"Your Majesty, Miss Pei is requesting an audience outside."
Jiang Yu was playing with Gu Qingchen, and seeing Gu Qingchen drooling, Jiang Yu laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.
"Azhi is here?"
Upon hearing that Pei Zhi was requesting an audience, Jiang Yu's smile only widened. "Let her in quickly."
When Pei Zhi entered, she saw this harmonious scene, and her expression relaxed. "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
"You seem to have recovered well, and your complexion has improved a lot." Jiang Yu gestured for Pei Zhi to come to her side, and took Pei Zhi's hand. "I also have something I'd like to tell you!"
"Now that the Qin and Sun families have submitted to Dayu, and the Emperor has also bestowed the title of Princess upon Ke'er and Sun Shu, I thought I couldn't treat you poorly."
Upon hearing this, Pei Zhi's eyes flickered slightly, and her almost icy heart began to feel a little warmth.
"Your Majesty, as a daughter of the Pei family, I should have been guilty. I am already very grateful that you and the Emperor have not punished me."
"That won't do."
Jiang Yu smiled and shook her head. "I have already thought it through. If I were to bestow upon you the title of Princess, there would inevitably be objections. After the Lady of Dingyuan Marquis got married, General Bai would have no children to serve him. It would be lonely for him to stay in the mansion alone. It would be wonderful to have a goddaughter like you who is skilled in medicine and has a gentle temperament."
"I......"
"It's settled then. We'll find an auspicious day to revise the family genealogy."
Pei Zhi lowered her head, concealing her glistening eyes. As the adopted sister of the Lady of Dingyuan Marquis, this identity was enough to ensure she lived a very comfortable life in Dayu.
"I have come today because I have a request to make of the Empress Dowager."
Pei Zhi's voice softened slightly as she spoke, "I know that there is Lingyun Garden in Dayu, a place that provides opportunities for women to study, and there is also a girls' school... I want to... open a women's clinic to teach women medicine."
"A women's clinic? Why would Ah Zhi have such an idea?"
Seeing that Jiang Yu was clearly interested, the wet nurse tactfully took Gu Qingchen away, and Granny Ling also brewed a pot of hot tea for Pei Zhi.
"Your Majesty is the most noble woman in the world. Her childbirth was extremely dangerous. I am not trying to take credit for myself, but I am very fortunate that I was there. If I hadn't entered the delivery room as a woman to check Your Majesty's pulse in time, the outcome would have been very uncertain."
“You’re right, Azhi, please continue.”
Jiang Yu's eyes deepened, and she vaguely understood Pei Zhi's meaning.
“Even though Dr. Mei’s medical skills are superb, he was kept out of the delivery room because of the strict separation between men and women.” Pei Zhi took a deep breath. “Normally, if a woman has some unspeakable illness, she can only endure it because the doctors are all men.”
"You want to train a group of female doctors?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am severing ties with Pei Jian again. I still have the blood of the Pei family in my veins, and I feel guilty for those who have suffered and died because of the Pei family."
"Therefore, I want to use my medical skills to save more people, and I hope Your Majesty will grant my request!"
Pei Zhi knelt on the ground, her eyes filled with unwavering determination.
"I agree to your request."
Jiang Yu spoke directly, "Just tell me what you need, and I will help you to the best of my ability."
......
Pei Zhi's family recognition ceremony was scheduled for three days later. On that day, Pei Jian was also taken out of the prison.
"What are you going to do? Where are you taking me?"
Pei Jian spoke with some fear, as he had been unable to see the light of day for so long that he could only cover his eyes with his hands.
"I'll take you somewhere, and you'll know when we get there."
Chang Qing personally came to escort Pei Jian. Upon seeing Pei Jian, Chang Qing felt an itch to kill him with a single stroke.
It's a mystery how a wicked person like Pei Jian could have given birth to a daughter as kind and compassionate as Miss Pei.
Chang Qing, who had no daughter, had a hint of resentment in his eyes. Then he thought to himself, "Heaven is fair. Even if Pei Jian had a daughter like Miss Pei, didn't it take her back?"
Pei Jian is now all alone.
Pei Jian had visited Dayu several times and was very familiar with the situation in the capital.
Upon realizing that Chang Qing was taking him to the Bai family, Pei Jian's eyes showed a hint of doubt. What did the maternal family of the Marquis of Dingyuan have to do with him?
Today, the Bai family was bustling with guests. General Bai stood smiling outside the gate, welcoming the guests, his old face beaming with joy.
After all the guests had entered the mansion, Chang Qing pulled Pei Jian to appear.
General Bai's smile widened upon seeing Pei Jian. "Patriarch Pei, you are a distinguished guest today. Chang Qing, take Patriarch Pei to the most suitable spot for the ceremony."
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, leave this to me, Changqing."
Chang Qing readily agreed, took out a black cloth and covered Pei Jian's head before leading Pei Jian into the mansion.
The Empress Dowager specifically instructed that no one should see Pei Jian, so as not to embarrass Miss Pei.
Inside the mansion, all the guests had arrived, and Jiang He personally came to act as a witness.
"Open the ancestral hall and revise the family genealogy."
"From this day forward, you are a daughter of the Bai family. The Bai family has been loyal and virtuous for generations, and we must be loyal to the emperor, love our country, and protect the people of Dayu."
"My daughter knows."
Upon hearing that familiar voice, Pei Jian, who was hiding in the shadows, suddenly began to struggle. This voice clearly belonged to Zhi'er. How could Zhi'er be the daughter of the Bai family?
"Good, good, good!" General Bai exclaimed three times in delight. "Today is a joyous occasion for the Bai family. Everyone, please eat and drink to your heart's content, and don't leave until you're completely drunk."
"Yes, I, Bai Qian, have a new sworn sister today. Let me make this clear from the start: if anyone dares to bully Azhi in the future, don't blame me for my swords not having eyes!"
Bai Qian grabbed Pei Zhi's hand, adopting a protective stance.
"Madam Hou, what are you saying? How could we dare to bully Miss Bai?"
She is no longer Miss Pei, but Miss Bai the Second.
Pei Zhi felt as if she had been reborn at this moment, and that her entire life trajectory would change from this point on.
She is the second young lady of the Bai family. Her father and brother-in-law are the only two marquises in Dayu, and her sister is the wife of a marquis. No one will look down on her because she was once a member of the Pei family.
In the shadows, Chang Qing laughed out loud.
"From now on, there will be no more Miss Pei in the world, only Miss Bai the Second."
"Furthermore, Miss Bai will teach all her medical skills to the people of Dayu."
"She has betrayed her ancestors by carelessly spreading the Pei family's medical skills. Even after death, she will be despised by her ancestors." Pei Jian said through gritted teeth, completely unable to accept the fact that Pei Zhi had become a member of the Bai family.
"She is now a member of the Bai family, and she should pay homage to the Bai family's ancestors. After she dies, she will be buried in the Bai family's ancestral tomb. What does that have to do with your Pei family?"
Pei Jian began to have some difficulty breathing, gasping for air, feeling as if a piece of his heart had been emptied.
The Pei family line is truly about to end.
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