Chapter 247

Clearly, these clerks had already taken Su Qiao for an official who had been "exiled" to the Baochao Tijusi.

But this wasn't bad either—everyone could slack off together.

Life would be a bit more comfortable.

In an instant, Su Qiao had initially established his own authority within the Baochao Tijusi.

While his subordinates were all busy with their "side hustles."

Su Qiao, meanwhile, began looking around.

Just at this moment.

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the yamen.

"Is there anyone alive in there?!"

Everyone in the entire Baochao Tijusi couldn't help but freeze in place.

Their gazes all snapped to Su Qiao at once.

Su Qiao, however, generously waved his hand and said

"It's fine, you all carry on, I'll go take a look."

Hearing Su Qiao say this.

These clerks continued bustling away at full steam.

Su Qiao walked toward the yamen gate.

The moment he stepped outside the yamen.

He saw a haughty, fair-skinned, beardless man in eunuch attire, standing tall and proud outside the Tijusi yamen gate.

"Ahem, this one is here to deliver an imperial edict!"

Su Qiao looked at the man in confusion and asked

"Deliver what edict?"

The eunuch's face darkened, and he pointed at the clerks behind Su Qiao as he said

"Never mind what edict this one is delivering—let me tell you, this one has seen every bit of your filthy little affairs in this yamen."

"This one serves in the palace, where everyone this one sees is a person of great importance!"

Su Qiao sized up the little eunuch before him and asked, his face full of puzzlement,

"Then, what does this Eunuch mean?"

Hearing this.

A hint of a smile finally appeared on the eunuch's face.

"This one just came to run an errand, and is a bit thirsty…"

Su Qiao stared at the eunuch and asked

"Oh, you mean a tea money."

The eunuch hurriedly said

"Exactly, exactly—this yamen still needs a head official, otherwise it doesn't even look proper."

As he spoke.

The little eunuch was practically reaching his hand into Su Qiao's pocket.

Looking at the little eunuch before him, Su Qiao couldn't help but ask

"By the way, Eunuch, what errand did you come to run?"

The eunuch's hand froze mid-air, and he said with some displeasure

"Nothing else, just came to remind you that the Baochao receipts due to the Inner Treasury this month should be handed over about now…"

Hearing this.

Su Qiao's face instantly fell.

He looked at the little eunuch and said with a smile

"Alright, you wait right here, I'll go get your tea money right now."

Hearing this, the wrinkles on the little eunuch's face all creased into a grin.

This was his first time since entering the palace!

"Fine, this one will wait right here."

Watching Su Qiao's back.

The little eunuch couldn't help but sigh

"This yamen still needs a head official!"

"Knows what's what…"

Before the words had finished falling.

He saw Su Qiao casually grab a three-chi-long door bar from inside the yamen, swing his arm in a full arc, and hurl it straight at the eunuch.

"Still printing?!"

"Still printing or not?!"

Accompanied by the eunuch's anguished "Ow!"

The eunuch was instantly sent crashing to the ground by Su Qiao's swing.

Struggling, the eunuch glared at the two grooms in the distance and cursed viciously

"Are you dead?! Can't you see this one getting beaten?! Get over here and help, now!"

The two grooms in the distance froze at his words.

They immediately ran toward Su Qiao.

Su Qiao gave no ground either.

He glared at the officials inside the Viceroy Yamen and roared,

"Stop all work immediately! Someone's here to smash the place! Come out and help!"

The moment these words were spoken,

more than a dozen burly men in the courtyard immediately set down the molds they held.

They ran straight out from the courtyard.

Each one's heart began to drum uneasily.

That doesn't make sense!

Isn't this the Viceroy Yamen's legitimate business?

How could anyone come to smash the place!

Then they saw Su Qiao wrestling with three men while wielding a door bar.

These officials were not slow to act.

With Su Qiao's arrival, he likely wouldn't be transferred for seven or eight years.

Besides, this superior was decent.

He didn't hinder the brothers from pursuing side businesses.

Those dozen or so burly men immediately joined the brawl.

In less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense,

the little Eunuch and the two coachmen lay on the ground wailing,

"We won't print anymore! We won't print anymore! We'll never print again."

Hearing these words,

Su Qiao's expression eased slightly.

"Why don't you scram quickly?!"

"Ai, we're leaving right now! Thank you, Grandfathers, for sparing our lives!"

Su Qiao was too lazy to bother with that little Eunuch.

He spat out a single word from his mouth.

"Scram!"

Looking at his subordinates behind him,

Su Qiao only regretted not having a pack of cigarettes in his pocket.

These men were truly loyal.

They really threw themselves into the fight!