Varys held his hands together and hung them in front of his abdomen. He turned to Gryn with a smile on his chubby face.
"Lord Gryn, Lord Stark are already Hand of the King. As Master of Whisperers, I should keep the whereabouts of Lord Hand secret."
Petyr glanced at Varys, his gray-green eyes trembled, the corners of his lips raised, and he looked at Gryn.
"Same."
Gryn nodded in agreement and said, "Sir Varys, please forgive me for being reckless."
Lord Gryn apologized sincerely, and Varys's smile froze for a moment unnoticeably.
Petyr seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said, "Lord Gryn, do you want to greet Lord Stark?"
"Master Petyr, your wisdom has to be admired!"
Gryn first praised, and then explained, "After the war more than ten years ago, King Robert agreed to pardon my pregnant mother because of Lord Eddard's honest words. He has a deep kindness to Crabb, Crabb Remembers."
After listening to Gryn's words, Petyr's pupils shrank, and the smile on his face dimmed unconsciously.
The current Red Keep ministers all know that the young Earl in front of them can influence Cersei Queen's decision-making and is a veritable Queen favorite.
Therefore, when Gryn was willing to help convince Cersei Queen, Petyr did not doubt whether it could be done.
Petyr secretly wondered whether Gryn would ease the relationship between Cersei Queen and Lord Eddard.
Promoting the fight between Direwolf and Golden Lion, this is Petyr's carefully planned upward ladder. He will never tolerate accidents.
Petyr suddenly felt a chill in his chest, and he recalled that night King's Landing.
Petyr laughed secretly again. When a real conflict of interest occurs, a favored minister cannot change the outcome of the fight.
But this Wildling Earl is usually harmless to humans and animals, but sometimes it is very reckless and cannot be ignored.
Petyr suddenly smiled, "Lord Gryn, this is not just a favor, congratulations!"
Varys also echoed, "Seven Kingdoms is well known for the high quality of Lord Stark, and our Lord Hand will also be very happy to see you."
Gryn said humbly, "Winterfell Duke's reputation is far and wide, I can't wait to pay my respects to Eddard Hand of the King."
Varys smiled and shook his head, "It seems that I have to betray our Lord Hand once. Oops, it really makes me panic."
Petyr smiled and said, "A Gold Dragon has two sides, so things cannot be generalized."
Gryn looked at Petyr and blinked. "Sir Petyr, you seem to be interested too?"
Petyr's eyes showed some doubts.
Gryn smiled and said, "I accidentally learned about your heroic deeds in Riverrun when you were young."
"How long has it been..."
Petyr continued with a somewhat self-deprecating tone, "Looking back now, it is still a very regrettable thing."
Sighing, he looked into the distance and murmured, "Cat..."
Petyr has already started to set up his infatuation profile. Gryn nodded in understanding. I know this job well!
According to Lord Eddard's character, the more honest you are, the easier it is to gain his trust.
From the moment Lord Eddard is appointed as Hand of the King, Petyr will boldly admit his love for Catelyn, no matter in front of or behind others.
Conspirator Petyr is also a master of details.
Varys said in surprise, "Master Petyr, are you and Lady Stark?"
Petyr shook his head slightly with a bitter look on his face, but did not respond.
Varys turned his head and looked at Gryn.
Gryn spread his hands, shrugged, and said, "Master Petyr is an infatuated person, and his character is trustworthy."
In the future, whether he is supporting or opposing, Petyr already has sufficient reasons, and he can legitimately choose the camp that is most beneficial to him.
His flexible strategies are in line with his shrewd character.
Littlefinger's upward ladder is about to begin. He first obtains the identity of Duke Harrenhal, then matches the identity to marry Lysa·Tully, and begins to plot Vale.
Gryn mentioned Catelyn on purpose. He just felt that the affectionate Petyr was too low-key, so he added fuel to the fire a little bit.
Varys agreed, "That's natural. Master Petyr's ability is most worthy of our trust."
The corners of Petyr's eyes twitched, and he didn't want to pay attention to the Eunuch, whose words contained sarcasm.
Gryn nodded secretly, in this Game of Thrones we fall in love and kill each other together.
It's almost time to break up the meeting. Gryn, who has a bright heart, feels uncomfortable staying with the two people who have a dark mind for so long.
Just leave as soon as you say...Gryn caressed his chest. "Sir Petyr, Mr. Varys, please excuse me and leave first."
Varys came closer with light steps, and Gryn smelled the scent of lilacs.
"Lord Gryn, when the sun rose today, my Little Bird told me that Lord Stark and his party are on Kingsroad, which is two or three days away from King's Landing."
Gryn was about to say thanks when he spotted a tall figure walking out of the door of Small Council Chamber.
It's actually Lord Stannis!
Although the distance was not close, Gryn still felt the anger radiating from Stannis, and he thought of the king's order appointing Lord Eddard as Hand of the King.
Petyr looked at Stannis's leaving figure with a mocking tone in his tone. "Not long after I saw the king's order appointing the new Hand of the King, Lord Stannis is going back to Dragonstone."
The smile on Varys's face was very shallow, "It's a pity that I won't be able to see this gentleman for a while again."
Gryn glanced at the two of them and said, "I feel like Lord Stannis is quite angry?"
Varys nodded first, then shook his head, moved his lips, but failed to say anything, and in the end it turned into a sigh.
Varys recently started playing the role of a minister who cares about the country and the people in front of Gryn. He didn't find it strange.
Petyr noticed something strange, and glanced at it from the corner of his eye, but didn't think much about it.
Varys has often been causing trouble in front of him for some time, and even the shrewd Petyr thinks it's normal.
Petyr raised the corners of his lips. "King Robert is busy with work, and it is easy to neglect his younger brother. This is inevitable."
Varys sighed again and said, "Perhaps, our new Hand of the King can persuade Master Stannis back."
Petyr mocked. "Lord of Highgarden should be thankful that Stannis did not become Hand of the King. If he were replaced by Stannis, he would definitely reveal the crimes of Siege of Storm's End."
Varys looked surprised. "This...Seven Kingdoms all praise Lord Stannis's justice. How many years have it been? And haven't they been pardoned by King Robert?"
Petyr said coldly, "The guilty will be punished without mercy. This is the justice of that gentleman."
Seeing Gryn staring at him with some confusion, Petyr shrugged. "Some things happened before. If it weren't for the old Duke, I might have been expelled from Westeros."
Gryn didn't ask further questions. He roughly guessed that it was probably related to the Women's Branch Hospital.
Gryn thought of Daenerys, and he thought that if Petyr was really deported to Essos, he would definitely join Targaryen and become an effective pioneer in recapturing Iron Throne.
Petyr is a vassal of Vale, but not a direct vassal of Stannis. Stannis cannot directly deal with Petyr, but can only punish Small Council or Robert king.
Although it ended in vain, this incident was a great humiliation for Petyr.
Gryn secretly lamented that because of Lord Stannis's steel-like character, there are potential enemies everywhere, and now it seems that Crackclaw Point is the only potential ally.
Varys held hands. "I remember that you were Tower of the Hand's administrative officer at the time, and you were also trying to raise funds... Time flies so fast."
Gryn smiled and said, "Master Petyr, time has proven your innocence. You are now King Robert's important minister."
Varys glanced at Gryn, Lord Gryn's tongue was so sweet, he felt a little pressure.
Petyr reached out and patted Gryn, saying, "It makes sense, time will confirm everything."
After parting ways with Varys and Petyr, King Gryn went directly to Maegor's Holdfast to meet Cersei Queen.
There is not much time left, so just in case, it is best to get the 40,000 Gold Dragon before Lord Eddard arrives at Red Keep to make people feel at ease.