Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 625 - 313: Offspring_1

Chapter 625: Chapter 313: Offspring_1

The next day, Qian Manjiang and Pan Yue went with their family to bid farewell to the Pan family. Qian Manjiang went to the outer courtyard to see Prince Consort Pan, while Pan Yue led her three children straight to Old Madam Pan’s Crane Year Hall.

Except for the self-willed Prince Consort Pan, all of the adult men in the Pan family taught at the Songpan Academy, and the underage boys studied there, even the seven-year-old child prodigy, Brother Jie, who attended classes with people much older than him. Only two young boys remained at home, the four-year-old Yi Gege and the two-year-old eldest son of Master Pan Yuanqing, Lang Gege.

Although Songpan Academy had only been established for a few years, its reputation resonated far and wide, as it was co-founded by the renowned politician, Secondary Assistant Pan, and the famous literary prodigy, Prince Consort Pan, who both taught in person. Its prestige was second only to the Imperial College and the centuries-old Fragrant Hill Academy, making it the third-ranking higher education institution in Daqian, with many scholars traveling from far and wide to study there.

In terms of ranking, Songpan Academy was equivalent to Fudan University in a previous life, impressive indeed.

Yixiu truly admired Old Master Pan; he managed to become the Secondary Assistant and later resigned from his post without any reluctance. To completely sever ties with those major aristocratic families, he even had all the men in his family resign their government positions. Such resolute courage was not something just anyone could muster.

It was quite unlike the Old Cui family, which, in order to help the Fifth Prince tarnish her reputation, even sacrificed their own daughters. Just thinking about the Old Cui family made Yixiu clench her teeth with hatred.

Inside Crane Year Hall, Pearls and jade were everywhere, and the fragrance filled the air. Yi Gege and Lang Gege sat with Old Madam Pan on the luohan bed, surrounded by seven or eight ladies of the family.

Old Madam Pan called Pan Yue over to her side, took her hand, and asked, "Yueyue, do you remember your grandmother now?"

With tears rimming her eyes, Pan Yue nodded and said, "I remember. Grandmother has much more white hair than before I left home."

Old Madam Pan shed tears and said, "It’s been over a decade since you left, and grandmother has aged."

Before leaving home, Pan Yue had not been very close to the Pan family, so her reunion did not induce as passionate a tearful scene as when she saw the Empress Dowager, and after shedding a few tears, everyone sat together and laughed. She also didn’t let go as much as she did in the Qian family, listening more and speaking only a few words when she had no choice.

Yixiu was pulled aside by her peers Pan Yuantong and Pan Yuanting, who asked her for the secrets to writing poetry.

Yixiu was rather embarrassed, feeling that her own knowledge was insufficient to offer them guidance. Unintentionally, she steered the conversation towards dressing and attire.

After having lunch at Crane Year Hall, Prince Consort Pan came with Qian Manjiang to pay their respects to Old Madam Pan, and afterward, Prince Consort Pan returned to Rongen Earl Mansion with his family.

As they approached the side gate, he saw a beautiful woman of about forty glimpsed under the distant weeping willows. His face darkened, not only did he not go over, but he hurriedly walked through the side gate and left.

Yixiu guessed that this woman might be the infamous Maternal Aunt Ye. She really had no qualms, intervening in broad daylight, and no wonder Old Master Pan was angry.

Pan Yue recognized her too, and said to Lady Fu, "Maternal Aunt Ye has aged a lot."

Lady Fu scoffed, "She’s worn herself out with worry. Back when she encouraged second aunt to do that shameful deed, she got her wish and married into the Cui family, but she was treated very coldly there, and faced grievances daily. Because of Yixiu’s matter, father-in-law loathed the Cui family to death. He wanted to let second aunt divorce, Maternal Aunt Ye finally came around and urged the second aunt to listen to father-in-law. Unfortunately, second aunt couldn’t bear to do it, and now she doesn’t even want to come back to her own family. Maternal Aunt Ye must be anxious to talk to father-in-law about second aunt’s situation..."

Coming to Qinghui Garden, where Pan Yue had lived for thirteen years, everything remained unchanged except for the window paper, which had been replaced with transparent glass. Pan Yue had been here several times after arriving in the capital, but this visit felt distinctly different, and shecried once more.

Prince Consort Pan came as well; he held a three-tiered ivory carved dressing case in his hands. He opened it layer by layer, revealing a collection of top-quality Pearl jewelry, dazzling and opulent. Among them were also the Pearls Yixiu sold to Treasure Silver Building and the Pearl necklace directly sold to Old Master Pan. Yixiu habitually appraised them, the jewelry in total worth no less than forty thousand taels of Silver.

Prince Consort Pan said, "Yueyue used to like Pearls, so father collected all sorts of them from everywhere. Later, I heard you no longer liked Pearls and never gave them to you. Now that you’re well, take this dressing case back with you."

With a pout, Pan Yue said, "I don’t like Pearls now either." Seeing Prince Consort Pan considering taking it back, she added, "Although I don’t like them, the three children surely will. We’ll keep them for Yixiu’s, Jingjing’s dowry, and as a betrothal gift for Mingming."