If the people failed to perform their duties and the officials failed to investigate, then the matter would be settled.
When Xie Qiao was at the Water Moon Temple, if the people came to offer incense and worship the gods, most of them would ask for a son.
The female spirits she met were indeed more haunting. Each of them had a rough fate and were not valued.
However, it had to be said that the Qianyuan dynasty was indeed not bad. For instance, in the capital city, women could show their faces in public. There were even women who made a living. Women could even go to school. Compared to the previous dynasty, the difference was heaven and earth.
"Eldest Brother, if they'd be given 70 times of caning for drowning one baby girl, then what if there were two? That would be 140 times, right?" Xie Qiao pestered him to settle the score.