Chapter 652 - Will You Wait Till Then?
In the evening, Lei Wanxi left for the market with Huo Jin. He had made a new dress for today's festival. Reaching the market, he found that there was so much crowd around the stall where he always ate dumplings.
"Prince Wanxi, so many people are there. I think you need to wait for a little," Huo Jin suggested to him.
"I am the Prince. I shall take advantage of my position," asserted Lei Wanxi and walked towards the stall. Huo Jin followed him and saw how the people gave space to the Sixth Prince. "Today's mooncakes and dumplings are on me," Lei Wanxi announced to the people around them, who were happy to hear that.
"Huo Jin, come here!" Lei Wanxi showed him his hand, and he walked to him. They had mooncakes and dumplings there. Lei Wanxi paid for the people, who had gathered around the stall. They soon left for the other stall, where an archery game was going on.
"Why do they have to include this game?" Lei Wanxi murmured and moved forward. "Huo Jin, do you want to buy something? As a friend of yours, I can buy anything for you," Lei Wanxi stated.
"Thank you, Prince Wanxi, but I do not want anything," Huo Jin refused humbly.
"Prince Wanxi, what are you doing here?" Suddenly a voice called him which was recognizable. Both Lei Wanxi and Huo Jin turned to look at the person.
"General Xiao," Lei Wanxi murmured his name.
Xiao Zhan came to him and said, "The Emperor is looking for you in the Palace. Let's go back." Lei Wanxi did not expect it. He thought the prayers would be held late.
"I asked Brother Sheng and he told me that offerings to the moon will be given later," Lei Wanxi explained to Xiao Zhan. He glanced at Huo Jin, and said, "Forgive me, Huo Jin. I need to go back. You need to enjoy all this yourself."
"Prince Wanxi shall not apologize to me," Huo Jin said. Lei Wanxi patted his shoulder and left with Xiao Zhan. Huo Jin turned to go ahead when he saw many women from noble families. At that moment, he recalled his promise to Yin Na.
"How could I forget about that?" He mumbled in his mouth and stepped back. He found that he was quite far from Wang Hao's place. He would definitely get late and it would sadden Yin Na.
He turned and started to run towards the Wang Residence. A few people looked at him with their strange gazes.
Oppositely, Yin Na was waiting for Huo Jin in the courtyard. "Miss, I think that he forgot about his promise. Also, he is in the Palace, so he might have gotten busy," her personal servant told her.
Yin Na was dejected to hear that. "But he has promised. Brother Wang has told me that Huo Jin fulfills his promise. He will be back soon. The moon has not risen in the sky. So, I have time," Yin Na said with assurance.
"But Miss, half of the market will get closed if you go late. Miss, I can accompany you to the market. I can protect my Miss from any trouble," her servant told her with a confident tone.
She looked up at the sky and said, "The stars had appeared in the sky. Miss, let's go.
Yin Na did not want to go with her. Also, she wanted to confess her feelings to Huo Jin. "Huo Jin will be back soon. I shall wait for him," Yin Na said and looked towards the door.
'What happened that he's taking so much time? Did he forget about the promise?' Yin Na asked herself. She looked at her Hanfu dress which she had prepared for today evening. She had even applied light makeup to impress Huo Jin. Last night, she could not sleep because of the excitement. She could not eat peacefully in the morning and at lunch because of nervousness.
'Did he really forget? Am I not an important person in his life?' Yin Na wondered and turned her back. Tears formed in her eyes as weird thoughts started to circulate in her mind.
"Miss, shall we go back to your room? It is getting cold. You might fall sick. General Wang will scold me if it happens," her personal servant said with a low voice and lowered her gaze. Yin Na glanced at her. Indeed, she was feeling cold. She once again tilted her head to look at the door, but Huo Jin had not appeared.
"Let's go back," she told her and stepped forward when Huo Jin stopped her.
A smile carved on her lips and she immediately turned to him. Huo Jin was panting. He came towards her and apologized that he was late.
"Did you come running?" Yin Na asked him and knitted her brows together. She saw the beads of sweat on his forehead and quickly took her handkerchief out from her pocket.
"Bring water for Huo Jin," she told her servant, who left to the kitchen to fetch a water glass for Huo Jin.
Yin Na took a step towards Huo Jin and extended her arm out. She dabbed the handkerchief against his forehead and wiped the sweat from it. "You could have come on a horse. I could have waited for more time," Yin Na stated and peered into his eyes. She slowly moved her hand to his right temple and wiped the sweat from there.
"If you are tired, then let's not go. You must have worked a lot in the Palace," Yin Na said worriedly and put her hand down.
"I am good, Yin Na. Also, I should fulfill my promise to you," Huo Jin said and passed her a smile.
"It is not necessary. We will go some other day," Yin Na said.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival will come next year. Will you wait till then? I am good. Also, the market is decorated beautifully. You will definitely like it," Huo Jin said with a smile. His breathing had turned stable.
"Really?" Yin Na's glistened to know that. "But how do you know?" She skeptically gazed at him.
"I went with Prince Wanxi to the market. Forgive me, I almost forgot that I had promised you to take you to the market," Huo Jin said. The servant came to them and handed the glass full of water to Yin Na.
"So, he indeed had forgotten about our promise," she thought and handed the glass to Huo Jin, who thanked her.
But, she was glad that Huo Jin told her the truth. Her heart fluttered thinking that Huo Jin ran home just because of her promise. Huo Jin handed the glass to the servant and looked at Yin Na.
"Let's go. The carriage is waiting for us," Huo Jin told her. Yin Na nodded her head when she saw the water drops on the side of his lips. She wiped them using her pointer finger.
Huo Jin astonishingly looked at her.
"There was water," she said.
Huo Jin wiped his mouth from the back of his palm.. "Let's not be late," he again said and the two left for the market.