The system of the Great Zhou Dynasty is at the same level as the prime minister, and the biggest official who can influence the government is the national teacher. The prime minister was selected through the imperial examination. However, the first line of the national teacher was selected through the Xuangui Jade Plate. Therefore, each national teacher has a different surname. In order to reward the national teachers, the Great Zhou decided that each national teacher could give grace to his family and confer a national duke, usually Mingli Gong or Mingde Gong.

This is not a hereditary title like the Duke of Liguo, it is a title that decreases for each generation. The first generation of Mingli Gong is the Duke of the Kingdom, the second generation is the Marquis, the third generation is the uncle, the fourth generation is the viscount general title, and the fifth generation is the baron Du Tong title. The sixth generation is the common people.

Now Shen Guoshi's title, he gave it to his eldest son Shen Yuxing. The emperor named Shen Yuxing Ming Ligong. The title of the generation of national teachers in front of Shen Guoshi was Mingde Gong, but in the past few decades, it has been passed down as Mingde Bo. Although he is still rich and worry-free, he has faded out of the circle of power. As for the descendants of the previous generation of national teachers, they have been passed down to the seventh and eighth generations, and they have become rich and noble idlers, and they don't even have titles.

This is also a common thing in the line of national teachers, and every national teacher is also accustomed to it. In her previous life, when Qin Mingyue was a national teacher, because she was a relatively rare female national teacher, she should be named the Duke of Mingde. However, the question of who to give the title of this duke became a question. Liguo Mansion, her father Qin Ping wanted to give this title to her little brother. However, the Hou Hua family of Jinyang wants to leave this title in the Hua family. For this, the relationship between the Hua family and the Qin family has also become bad.

Qin Mingyue was uncomfortable in the middle, so she simply didn't give it to either side, and let it go first. In fact, there have been female national teachers before, and they are generally the sons of female national teachers who gave their titles. However, although Qin Mingyue was married in her previous life, she was not in love with her husband and did not give birth to a child, so naturally there was no way to knight her, which caused such a situation.

Now Qin Mingyue didn't want to think about this bullshit in her previous life at all, and now she was thinking about the current Mingligong.

In her previous life, after Qin Mingyue worshipped her teacher, she was very close to the Shen family. Later, after Qin Mingyue got married, Shen Guoshi also went to immortals. The master's eldest daughter-in-law, who is also the Duchess of Mingli, is very concerned about Qin Mingyue. Later, Qin Mingyue had a bad relationship with her husband, Jinyang Hou Huayixuan kept taking concubines, and Mrs. Yang also satirized Qin Mingyue's mother-in-law at the time, Mrs. An of Jinyang Hou, in public. Mrs. Yang also once privately told Qin Mingyue that she wanted her to guard against the yin autumn. It's a pity that Qin Mingyue didn't take these things to heart at that time, so there was something later.

Now that Qin Mingyue thinks about it, she secretly scolds herself for really not knowing the hearts of good people. If he had been willing to follow Mrs. Yang's advice back then, I am afraid that he would not have ended up dead. Hey, when she was in the Hua family, her biological mother, Mrs. Yin of the Liguo Mansion, didn't pay attention to it at all, and when she met, she just wanted power, money, and all kinds of things, it never mattered, how was the relationship between her and her husband? The concubines in the backyard oppressed her. On the contrary, Mrs. Yang, who is not related by blood, cares for her very much.

Thinking of this, Qin Mingyue couldn't help but feel close to Mrs. Yang.

Qin Mingyue said: "If it is such a trivial matter, the master is in retreat, and the business at sea cannot be delayed, I will naturally replace the master to help the Shen family calculate it." Just help me reply to a post saying that I will definitely go to the banquet. ”

However, Mama Ma flipped through the post and said, "Miss, do you want to give a little gift when you reply to the post." Every time Mrs. Yang gives you a post, she will give you some gifts. ”

Qin Mingyue really never paid attention to this. She looked at Mama Ma's hand, and sure enough, the back of the post was a simple gift list, which listed: two azure smoke yarns, two magenta folded branches and peony dark flower spring silk, a box of twelve golden palace flowers, and a white jade lotus pond pen wash.

Qin Mingyue asked, "Where is this gift?" ”

The maids below hurriedly brought in the gifts. Qin Mingyue glanced at the yarn and silk. The colors and colors are extremely fresh, which is very suitable for a girl like her. As for the box of palace flowers, it is very chic, with all kinds of colors, lifelike, as if they are real flowers, especially the pink roses with dew all the time, which are even more delicate.

Qin Mingyue couldn't help but reach out and take the rose out, and Qiu Ge on the side said with a smile: "Miss, you just carry a white jade headband every day, and a beaded flower." In fact, it is good to wear such a delicate palace flower. ”

Mama Ma said: "These palace flowers are all made, and they are indeed suitable for young ladies to wear." Actually, speaking of which, the lady's jewelry is too good. The white jade headband and beaded flowers that I often bring were rewarded by the palace a month ago. It's okay if we didn't make jewelry for the ladies. When the young lady became a disciple of the National Teacher, the palace rewarded a large number of jewelry, and the Shen family also sent a lot of jewelry and clothing as congratulatory gifts. Even the Chinese military officials and nobles also sent congratulatory gifts. ”

Most of these congratulatory gifts were taken back by Mrs. Yin and Mrs. An. The only thing that fell into the hands of the young lady was this white jade headband and beaded flower. Miss doesn't wear that all day, what do you wear? ”

"According to me, Miss has money to spare this time, so it's better not to buy so many servants first, and go and create some jewelry to wear first."

Qin Mingyue frowned slightly: "I don't like to wear these things in the first place. ”

In her previous life, when she went out to work, when she went to court, she wore the crown of the national teacher. At home, it's just a bamboo hairpin and it's all over. Those gold and jade headdresses, she has always been too cumbersome.

However, her focus was not on wearing jewelry, she said: "Mama Ma, you mean that all the gifts they sent before were put away by my grandmother and mother?" ”

Mama Ma didn't say anything, but Mama Liao was angry: "Yes, in the past two or three months, because Miss has become a disciple of Shen Guoshi, many people have resumed contact with us." None of them were empty-handed. However, these gifts, from small snacks to large gold and jade jewelry, silk, jade ornaments, antique calligraphy and paintings, and the four treasures of the study, have also received a lot. However, it was never delivered to the young lady. They were all taken directly by the housekeeper's old lady. She also said, you are too young to need these, she will collect them for you first. ”

"Of course, sometimes, Madame also hurried over, and in front of Madame, the old lady had no choice, so she gave Madame a part. Most of it's with the old lady, though. Well, I can't say that, I heard the maid Cuihuan next to the old lady say that the old lady put away some of those gifts, and gave the rest to the second master. Last time the young lady next to the second master came to our house, I also saw that the young lady was wearing a gift from someone else on her head. is also the granddaughter of the old lady, why did the old lady go to the second room and take the young lady's things to the young lady in the second room, this is eccentric. It's infuriating. ”

Qin Mingyue couldn't help but squint her eyes.