"At first, the brothers were puzzled about how the soil was like that. Who knew that the more they dug, the soil underneath was all golden yellow. But once a layer of yellow soil was removed, they couldn't dig any further; below was all golden stones. The brothers had some guesses but were not certain. A few days ago, the brothers pried a few pieces down to have them identified, and after learning that it was indeed a gold mine, I went to report it to Lord Prefect."
Situ Er nodded, "Lead the way ahead."
With Situ Er present, the Prefect and others had no authority to speak, plus they dared not offend this nobleman from the capital.
However, they were indignant, especially the Prefect of Yun'an Prefecture, who had hoped to use this opportunity to rise further, only for someone to come and steal the credit before he could even rejoice. It was truly infuriating!
As for the others, their thoughts were much the same as his.
