Whose manor was this? It wasn't Qin Li's. It was... Watermelon's!
Years ago, before he ascended the throne, the second prince, Zhao Xinghai, had gifted this Royal Manor to Watermelon. At the time, Watermelon was the Dragon Head of the Daqing Gang. This all happened because of Qin Li, and before Zhao Xinghe committed patricide. However, Watermelon had never once set foot in the manor. Later, even after Watermelon became a fugitive, Zhao Xinghai never reclaimed it.
To the ruler of a kingdom, a single manor was nothing. Leaving it be was a way of maintaining a connection. Perhaps one day Watermelon would return, and he would surely remember this good deed.
Perhaps that day would be a hundred or even two hundred years in the future. So, Zhao Xinghai permanently bestowed the manor upon Watermelon, just as he had permanently bestowed Yellow Sand City upon Hu. All of this was because of Qin Li!
