Chapter 628: I Rule My Own Territory (2)_1
The Prince who has always been seen as dirt poor in everyone’s eyes, now has unexpectedly gotten ahead. If this news were to be spread around, hardly anyone would believe it.
"Princes, please come in," Situ Gong said, a secret chuckle in his heart as he saw their choked expressions. Hmph, did they truly think that all that was left in the Northern Land was desolate wilderness?
The faces of Prince Chu and Prince Rui flushed upon hearing this, and they awkwardly followed Situ Gong. They realized that their previous embarrassment had utterly belied their royal status.
"Princes, you may rest here for a while," Situ Gong said with hidden mischief. Despite knowing that Prince Chu and Prince Rui were at loggerheads, he had intentionally arranged for them to stay adjacent to each other.
"Why is the room so warm? There isn’t even a heating pot in sight," Prince Rui asked curiously, seemingly without any objections to Situ Gong’s arrangement. In reality, he didn’t care either.
At the very least, he knew that once they entered the Northern Land, the people from Wang Residence would undoubtedly monitor them closely. In other words, once they set foot in the Northern Land, they would become thorns in the eyes of the locals. It wouldn’t make a difference who their neighbors were.
"Indeed, I am curious too," Prince Chu lazily chimed in. Since he’d already lost face once, he didn’t care about losing it a second time.
"It’s because the room has a heated wall and an Earth Dragon. The weather in the Northern Lands is cold, and the temperature drops even further at night. If both Princes still feel cold at night, you can light up the kang [a traditional Chinese bed-stove]," Situ Gong offered an explanation, his eyes crinkled in laughter.
"Heated wall, Earth Dragon?" Prince Rui asked with intrigue.
"It’s unique to our Northern Lands," Situ Gong replied, unwilling to elaborate further. He neither had the time nor the obligation to explain to the Princes. He believed that due to Prince Chu and Prince Rui’s curiosity, they’d definitely figure it out before they left.