"Still don't know." Steward Lin replied respectfully, "It is said that quite a few people went down, but only she didn't come out, and the Mingyue Token of Minister Shen was buried together with her."
"Humph, Minister Shen, just a civil officer, not of much ability." Lin Zhushuang snorted disdainfully, "Always saying she's the Eternal Female Prime Minister, I don't see it — she's just a woman, being praised too highly indeed."
Steward Lin said nothing, but secretly wiped a sweat from his brow in his heart.
Shen Mingshu's contribution to Daning was truly immense.
She composed the new legal code, solidifying the Xiang Imperial Family's status, and Ning Zhaozong often hailed her as having talents equal to prime ministers, no less capable than the former Prime Minister Xie under Grand Ancestor.
Shen Mingshu could be called the Eternal Female Prime Minister, and indeed she was the only woman who became a prime minister, but it was more because her abilities were truly remarkable.
