"Your father and your second brother had a fight?" Claire asked.
Shane nodded, "Yes, the quarrel was very serious. At a banquet a few days ago, the two of them completely fell out with each other. The atmosphere was very awkward. I was still present at the time."
"At the banquet?" Claire repeated, becoming more confident in his guess.
So he continued, "I want to assist Princess Irene to rise to power. Are you interested?"
"Ah?" Shane was shocked when he heard this. This topic jumped too much.
"No, why did you think of assisting Irene in taking over?"
Claire did not answer, but said again, "I have already roped in Lady Sophia. After you join, it will be more stable."
"Lady Sophia all agreed?" Shane couldn't believe that the other party could actually agree to such a ridiculous plan?
Then Shane pointed at himself, "Me? What effect can I have if I join?"
"I've just started now, and with the rules in the family, I can't get resources from the family, so I can't provide any help at all."
"You can do it."
"I really can't."
"You can really do it!" Claire said this in a more confident tone than Shane himself.
"Why?" Shane still didn't understand.
"Tell your father that I invite you to join and assist Irene in taking power, and he will agree."
"Impossible." Shane shook his head and said, "Father, he is more inclined to First Prince Vito. It's okay if I follow you secretly. If he finds out, he might break my legs. My second brother got into a fight with my father at the banquet because he supported Second Prince."
"No." Claire continued with a smile, "Let me ask you a question, did your eldest brother support First Prince Vito with your father?"
"Yes, my eldest brother has always been working with his father. The second brother was sent to Hill City to develop, and Hill City has many Second Prince industries, so he is relatively close to Second Prince."
Claire said this, Shane still didn't react.
So Claire asked, "If I give you a basket of eggs and ask you to carry them home, but there may be a risk of slipping and falling on the road, and if you fall, all the eggs you are holding will be broken. How can you bring all the eggs back home in the best possible way?"
This question is very simple. Shane quickly answered, "Of course I will take it back in several trips. This way, even if it falls a few times, I can transport other eggs back..." Shane said, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he thought of something.
Surprised and shouted, "What do you mean..."
Claire nodded, "Yes, it means "eggs cannot be put in the same basket". Your father probably thinks so too."
Claire has met Count Norton, Shane's father, several times, and can tell that he is a very smart man, so it is possible that the other party's plan is very big.
"You and your eldest brother support First Prince Vito, while your second brother, who had differences, supports Second Prince. In this way, no matter who takes the final position, you Ansier Family can still maintain your original status and strength."
Shane His Ansier Family is different from Sophia her August Family. Their family does not have Archmage in charge, so they must be careful and not make a wrong step.
After listening to Claire's analysis, Shane was shocked. No matter what he thought, he never imagined that his father had such a plan. And he was still kept in the dark.
Claire continued, "If you think about it carefully, are there some elders in the family who will favor your second brother more? This is just the preliminary stage. The banquet a few days ago was just to make the conflicts in your family public and let the rest of the people know. If I guess correctly, your family will split into two parts in the future. Some of the elders will follow your second brother to support Klee, and the rest will follow your father to support First Prince."
This is inevitable. What Second Prince needs is real help, not just nominal help. If Shane's second brother joins but can't help at all, then even if Klee takes over in the end, he won't get any benefits. So in the later stage, Ansier Family will inevitably split into two parts, one part will follow Norton to support First Prince, and the other part will support Second Prince.
Whichever side loses in the end can continue to live under the protection of the winning side. The newly appointed King would not do such a thing as killing them all. After all, they were related by blood, they were the biological father and son, so it would not be appropriate to kill them. So the best thing is to remove all positions of those people and take back the property of those people. Although the head of the family may have changed, Ansier Family is still one of the top families in the kingdom.
Shane After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that there were indeed many elders in the family who supported his second brother. Is it really what Claire said?
"But it's not right. I saw my father and my second brother quarreling that day. It didn't look like they were pretending." Shane was reluctant to believe this fact and continued to shake his head, "And when I was at home, they showed no sign of reconciliation. My second brother also told me privately that my father was too domineering and always favored the eldest brother..."
Claire's eyes became even more filled with admiration after hearing this, and he explained, "That means your father is really very wise. If you pretend that others can see it, then turn it into a fact."
"What do you mean?"
"It means that your second brother was also kept in the dark. From arranging for your second brother to come to Hill City, to getting in touch with Second Prince, to your second brother having a grudge against your father, and the current conflict being made public, it was all planned and arranged by your father."
"Your second brother thinks that many things are his own choices, but in fact it may be your father who guided him to do it. He was ready to take over the throne from the beginning, but it happened suddenly."
"Ah?" Shane was even more stunned. Was my second brother also kept in the dark? Then my father is really too scheming.
"Isn't it the same for my eldest brother?"
"It's very possible." Claire shrugged. "Except for those senior and powerful elders in the family, the rest may not be aware of it."
The elders Claire mentioned are the elders who support Shane his second brother. Otherwise, with Norton's methods, there would not be so many people in the family who disagree with him. So he needs to personally persuade those people to join Shane's second brother to help him. After the throne is finally confirmed, all these matters will be fine as soon as the top executives of the company meet.
Shane was a little doubtful about life after being told by Claire, and began to wonder if he had been arranged by his father.
Prince Albert's little daughter... Hey, this should be it.
I joined the Prince Albert line. The younger generation at Prince Albert were all useless. Although I went there to work, I could still gain a certain amount of power. Even if something unexpected happens to the family, the impact on Albert as the royal family will definitely be very small. Ansier Family will still have a lineage that can continue.
Shane was afraid for a while. His father was so smart that he was so scheming that he even plotted against his three biological sons.
"Going back to the original topic, since your father is implementing a plan of not putting all eggs in the same basket, then you just need to go over and tell him what I proposed to you, and he will definitely support you."
In this way, Claire can also get some support from the Ansier Family.
Shane pointed at himself and showed a complicated smile, "I can become the third egg now, right?"
Should I be happy? Still unhappy?
"Harm. Okay, I'll ask him when I go back at night."