Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 588 Oh my God! This is impossible!
He doesn't have the guts to lie.

Shen Lian breathed a sigh of relief.

In this case, it seems that the clues left by Beidou Niangniang may not have been destroyed.

This can be considered a blessing in misfortune.

As long as the house remains the same as it was, Shen Lian will be sure to find the clues left for him by Goddess Beidou.

Shen Lian changed his way of asking questions and asked a few more questions.

And cross-validate these answers.

After finally making sure that the man had not touched anything or stolen anything, he stopped wasting time.

He simply clapped his hands.

Two men in bird costumes came over quickly.

Brush it.

The big man who was beaten half to death by Shen Lian's eyes widened when he heard the two shadow guards' calls.

He looked at Shen Lian in shock.

But Shen Lian said calmly: "You are really stubborn."

"You even dare to occupy the house of an official of the imperial court. What can I say to you?"

The man was completely stunned.

"You...you...you are a court official?"

A shadow guard said coldly: "This man is the smartest person in the Tang Dynasty, and he is also the Minister of the Tang Dynasty Temple. You are so bold that you even dare to occupy Lord Shen's house!"

The man suddenly lost all desire to live.

His eyeballs were about to pop out.

He was extremely shocked and horrified.

He really never thought that the young man in front of him would be the Chief Justice of Dali Temple!
In his eyes, this is a person who must not be provoked!

But he not only provoked her, he even wanted to kill her!

He couldn't help feeling suffocated when he thought about what he had done.

He couldn't help but feel deeply worried about his future.

"Master Shen, I was wrong. I was blind and too bold!"

"Please spare my life, sir!"

"I won't dare to do that again."

"Master Shen, just treat me as a fart and let it go!"

Shen Lian listened to his words and said calmly: "I am an official, and you want to treat me as a fart. If I were really an ordinary person, would you treat me as a fart?"

"Not only did you occupy someone else's house, you also threatened them and even took action... I think you should learn the rules of the hall carefully, at least understand what you can and cannot do!"

He looked at the shadow guard and said, "Send him to Jingzhao Yin. For this kind of public security issue, let Han Min teach him some legal principles."

The shadow guard naturally would not go against Shen Lian's order and simply nodded.

Then they carried the man away quickly.

Push the door open and enter.

What comes into view is a very ordinary courtyard.

This is a house type similar to a courtyard house.

There is a yard in the middle.

In addition to the door, there are rooms in three other directions.

The courtyard area is about 50 square meters, which is not big, but not too small either.

In Kanglefang where every inch of land is valuable, this area is enough to make many people jealous.

And this is just the yard.

In the yard, there is a stone table and several stone benches.

Not far away is a well.

In the corner of the yard, there were some stones and wood piled up.

Apart from that, there is nothing else.

The whole courtyard is clean and simple.

Except for the ground being a little dirty, everything was filled with a solemn feeling.

And the ground will be dirty.

As expected, it was caused by that man. He walked back and forth every day without cleaning, which naturally made the courtyard more and more dirty.

Shen Lian looked around the entire house and saw that this courtyard-like house had a total of six rooms.

There are two rooms in each direction.

The two rooms in the main direction should be a guest hall and the master bedroom.

On the left side, there should be two rooms for guests to stay.

As for the two rooms on the right, Shen Lian saw some firewood and chimneys through the open windows. As expected, they were the kitchen and woodshed.

The whole house has a simple layout.

Although the layout is different from some courtyards that I saw on the Beidou Tower, the feeling they give people is very similar.

This made Shen Lian feel that, if nothing unexpected happened, this was... the place where the Queen Beidou must have really lived.

Shen Lian first entered the first room on the right.

This is the woodshed.

When I opened the door, the situation inside the woodshed came into view.

The woodshed was not big, and some wood was neatly stacked inside.

All the wood was cut into pieces of the same size and neatly stacked in the corner of the woodshed, looking very neat.

Shen Lian walked up to the wood and raised his hand to wipe the dust off it.

"Based on the thickness of the dust, it can be determined that no one has moved here for at least several years."

"Dust of this thickness could not have been accumulated in two years."

"So, we can see that at least these pieces of wood still maintain their original appearance, and that guy didn't move at all."

Shen Lian had to thank that guy for being idle and not knowing how to cook for himself.

Otherwise, many clues might be destroyed.

Although he is still unsure whether these things will be helpful to him, Shen Lian subconsciously hopes that everything here can remain the same as it was before Beidou Niangniang left.

In this way, if Beidou Niangniang really comes back one day, at least she won’t feel too strange.

Shen Lian took a deep breath and looked in other directions.

In the woodshed, besides wood, there was also some charcoal.

The charcoal was piled in another corner.

Then, opposite the firewood and charcoal, there were two vats.

Shen Lian walked to a jar, removed the lid, and looked inside.

I saw that the jar was empty and there was nothing in it.

However, at the bottom of the jar, Shen Lian saw some rice grains. If nothing unexpected happened, this place should be used to store rice.

Shen Lian took a look at the dust that had just been covered. There was a palm print on it, very clearly imprinted on the dust.

Apart from this palm print, there are no other traces.

Shen Lian thought about it for a while and realized that this palm print must have been left by that man.

After the man occupied the house, he must have searched what was inside, and he certainly would not miss these two jars.

But after opening it, I found that the tank was empty.

So in the end, he probably just cursed and ignored me.

Therefore, this cylinder head only has a palm print and no other marks.

Otherwise, if the rice in the jar was eaten up by that big man, at least the cover would not be like this.

"So, did Lady Beidou eat all the rice in here before she left?"

"Or maybe she knew that she didn't know how long it would take for her to come back, and that the rice would go bad sooner or later if left here, so she disposed of the rice before she left?"

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

Some guesses gradually began to form in my mind.

He put down the tank cover and walked to the front of another tank.

Open the cover of this cylinder.

Look inside.

The jar was still empty, with only some traces of white flour at the bottom.

It seems that this jar is used to store flour.

It was just the same, but when Lady Beidou left, it was empty.

The entire woodshed is arranged so simply.

A pile of charcoal and a pile of firewood.

One is a rice jar and the other is a flour jar.

Apart from that, there is nothing else.

And here, as expected, the man didn't move at all.

Fortunately, there was no rice or flour, otherwise, I would have been in trouble by that man long ago.

Shen Lian looked around the woodshed again, making sure that he had not missed anything, and said, "Let's go to the next room."

Shen Lian left the woodshed and came to the kitchen.

The kitchen is about one-third larger than the woodshed.

When you enter the kitchen, the first thing you see is a big pot.

A stove made of stones with a big pot on it.

Shen Lian came to the stove and reached out to touch it gently.

Then I looked at my fingers, which were covered with a thick layer of dust.

"It seems that the man has never used this kitchen."

"Without rice and noodles in the jar, he had no chance to use the kitchen. It was a perfect cause and effect."

Shen Lian smiled and shook his head.

The less the man moved things, and the more the place remained the same, the more relieved Shen Lian felt.

He looked around the kitchen and saw a jar next to the stove.

I walked over and took a look, and the tank was empty.

But there is no trace of rice or noodles here.

Shen Lian guessed that this jar was most likely used to store water.

People in Chang'an City were accustomed to placing a water tank in the kitchen to facilitate cooking and using water.

There is a rope hanging on two pillars next to the water tank.

There were two rags on the rope.

Near the rope, close to the wall, there is a cabinet.

Shen Lian opened it and found a set of bowls and chopsticks as well as some basins and plates inside.

Looking at the set of bowls and chopsticks, Shen Lian fell into deep thought.

He took out the bowl and chopsticks.

Take a closer look.

I saw that the chopsticks had cracks, which was the result of drying out over a long period of time.

And there was a layer of dust on the bowl because the cabinet was not tightly fitted.

And there was some dust that he couldn't wipe off with his hands.

This shows that the dust has even seeped into the porcelain bowl.

All of this indicates that these bowls and chopsticks were left behind by Goddess Beidou before she left.

So, there is only one set of bowls and chopsticks. Does this mean that... only Goddess Beidou lives here?
Does this prove that this is the home of Beidou Niangniang in Chang'an City?

Shen Lian looked towards the kitchen again.

I saw the sunlight shining through the window, as if adding a warm glow to the kitchen.

Shen Lian looked at the kitchen, and this picture appeared in his mind.

A gentle woman lives here alone.

She fetches her own water, chops her own wood, and cooks her own meals.

In front of the stove, cook a bowl of porridge, mix it with some pickles, and then eat the porridge with the only bowl and chopsticks.

Her movements always revolved around the kitchen.

It seems that this small kitchen holds most of her traces.

This place is full of traces of the life of the Goddess of Beidou.

Although Beidou Niangniang has not been here for a long time.

But Shen Lian was here, and he seemed to be able to see the life trajectory of Beidou Niangniang here, just like yesterday.

There are two wing rooms in total, and their main function is to provide accommodation for guests when they come over.

And this house is only occupied by Beidou Niangniang, so Shen Lian feels that this wing room is probably of no use.

He pushed open one of the doors and walked in.

I saw that the decoration inside the room was very simple.

A table, a cabinet, a couch and a few chairs.

Simple decoration.

Ordinary.

If you just look at the decoration, it is hard to believe that this is a precious house in Kangle Square where every inch of land is valuable.

If other people knew that this house in this land where every inch of land is valuable is so simple and crude, they would probably be very sad and would wish they could have thousands more copper coins to help decorate it.

All in all, this room is very ordinary except that it is located in Kanglefang where every inch of land is valuable.

Shen Lian looked carefully but didn't find any useful clues. He shook his head and went to another room without staying for long.

This wing room is furnished in the same way.

There is also a table, a few chairs, a cabinet and a couch.

However, it is worth mentioning that the layout of these two houses happens to be symmetrical.

With the wall as the dividing line, everything in the two rooms is exactly symmetrical.

Shen Lian has a photographic memory, and he would not make a mistake in remembering the scene he just saw.

and so……

Is this a coincidence?

Or did Beidou Niangniang do it on purpose?

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes, unable to come to a conclusion in his mind for the time being.

There are too few clues to help Shen Lian establish a theoretical foundation to support his reasoning.

Shen Lian shook his head. He never made any inferences without a basis.

That is not reasoning, it is just pure guessing and imagination.

And in the process of solving a case, blind guessing is fatal.

Shen Lian left the wing room and walked towards the main room and main hall.

He knew that Beidou Niangniang's real area of ​​action was, if nothing unexpected happened, the main room and the main hall.

The main room is where Beidou Niangniang rests.

The main hall is where Beidou Niangniang entertains guests.

Although he was not sure whether there would be any guests coming, Queen Beidou should also be in the main hall for meals.

Therefore, there must be more traces left by Beidou Niangniang in the main room and the main hall. If there are any clues, they must be there.

However, Shen Lian still had some concerns.

The main concern is the bully who occupied the house. If the bully did not rest in the wing room, then as expected, he would rest in the main room.

Therefore, there should be traces of him in the main room and the main hall.

Shen Lian only hoped that the traces of Beidou Niangniang would not be destroyed by him.

If it was really destroyed, Shen Lian didn't mind making that bully pay a painful price for his whole life.

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Shen Lian took a deep breath and came to the main hall.

At this moment the door to the main hall was open.

The sun shines from the sky.

The light is golden and full of warmth.

It’s warm and cozy.

At this moment, Shen Lian's vision was a little dazed.

He seemed to see a woman in home clothes, gently holding a baby in the main hall, rocking the baby gently, and humming a gentle tune.