In the military camp outside Myr.
Liu Qian was calmly reading a secret letter from Mezzo.
The contents of the letter came from the intelligence network in King's Landing.
He quickly scanned the information in the letter.
It said that Catelyn Stark had secretly arrived in King's Landing to meet Eddard and had told Littlefinger, Petyr Baelish, all her suspicions about Jon Arryn's death.
It also said that Eddard Stark had quarreled with the king at a Small Council meeting. The two had argued endlessly over the Targaryen remnants, and it had ended with Eddard Stark's resignation.
In addition, Mezzo's "Children" had discovered some private contact between Littlefinger and Renly.
"Heh."
Liu Qian gave a cold laugh and casually tossed the letter onto his desk.
Catelyn's stupidity practically spilled off the page.
Eddard Stark had already been struggling at every turn in King's Landing. Now his good lady wife had personally handed Littlefinger the sharpest of daggers.
Sure enough, after learning the news from Catelyn, Littlefinger had immediately met with Renly. Liu Qian could all but guess that Littlefinger had placed a bet on Renly as well.
In the original story, Littlefinger had put his stakes solely on House Lannister.
But now that he had seen Renly's ambition and uncovered his secret, how could he resist maximizing his gains by securing a promise from Renly as well?
That meant Renly, Littlefinger-even House Tyrell-now knew what Eddard suspected!
Aunt Cat, Aunt Cat, you really are an utter fool.
Your husband is going to suffer terribly because of you.
Yet while Catelyn's foolish actions had made the situation more dangerous and complicated, they had also given Liu Qian a perfect opportunity.
Liu Qian walked to the desk, spread out a sheet of paper, and dipped his pen in ink.
"Since the waters