The news that the fourth young lady of the Bai Mansion had whipped a greedy troublemaker outside the Duke of Zhen's mansion and received fifty military cane strokes as family punishment quickly spread among the common folk.
Some praised the Duke of Zhen's mansion for its high moral standards, saying, "I'd rather have the world betray me than betray the world!"
Others felt that the Duke of Zhen's mansion was too weak, wondering how it could allow its own daughter to be punished after resisting an intruder.
However, when the matter was brought up, the public couldn't help but recall the thunderous anger of the Bai family's eldest daughter in front of the mansion. Suddenly, the Duke of Zhen was scorned for his obstinate military decisions which led to the disastrous defeat in the southern border.
