing, taking the opportunity to confirm the ownership of the child.
Only by clarifying this issue could he handle the subsequent matters well. Conversely, the child itself did not shake any of Jon's decisions.
However, regarding this question, besides slowly taking a sip of hot tea, Cersei continued to gaze at the morning light on the distant roof.
Obviously, after discovering she was pregnant, this crazy woman also fell into confusion and helplessness, and did not respond to Jon's question.
Regarding this, Jon could only increase the strength of his hand on Cersei's shoulder, and then continued.
"Remember the agreement between us; it applies equally to the Usurper."
"So you just need to tell me exactly what you want to do..."
Speaking of this, Jon suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and then grasped the key to the conversation.
After pausing slightly for a moment, Jon then explained the original intention of his visit.
"Perhaps you already know, Ser Jaime attacked the Hand of the King last night. The battle situation can be said to be extremely tragic..."
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Jon did not present the most accurate facts. His purpose was naturally self-evident.
Sure enough, after hearing about the heavy casualties, Cersei finally raised her head, but there was an extra trace of certainty in her eyes.
"Alright, you don't need to say anymore. When Jaime left, he hoped I would leave with him. But besides here, I don't seem to have anywhere else I want to go."
"Moreover, whether to give birth to a child or not seems to have nothing to do with you men. It's nothing more than a matter that can be solved by a cup of moon tea. No need to make a fuss."
When saying this, Cersei Lannister slowly raised her tea cup, as if saluting Jon.
At this moment, she was like a proud lioness. She refilled the cup without hesitation, and then drank it in one gulp.
It wasn't until this moment that Jon reacted to what exactly this pot of warm tea was!
However, amidst the shock, he felt a certain inexplicable relief, carrying a faint trace of disappointment.
Judging from the current situation, the reason that could push Queen Cersei to this extent naturally could not escape the question of the child's father.
Since Cersei chose this way of handling, there was only one explanation—the child absolutely did not belong to the Usurper!
Combined with Jaime's sudden rage, the identity of the child's father was actually revealed.
Precisely because he guessed this, Jon felt a sense of loss deep in his heart.
However, he quickly threw this emotion aside and looked squarely at this crazy woman in front of him.
Indeed, throughout the Game of Thrones, Cersei Lannister once made people hate her to the point of gnashing teeth.
Whether it was her madness or her decisiveness, it forced those who upheld justice to self-destruct.
But similarly, Cersei Lannister was also the one who understood power best.
Just like her choice at this moment, she fulfilled her vow: In the game of thrones, you either win or you die.
Obviously, this glamorous Queen Highness in front of him was demonstrating this view to Jon by example.
Fortunately, since the other party had already clarified her attitude, the Lord Baron didn't need to worry excessively.
Presumably, for the next things, this lioness would naturally handle them properly. As for whether to pretend nothing happened or take this opportunity to get rid of Robert, it was not something Jon could influence.
And the threat issued originally only out of urgency to maintain the relationship between the two, implicitly deepened the connection between them at the same time Jon clarified his attitude.
After that, Jon didn't stay too long and soon chose to stand up and take his leave.
Those who could access this most secret matter next were presumably only those core servants or members loyal to the Lannisters.
Fortunately, although Robert was in the Kingswood now, he didn't die unnaturally, which also gave Jon enough time to prepare.
According to the original trend, the subsequent disputes would presumably fast forward to Tywin Lannister raising a large army to go to Riverrun to "greet" the Tully family, and this would completely tear apart the originally peaceful situation.
But regarding this point, Jon had already completed timely intervention and didn't let the Lion find an excuse to start a war.
But for Tywin Lannister, it actually didn't matter much.
Anyway, the Old Lion had already buried the ambition of aspiring to the Iron Throne and establishing his own thousand-year dynasty. So even if Jon mediated no matter how much, there was really no good way to alleviate it.
After all, from any angle, the conflict between the Wolf and the Lion was no longer limited to the two families, but involved the struggle for power in the entire Westeros.
Among them, if Robert's decision-making could be relatively steady, neither Cersei nor Tywin would choose to kill the Usurper directly.
But the bad thing was, once Robert knew that his green hat (cuckoldry) had gone from his head to his toes, and he had raised children for others for more than ten years in vain, I'm afraid that even if he chopped off everyone's heads, stuck them on spear tips, and placed them on top of King's Landing, it wouldn't be able to calm the prairie fire of the Storm Stag's anger.
Moreover, the Baratheon family also owed the Lannisters a huge debt of up to three million Gold Dragons. When these two were superimposed, even if Robert wanted to solve this matter smoothly, he probably couldn't help wanting to kill two birds with one stone and eliminate them completely.
Precisely because too many interests were mixed, Cersei finally made up her mind to protect herself and her children, and sent Robert to the boar's mouth.
Fortunately, now with his disturbance, the single-minded Ned didn't discover this most fatal clue, allowing everything to be temporarily relieved.
However, thinking of this, Jon suddenly thought of another question, that is, whether Cersei had suspected before that he had told Ned all these things.
Fortunately, all his performances seemed to be completely different from the stubborn Northerner, and this might be the only reason Cersei could tolerate him.
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