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.
