Chapter 693

But when the scale developed to the level of the Five Surnames and Seven Clans, even after several changes of dynasties, they could always remain standing.

This situation looked quite magical.

This was what Qin Mu was asking about.

Empress Zhangsun had previously fallen into emotion and had been pitying those girls.

Now that she jumped out and looked at it with the eyes of a politician, she also understood the means of the noble families very clearly.

"Noble families stand tall because of two points... one is the monopoly on books and education, allowing top talents to appear in every generation."

"The other point is intermarriage, constantly keeping the best resources in their hands, maintaining their own position at the very top." Monopoly and intermarriage!

To put it plainly, it was actually very simple.

Qin Mu nodded and looked at Empress Zhangsun seriously.

"So, do you think these girls should be sent back?"

Ah?

Only now did Empress Zhangsun understand Qin Mu's thoughts.

It turned out he wanted to use these girls to strike at the noble families' means of intermarriage!

Once the noble families could not use their daughters to win over outstanding talents, these people would slowly divert the power of the noble families.

This was a plan to draw the firewood from under the cauldron!

"Mu'er, if you don't let them go, what will happen to these girls?"

Qin Mu looked at Empress Zhangsun's eyes strangely.

"What do you mean what will happen? Do I still have to be responsible for the happiness of the rest of their lives?"

"Charge them all into the inner palace as palace maids!"

With one sentence, he announced their fate.

What Empress Zhangsun was most worried about was this result.

These noble young ladies had a very high status in Great Tang. Even if they entered the palace, they should at least be concubines.

Li Er's Noble Consort Wei, just because she came from the Chang'an Wei family. Even if she entered the palace as a second-time bride with a child, she still occupied the position of Noble Consort, second only to the Empress.

Noble young ladies were all accustomed to being noble; making them palace maids was more painful than killing them.

"Mu'er, they haven't done anything wrong, wouldn't it be too cruel to treat them like this?"

"How about giving them some titles?"

Empress Zhangsun still could not bear it and wanted to fight for a little more for them.

After all, in Empress Zhangsun's eyes, these girls were all innocent. They were just victims of politics.

Staying in the inner palace with a title would give them hope of conceiving a dragon son.

If they conceived a dragon son, it could be considered a contribution to Great Qin's prosperity, and their lives might turn around.

Qin Mu looked at the bowl of tiger penis soup meaningfully.

"Niangniang, you are overthinking it!"

"Their future depends on their own attitude."

"Start from the lowest laundry maids!"

Empress Zhangsun's heart sank.

Laundry maids, that was the most tiring work in the palace.

These noble young ladies probably never dreamed they would fall to such a state!