Chapter 42: Pang Ze Returns

  Luoxue walked into Qi Yao's house, without saying a word, took off her shoes, hugged the quilt and lay down with her head covered.

  Qī Yáo held the teacup and said, "What's going on?" She raised her head to look at the sky and then said, "You just got up not long ago, how can you lie down again? You're so lazy!"

  Pang Luoxue said lazily: "Today my brother is back, the house is in a mess, my mother sent me out early to find you to arrange music and dance, this silver can be taken openly, anyway it's the house that pays, I see my father getting more and more fond of Er Niang, let him spend some money to vent for my mother"

  Qī Yāo shook her head and said, "You're about to become the richest man in the capital, yet you still won't let your own father off?"

  Pang Luoxue said, "I really don't know why Father married so many aunts after being with Mother since childhood. Each of them is not at peace, and if I didn't help last time when the fourth aunt had a miscarriage and was locked up, it would have been Mother's turn. Letting him lose some money is also what he deserves. He doesn't think money is too much, and only feels warm in his heart after looking at the account book every day."

  Qī Yāo looked at Páng Luò Xuě's greedy face and couldn't help but say, "Everything is up to you, I've inquired about that person and it seems he's quite skilled. I'm not sure if I can beat him. That little guy is quite cute, though."

  Pang Luo Xue said, "Your eyes are quite good, that little guy is the fourth son of the foolish emperor who is the son of the Empress Dowager Cang, he is the legitimate son of the Cang family and now stays by my side as a guard."

  Qī Yáo said, "These two people are indeed of good birth, but they're also a handful. I quite like that little guy, he's just like Qī Wěi." As she spoke, her eyes began to well up with tears.

  Pang Luoxue sighed and stood up to comfort her, saying: "It's all over, we'll make those scoundrels one by one go down and apologize to them."

  Qī Yāo raised her face and said, "Mm, I definitely will."

  Pang Luoxue felt comforted, this life is difficult and treacherous, but she wants to make those who bullied her in her past life suffer one by one, fortunately, she has such a sister to help herself.

  Alright, I'll leave tonight's singing and dancing to you then. Pang Luoxue said.

  "Don't worry about this, I should head back too, take good care of that little one."

  Two people pushed open the door and saw lotus leaves and a group of maids gathered together, Yun Jin's eyes were covered with a piece of cloth playing hide-and-seek, several people played very happily. What a pity for this child.

  She walked over, the little guy reached out to grab Pang Luoxue's hem, took off his eye mask, and saw that it was Pang Luoxue who rubbed her nose and lifted up her small face with a bright smile. Pang Luoxue squatted down and said: What should I call you?

  The little guy pursed his lips and said: Mother called me Xiao Si Zi. After speaking, his eyes turned red.

  Pang Luoxue picked him up and patted him gently. The other maids saw the little treasure cry and hurriedly coaxed him for a while.

  Qī Yāo said angrily: You'd better leave quickly, you've made our little treasure cry.

  Pang Luoxue said: Alas, I've become a sinner again. Little Fourth, listen to your sister's words obediently. I'll come visit you another day.

  The lotus leaf and the lotus root couldn't stay any longer, so the three of them got into a horse-drawn carriage and returned to the chaotic Pang Guo Gong Fu.

  As expected, Pang Luoxue returned to the Pang Guo Gong Fu, and Zi Juan was waiting for her at the door. As soon as she saw Pang Luoxue, she said: Miss, you're back, Young Master has already returned, Madam asked me to wait for Miss to come back and then go to Old Madam's place.

  Pang Luo Xue exclaimed in surprise: "Isn't it said that you'll arrive this afternoon, how come you're early? Hurry up and walk, it's been over a year since I've seen my brother."

  The lotus leaf and the lotus root hurriedly followed them to the He Xiang Yuan.

  Near the courtyard, the laughter inside came out, and Pang Luoxue tidied up her clothes.

  The mother at the door saw Pang Luoxue and hastily said: The second young lady has arrived.

  Yang hastily pulled her in and said, "You're finally back, Ce Ge has been thinking of you all the time."

  Pang Luoxue walked in and saw a young man with a blue satin robe, wearing an eight-treasured waistband around his waist, with a white jade pendant hanging from the waistband. The tassels underneath were a bit childish, but they didn't affect the boy's temperament at all when paired with the blue-clad youth. However, there was already a hint of being tainted by worldly desires on the young man's face.

  Pang Luoxue's nose suddenly felt sour as she ran over and hugged him, muttering: "Brother came back so late, didn't even miss Xue'er."

  Pang Ce sighed and said: "Brother also misses Xiaoxue, not seeing her for a year, she has grown even more beautiful and elegant, brother almost didn't recognize her. Brother had someone send over some fabric, have you seen it? Does the phoenix fire pattern still suit your taste?"

  Pang Luo Xue wondered: "How did brother know that piece of fabric would end up in my hands?"

  Pang Ce's face was profound as he said, "That piece of fabric is only worthy of my Xiao Xue'er, apart from you, I really can't think of anyone else."

  Pang Luo Xue's smile was sweet in Pang Ce's arms. Next to them, Pang Luo Yu heard this and the smile on her face shattered, she gritted her teeth so hard that they almost broke.

  Pang Luoxue was affectionate, and Yang Shi's eyes were also red. Duke Pang said, "Your brother is tired from his trip back, so don't hold onto him too tightly."

  "I know, Father."

  The old lady said: "Our Xue'er is so happy, Zhan Ge has been away from home for so long, it's also worrying your mother to death, I've been praying day and night, looking forward to your early return"

  Pang Ce hastily said: "It's all the fault of the grandson, causing grandma to worry. In the future, the grandson will definitely make amends and let the old ancestor not have to worry."

  The old lady smiled with joy, and the second wife was not to be outdone: "The young master is back, the old lady and the madam are overjoyed, and the old man has been muttering about it every night before bed."

  Pang Ce didn't understand, but Er Yiniang was hinting that she had been extremely favored.

  Pang Luo Yu Dao said, "Big brother has been traveling and studying for a long time, is there anything fun that happened? Share it with everyone to brighten up the mood."

  Pang Ce only then noticed Pang Luo Yu, and seeing that she was already dressed up and adorned with hairpins, said: "What a pity that Rain is a girl, otherwise she could also go out and take a look around, and it would save me from saying this here, making you feel even more envious."

  Pang Luo Yu accompanied by a smile, Pang Luo Xue endured the smile and made a round of conversation: "I think brother is afraid that you will dislike Snowy entwining around brother to tell stories, so he said it this way."

  Pang Che had always known about Pang Luo Xue's thoughts

  Yang said, "Zhang has just returned and must be tired from traveling by boat and carriage. Why not let him go back to rest first? He won't be able to escape the dinner party tonight."

  The old lady looked at Pang Ce with a sympathetic expression and said, "Hurry back and rest, your father and mother have prepared a banquet for you tonight, there will be socializing to attend to."

  "Sorry to trouble Father and Mother, I've come back with the Prince of Yu this time. The Prince has gone back to the palace first, he'll probably be over later tonight. Please don't neglect your duties, Father and Mother."

  Pang Guogong was overjoyed to hear this, and thought that his son's friends were indeed extraordinary people. And this Yu Wang was the son of the empress, with exceptional virtue and talent, and the emperor also doted on him excessively. It seemed that if there weren't any major changes, the position of crown prince would be his. He hastily nodded and said: "Your father has a plan in mind, you may withdraw and rest now."

  Pang Ce finally went out.

  Pang Luoxue had just seen her brother and had a lot to ask him, but she was afraid of tiring him out, so she could only wait until the banquet. The family sat together again, chatted for a while, and then left. Yang asked Pang Luoxue to be sure to appear on time in the evening and not to slack off. Pang Luoxue couldn't disobey her own mother, so she nodded repeatedly before being allowed to leave.