Chapter 260 Song Ci: I’m No Saint
The Emperor personally praised Song Ci as a person of great sense and virtue, and also commended Commandery Princess Dongyang, saying she had the demeanor of her father, appointing her to the Right Wing Forward Camp as an Assistant.
While these two received praise, figures like Earl of Xiangyang found themselves utterly humiliated. Although the Emperor did not directly criticize them, his words implied that the family offspring needed strict discipline to avoid bringing disaster upon the family.
Wasn’t it essentially saying that the daughters were not well-managed?
This frightened Earl of Xiangyang and others into trembling apologies. Overnight, they sent their daughters back to their hometowns, under the guise of education and cultivation, but in reality, it was exile.
There was no other option. According to the Emperor’s words and what Commandery Princess Dongyang said, they could no longer stand their ground in the capital, and even matrimonial matters had to be settled outside the capital.
Otherwise, with so many ladies present that day, who in the capital would dare take you as a daughter-in-law, a potential ticking time bomb, risking bringing danger to the family?
Naturally, those who cared for their daughters hoped to return to the capital after the storm passed, but who knew when that would be? After all, they were at the age of discussing marriage, how could it be delayed?
It was heard that Madam of Xiangyang cried until her eyes were swollen, yet there was nothing she could do. Compared to the entire family, a daughter naturally seemed less important, and sending her off they could only secretly curse Song Ci behind the scenes.
Song Ci learned of these families’ actions and remained silent for a long time.
"Is the Grand Madam feeling guilty?" Nanny asked, seeing her expression not quite right, thinking she felt pity for those families, as Song Ci was someone who wouldn’t overly punish even the maids.
"Me? Guilty? How could that be?" Song Ci said, "I wasn’t the one who made them leave, why would I feel guilty?"