Chapter 118 - Digging Rascal (1/2)
”You little rascal, you've grown up so well!” Lao Wang exclaimed as he wrapped an arm around An Hao's head and rubbed it to An Hao's annoyance.
An Hao freed his head and haughtily said, ”I'm no longer a child.”
Lao Wang laughed and drank the wine An Hao poured, ”Of course not! You're now a general and the An family is now officially a military family, who said scholars couldn't fight.” He burst out laughing and then sighed, ”Now that you're all grown up and settled, all that's left is to get married.”
An Hao pursed his lips, did not respond and simply refilled Lao Wang's cup.
”Oh, by the way, what did you do to the young miss?” Lao Wang finally recalled that issue. After he escorted An Hao out and covertly arranged their meeting at this restaurant, he went back to check on the girls. He found them at a pavilion with Xiao Ting sitting down demurely attentively listening to Tung Mei's lecture on how she should have handled An Hao. They looked busy so he quietly retreated and did not intrude on their self-defense session.
An Hao knit his brows, ”I didn't do anything.”
Lao Wang knocked his head, ”Don't lie. The young miss may be a bit fragile compared to the older miss but she doesn't break into tears just for every little thing. Not to mention, her clothes were dirty. Miss Tung is also not someone unreasonable so if you didn't do anything you wouldn't have been treated like that. Hurry up and talk!”
An Hao looked at him and then pouted, ”It was an accident...”
Lao Wang went wide-eyed, then he blinked, ”Accident? You...you wouldn't have...? No way, right?”
An Hao knit his brows and honestly admitted, ”I accidentally bumped into her...then may have...perhaps, fallen on her...and thinking back on it, I may have also been a tad...mean about it...but she should have been watching where she was going, okay maybe I shouldn't have been walking backwards but if she were looking, then she could have avoided me so in conclusi-”
”Ow! Why do you keep hitting me?!” An Hao barked when Lao Wang gave him a hard knock on his head.
”You little brat! How could you crush our little miss?! Are you trying to kill her?!” Lao Wang hollered.
”I didn't see her and she won't die just from that!” An Hao indignantly responded.
”You still have the mouth to talk!” Lao Wang roared and An Hao lowered his head, feeling aggrieved.
{...How can they be treating me like this? I am a general! These old men keep making me feel like a child. It's annoying...}
”You better go apologize to the little Miss, otherwise, you will have to fight me! She's a sweet girl.” Lao Wang then settled down and downed his wine,
An Hao covertly rolled his eyes then put on a smile and refilled Lao Wang's cup, ”I've got it. I understand, it's my fault. I'll apologize later.”
”Hmph! You better.” Lao Wang drank the wine and looked An Hao over, ”So what did you want to see me for?... Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see you but you never go looking for someone unless you want something. So what do you want?”
An Hao's smile widened, ”Of course, I was going to come to greet you eventually...once I found you that is. It's not that I wasn't thinking about it, but since fate arranged it like this I have no choice but to oblige it. Not my fault.”
Lao Wang laughed, ”Cheeky brat...Okay, I'll believe you for now. So tell me what is it?”
An Hao straightened up and became serious, ”I was curious about the eldest miss of the Lei family...Is there anything weird about her? Any incidents?...or about her personal maid? Anything you can think of?”
Lao Wang raised an eyebrow, ”Her again? And here I thought she was doing well with the Emperor...It seems he still doesn't trust her. She is a good girl too...”
”The Emperor investigated her before?” An Hao asked with raised eyebrows.
”En. Your father came to meet a few days after she entered the palace. The Emperor didn't mention that?”
An Hao blinked and quickly played along, ”He must have wanted me to look at the case with completely fresh eyes.”