Chapter 530 - 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.