Dong Changyuan once again bowed deeply to Bai Jinzhi before turning to Li Mingrui and saying, "Minister Li, it would be best for you to speak with His Majesty!"
Li Mingrui understood that Dong Changyuan did not want to take credit, so after nodding gratefully, he said to Bai Qingyan, "Your Majesty, within the new laws, there is legislation encouraging the remarriage of widows. I have received reports that there are rumors spreading, claiming... claiming that the Bai family is entirely composed of widows, yet neither the Empress Dowager nor the ladies of the Bai family have remarried, nor... have you remarried, Your Majesty. This new law clearly targets only the commoners, not the nobility!"
