Chapter 120 - Fan Wars

The next day, An Hao went to visit the Lei manor again with the aim to apologize to Xiao Ting. He did not want Lao Wang's trouble, not to mention if his father heard of him bullying a young miss it would be trouble. There's also Lei Yong to consider in the whole mess.

As for the issue with Lei Xing, he considered going to tell Lei Yong about the fact that the two girls he saw were his sister and her maid. But then after thinking about it, he concluded that Lei Yong really did not know about it. There was no reason for him to lie, unless they had done something so bad he felt the Emperor would not have let them go.

But no matter how An Hao thought about it, he could not come up with a scenario that would make Lei Yong feel the need to lie. In the end, he decided that he still needed more information to explain this if not they would just take him as a joke again.

Also, it was obvious Lei Yong was very fond of his sisters. He often lamented about missing out on their childhood, and he especially talked about Lei Xing who had apparently been very upset with his departure and they even exchanged letters often. An Hao even remembered that when Lei Yong was returning to the capital he was particularly excited about seeing his sisters again. An Hao did not want to haphazardly bring it up to him and end up accidentally stepping on his toes.

He also thought to discuss with his father to find out the results of the former investigation, but his father was even less likely to buy his story, he was apparently a very imaginative child. It was easier to just go talk to the Emperor, but then that also seemed complicated now seeing how the Emperor treated Lei Xing.

He understood that he had to tread very carefully and find out more first. So he came up with the bright and simple idea of Xiao Ting. She was the younger sister, not to mention the fact she spent more time with Lei Xing than Lei Yong, so she would know more about her than anyone. He would not know as he was an only child, but they say siblings are close. 

With all this in mind, An Hao chose a gift on his way and arrived at the Lei manor. Lao Wang quickly showed up and narrowed his eyes at him. An Hao promptly informed that he was here to apologize to his younger miss and so Lao Wang smiled and happily led the way.

They had just began walking when they ran into Tung Mei who promptly arrived at their front. An Hao frowned and mumbled, "Why is she here again?"

Tung Mei narrowed her eyes at him and threw the question back at him, "Why are you here again?"

An Hao raised his head and smugly responded, "You're a guest here too, so you can't question me on my intentions."

Lao Wang glared at An Hao and An Hao looked up at the sky. Lao Wang then smiled at Tung Mei, "The young master came to apologize to the younger miss for yesterday."

Tung Mei raised an eyebrow and looked An Hao over and her eyes settled on the box in his hand, "Ahh...I see." She then reached out for the box and An Hao immediately moved it out of her reach and glared at her, "It's not for you."

Tung Mei snorted and then sighed, "In that case, I'll take him to her. Lao Wang, I'm sure you're busy. You can leave."

Lao Wang wanted to protest, but Tung Mei quickly said, "Follow me." And started walking away. An Hao sighed in annoyance but still followed. He was here to make peace so he had to bear with it, but he really did not like this girl, she irritated him on sight.

Tung Mei led him to a pavilion and then sat down, then looked at An Hao who was awkwardly standing there and said, "Sit."

An Hao frowned at her, "I'm here to see Lei Yong's sister, not you."

Tung Mei smirked, "Would you like me to take you to her bedroom where she's undressing?"

Tung Mei snickered when she saw An Hao's face freeze. She then added, "Relax, she'll find her way here eventually. Sit.'

An Hao quietly went to sit down and did not say anything more. Tung Mei observed him and saw his frowning reddening face, then frowned and said, "Oy, our Xiao Ting is too delicate for aggressive military men like you so don't even think about it."

An Hao blinked in confusion, then quickly understood what she meant. He was definitely not after that, but it still annoyed him and so he had to set her straight otherwise he would not be able to sleep tonight.

And so, An Hao defended, "Her brother that you're going after is an aggressive military man, her sister is also married to the Emperor, who was also the aggressive military's commander, she's also from a family with an aggressive military history, so what do you mean by aggressive military men?" He then scoffed, "Not to mention, you even wanted to marry the same Emperor and only switched to Lei Yong because you were deemed unworthy. I think you have quite the thing for aggressive military men."

Tung Mei immediately scowled and barked, "That was the blemish of my life! Don't mention that!" Then she took a deep breath to calm herself, "Also, my Yong ge is different definitely cannot compare. As for Xing jie, I don't approve of it, she ca-."

"I'm the one who doesn't approve of it! How dare you say my Emperor is inadequate?!" An Hao roared.

"Oh?" Tung Mei said with raised eyebrows, "It seems you do have some sense after all. I agree, he is truly inadequate." 

"What?" An Hao frowned in confusion

"You just said he is inadequate and I agree Xing jie truly deserves better." Tung Mei informed with a snicker. 

An Hao blinked, then frowned and looked down, annoyed with himself as he realized his stupid mistake.

{...How dare she make me insult my Emperor?! I really don't like this girl. She's insanely irritating! Where the hell did Lei Yong dig her up from?!...}

Tung Mei then sighed and said, "I'll advise you to stop trying to bother Xing jie, it is really a pointless effort."

An Hao suspiciously looked up at her, "Who said I was bothering anyone?"

Tung Mei raised an eyebrow at him, "You seem like the kind to hold a grudge. Am I wrong?" 

An Hao knit his brows then glared at her and she burst into laughter, "See, you do hold grudges." Then she mumbled, "Petty ones too." And she continued laughing at an aggravated and embarrassed An Hao's expense.