Qin Mingyue sat in the warm carriage, and it was the gentle winter song that served her with her. Qin Mingyue looked at the snow outside the window and felt that it was still a little cold, so she simply lowered the curtain and took out a book to read.

However, after looking at it for a while, I felt sleepy, so I leaned on the pillow of the tribute satin and took a nap for a while. Dong Qu hurriedly took out the thin blanket in the small drawer of the carriage and covered it for Qin Mingyue. There was a charcoal brazier in the carriage, and under the blanket, Qin Mingyue was still holding the hand stove and foot stove, so Qin Mingyue slept very sweetly this night.

The carriage traveled for three hours before reaching the top of the Zhuangzi.

Qin Mingyue looked at Zhuangzi, who was already in the twilight, and under the reflection of the snow, he was very quiet and happy, and couldn't help but be very satisfied.

Winter Qu sent someone here to clean up early in the morning, and now, therefore, the servants are quietly waiting outside the door, led by the head of Zhuangzi and the housekeeper of the courtyard, respectfully welcoming Qin Mingyue.

Qin Mingyue nodded and walked straight into the Zhuangzi.

Because this Zhuangzi is the Zhuangzi of the Queen Mother, the pavilions and pavilions are very exquisite and beautiful, and the area is not large, but it is about ten acres, but there are everything. The most rare thing is that there is a hot spring in Zhuangzi. It's in the mountain where Zhuangzi is back. Because of this hot spring, Zhuangzi deliberately drew out the hot spring water, not only built a hot spring pool for the master to bathe, but also brought the hot spring water over and built a hot spring shed to heat and grow vegetables.

Because it was already late, Qin Mingyue did not go to the hot spring immediately, but ate first. The fresh vegetables on the Zhuangzi are refreshing to eat. Qin Mingyue asked the housekeeper, "How long have you been managing here?" ”

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "The slave was originally from the Internal Affairs Mansion, but in fact, he is still close to Mama Ma in the house." Mama Ma is the cousin of the minion. The slave family is all for the royal administration of the grange. However, we are all the hands of the Queen Mother. The slave father also once managed several large imperial villages in Jiangnan and the capital for the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother felt that the slave family was loyal, and she was afraid that after she died, someone would take action against us. Therefore, the slave family was sent to this Zhuangzi in advance. The slave is the big housekeeper, and the slave daughter-in-law is the inner housekeeper. Even the people on this Zhuangzi are mostly the people that the Queen Mother used before. Now, these people and Zhuangzi have been rewarded to you, Miss. We're going to be young ladies from now on. ”

Qin Mingyue glanced at the housekeeper, and then at a middle-aged woman who followed beside her, she combed her neat round bun and only used a red gold hairpin, but she was also generous and neat.

Qin Mingyue asked, "What's your name?" ”

The housekeeper hurriedly said, "The minion's name is Zhai Jinfu." This is the daughter-in-law of the slave, known as the Jin Fu family. ”

Qin Mingyue said, "Where is the cook here?" ”

Zhai Jinfu hurriedly said: "The chef here is himself a cook in the grange, but he is also from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and his ancestors were all imperial chefs in the imperial dining room. However, over the years, the imperial dining room has been used by Queen Yang's people, so their family has been squeezed out. ”

Qin Mingyue nodded. Many people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are the Queen Mother. This queen mother has been in charge of the harem for nearly fifty years, and of course her power is huge and has many subordinates. When the queen mother was in the palace of the first emperor, she was not the queen of the Yuan, but she climbed from the concubine to the position of the queen step by step, and finally, she became the queen mother again. It can be said that he is the winner of the palace fight in the palace of the first emperor. Later, when she became the queen mother, although she handed over all the affairs in the palace to the queen, her minions and servants were all over the court. Empress Yang has not been able to fully master the harem.

However, in recent years, the Queen Mother has become older, her body is getting worse and worse, and the time she is sick every year is longer than the good time, and there is no way to control the harem and Queen Yang as she did in the past, so Queen Yang has greatly expanded her power in the harem. Many of the people under the Queen Mother were damaged.

When the Queen Mother was sober, she saw this situation and knew that this daughter-in-law was afraid that her heart was too heavy and that it was difficult to return.

Shen Guoshi saw that there were many such things encountered by national teachers in previous dynasties, so there were many records in the notes. Shen Guoshi told her that there is only one way, and that is to preserve her strength. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, this is a matter of no way. The Queen Mother's subordinates have been blessed with the Queen Mother for so many decades, and they have done enough, where is the eternal blessing

Shen Guoshi explained this truth to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother thought about it, so she made it clear to several loyal Internal Affairs Families, and now it is the best ending to be able to preserve it. In fact, these families in the Internal Affairs Office understand better than the Queen Mother. Because they have served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for generations, they naturally know that the replacement of these families is related to the replacement of the ruling lady in the palace. There is no such thing as a family that lasts forever. They stood on the right side this time, and they have been blessed with the Queen Mother for more than 50 years, which is enough. Therefore, they have been looking for a way back for a long time. However, these need to be arranged for them by the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother began to choose the crown prince, but after observation, the queen mother was not at ease at all about the princess's character. There is no way, the Queen Mother can only choose Shen Guoshi. Shen Guoshi could only reluctantly agree. However, he is a man after all, and he is still outside the palace, so he can only shelter the queen mother's subordinates outside the palace.

The families of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also agreed. The people who can shelter outside the palace are actually satisfied.

However, the Queen Mother and these families of the Internal Affairs Office were also very worried, because Shen Guoshi was older than the Queen Mother, so naturally he would not be able to shelter for many years. Therefore, everyone pinned their hopes on the successors of Shen Guoshi.

After waiting for a few years, Shen Guoshi finally found a successor, and to everyone's surprise, this successor was actually a girl. In other words, the future national teacher is a woman.

This made the Queen Mother and these families of the Internal Affairs Office overjoyed.

In fact, women are more suitable to take over these forces than men. Because, although the national teachers of the past dynasties were powerful, they could not enter and leave the court freely, after all, there was a difference between men and women. However, women do not have this taboo, and they can enter and leave the palace freely, and they can shelter these forces in the palace. This is better than the Queen Mother's internal affairs family originally expected.

So, first, Mama Ma came to Qin Mingyue's side. Then, the Queen Mother successively rewarded Qin Mingyue with several grandmothers around her. also gave Qin Mingyue the Zhuangzi, and even arranged people from several families in the Internal Affairs Office to this Zhuangzi, and took the opportunity to give the deed to Qin Mingyue. In this way, Qin Mingyue has become the master of these people, and Empress Yang can't put her hand on these people's heads.