While talking and laughing, a few people got off the table and changed to a shady place with a view of the lake to eat cold drinks, and there were a few exquisite bamboo beds next to them for a lunch break.

After a nap and the hottest hour of the day had passed, the four guests left home in a very happy mood.

Gu Yun sent the guests out, and after returning to Zhongming Courtyard, he asked Bai Ko to talk in the study, and after a while, Bai Ko came in with a bowl of shaved ice, pouring honey bean juice and spreading colorful fruits.

"Shizi, are the guests satisfied with lunch?"

Gu Yun took the shaved ice from Bai Ko's hand, scooped a large spoonful into his mouth, and nodded vaguely.

"How can you not be satisfied with your craft, they still asked me to open a men's tea room in the future."

"You didn't make a promise, did you?"

"How is that possible! Look down on me too much! I only said that one must be opened when the conditions are ripe, but I did not say that one must be opened in a few months and days. ”

"That's good."

Gu Yun ate shaved ice in his mouth and gave Bai Ko a roll of his eyes.

"So, what are the identities of those three sons?"

"Su Fanbo, the Hou family of Xingning; Jiang Hongshi, the Marquis of Xinping; Xie Zeying, Moyang Gong's family. ”

"What is the common denominator?"

"They are all the younger generation handed down by the founding princes."

"What else?"

"Other than that? What do you mean? ”

"The three of them can get so close to Shi Tianmin, there must be a place to rely on him, what benefits did Shi Gongzi promise, otherwise the descendants of the founding prince should be natural descendants supporters, how can there be a prince who does not support and stands on the side of the prince? I haven't heard of any behavior of the prince who does not cultivate virtue, does not practice virtue, and seeks his own death, although it is unremarkable, he should still be talented in guarding the country. ”

Gu Yun blinked, thought for a while, and looked like he was probably recalling the past gossip in his stomach, and suddenly changed his expression to a sudden realization.

"What did the prince think?"

"These three people are all the eldest sons, Shi Tianmin must have allowed them the benefit of taking the throne."

"The concubine wants to attack the lord? None of these three families have a son-in-law? Bai Ko raised an eyebrow in some surprise.

"The eight dukes and twenty-eight marquis of the founding of the country have been passed down to the present, and there are several who have been removed from the knighthood for committing crimes, and there are also those who have been cut off naturally if their heirs are not prosperous. Our first generation Ye Guogong, I have to call him Gaozu, do the math, I am already the fifth generation, in such a long time, it is normal to be scattered, right? ”

"No son? This is really a good reason, there is no concubine, it gives room for operation, when the holy grace is in the body, the concubine also attacks the knight, when the holy grace is no longer there, directly a sentence without a concubine is removed, the saint is relieved, and the treasury saves money. ”

"That's right, yes, the three of them should all face this situation, their parents have no holy favor, there is no concubine in the family, and the hereditary title is in jeopardy, if anyone promises that as long as they support the eldest prince, they will be honored and wealthy after the matter is completed, maybe these three families have already secretly and fully invested in the camp of the eldest prince."

"Pretty smart. Since ancient times, there has been no heir, as long as the prince is killed, the new prince will naturally be the eldest prince, and the saint is old, if he doesn't act again, the prince will ascend the throne. ”

"I just don't know how they will act, you can't just gather your troops and horses to force the palace directly, right? The eldest prince doesn't have this strength, and the defense of the capital is in the hands of the prince. ”

"If you can't replace it clearly, you can only make small moves, try your best to win over the princes and ministers at all levels to stand on your side, make the prince a lonely person, and create a situation where the prince cannot be supported by the courtiers."

"It's not easy, the crown prince is a concubine, who do the courtiers support if they don't support him? Public opinion is also towards the prince, as long as there is a concubine, how can the throne be the turn of the concubine. ”

"What are the important errands for the crown prince and the eldest prince now?"

"I haven't heard that the crown prince is already an auxiliary governor, and he is also guarding against the eldest prince, and he will not send people to the eldest prince to do urgent errands."

"By the way, these three families have no holy grace, how could Shi Tianmin get so close to their son-in-law? This is obviously a group of people in the camp, and when the eldest prince is in need, he can't help seriously. ”

"I'm also strange, but I don't know the reason yet, my relationship with them hasn't progressed to the point where I can say such a thing."

"If the three of them lose their titles, will they still be rich?"

"Of course."

"Have the sources of wealth of the three of them been clarified? In addition to the industries in the capital, are there any other places? If the eldest prince wants to succeed, he wants Corporal Lixian to win people's hearts, and a lot of money is needed in all aspects, and at this critical time, Shi Tianmin is friendly with the son of an aristocratic family who has no holy favor and no real power, revealing a kind of eccentricity. ”

"That's right, if the eldest prince wants to replace him, the people in the inner circle around him should all be of critical use, and they won't put a few people who can't help to look good there, Shi Tianmin is his nephew, and he won't **** friends, the three of them must be doing something in a secret place."

"Of course, there is also a possibility that this is a deliberate illusion, the eldest princess and the eldest prince are siblings, as royal relatives, the son of the horse family in order to keep a low profile and confuse others, deliberately make friends with this kind of son who is not strong, so as to hide the friends who are really useful, there are so many outstanding children in the school, what are the strengths of the three of them can be so good as Shi Tianmin? Is it really just a like-minded relationship? ”

"The more you talk, the more complicated it gets."

"The three of them may indeed have defected to the camp of the Great Prince, but they are only Shi Tianmin's peripheral partners, and the real core has not yet been shown to you, you have to continue to work hard."

"Hey, it's funny, I thought the three of them were from his inner circle, so I readily agreed to invite them to dinner at home."

"So it's very weird, the old man's holy favor is in full bloom, and there are countless people who follow the trend, and finally got in touch with you, and the relationship has progressed, the first time I invited them to the house as guests, but Shi Tianmin brought a friend with ordinary feelings? What was he thinking? Is there a brain disease? Is he trying to woo you? If the Holy Grace Ye Guogong turned to the camp of the eldest prince, how big a blow would this be to the crown prince, didn't they know? ”

"It's really weird." Gu Yun wrinkled his nose, "I really can't figure out their intentions." ”

"Two possibilities, one, the four of them are indeed the inner circle, inconspicuous on the surface, behind the scenes for the prince to do things, don't you say that they eat, drink and have fun and are generous, but the family does not have the name of wealth, since the money is not earned on the surface, it is secret, just when you are always crying poor, they want to pull you into the set, then the best practice is to keep giving you sweetness, little by little, when you get used to nature, you have fallen into the mud, you can no longer jump out of their circle of interests, He has become a brother who shares blessings and misfortunes. ”

Bai Ko raised his eyes lightly and gave Shizi a gentle look.