Bai Jinzhi's mentioned two cousins and three female cousins from the Dong family were the children of Bai Qingyan's eldest uncle, Dong Qingping.
Not long after, Nanny Qin, who served Mrs. Dong, came over to the carriage and whispered, "Eldest Young Lady, Fourth Young Lady, the young masters and young ladies of the Dong Mansion would like to invite both of you to join them for a boat ride. Madam asked me to inquire if the two young ladies would like to go and get some fresh air?"
Mrs. Dong thought that Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi, having returned from the battlefield of southern Xinjiang, needed to relax.
Moreover, letting her daughters get close to their maternal family was naturally a good thing in Mrs. Dong's view. It was rare that her nephews and nieces did not hold any fear toward Bai Qingyan despite her deeds of burning and killing surrendered enemies in southern Xinjiang, and even invited her for a boat ride. How could Mrs. Dong not agree?