Dong Tingzhen, Dong Tingyu, and Dong Tingfang knew that Bai Qingyan was going to depart for Shuoyang the next day. They talked with Mrs. Song and came to visit the Princess of Zhen's mansion. As the sun was about to set, the three reluctantly got up to leave.
Bai Qingyan personally escorted the three Dong sisters to the door. Before they left, Eunuch Gao Demao, who served by the Emperor's side, came with attendants to deliver an imperial decree.
The three Dong sisters hurriedly kneeled behind Bai Qingyan, listening to the decree together. They saw that the Emperor had ennobled Bai Qingyan as Princess and Bai Jinzhi as Commandery Princess. Then, an endless stream of rewards was carried into the mansion of the Princess of Zhen, which made the two illegitimate daughters of the Dong family green with envy.