Officer Qiao held significant influence in the county, and if he conducted some discreet arrangements and distributed benefits to the strategists, administrators, guards, as well as lower-ranking government officials, nobody would dare oppose him.
The officer had amassed a substantial fortune, and he couldn't help but feel delighted about it. He owed this success in large part to Shao Yunduan's suggestion to eliminate the Zhao Family, a decision he wouldn't have made without his input.
As a gesture of gratitude, Officer Qiao instructed Madame Qiao to select fine jade, porcelain vases, exquisite jewelry, and 300 liang of silver to present to Shao Yunduan. This was intended to foster a closer relationship between them.
Madame Qiao, however, wasn't particularly pleased about it. She believed that they had acquired their fortune through their own abilities, so why should they share it with the two "bastards"?
