Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1073 Temporary Truce
Seeing that the Crown Prince and Chu Chengye were becoming increasingly confrontational, Lin Yanqing's brows flashed with impatience.

If it were in his house, Lin Yanqing would be too lazy to speak up like Grand Tutor Yao and would argue with the prince and the others. But today he was in his own house and he couldn't just ignore it.

The noise of putting down the teacup was a little louder. Seeing that everyone was looking over, Lin Yanqing said in a casual manner:

"An'er's success in high school is indeed a great joy for the Lin family. The entire Lin family is delighted and grateful that you have accepted the invitation and come to congratulate us."

After saying this, he sat upright, clasped his hands and apologized:
"Especially the two princes, you took the time out of your busy schedule to come to the palace to congratulate me. I am grateful but also feel terrified. If I have been negligent, please forgive me, Your Highnesses."

Although every word he said was humble, the Crown Prince and Chu Chengye felt like they had a lump in their throats.

The Lin family did not invite them, so it was already very presumptuous of them to come uninvited. Now they are arguing here, which is really inappropriate.

The prince and Chu Chengye looked at each other, temporarily suppressed their hostility, tacitly apologized to Lin Yanqing, and began to praise Lin Jinan.

When Gu Hongzhang saw An Zhixian, he called this favorite junior to sit behind him. While the Crown Prince and Chu Chengye were arguing, the Gu family members were chatting and laughing with An Zhixian in a leisurely atmosphere, which made Master Yao and Qin Xian on the opposite side jealous:
If I had known, I would have sat opposite him and listened to the noise for nothing.

Lin Shun led the maid to change the tea for everyone in the hall and served some new pastries. Lin Shun brought the pastries for the Gu family members himself, and when no one was paying attention, he leaned close to Gu Ruizhou's ear and whispered a few words quickly.

Gu Ruizhou looked normal. His eyes quickly swept over the pastries beside him and he nodded imperceptibly.

An Zhixian and Gu Yichen, who were standing nearby, were already close to him and were martial artists, so they had sharper eyes and ears than most people. Even though Lin Shun spoke in a low voice, the two of them were able to hear roughly what he said.

Seeing that the Crown Prince and Chu Chengye had temporarily stopped fighting, Gu Ruizhou smiled kindly and invited everyone to have some cakes. He mentioned that this family banquet was organized by Lin Jinyan. Everyone could hear the pride in his tone clearly. They took the cakes and tasted them. Regardless of whether they liked it or not, they praised Lin Jinyan with the cakes, and praised Lin Siyuan for his good parenting. Then, they praised the protagonist of the banquet, Lin Jinan.

Gu Yichen covered his mouth and approached An Zhixian:
"Grandfather and parents always say that my eldest brother is steady and sincere. See, this seemingly honest man can fool people and he is always right."

An Zhixian laughed: "Indeed."

Seeing the prince and Chu Chengye eating the cakes, Gu Ruizhou returned to his seat and no longer showed his previous enthusiasm.

An Zhixian's eyes flickered:
I'm afraid the little fox is starting to plot against people again.

The lively and peaceful atmosphere continued until the banquet started. Lin Siran, who looked much more haggard, arrived late with a gift.

The disappearance of Lin Jinyun had caused a lot of uproar. Not only had the matter been reported to the authorities, but people on good terms with the Lin family also helped look for him. Lin Jinyan was attacked because she had gone out of town to look for Lin Jinyun. Everyone knew about it, and even though Lin Siyuan arrived late, no one thought it was wrong and instead offered words of comfort.

Lin Siran thanked everyone, forced a complicated smile, and congratulated his father, brother, and Lin Jinan.

During the banquet, Lin Siran listened to the congratulations from everyone, thinking about his only son who was missing and could not be found. He drank cup after cup to drown his sorrows, and soon he became drunk. He suddenly remembered that he had a daughter, and he went to the backyard in a drunken state.

Lin Jinan took the person to the guest house in a gentle yet firm manner.