 Bearing no grudge against the maid-servant with whom her husband had an affair, Aemilia freed her and gave her in marriage to one of her freedmen.She continued her luxurious lifestyle despite widowhood, presumably having been guaranteed a generous income by her husband's will.However, due to the lex Voconia (which prohibited women from inheriting much or from passing on their own wealth to females) passed in 169 BC, she was unable to dispose of her possessions as she pleased.