As soon as Assistant Pan and Pan Yang arrived home, Prince Consort Pan hastened to invite them to his Rongen Earl Mansion next door. Behind closed doors, he told them that Pan Yue was still alive and emphasized that this matter must not be leaked.
Both Assistant Pan and Pan Yang were thrilled to tears upon hearing the news. Pan Yang wept because his wretched sister was still alive, while Assistant Pan cried not just because his granddaughter was alive, but more so because he no longer had to live in constant trepidation.
Now among the five aristocratic families, aside from Pan Linfu himself sitting in the position of First Rank adviser, there is only one other with a rank of Third Rank official; all the others were below the fourth rank. Over the decades, the Emperor had almost crushed these great families.
