-48- Council Chamber

Jeffries's face was covered with tears, choking out, "Thank you... thank you very much... I'm forever grateful for your kindness..."

Five-year-old Darius only saw his father crying, his little mouth puckered as if about to cry, and the thin, dark middle-aged man beside him immediately whispered to soothe him.

Gallen cast a sideways glance at Martil and said, "Martil, be smart, come over and take care of your little brother."

////And oh, I made a mistake last chapter, Mayson is not here, it's actually his son, Martil. In Chinese, their name was so similar I fr can't tell the different...////

Gallen's voice finally brought Martil, who was lost in thought, back to his senses.

With an additional adopted son, he knew that today's events would eventually be known to his father, and his own poor performance couldn't be hidden.

Martil worried that his usually strict father might use this as an excuse to force him to have another son, and he was really scared.

However, Martil thought again that he is now Lord Gallen's attendant, so even his father can't control him, hehe!

Gallen looked at the rich expressions on Martil's face and didn't know how to evaluate this new attendant.

With an expressionless face, Gallen inwardly rolled his eyes with disdain.

.....

Gallen saw Jeffries's emotions begin to calm down and said, "Your house, and every gold dragon you've saved, I will arrange for someone to keep them safe until your child grows up a bit... let's say until he's 15."

"At that age, he'll be considered grown up, and I'll return these things to your son."

Isn't this too generous? Jeffries was shocked and speechless.

In his more than twenty years of business experience, Jeffries had long understood a truth: when listening to someone speak, it's not important to listen to what they say, but what they don't say.

Suddenly, Jeffries's mind cleared, and he thought of his business.

Thinking of this, Jeffries felt relieved. He had only heard Gallen's generosity before

Jeffries weakly said, "Rossell..."

At the words, the thin, dark middle-aged man who had been holding Darius's hand walked to the door of the carriage and bowed to Jeffries.

Jeffries gathered his spirits and turned to Gallen, saying, "My Lord, Rossell is the manager of my business whom I trust the most, and he has been responsible for most of the affairs of my business... cough..."

After a few coughs, Jeffries took a deep breath and endured the discomfort in his body, continuing, "I have no way to repay your kindness, so please accept my business."

Gallen's brown eyes moved, and he glanced at the chubby boy who was tightly hugging Rossell's leg, sighing lightly.

Jeffries also noticed the young son who was close to Rossell and felt a wave of relief in his heart.

"Rossell, this is my last request. From now on, you will only serve one person, Lord Gallen."

Having said that, Jeffries seemed to have used up all his strength and slowly closed his eyes, his breath weak.

The thin, Rossell couldn't help but exclaimed, "Sir!"

Jeffries opened a crack in his eyes and weakly shook his head.

Rossell first wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes with the back of his hand, then straightened his clothes.

Rossell stepped forward and stood in front of Lord Gallen, bowing respectfully, "My Lord, your faithful servant will always be at your service."

Gallen nodded slightly.

.....

Gallen's study.

Jeffries's affairs have now just come to a temporary halt, with many things still pending. Gallen handed over four soldiers to Rossell, instructing him to take care of the aftermath of Jeffries's affairs.

Upon arriving at the study, Gallen first wrote an order to mobilize 20 investigative troops, instructing a servant to deliver it to "an acquaintance" (Jamie), at the Red Keep, asking for help in sending a raven.

After the servant left the study with the letter, Gallen then received Fori and Leyton, who had hurried over from the Queen's District.

Gallen did not forget that the day after tomorrow, Queen Cersei's hunting party would pass through the Queen's District.

Leyton spoke first, "My Lord, in accordance with your instructions, the security station has added 200 temporary security officers. Approximately 1,000 people will gather along the roads of the Queen's District where Her Majesty will pass."

"They are all relatives of our security officers and temporary security officers. In addition to the security officers wearing uniforms to maintain order, the temporary security officers scattered among the crowd will wear ordinary clothing and maintain order in the crowd in secret."

Gallen nodded, his gaze shifting to Fori.

Fori's voice was very rough as he spoke, "Lord Gallen, in accordance with your orders, starting tomorrow afternoon, our people and the Lannister red cloaks will block off the area where Her Majesty will pass, except for the civilians arranged by Leyton, no one else will appear in that area."

Gallen nodded and turned to Leyton, saying, "Leyton, for the original residents of that area, do not hesitate with the compensation money. I want the result to be that they will look forward to the next time because of the compensation money. This is beneficial for our future governance. You understand that place, so control the amount of compensation money well."

Leyton nodded, "Yes, my Lord, excessive generosity will only breed greed, which is not your intention. I will definitely control the scale of compensation."

Gallen's gaze moved back to Fori, "When Queen Cersei leaves through the Lion's Gate, you will lift the blockade. You are responsible for assembling our soldiers and the Lannister red cloaks, and have them follow the hunting party from behind."

Fori wanted to say something, but in the end, he closed his mouth and just nodded in compliance.

Gallen looked in Fori's eyes, "Fori, still not used to your current position?"

Fori chuckled and rubbed his hands, "Lord Gallen, it was fine at the beginning, with battles every day, but it's been a while since there have been no conflicts. Only Leyton has been busy all along, and I'm not sure what to do. Are we being too harsh that no one dares to come out?"

Leyton was indeed Surlana's son and showed great potential. The more Gallen used him, the more smoothly things went.

Gallen also thought of Karliah, who was still in Whispers. He wondered how she was doing with Maester Ars.

As his power continued to grow step by step, Lord Gallen felt even aware of the thinness of his talent pool.

.....

Gallen stopped his thoughts, "During my absence from King's Landing, your free time will be spent teaching the swordsmanship of the security officers. You will arrange the specific training. If you teach well, when I return, I will arrange for someone to replace you in your position, and you will still serve as my guard."

Boredom was just an excuse for Fori. Seeing the Queen's District gradually stabilize, he just wanted to come back and continue to serve Gallen.

Although Fori was a warrior keen on battle, he also had his own scheming. Except in special circumstances, he could not stay away from his lord for long, as it concerned his future.