Jinwoon looked around not understanding what Sung Hoon ment. "What? Where?" Sung Hoon didn't know if he should cry or laugh. "Right here in front of you." Jinwoon stared at Sung Hoon with his mouth open. "Y… You're the p… Prince?!" Jinwoon didn't know what he was feeling at the moment.
"Let's sit down. I'll explain everything." When he didn't move, Sung Hoon took his hand and guided him towards a lounge room on the left. He guided him to a chair and sat him down. Instead of sitting in the chair across from him, he sat on the table, sitting nearly knee to knee.
"I'm the Crown prince. Within a month, I'll become the King." Jinwoon just blinked. "What? Why?" Jinwoon's mind was in shambles. He hadn't expected this situation. 'What should I do? Should I try to seduce him now? What to do!' Jinwoon was staring at Sung Hoon with big eyes.
"Before a new king is crowned, the elder is consulted. The elder will tell the soon-to-be king what to do to make the kingdom prosper and stay at peace. Like the ones before me I went to the elder and he told me to find you. He even described you."
Jinwoon looked at Sung Hoon like he was crazy. "How did you know that I was the one?" Sung Hoon smiled. "Ki Ha described you but when we touched, I knew for sure. Did you feel the warmth too?" Jinwoon nodded. "Well, the elder told me that when I meet the one. My body will warm up."
"Did you feel the same?" Jinwoon turned red but nodded. "When Ki Ha returns, I'll ask him to fetch the elder. He will explain more." Jinwoon was still dumbfounded. 'Is it going to be this easy?' "But..." Jinwoon didn't even know what to ask. This was all happening too soon.
"Are we going to get married?" Sung Hoon laughed. "If everything goes well, yes." Jinwoon frowned. "And IF it doesn't go well?" Sung Hoon looked serious. "To go against the elders has always turned into disaster. I don't think anyone will go against his words."
Jinwoon didn't want to cheer too soon. His old life had been full of hardship and Lee Jinwoon's life wasn't a walk in the park either. He decided to be careful. He didn't want luck to turn against him. His luck has been too good.
"Do you want to rest?" Jinwoon looked at Sung Hoon. He had been deep in thought, he had nearly forgotten about Sung Hoon. "Uhm... Yes." Sung Hoon stood up and grabbed his hand again. Jinwoon shook his head with a small smile on his face.
He let Sung Hoon lead him up the stairs. Sung Hoon's house was amazing. Jinwoon didn't know where to look. The stairs were just the exterior of the house. They seemed like wood but were a dark brown kind of stone. The upstairs was real wood. There were 6 large doors, each door had elaborate decoration carved in them.
"This is my room, a study, a library and the rest are guest rooms." Sung Hoon pointed at the doors. "You can pick any room you want." Sung Hoon opened the first bedroom.
Jinwoon's eyes grew big. The room was bigger than his first appartement. There was a large king size bed in the middle of the room. There were two doors across from each other. "That is the closet and the other door leads to a bathroom with toilet." Jinwoon was struck dump by everything he saw. "What to see the other rooms?"
Jinwoon was too curious. "Let's" They walked to the other guest rooms. They were all the same size and all had their own private bathroom and toilet. There were subtle differences in each room. The first room had a lapis and white colour scheme. While the other room was light coral with splashes of orange. While the last room was Ivory with gray.
"Which one do you want?" Jinwoon liked all the rooms but he chose the last room. It reminded him much of his old room. "Can I stay in this one?" Sung Hoon had hoped that he would stay in the room across from him but he could force Jinwoon.
"Then I'll let you rest. I'll call you when the elder arrives." He turned around to leave. "I nearly forgot. Is there anything you can't eat?" Jinwoon shook his head. "Have a good rest." Sung Hoon left him and went downstairs to wait for Ki Ha's return.
Jinwoon opened the first door and saw a large walk-in closet with a lounge chair. That's when he remembered that his bag was still down stairs. He wanted to change his clothes. He left the room but at the same time the door opened to reveal Sung Hoon with his bag. "Thanks I was on my way to get it."
"Not a problem." Sung Hoon smiled before leaving again. Jinwoon went back to the closet and put his clothes on the shelfs. He grimaced when he saw how shabby they looked. "I should be grateful for receiving them.' He quickly walked out and opened the door to the bathroom. He stopped in his tracks when he saw the inside.
"Oh my freaking Lord!" The room was big. There was a sunken bath that looked like a pond and the back there was even a waterfall. Jinwoon didn't know how long he stood looking at the bathroom. He took two steps and saw a very earthly looking toilet. The only difference was that there was a water basin next to it. "I can't complain."
He walked towards the pond, dipped his bare feet in the water and was amazed that the water was actually warm. He took off his robe and slowly entered the water. He was wondering how deep the pond was but felt a little disappointed when it stopped at his hips. He could sit but he had hoped that he might swim. He waddled over to the waterfall. He was planning on asking Sung Hoon how it was made.
While exploring the bath he found a wall niche with soap and a luffa. Jinwoon washed and scrubbed until he was bright red. At Beom Seok, he didn't want to use the luffa's of the others and there was on extra for him so he had been using his hands to clean himself. After taking a long bath, he finally felt like a human.
He got dressed and entered the bathroom. He looked at the bed and a mischievous smile crept across his face. He jumped on the bed and let out a deep sigh. He pulled the sheets over him and fell asleep straight away.
Down stairs Sung Hoon had been sitting on the chair Jinwoon had been sitting on. He had been planning on telling the servants to make dinner but the thought of Jinwoon had made him forget everything around him.
"SUNG HOON!!" He jumped up when he heard Ki Ha's scream in his ear. "What is wrong with you!" Sung Hoon tried to slap Ki Ha but the other had already jumped away. "What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you! I have been calling you over and over again but you kept ignoring me."
Sung Hoon was rubbing his ear. "Go get the elder, also tell the servants to make food for 3." Ki Ha was already walking away. "The elder is already on his way. I knew you would like to see him. Ki Ha gave him a triumphant look. "I'll go tell the servants about the food but why just 3, what about me?"
Sung Hoon gave him an evil smile "You can go and tell the Queen Dowager that I'm not planning on holding the princess selection." Ki Ha stopped in his tracks. "Are you crazy! You want me to go alone! She'll eat me alive." Sung Hoon scoffed. "Then make sure to write you will before going." Ki Ha stamped his feet. "You..."
Before he could finish his rant an old man came walking in. The man looked like an old dried mushroom. He had long gray hair that was braided and wrapped around his neck like a scarf. His skin was wrinkled with deep hooded eyes. His eyes were pitch black with blue rings.
He had a big smile on his face. "Why can't you two play nice?" Ki Ha puffed his cheeks. "Elder, Young! Sung Hoon wants me to go to the Queen Dowager! He wants me to tell her that he won't be participating in the princess selection. Young burst out laughing.
"My prince, that is too cruel." Sung Hoon shrugged. "It's punishment." Young laughed, shaking his head. "Ki Ha don't go to the Queen Dowager. I need to talk to..." Young looked at Sung Hoon. "Jinwoon." Young looked around and didn't see anybody else. "H... She's asleep." Young frown. "She?" Sung Hoon glanced at Ki Ha before turning to Young. "I'll explain later. I'll go wake her up."
Both Ki Ha and Young were curious. "Why is the prince calling him, her?" "Why is the elder surprised that it's a woman?"