When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

Manager Shang was very capable. He built a row of grand houses at the foot of the mountain, which were prepared for court officials.

King Dongshan told him that the imperial court would soon send people to supervise the captives in Panlong Mountain.

Perhaps a council office will be set up here.

Therefore, Manager Shang built the place where future officials would work first.

Away from their commercial area, right at the foot of the mountain.

Of course, the road connecting the commercial area is also newly built. It is the widest and smoothest road on this side of Panlong Mountain.

Even a carriage pulled by four horses can travel smoothly!

Looking at this road, it is definitely not accessible to ordinary people. I wonder whether Manager Shang’s move is to curry favor with the court officials or to distinguish this road from the road for ordinary merchants.

King Dongshan was silent for a long time when he walked on this road.

The houses where the officials stayed were built in a standard manner, spacious and elegant. Anyway, there was a lot of space at the foot of the mountain, and apart from being a bit desolate, there were no other drawbacks.

When the place was completed, King Dongshan brought Weidong to see it and was very satisfied.

Weidong: You must be most satisfied that I don’t ask you for money.

King Dongshan: Yes! There is definitely not a penny to be had.

Manager Shang took advantage of the construction team and built the new yamen. All the materials used were provided by their chamber of commerce, which was a considerable investment.

It is not easy to make Manager Shang bleed a lot of money, but any money he invests will be earned back several times over.

Besides, the private army was sent by the imperial court to help suppress it, and the captives were placed in Panlong Mountain to work for them.

The benefits brought to Panlong Mountain are also obvious.

Therefore, they must make friends with the imperial office that supervises the construction team in the future.

Otherwise, it would be very easy for officials to make things difficult for them!

Wei Dong saw the newly completed house and thought of Xie Jiu's palace. He asked:

"I heard that you moved in before your palace was completed?" Don't you have anywhere else to live?

King Dongshan smiled awkwardly and said a little embarrassedly:

"Anyway, I'm alone, and there are two small courtyards in the palace, which is enough for me to live in. My family is small!"

Wei Dong looked at him with pity. He was a prince after all. How could he be so accommodating without any reason?

However, if Xie Jiu doesn't want to say it, I won't ask.

He lowered his eyelashes and said:

"How about I find someone to help you finish building the palace? Why do you keep talking like this?"

King Dongshan paused when he heard this. He stared at Weidong and asked seriously:

"You know, I don't have any savings. Although my brother gave me a few shops, unfortunately I am not good at running them, and now they are half-dead and not making any money. So, even so, are you still going to advance money to repair my house?"

I don't have a penny to build the house. Are you going to pay for it out of your own pocket?

Besides, the shop doesn't make any money, so it will take a long time to pay back the money.

Of course, his brother the emperor also allocated several farms to him, but he had never been to any of them. Since the annual income was not much, he did not take it seriously.

He didn't lie. There was really nothing in his family's storehouse except for the gold, silver, jade and jewelry ornaments given by his royal brother.

He is indeed the poorest of all the princes and princesses.

Wei Dong sighed helplessly: "Leave the store business to me, I'll find someone to help you sort it out, and then I'll let you manage it after you make money."

It's really rare for a prince to live his life like this.

A look of joy appeared on King Dongshan's face. He pretended to say casually:

"I hate doing these things. If you want to take care of it, I'll leave it to you. You can do whatever you want. Anyway, you're definitely better than me."

Wei Dong: "You are the master of the palace, how can you not know the affairs of the palace? You should learn from me when I do these things in the future."

Otherwise, how are we going to support the people in this prefecture in the future?

Hearing this, King Dongshan couldn't suppress his joy. He turned around and said reluctantly, "

"Isn't it enough to have you? I won't learn it anymore!"

Wei Dong insisted: "Xie Jiu, don't look down on mundane affairs, they are the basis of survival." How could he not know?

What is he talking about? Why would he look down on him? He just thought, if he never knew how to do it, would Weidong always help him deal with these trivial... things?

Then, will he stay with me a lot of time?

Wei Dong: "I'll help you find a few useful people, but you can't be completely ignorant of these things. You can choose not to do them, but you must understand them."

The master doesn't understand, and over time, the people working below will deceive their superiors and lie to their subordinates.

Looking at Xie Jiu, whose life was a mess, Weidong felt mixed emotions.

Fortunately, he is good at these things and can help him a little.

As for building the palace, to be honest, he just couldn't stand it and couldn't accept the fact that although he was also a prince, Prince Xie Jiu was not loved by his father and mother.

Other people's palaces are magnificent and golden, but Xie Jiu's palace is still a half-finished product and is just for show. The difference in treatment is too obvious!

Weidong felt sad just thinking about it.

However, Xie Jiu remained so calm despite enduring such a huge injustice. Does this mean that he has suffered too much unfair treatment?

Therefore, the injustices he was witnessing now were only the tip of the iceberg of the sufferings Xie Jiu had endured, so many that even Xie Jiu himself thought that being allocated the unfinished palace was a "small matter" that did not need to be bothered about.

The more he thought about it, the more angry Wei Dong became, and the more distressed he felt for Xie Jiu.

Xie Jiuben is such a sunny and nice person, why did he suffer such cold treatment?

Perhaps it was because his mother was of humble origin that he was looked down upon?

Or is it because he was born in a foreign land and his identity is questioned?

Yes, the royal family pays great attention to bloodline, and it is also the place that cares most about family background, so... Xie Jiu has actually had a hard life all this time?

Why didn't Xie Jiu ever tell him this?

Is it because the pain is too much to be expressed in words, or is it because he has nowhere to turn to, so he has no choice but to choose to endure it in silence.

Yes, that must be the case!

Wei Dong had previously doubted Xie Jiu's identity, and the two later parted on bad terms.

Now he subconsciously lets go of those unreasonable things and stops thinking about them.

Instead, I feel sorry for a grassroots prince who may have been treated unfairly!

In his heart, Xie Jiu had become an unlucky guy who had always endured humiliation.

His sympathy was overwhelming towards Xie Jiu!

unstoppable!

When King Dongshan finally managed to calm himself down, he discovered that Weidong's eyes were full of... pity?!

Hmm? What just happened...something he didn't know about?

Although he didn't know what was wrong with Weidong, King Dongshan felt very happy to see that Weidong felt sorry for him.

He spoke softly: "What's wrong? Weidong."