The Church did not completely ignore Cersei. When they called for the people to leave King's Landing, Sister Maule and two warrior's sons were still guarding outside the Queen's Tower. The other three nuns returned to the Cathedral because they received the Seal of the Holy Mother.
"Saint Matthew went to see Stannis outside the city yesterday. From this afternoon onwards, the Valley Army outside the Riverfront Gate will withdraw to 20 kilometers away from King's Landing. 100,000 poor people will leave first.
By this evening, they must cross the Blackwater River and enter the Royal Forest.
Tomorrow, the people and nobles who are willing to follow Saint Matthew will leave one after another. Stannis promised not to attack King's Landing for a week. "
Sister Maule was the only one left of the "Four Flowers of the Church". She opened the small window above and below the wooden door and took the initiative to chat with Cersei in the room.
Well, there were only nuns and sinner Cersei in the Queen's Tower. The Church's knights and Red Keep guards outside the tower. They could not enter the tower without being summoned by the nuns.
Cersei was a tigress and had a criminal record of adultery. The royal family and the Church needed to save face.
Of course, You Lun, the Prince Regent's husband, could come in and spend the night with his wife anytime. After all, Cersei was only training to atone for her sins.
"Mason and the others are not coming to the Red Keep?" Cersei curled up under the blanket, only revealing her small head.
"After they became priests, they were promoted to White Bishops by the archbishop. Now, each of them is leading dozens of young and strong young nuns to cultivate. Isn't it a waste of talent to come to the Red Fort to be supervising nuns?" Old Sister Molle said sourly.
The four of them had the same background. They were abandoned babies by the Church. They entered the Nuns' College at the same time. (The Church had a department that trained nuns and nuns. In the old town, there was even a Church school for the children of nobles.) They graduated in the same year and were assigned to work in the Cathedral at the same time. They checked Little Rose's virginity (the time when Cersei reported her daughter-in-law's adultery) and punished Little Rose to make her repent. They tortured the whore Queen Dowager and punished her to make her repent.
After that, they shaved Queen Dowager's hair and walked the streets with Queen Dowager. They were hated by the queen and Queen Dowager.
When Cersei imprisoned herself, they were the ones who supervised her training.
The four of them were Granny Rong in the version of "Power Travel". No, they were even more awesome than Granny Rong. Granny Rong could only deal with a few commoners, but the Four Flowers of the Vatican were dealing with the queen and the empress dowager.
After decades of ups and downs, they were finally separated.
Old Sister Molle was still a teaching nanny full of hostility, but the other three had an epiphany during Saint Matthew's sermon and became amiable and respectable white bishops. They even took in dozens of nun apprentices.
"How many are leaving?" Cersei asked casually.
"Maybe three hundred thousand, maybe more, by choice. Only those who couldn't bear to stay in King's Landing would leave. "Sister Molle sighed.
"Can Storm's End hold that many people?" Cersei asked doubtfully.
"Not all of them are going to Storm's End. The Royal Fleet of Dragonstone Island is coming. Other than delivering food to the migration team, they will also bring the old and the sick to Tidehead Island."
At this point, the old nun suddenly sat up from the soft couch beside the small charcoal stove. She found an iron hammer in the corner, opened the door and walked to the window by the sea. She struck down with the hammer and made a hole the size of a bowl.
"Whoosh!" The cold wind was like a young man waiting outside a love hotel room for his long-distance girlfriend to change and open the door on Valentine's Day. He could not wait to rush into the room and kiss the old nun's dry cheeks and sparse white hair.
Along with the biting cold wind, a large patch of golden sunlight entered the room. The room suddenly lit up.
"Saint Matthew was willing to endure the humiliation of cutting his manhood to save you. I am not as good as Saint Matthew, but today, I will break this window for you, even if I have to offend You Lun." The old nun held the hammer and said righteously.
Then, she explained, "Blackwater Bay is full of ships now. They are the Royal Fleet of the Pope. There is also a small sun in the sky."
The Church only supervised Cersei's penance. They never thought of interfering with her little dark room.
It was You Lun who requested that the windows and balcony be sealed.
Two days ago, Sister Alanthine and a few others helped Cersei clean up her bedroom and also broke the brick wall and windows of the balcony. However, when You Lun knew about it, he immediately sealed them up.
Even though the nun tried to dissuade him, he only left a thumb-sized hole in the wall facing the Great Cathedral of Baylor. There was also a thick piece of crystal glass embedded in the wall.
"Merciful Mother of God!" Cersei got up and ran to the window excitedly.
However, after just one glance, she howled, "Isn't that my galleon? The biggest one with eight hundred oars. Isn't that Duke Tywin? There is also Sweet Cersei and Valiant Joffrey. Damn it, they are all my ships. "
Yes, the main force of the Dragon Queen's Royal Navy was the ten giant galleons that Orred Viscount had stolen from Cersei.
However, there were hundreds of ships flying the "Pentashade Dragon Flag" in Blackwater Bay, including the family fleets of Crab Island, Valerian of Tidehead Island, and some of the eighty ships that the Dragon Queen had rented from Braavos for free.
However, none of the ships were as big as Cersei's galleon, so Cersei recognized her own ship at first glance.
"I understand now. It's all Daenerys's scheme. I've long guessed that that bitch has a bright and upright appearance, but behind her back, she has endless dirty tricks. I just didn't expect that even my admiral is her spy," she said through gritted teeth.
Sister Moller lowered her head and looked at the thick hammer. She was conflicted about whether she should smash it into that noisy little head of a straw.
"Huh? Didn't the sun disappear? And it's so short. "Then, Cersei's attention was attracted by the small sun 300 meters above the sea.
It was as big as a bathtub, and it was warm and gentle. Everything within a few kilometers could be seen clearly, and it reminded Cersei of a summer morning a few years ago.
"That is the Fairy of Light that the Maiden gave to the pope." Sister Moller put down the hammer and looked at the sun with reverence. "Only the Seven Gods can dispel the darkness and bring light to the world. The Maiden of Light is the real Lord of Light. Lahlo is a false god. "
Cersei was shocked. "Even the title of 'Lord of Light'? Does the church want to go to war with the Red Gods?"
Moller shook her head and said self-deprecatingly, "I'm just an old nanny. Is Lahlo going to be angry just because I said that? He is too easily angered."
Cersei took the hammer from the old woman and smashed it on the window a few times, but it only made a hole big enough for her to stick her head out.
Ignoring the cold, she stuck her head out of the hole and squinted her eyes to feel the sunlight. Although the cold north wind took her away in an instant, Cersei truly felt the warmth of the sun.
After enjoying the wind and sun for a while, Cersei began to pay attention to the ships on the river.
She could not see the Blackwater River Wharf from her angle, but from time to time, there were ships entering the river from the Blackwater Bay, and sailing ships returning to the bay from the river and continuing to sail east.
Even from afar, she could see that the deck was crowded with thousands of people. She could not tell whether they were men or women, old or young. She could only vaguely feel that they were all dirty and unkempt.
"That's strange. Why would Stannis allow these people to leave? The more people there are in the King's Landing, the more soldiers there will be to defend the city when the Other Ghouls come. Can't he understand such a simple logic? "Cersei was puzzled.
"Only the living can defend the city. Those who starve to death in the gutters will only become the companions of the Ghouls."
"The king and the nobles are fighting for power and profit. They don't care about the lives of the common people.
The King's Landing has not collapsed yet because of the hundreds of thousands of tons of food that Saint Sparrow used the church's bank as collateral, "the old nun said coldly.
"What kind of attitude is that?" Cersei glared at the old nun and said righteously, "Blame those traitors. If they did not rebel against me, why would there be so many wars?"
"You did not commit incest with the Kingslayer and did not murder King Robert. Why did they rebel?"
"What does an old nun like you know? The reason for the rebellion is not important, because for the sake of the Iron Throne, they can come up with countless reasons just by flipping their lips. "
"I don't know anything. I only know that you and the traitors you speak of are the same." The old nun said.
Cersei sighed helplessly and changed the topic. "When Saint Matthew met the Red Heart Demon, did he convert him?"
"Of course. The Holy Mother is merciful and saves all living things. Saint Matthew not only converted the Red Heart Demon, but also tried to persuade the Banshee of Hearts to repent and convert to the right path. "
"The Banshee of Hearts? The red-robed priestess by Stannis's side? "Cersei was interested and asked," How many times did they stab the archbishop?
I heard that the red-robed priestess can control shadows to kill people. The Holy Mother fought the shadow puppets with her palm. Was it exciting?
Did the Holy Mother and the King of Light, R 'Hiro, appear? "
"No, they did not." Nanny Maule shook her head and criticized seriously. "You actually think of Saint Matthew and the Holy Mother as acrobats in an opera troupe. It seems that days of hard work have no effect at all. You are hopeless."
Cersei immediately said, "The Holy Mother is merciful. I am guilty and I repent, but I am also confused by my concern. Think about it, how can a person who is indifferent to the affairs and future of the church be a devout believer? The more agitated I am, the more it proves my devotion to the Holy Mother! "
The old nun thought carefully and found the sinner's words reasonable. Her expression softened and she said slowly, "The last time the Holy Sparrow fought Lun, it was because Lun insulted the Holy Mother.
In the face of Saint Matthew's persuasion, although Stannis and the red-robed priestess were furious, they only ordered people to beat him.
Yes, the Knights of the Red Heart punched and kicked the archbishop, but they did not even draw their swords. "
"A group of knights besieging an old man?" Cersei was shocked.
Maule nodded slightly with an unnatural expression.
"Did Saint Matthew fight back?" Cersei asked again.
"No. Even when he was beaten to the ground, he was still compassionate and merciful. He recited the Bible and tried to use words and the spirit of mercy to reform the pagans." The old nun lowered her head awkwardly.
"What about the knights of the church? What about the Sons of Warriors and the Gathering of the Poor? Seeing the archbishop being beaten like a dead dog, no one went to help? "Cersei could not imagine that scene.
"The Church of the Seven Gods is a disgrace."
Even she felt a little ashamed at that moment.
"Saint Matthew did not let us help him."
"Then how badly did he get beaten up? Did he not learn his lesson when he failed to convert Lun? "Cersei grimaced.
The old nun's expression became even more strange. "In fact, the experience of converting Lun the day before yesterday made him even more determined to do so."
"Why?"
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