Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 529 - 275: The Pan Family (For Keppra and He’s Bi+)_1

Chapter 529: Chapter 275: The Pan Family (For Keppra and He’s Bi+)_1

With such an impressive dowry, Qian Yixiu certainly had no objections. Her mother also had a silver note worth thirty thousand taels, bringing the total worth of her personal estate to several hundred thousand taels of silver. In her previous life, this amount would equate to being a billionaire, wealthy enough to never run out of money, even if she spent idly.

Each of her two estates in the Suburbs of Capital was over twenty acres, perfect for her personal use.

Qian Yixiu then handed the dowry list back to Qian Manjiang. Qian Manjiang didn’t look at it closely, simply scanning it briefly, and even he was taken aback. He returned the dowry list to Qian Yixiu and said to Prince Consort Pan and Pan Yang with a smile, "Thank you for the trouble father-in-law and cousin have gone to."

Qian Yixiu also smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandpa, thank you, Uncle."

Pan Yang said with a smile, "My father and I just want my sister to have a happy life from here on."

Afterward, Pan Yang took the dowry list to the Yamen to register it, but Prince Consort Pan didn’t seem inclined to leave. Qian Yixiu noticed that her little mother was ignoring him, and he seemed to hold Father Jiang in some disdain. Facing him, Father Jiang was also anxious and fearful.

Qian Yixiu thought to herself that her father was actually quite excellent: born into the Earl of Rongen’s family, he had become a fourth rank officer at a young age and was also quite handsome. It was just that Old Master Pan was so outstanding himself that his expectations for a son-in-law were naturally higher.

Seeing how awkward everyone was together, Qian Yixiu invited Old Master Pan to visit her courtyard and have dinner at home in the evening. Prince Consort Pan was extremely fond of his granddaughter and was eager to visit her residence, hoping to also see his daughter during the dinner, and he happily agreed.

On the way, Prince Consort Pan said to Qian Yixiu, "Yixiu, you’re a grown-up lady now. You should do more needlework, learn more etiquette and management from Sister, preparing for your marriage in the future. Our family isn’t short of silver, so there’s no need for you to work so hard. Grandpa has also prepared a dowry for Yixiu, which I will give you when you get married."

Qian Yixiu smiled and said, "I know Grandpa loves my mother and me, but you’ve already given my mother so much, and that is enough. Brother Jie and Yi Gege are still young; Grandpa also needs to think about their future."

Prince Consort Pan replied, "Brother Jie and Yi Gege won’t lack anything."

He sighed deeply upon seeing his granddaughter who clearly did not take his words to heart. He blamed himself for having lost his daughter in the past; otherwise, how would Pan Zi’an’s granddaughter need to earn silver for a living? And once she started, she became hooked on making money.

He then said, "How about learning painting with Grandpa? There are plenty who want to study painting with Grandpa, but I have not agreed to teach them. I only want to teach Yixiu."

Qian Yixiu, finding her Grandpa actually quite adorable right now, giggled and playfully tugged at his sleeve, "Grandpa, you know I can’t sit still, and you’re teasing me on purpose..."

Prince Consort Pan wasn’t disheartened by the rejection; on the contrary, he was touched by Qian Yixiu’s bright and warm laughter and his own lips curved into a smile as he continued to persuade her. Finally, they reached an agreement: if Prince Consort Pan was in Capital City, Qian Yixiu would spend an hour every other day learning to paint with him.

It was only later that Qian Yixiu realized Mr. Yu was also a celebrated figure of the Great Qian Kingdom, his calligraphy and Pan Zi’an’s paintings were hailed as the supreme talents of Daqian. It was just that Mr. Yu’s family background and looks did not match Pan Zi’an’s, so he was not as well-known as Pan Zi’an.

Being a student of both these renowned masters would be unique throughout the Great Qian Kingdom, a tremendous privilege. What of those so-called noblewomen, talented women? The teachers they had were merely Graduates who had landed on hard times, while those teaching her were the most talented top scholars and former Libationers of the Imperial College.

Thinking of this advantage made Qian Yixiu quite excited.

The next day, Pan Yue’s dowry arrived at Qian Mansion, filling up a whole three storage rooms.

The dowry list was entrusted to Sister-in-law Huang to manage, while the keys to the storage rooms were held by Sister Min, and Qian Yixiu also kept a duplicate account book.

On the thirtieth of September, the Pan family hosted the Qian family, and after fourteen years, Pan Yue finally returned to her maternal home.

At first, Prince Consort Pan thought to entertain guests at his own Rongen Earl Mansion, but then decided to do it at the Pan Mansion. Because only the Pan Mansion was truly his home and Pan Yue’s maternal home.

No matter how good the Rongen Earl Mansion was, after the death of Prince Consort Pan, it would be reclaimed by the Royal Family. Since the Rongen Earl Mansion was also the Princess’s Mansion, after Elder Princess Zi Yang passed away, Prince Consort Pan should move back to Pan Mansion with his children.

Pan Zi’an had brought it up, but the Empress Dowager disagreed, saying that as Zi Yang’s prince consort, he ought to live there. Later, he also suggested that he wanted to remove the title of prince consort to Elder Princess Zi Yang from his head and remarry. There had been such precedents in both the former and current dynasties, where after a princess died, as long as the prince consort requested, the Imperial Court would withdraw all of his treatments as prince consort, and he could remarry and have children.

However, this suggestion completely angered the Empress Dowager, who said he could only remove that title if he died. She also bestowed titles on Pan Yue and Pan Yang, ensuring they were constantly bathed in the "favors" of the Royal Family.

This provoked even greater pride and temper in Prince Consort Pan, causing him to be unhappy with the Empress Dowager and completely estranged from the twins he had with the Elder Princess...

Poor Pan Yang and Pan Yue became the victims of their disputes.

The day before the invitations were sent, Old Master Pan repeatedly warned Old Madam and his second and third sons to serve the Qian family well and foster good relations. Regardless of how badly the Qian family was spoken of outside, they had saved Pan Yue, so they were benefactors of the Pan family.

Old Master Pan stated this one reason, but there was another more important reason he did not express. He believed his sons understood and would surely remind their wives and daughters-in-law.

That was, ever since the Pan family as a whole resigned their offices, they had already angered the Fifth Prince and the other Four Great Aristocratic Families. Additionally, with Prince Ning’s Heir becoming the adopted son of the Pan family’s daughter, the Pan family had been thoroughly marked as part of Prince Ning’s faction.

Since that was the case, they had only one path to walk unwaveringly. The Qian family was deeply connected with Prince Ning’s Heir, and fostering good relations with the Qian family could only be beneficial and not harmful.

The main branch of the Pan family wasn’t large, consisting of three households. The eldest son, Pan Zi’an, and the second son, Pan Zinuo, were born to Old Madam Lady Wong, while the third son, Pan Zicheng, was born of a concubine.

These three sons had fathered six sons and five daughters among them. The eldest, Pan Yang, second, Pan Yuanqing, and third, Pan Yuanxiao, were married, while the eldest daughter Pan Yue, second daughter Pan Feng, and third daughter Pan Yuanyu were married off.

When the Pan family entertained guests, Old woman Qian did not dare to go; she had not spared her tongue against Pan Yue and feared retribution from the Pan family. Old man Qian also did not dare to go; he feared Prince Consort Pan.

In truth, Grandfather Sangui and Grandma Wu also did not wish to attend. They knew the Pan family was a century-old aristocratic family with many intricacies. Furthermore, with figures like Prince Consort Pan, Pan Yang, and Pan Yue being almost like immortals, they feared that their unsophisticated appearance at the Pan Mansion would be a disgrace to their children and grandchildren.

But this being the first time they would visit the in-laws, they had to go for etiquette’s sake.

Qian Manjiang and Qian Yixiu persuaded them, saying if things went well this time, they could visit often in the future, and if not, they would visit less without any burden.

Around the Si Hour, the Qian family, dressed anew, took a carriage to the Pan Mansion.

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