Marquis Ningxi, Yun Jingzhou who was just demoted as The Earl, had also come with Lin Chenfeng to receive his punishment.
After hearing Emperor's order, he slumped to his knees and kowtowed.
No matter how much he wanted to cry and beg for forgiveness, all he could do then was thank Emperor for his generosity.
After punishing Yun Jingzhou, Emperor turned to Lin Chenfeng.
For expelling northern barbarians from the Great Tan Empire and winning three lost cities again on his own, Lin Chenfeng had proved his strength, wisdom and bravery and so was directly promoted to third rank Earl and will be given a Residence in the capital city, fertile lands, war horses, silk, silver, gold and many more were added in the list of rewards.
Before Lin Chenfeng left the imperial palace, news of him being favoured by the Emperor and Yun Jingzhou's being punished spread like fire in the whole capital.
At the palace gate, just as Lin Chenfeng was ready to board his carriage which was given by Emperor as reward, both Gu brothers had already caught up with him.
"Ah, Chenfeng, you really made proud your sister and me. If your sister was alive today, she definitely have been so proud that she would have distributed sweets in the whole capital." Gu Tianhao directly tried to play his emotional card and put his finger on the bridge of his nose to wipe his non-existent tears.
"Yes. Yes. Aiya.. You don't know, when the news of your grandfather and father's death came from border, other than worrying about your grandmother and your mother, the most she was worried about you. When the news of fire came and she learnt how both old Madam Lin and your mother died in that fire and you were missing, she cried and asked us to sent reinforcement and find you-" Gu Tianshui, eldest master Gu was still continuing his story when he was suddenly interrupted by Lin Chenfeng.
"Did you sent?" Lin Chenfeng looked at Gu brothers with dead, emotionless eyes and asked.
His eyes were deprived of every emotions, not even anger or resentment could be found in those black onix. It was as if they were not a pair of black eyes but bodhisattva's heart, where no matter how much you try, you can't make a ripple.
"What?" Hearing Lin Chenfeng's question, both Gu brothers were stunned for a moment and only after a while they could manage to choke out a word in response.
"Reinforcement. Did you sent it...?" Lin Chenfeng paused and looked at their confused faces and puzzled eyes and continued "Did you sent reinforcement.. to find me?"
Of course, they knew what he was asking about. It just that they hadn't have expected him to ask such question with in this situation with such straight face.
After asking this Lin Chenfeng looked at them very intently, to see their every expression but even after a while they were still processing his simple question.
May be trying to make a believable excuse.
But when even after a while they couldn't come up with a possible excuse, Lin Chenfeng rolled his eyes internally and boarded his carriage, leaving two stupefied and stunned fools on the palace gate.
Meanwhile at the Gu residence, old Madam Gu, Madam Yun and even Madam, everyone was busy to prepare for the banquet.
More than sixteen dishes were added in the list of menu, twelve hot dishes and four cold dishes and pastries, cakes and other sweets for the end.
Madam Yun had also asked Gu Yanran to make her special osmanthus honey cake.
By doing this madam had her own plans and schemes.
At this time, Lin Chenfeng was the most eligible batchelor in the whole capital with the title of an Earl at such a young age of twenty.
If her Yanran could win his heart then Madam Yun couldn't ask for more.
First, after marrying Lin Chenfeng, her Yanran could become a countess at such a young age that could only be a dream for most of the young ladies in Capital.
Even young ladies in the marquis and duke's family would be married off in any high ranking official's family as their daughter-in-law or granddaughter-in-law while their own husband would be a good for nothing young master at the age of twenty.
Look at her as an example, as the Marquis Ningxi's precious daughter, she herself was married as a second woman to a merely four rank official and even after so many years, at the age of thirty two, her husband was only a third rank official.
And if it wasn't for marquis Zhiwu's support that garnered him secondary fourth rank and her own father's support which made it possible to get him standard third rank in imperial court, she didn't know if Gu Tianhao could have achieved so much success in his early forties or not.
And the second reason was that, she wanted to let that b*tch Lin in netherworld see how the child she once wanted to kill would become her dear nephew's wife and her Lin family's mistress.
Heh.
Just thinking of that day, Madam Yun could help but feel excited and urged Gu Yanran to be on her best behavior today's banquet.
But just as everyone was still preparing for the happy banquet and weaving dreams of their rising future, Gu Tianhao and Gu Tianshui returned from the imperial palace with their faces dark and gloomy.
Being left by a junior at the palace gate, in front of imperial court, it showed Lin Chenfeng's blatant disrespect towards them and towards the Gu family.
All bragging they had done in front of other court official's as how close both Lin and Gu family's are and how good Lin Chenfeng was to their Gu Yanyan and no matter what they would always be in-laws in the end, it all came slapping on their faces.
Looking at the dark faces of the masters, all servants were trembling in fear even mistress and younger generation couldn't help but feel scared.
"What happened to you both and where is that lad from Lin family?" A voice boomed from behind.