A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

The Second Prince sensed the sarcasm in the Crown Prince's tone, and he held his breath and said, "My Royal Brother, please forgive me."

The Crown Prince raised his hand, motioned for the Second Prince to sit down, and handed him a cup of tea.

"Song Zan and Song Hongshen are an old fox and a young fox. This father and son duo is not easy to deal with."

The second prince had never suffered such humiliation, and his hatred for the Song family reached its peak.

Seeing that the prince looked like he was watching the fun, he became even angrier.

He was born into a poor family. His biological mother was a noble lady from Xiyue, but she was not favored by the emperor.

When he was young, the Great Zhou and Western Yue were at loggerheads, and he was implicated.

It was also from that time that he learned to be humble and to plan step by step.

At this moment, he was humbly accepting the tea handed over by the prince, smiling, but he had a plan in his mind, and in a flash, he had figured out what to do.

"Brother, do you think that the Song family doesn't like me? It seems to me that the Song family humiliated me because of you."

The Crown Prince's hand on making tea suddenly stopped, and he looked up at the Second Prince, "What do you mean?"

The second prince laughed awkwardly, "My royal brother should know the personalities of the Song family father and son. If they really don't want to accept the marriage, they will just politely refuse."

"There is only one possibility for them to play tricks on me like this, that is, they have noticed the relationship between us. The Song family is angry that I plotted Song Wanwan's marriage for my brother. So they are trying to teach me a lesson. Isn't this the same as slapping me in the face from a distance? It seems that I am embarrassed, but in fact it is a slap on my brother's face."

The prince pondered the second prince's words. This matter was indeed not in line with the usual style of the Song family father and son. Unless, as the second prince said, the Song family father and son knew some inside information.

Thinking of this, the prince's face turned unhappy.

The second prince took the opportunity to continue, "My brother wants to ascend to the throne. I think the third brother is not the biggest stumbling block now. The biggest obstacle is the Song family."

The Crown Prince hesitated for a moment and said nothing. The Second Prince spoke again, "There are far more people in the court who support my brother than the third brother. If this continues, the third brother will never achieve anything significant."

"But the neutral faction headed by the Song and Shen families has become an obstacle to my brother's ascension to the throne."

"They didn't support the third brother, but it seems that they don't support the emperor brother either. Especially since the Song family is the leader of the military commanders and is in charge of the Five Cities Military Division and the Xishan Camp."

"If the Song family suddenly changes sides and supports the third brother or an underage prince to take the throne, my brother's position as the crown prince will be in danger."

The Crown Prince knew that the Second Prince's words were not an exaggeration.

The conflict between the Song family and his mother has a long history. In the past few years, he has been trying to ease the relationship with the Song family, but to no avail.

Since the Song family cannot be used by him, it will become a problem in the long run.

"Royal brother, do you mean that we should start with the Song family?"

None of the aristocratic families that have been able to gain a foothold in the court and stand firm for a hundred years are easy to deal with.

The prince is still haunted by the fact that he tried to take action against the Shen family last time, but ended up destroying the entire Li family.

The Second Prince was good at observing people's expressions. Just by looking at the Crown Prince's face, he could roughly guess what he was thinking.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Compared with the Song family, the Shen family is actually not a concern. No matter how much the civil officials make trouble, they are just talking. They are not as important as the generals who have military power. They are the ones we should win over."

"If you can't win over the Song family like we did, you have to cut off your relationship with them."

The prince frowned, thinking that what he said made sense, but he was at a loss for a moment.

He won over the Song family because he couldn't get rid of them. The Song family was too powerful and deeply rooted. His father was particularly partial to the Song family because of the late queen.

If you want to completely eradicate the Song and Shen families, you need a careful plan. If you are not careful, you will be kicked back.

"Does your royal brother have any ideas?" asked the prince.

The second prince smiled and said, "Brother, what if we can let the Rong family replace the Song family? Then the Five City Army, the West Mountain Camp, and even the Fujian Navy will all be in your hands."

"The Duke of Wei is still fighting in Qianzhou, so there is no need to worry. The Western Frontier army is my people, which means they are all in my brother's hands. Only the Northern Frontier, the Northwest, and Liaodong are left, and these places need to be defended against the Tartars."

"When the time comes, Brother Royal wants to accomplish something, won't it be easy to do it?"

It is said that a strong mother makes a weak son. The Crown Prince has always had the help of a virtuous concubine since he was young, so in terms of scheming and cunning, he is far behind the Second Prince.

After hearing what the Second Prince said, the Crown Prince was moved. He put down the teapot in his hand and asked, "Then how can we let the Rong family take over?"

He thought to himself, the Rong family is discussing a marriage with the second son. If the power of the Song family falls into the hands of the Rong family, wouldn't it be the same as falling into his hands?

If this move is made well, there is no need to worry about not achieving great things.

But the prince never expected that the chess game was set up by the second prince, and he was just a chess piece.

Seeing that the Crown Prince took it to heart, the Second Prince said, "The Song family is what it is today, all thanks to the favor of the Emperor."

"And the reason why father treats the Song family like this is largely because of the late queen."

"Brother, think about it. The Empress Chen in the harem is the favorite now. She has almost replaced the position of the late Empress in father's heart. Isn't now the best time to get rid of the Song family?"

The prince was a little hesitant, "The Empress Chen... is just a substitute for the late Empress."

The second prince sneered, "A substitute? When the Empress Chen is in bed at night, if someone asks father who Song Zining is, do you think he can answer? I'm afraid he has forgotten it a long time ago."

"We are all men. Do you really believe that father loves you so deeply?"

The prince thought about it and realized that this was true. The previous queen was dead, how could he compete for favor with a living person?

The second prince added: "In fact, it is easy to attack anyone. All we need to do is make him lose his holy heart."

"As long as the emperor dislikes the Song family, it will be easier for us to take action."

The Crown Prince could hardly keep up with the Second Prince's ideas and was almost being led by the nose by him.

"Father hates the Song family? How is that possible? Song Zan often glares at Father, but Father never says anything."

The second prince had an unfathomable smile on his face.

"That was before."

"It's different now. The one in the palace is the best weapon to deal with the Song family."