Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 530 - 276 Listening Corner_1

Chapter 530: Chapter 276 Listening Corner_1

Having resided in the palace for some time, Pan Yue now harbored little resistance to going out, as long as she was accompanied by Qian Manjiang and her children, she was not afraid. Today, even her in-laws were going out with them, which seemed to give her an extra boost of confidence.

Ever since the Qian family received the invitation from the Pan family yesterday morning, Qian Yixiu had been constantly reminding her, "Tomorrow, Mother will return to the home where she once lived for thirteen years, to see your grandfather and grandmother, as well as many relatives connected by blood..."

Pan Yue’s eyes were blank; she seemed to have no memory of the Pan family. She bore no strong resentment like that towards Prince Consort Pan, nor did she have any fondness like that towards Pan Yang or the Empress Dowager; it was the kind of relationship that was neither close nor distant.

It made sense, after all, Pan Yue had grown up in Rongen Mansion and was especially favored by the Empress Dowager, often being taken to play in the palace. Furthermore, her mother was estranged from Prince Consort Pan, so it was unlikely that the elders of Pan Mansion would have had much interaction with her, and hence, unlikely that they would have developed deep affections.

Today, not only did the Qian family dress up beautifully and festively, but also Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister, who were coming along, were dressed very formally, wearing silk clothes and gold collars. Shan Dian was not interested in going to the Pan family and went to Prince Ning Mansion instead.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Pan family. Standing in front of the main gate were Pan Yang and his five brothers, along with Brother Jie, Yi Gege, and the two-year-old son of the second brother Pan Yuanqing, Brother Wei. The men of the third and fourth generations of the Pan family were all here.

The Qian family alighted from the carriage, and Pan Yang and the others first went to bow deeply to Qian Sangui’s couple, inviting them to enter. Brother Jie, though very familiar with the Qian family, still politely stood behind the elders, maturely guiding his two younger brothers to bow to them.

As soon as they entered the main gate, Old Great-grandpa Pan came to greet them with his three sons. Old Great-grandpa Pan first bowed to Qian Sangui with clasped hands, "Qian in-law, thank you for saving Yueyue and treating her as your own. You are the benefactors of our Pan family."

Old Great-grandpa Pan, being an elder and the former Secondary Assistant, had indeed given a grand gesture.

Assisted by Wong Shou, Qian Sangui hurriedly bowed in return, "Old in-law, you are too kind; Manjiang’s wife is gentle and filial, all due to the Pan family’s excellent upbringing." He had practiced these two sentences many times at home. Although he was nervous, he managed to say them smoothly.

Afterward, Qian Manjiang led Pan Yue to pay respects to Old Great-grandpa Pan.

Seeing Pan Yue, tears streamed down Old Great-grandpa Pan’s face, a true display of emotion. He reached out to help her up, choking up, "Yueyue, after your accident, grandpa and grandma almost cried themselves to death. Thank goodness you’re alive and well; this is a blessing for our Pan family..."

Aside from Lady Wu, who was invited to a flower hall in the outer western courtyard, the other members of the Qian family were ushered into the main hall. The hall was grand and solemn, with a scroll bestowed by the late Emperor hanging above, and a painting of the Goddess Nüwa mending the sky, drawn by a famous master of the Previous Dynasty. The arrangement of ancient bronze vessels, and furniture pieces like rosewood carvings of dragons amidst clouds, unequivocally revealed the profound heritage of an Aristocratic family that had lasted for a century.

Old Great-grandpa Pan invited Qian Sangui to the seat of honor, but Qian Sangui dared not take it. Prince Consort Pan also urged him insistently, and Qian Sangui finally took the seat reluctantly.

Once all the men of the Pan family had sat down, Qian Manjiang led his wife and children to kowtow and acknowledge their elders.

Then, Pan Yue’s younger brothers and nephews came to pay their respects to Qian Manjiang and his wife.

After that, three younger cousins came to greet Qian Yixiu.

Pan Yue was utterly confused; she couldn’t remember ever being here, nowhere near as excited as the members of the Pan family. But since Brother Jiang and Yixiu both said this was her home, then it must indeed be her home. She didn’t make a fuss; if asked to kneel, she knelt, if asked to sit, she sat.

After a tumultuous bout of weeping and talking, aside from Qian Sangui, who continued to stay there, Pan Yang stood up to take the rest to the back courtyard.

Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister, long ignored, were now unhappy. They lay down in the middle of the hall on the plush carpet and started to sulk, constantly shooting dirty looks at everyone and making noisy calls.

The men of the Pan family found this both amusing and baffling.

Qian Yixiu quickly explained with a smile, "They are also my mother’s sons and daughters. They dressed so formally today because they wanted to come to their maternal home to greet their elders." She then went over to pull them up, "I’m sorry we got so excited that we forgot about you. Don’t be angry now; we won’t do it again next time."

Pan Yue also hurriedly said, "Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister, be good. Mother will make you beautiful clothes when we get home."

Upon hearing this, Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister finally pouted and stood up.