Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1040 Aunt Xu is missing
Hearing Chu Chengping and Chu Chengyi teasing Gu Yichen outside the screen, the girls inside the screen couldn't help laughing.

Yue Mingzhu smiled and said, "It turns out that your private gatherings are so interesting. I am really envious of you having so many friends regardless of your status."

Lin Jinyan patted the back of Yue Mingzhu's hand:
"You are also a part of it now, so why should you be envious? When we make an appointment to meet in the future, I will send you a message in advance. If you have time, you must come."

Yue Mingzhu smiled and glanced at everyone present with an inquiring look. Receiving Yue Mingzhu's gaze, Feng Siyao and others expressed their welcome one after another.

An Zhixian and others outside the screen, upon hearing Lin Jinyan's question, all expressed their welcome cheerfully.

Gu Ruizhou: "The friends Yan'er makes good friends with must be very good-natured, so of course there is no problem."

Chu Chengping: "Mingzhu is my cousin, we are all family, so of course I welcome her."

An Zhixian: "Miss Yue's coming here has increased the source of customers for Buyehou, so I am very welcome."

Everyone expressed their welcome, and Yue Mingzhu bowed and thanked them with a smile.
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Because the top scholar was parading to Zhuangyuanfang and then going to the palace, he would have to pass by his own mansion on the way, so after chatting and laughing for a while and estimating the time, Lin Jinyan and Gu Ruizhou and their three siblings set out first to return to the Lin Mansion to join in the fun.

Knowing that the Lin Mansion has been very busy these past two days, Chu Chengping, An Zhixian and others agreed yesterday that they would not bother the mansion today and would come back the day after tomorrow when the Lin Mansion holds a banquet.

When they returned to the mansion, the servants had already hung up the firecrackers. The Gu family and the Lin family gathered in the front hall. Even the haggard Lin Siran returned home.

Seeing his father and brother full of satisfaction and pride, Lin Siran felt mixed emotions when he thought of his only son who had been missing for many days.

Seeing this, Lin Jinyan stepped forward and said that the Lin family was still looking for someone every day, and they would go to Fanyin Temple to pray for Lin Jinyun tomorrow. After Lin Jinyan comforted him, Lin Siran's eyes were red, and he bowed to his parents and elder brother:
"Jinyun, thank you for your hard work, Yan'er, thank you for your thoughtfulness, brother, you have given birth to a pair of wonderful children."

Seeing Lin Siyuan helping his youngest son up, the old lady felt bad:
I’m afraid Yun’er won’t be able to come back... Fortunately, there’s Wanrong, so Siyuan isn’t cut off.

Although the Gu family looked down on Lin Siran and his son, they still felt sorry for this scene.

The depressing atmosphere came to an abrupt end when Lin Shun came excitedly to report that Lin Jinan would be arriving at the mansion gate soon.

Everyone was shocked. Lin Jinyan and her sister supported the old lady and went to the main gate with everyone else. They saw Lin Jinan riding a tall horse from afar and smiled happily.

Seeing people approaching, everyone retreated to both sides of the door. Lin Shun lit the firecrackers. Lin Jinyan and others covered their ears and smiled with curved eyebrows.

When the sound of firecrackers stopped, the ground was already covered in a layer of crimson. People with sharp eyes watched Lin Jinan pass by and congratulated the Lin family members.

Lin Shun led his servants to throw coins, and the scene became even more lively.

The atmosphere was joyful. A servant squeezed in beside Lin Shun and whispered something anxiously. Lin Shun's face changed slightly and he turned to look at Lin Jinyan who was chatting and laughing with Bai Yiran.

Hong Jiu noticed the gaze and used his eyes to signal Lin Shun to go to a secluded place to talk. After a while, the two came back. Hong Jiu glanced at Lin Wanrong and found an excuse to call Lin Jinyan aside:
"Ruyi just came from Yongning Lane. She said that she, Aunt Yu and her wife went to watch the parade of the top scholar. Her wife was separated from the crowd and had been looking for her for a long time but couldn't find her. She was waiting at the side door."