Chapter 99 - Accepting Orchid (1/2)

Lei Xing was glad when the banquet finally ended and absentmindedly made her way back to her palace, still brooding over the events of the evening and the annoyance of having to babysit some princess added onto her plate. No matter how she thought about it she could not come up with an explanation for why the princess wanted her. There was also Tung Mei's behavior and the bracelet's ridiculous demands further irritating her.

She lightly sighed and glanced around only to see the Emperor walking beside her. She had been so wrapped up in her troubles that she had not noticed he continued following her after they all went their separate ways.

Lei Xing sighed, she was not in the mood to deal with him. Not to mention that she could see from his frowning expression that he was not in a happy mood either. When they arrived at her palace, she stopped at the entrance to attempt to talk him into leaving, but he just went inside ahead of her.

Lei Xing pouted and sluggishly followed. She finally arrived in her room to find him sitting on the side, frowning and narrowing his eyes at her as she walked in. She wanted to go sit down but then thought some distance will be better considering his seemingly bad mood.

Although it seemed a bit extreme to her that he would be angered by her embarrassing coughing fit. Lei Xing rationalized that perhaps he was more irritatable and was on edge because of the foreign guests. After a while of awkwardly standing there under his strict silent scrutiny, Lei Xing lightly sighed and said, ”I'm sorry.”

”You're sorry?” The Emperor asked with a raised eyebrow, ”For?”

Lei Xing inwardly sighed, but before she could explain her accident the Emperor asked, ”Why did you agree?”

Lei Xing blinked in confusion and asked, ”You didn't want me to?”

{...Is that what he's angry at? O_o)...}

”Why would a foreign princess want you as a companion?” The Emperor asked narrowing his eyes at her.

Lei Xing knit her brows and flatly responded, ”I don't know.”

The Emperor raised an eyebrow, ”Think harder.”

Lei Xing frowned and shook her head, ”I really don't know. If you don't want me to, how about you send someone else instead?”

{...I actually don't want to babysit anyone either -_-)'...}

The Emperor narrowed his eyes.

{...So she doesn't remember him? No, that was after her accident so she should...Unless she wasn't paying attention or she is lying to me...}

The Emperor got up and walked up to her, ”You wouldn't happen to be lying to me, would you?”

Lei Xing was taken aback, ”No, I really don't know. I am more confused by this event than anyone.”

{...What the hell is up with this inquisition? How the hell am I supposed to know what goes on in your crazy entitled royal minds? -_-)...}

The Emperor knit his brows in contemplation and after another while of silently scrutinizing the awkward Lei Xing, he walked out, still seeming irritating. Lei Xing let out a sigh of relief when the doors closed behind him.