Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress

The Bai family's eighth girl, Bai Wanqing, who was focused on eating pastries, looked up, her chubby, white little face still covered in crumbs, and said in a childish voice, "Mother is right!"

Mrs. Li was amused by the little one, used a handkerchief to wipe the crumbs off Bai Wanqing's face, and said, "Oh dear, our little Xiao Ba is eating so messily..."

The little girl tilted her head, obediently waiting for Mrs. Li to clean her face, then said in her childish voice, "Thank you, third aunt."

Mrs. Li smiled and patted the little bun on Bai Wanqing's head, set aside her round fan, and picked up a teacup, seemingly casually saying, "I heard that today in Shencheng, Lord of Gaoyi invited many remarried widows. Whether remarriage is good or bad for these common women, it wouldn't hurt for them to speak with the second girl of the Qin family before Minister Liu announces this time's top scholar. Maybe they would question the new policy since it was set up for them."

How could those newly remarried widows think the new policy bad? How could they be suspicious? They were all deeply grateful to Bai Qingyan for encouraging widows to remarry, believing Bai Qingyan truly did a great deed for them! Whoever opposes this policy opposes their happy days, who can bear that?

After all, the widows who first remarried had strong personalities.

Upon hearing the words of the Bai family's third lady, Mrs. Li, some bold widows stepped forward, knelt on the ground, bowed their heads, shouting, "This woman here is a remarried widow. I sincerely thank the monarch for establishing the new law for us widows, encouraging us to remarry! Those who haven't been widows have no idea how hard the lives of common household widows are! It's easy to talk when you're not in it! I may not speak well... but from the bottom of my heart, I thank the monarch. If anyone dares to challenge this law, oppose the monarch, I'm the first to reject!"

"I don't agree either!" Another widow stood up and knelt in front of the pavilion.

Before long, a succession of newly remarried widows knelt, saying that the new law saved their lives, allowing them to live well.

A noble lady, who disapproved of the Qin sisters' behavior, sneered, "This encouragement for widows to remarry is set up for these women. The second girl of the Qin family is clearly not a widow, yet she has the nerve to publicly criticize the policy encouraging widows to remarry! Isn't she afraid of being laughed at? Look, the widows themselves say it's good... What kind of mischief is she up to?"

"The behavior of these two Qin sisters is truly disgraceful! Suddenly jumping out to publicly oppose the new policy of the monarch, isn't this just trying to attract attention?"

"Precisely! The monarch's new policy is for the nation and people... Even personally debated with the students at the Imperial College, and even they couldn't fault it! Yet she has the audacity to use the new policy to force the Bai family women to remarry!"

"Exactly, the monarch's new policy... allows widowed women to remarry, aiming to improve the status of us women, yet she, as a woman, instead of helping, hinders things for attention-seeking. Such self-degradation is truly disgraceful for us women!"

"Enough! What face does the Qin family daughter want? Her own mother dared to reach into her daughter-in-law's dowry. First, they nearly killed the Auxiliary General, then shamelessly sought glory, trying to link themselves to the monarch..."

"If they have the time to worry about others remarrying or not, why not care for their imprisoned widowed mother? Why not consider if there is still anyone willing to marry them? Truly like a dog that meddles in a rat's business!"

"The Qin family's conduct... how could daughters like the Qin sisters possibly understand what honor is?"

Qin's second girl knelt there, listening to the voices of others, clenched her fists tightly, her face greatly unpleasant. Although she was prepared to sacrifice herself for the Bai family, she still had a sense of pride, and being spoken of in such a manner... she was simply ashamed and furious to the point of death.

"If she truly understood what honor is, she wouldn't have, after nearly killing my Jinxiu, shamelessly claimed to be as close as sisters, and even shamelessly claimed our..." Mrs. Liu nearly let Bai Qingyan's childhood name slip, immediately correcting herself, "Our monarch took them as close as sisters. Such behavior at a young age, what will come of it in the future!"

In her heart, Mrs. Liu contentedly thought of having an extra bowl of rice. After all, as they say, 'what goes around comes around.' Now it seems like the Qin sisters' reputation has been ruined by their own actions.

Since they dared to oppose the new law, they'd better stop thinking of using her daughters Jinxiu and Kid's names to swagger and deceive outside.

"I am at least the younger sister-in-law of the Auxiliary General, won't the second lady fear I'll complain to my brother after such humiliation?" Qin's second girl said with reddened eyes, tears streaming down.

Born with a fiery temper, Mrs. Liu was infuriated upon hearing this, she stepped directly out from behind the table and stood before Qin's second girl: "How dare you mention my poor son-in-law! Ask yourself... how did my son-in-law treat you half-blood siblings? My son-in-law's reputation... first was maliciously flattered by your mother, then ruined by you sisters. Have you ever thought why Qin Lang and Jinxiu went to Hancheng and took the family's second son but not you sisters?"

"Father..." That Qin's second girl, completely shameless now, cried loudly, looking up to the sky, "Did you hear that? Qin Lang deliberately didn't take my sister and me! Qin Lang wants to kill us sisters, leave us no way to live! We sisters were left without father... without mother's care! No one to look after us!"

Bai Qingyan looked up at Qin's second girl putting on a show and softly spoke, "Since... the Qin sisters claim to be without a mother's care, then send someone to escort the two Qin girls to find their mother!"

Qin's second girl was busy crying and wailing, and upon hearing these words, the Qin family's eldest girl's knees went weak; her mother was a convicted criminal, doomed never to be released. She quickly knelt and crawled forward, "Have mercy, Majesty! I did nothing; it's my second sister who lost her mind, was incited by others to oppose the new law, it's all the second sister's fault, I did nothing!"

Hearing the words of Qin's eldest daughter, Bai Qingyan also stood up from behind the table and called, "Master Lu Jin..."

Lu Jin stepped forward on cue, "What is your command, Majesty?"