Chapter 625 - 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."