Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 640 Happy! New life!

Han Min's family has a new member, which is a happy event.

Moreover, Han Min specially invited him to celebrate, which shows that in Han Min's heart, Shen Lian has a very high status.

Under such circumstances, Shen Lian naturally could not spoil the fun.

So once you drink it's too much.

Shen Lian glanced at the sky outside. It was already late, so he didn't delay any longer. He put on his robe and left home.

Arriving at the breakfast stand he often went to, he sat down and said directly, "Boss, the old rules."

Shen Lian didn't even need to order, the shopkeeper brought mutton soup and naan to him.

Seeing the bloodshot in Shen Lian's eyes, the shopkeeper asked with concern: "Didn't Lord Shen get enough rest last night?"

Shen Lian took a sip of the warm mutton soup and said with a smile: "I drank a little too much with my friends, which led to me going to bed a little late."

The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "It just so happens that there are no other guests right now. Sir Shen, wait a moment. I will make you a hangover soup. I guarantee that after you drink it, you won't have any hangover sequelae."

Shen Lian smiled when he heard this, and waved his hand and said, "Boss, please stop working. I have nothing to do."

But the shopkeeper did shake his head and said, "Mr. Shen comes to support me every day, just so that I can earn a few more coins every day to supplement the family expenses, so that I can save some money to buy medicine for my mother... Although I have never said it, I remember Mr. Shen's concern for me in my heart."

"So, Lord Shen, don't refuse."

"Besides, this doesn't delay my work. There are no other guests. Anyway, I have already made the hangover soup. If Lord Shen doesn't want to drink it, then I will pour it."

Listening to the shopkeeper's words, Shen Lian felt helpless: "You are forcing me to buy and sell!"

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "I don't charge you any money, so it's not forced buying or selling."

"Since Lord Shen doesn't want to drink it, I'll pour it out. If Lord Shen thinks it should be poured out, then Lord Shen shouldn't drink it."

Shen Lian couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Forget it, forget it. I'll have to trouble the shopkeeper then."

The shopkeeper suddenly smiled happily.

He was quickly made soup by Shen Lian, who said as he cooked, "Sir Shen is about to get married, and he will be the consort of our Tang Dynasty in the future."

"After I married the princess, someone started preparing breakfast for Lord Shen, so it's likely that Lord Shen will rarely come to eat at my place in the future."

"Sir Shen has been eating breakfast at my place for ten years. I feel a little uncomfortable when he stops coming."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "I will still come here occasionally in the future. I have been eating here for ten years. If you suddenly stop eating here, I will miss it."

The shopkeeper quickly shook his head: "Master Shen Qinling, please don't be like this. How can my breakfast compare with the breakfast at the Prince Consort's Mansion? To be honest, I am actually very happy for Master Shen."

"Mr. Shen has come to my house for dinner every day for the past ten years. I actually feel sad for him because it shows that my father is a lonely person. When he returns home at night, there is no candlelight waiting for him, and when he wakes up in the morning, there is no hot meal."

"Now that Master Shen has finally started a family, I am happy for him from the bottom of my heart."

Although Shen Lian only sits here for a while every morning and eats breakfast, day after day, the two of them have become like family.

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Sometimes he got up late.

You can see that the shopkeeper will not close the stall. He will leave only when he has finished eating.

This breakfast stall carries part of Shen Lian’s ten years of attachment to his family.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "I don't think breakfast anywhere else is as delicious as yours. After I get married, I will bring the princess with me. Don't be nervous then. If my cooking skills are not good, my reputation will be ruined."

The shopkeeper laughed: "Don't worry, Master Shen. Even if I close my eyes, I can make the best taste. If you really bring the princess here, I guarantee that the taste will be better than ever before."

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Shen Lian chuckled and nodded.

At this time, the shopkeeper brought over the hangover soup and said, "This is a unique secret recipe. After drinking it, I guarantee you won't have a headache again."

Shen Lian didn't hesitate and just picked it up and drank it all in one breath.

He wiped his mouth and said, "It tastes great, much better than I thought."

The shopkeeper wiped his hands with his apron and said with a smile, "I can't bear to see Lord Shen suffer."

Shen Lian laughed.

He stood up and said, "I'm going to get busy, boss. Remember to come to my wedding day and drink the wedding wine."

The shopkeeper was stunned.

"I, can I go too?"

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Of course, I personally invite you, do you think you can go?"

"But we've agreed that you don't need to prepare any gifts, and don't ask for any money. You just need to go there!"

Having said that, Shen Lian put the copper coin down and strode away.

The shopkeeper was stunned for a long time. After Shen Lian left, he reacted with great excitement.

I actually have the chance to attend the wedding of the prince consort and the princess!

The shopkeeper was very excited.

But when he saw the copper coins on the table, he was stunned again.

I saw that there were more copper coins on the table than before.

This means... even if I say I don't want money for the hangover soup.

But Lord Shen would not let him suffer any loss...

After Shen Lian left the breakfast stall, he went to the Dali Temple first.

After dealing with the urgent matters in the yamen, he left the Dali Temple after being assigned some tasks by the temple secretary.

Chu Suiliang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was on vacation, so he had to do it himself.

Handle the important matters yourself and delegate the unimportant matters to others.

If Chu Suisuiliang were still alive, he wouldn't have to go through all this trouble.

Because with Chu Suiliang's intelligence, he knew what to do to share his pressure.

But now, Chu Suiliang is not here, so he has no choice but to give the orders himself!
The Wanbang Chamber of Commerce is about to be held.

The spies from other countries and the villains from Beidou Society have already arrived in Chang'an.

Therefore, Shen Lian’s current focus has temporarily shifted from the Dali Temple to the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce.

The matter of the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce will only take a few days!

Shen Lian planned to resolve the issue of the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce before settling the issue of the Dali Temple.

After all, compared to some cases, the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce, which had a significant impact on the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, is more important.

While thinking, Shen Lian came to the restaurant where caravans from various countries lived.

However, he did not enter the restaurant, but went to the inn opposite.

After arriving at the inn and going up to the second floor, Shen Lian came to a private room.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Inside the private room, a nervous voice suddenly sounded: "Who?"

Shen Lian said calmly: "Shen Lian."

As soon as Shen Lian's voice was heard, the door was quickly opened.

Then, Han Min appeared behind the door.

Han Min looked at Shen Lian with some surprise and asked, "Sir Shen, how did you know I was here?"

Han Min came to this private room specifically to monitor the caravans from various countries.

During this time, he didn't tell anyone.

Naturally, he didn't tell Shen Lian either.

So he was very surprised that Shen Lian found him easily.

When Shen Lian heard Han Min's words, he just smiled and said, "This is not difficult. I think you should be surprised if I can't find you, right?"

Han Min was stunned for a moment.

Then he smiled and nodded: "That's right."

"For Lord Shen, it is indeed surprising that he cannot find me!"

Shen Lian walked in.

In the room, I saw some elite soldiers of Jingzhao Yin, staring at the direction of the restaurant opposite.

When they saw Shen Lian, they all bowed to Qin Zu and said, "Greetings, Lord Shen."

Shen Lian waved his hand. He and Jingzhao Yin had cooperated many times, so the Jingzhao Yin's yamen runners were very familiar with Shen Lian.

Shen Lian came to the window and looked out.

They saw that they could reach the main entrance of the restaurant from here, and no one who entered or left the restaurant could hide from them.

Shen Lian asked: "What's the situation?"

Han Min shook his head and said, "Nothing unusual was found."

"I guess the people in these caravans are all preparing for the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce. They are all resting in the restaurant. No one has come out..."

Shen Lian said: "Where's the back door?"

Han Min said: "I have also arranged personnel at the back door. If someone enters or leaves from the back door, I will definitely be able to find it."

"But now, except for the people in the restaurant, no one else goes in or out through the back door."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

He was not surprised by the result.

Shen Lian said: "The enemy is very cunning, you must be on your guard."

"and."

Shen Lian said: "I think that in addition to paying attention to those caravans, I suggest that you also pay attention to other people entering and leaving the ninth floor."

Han Min's eyes flashed when she heard Shen Lian's words.

"What does Lord Shen mean?"

Shen Lian said calmly: "Don't forget, the reason they can pretend to be a caravan is because they can disguise themselves!"

"So, since they can disguise themselves as a caravan."

"Then why can't they disguise themselves as someone else?"

Han Min's eyes widened when he heard Shen Lian's words.

His expression suddenly changed.

"Could it be... that they disguised themselves as other people and left?"

Han Min didn't think this was impossible, but rather thought it was too possible!

Shen Lian said: "Send some people to investigate. I think they should be able to detect it."

"Since you know who the exact target is, just go check it out."

Han Min didn't hesitate at all.

He nodded directly and said, "I will send someone to check it out right away!"

The Jingzhao Yin's yamen runners disguised themselves as ordinary guests and entered the restaurant.

They had already communicated with the people from the Ministry of Revenue in advance, so as soon as they entered the restaurant, a waiter came to assist them.

Afterwards, they headed towards the guest room.

Shen Lian stood by the window, looking into the restaurant calmly.

Watching the bailiff disappear into the stairwell, he withdrew his gaze.

"Master Han."

Shen Lian looked at Han Min and said, "When did you come here?"

Han Min said, "After leaving Lord Shen's house last night, I arranged for someone to come over."

"I also slept here last night, and I didn't leave after I got up this morning."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

This restaurant is located in a curfew area.

In other words, after Han Min and the others came last night, the whereabouts of everyone in the restaurant could be tracked.

So, as Han Min said, no one from the caravan was found to have left.

That is the certain fact.

So, if there were fewer people in that caravan.

If nothing unexpected happens, he left secretly.

Or leave in an easy way!
And this can confirm that there is definitely something wrong with this caravan!
Just like that, after about two quarters of an hour, the yamen runner who had just left finally returned.

"Master Shen, Master Han."

He bowed to Shen Lian and Han Min.

Han Min asked hurriedly: "How is it? Did you find anything unusual?"

The yamen runner said, "I followed the name of the caravan given by Lord Han and looked for opportunities. I walked past them several times and asked the waiter to cooperate. I found a way to call the people from the caravan out of the room."

"Then I discovered that there was a person in the caravan who never left the room."

"We used tricks to get other people out, but that person never showed up."

"And their explanation was that the person was sick and needed to recuperate, so he didn't show up."

When Han Min heard this, her eyes flashed.

He looked at Shen Lian.

I heard Shen Lian ask, "Has a doctor come here?"

The bailiff shook his head.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Then it can be basically confirmed that there is indeed a problem with this caravan."

"It seems that the person who gave me the information last night was right."

Han Min said: "I didn't expect that they actually had problems."

"But the missing person, has he left?"

Shen Lian nodded: "The Wanbang Chamber of Commerce is about to be held, and their weapons have been taken away. It is impossible for them to achieve their goal."

"So, they are running out of time and will definitely be exposed."

"Isn't it?"

"They've already started taking action."

"As I just said, they have left right under your noses."

Han Min's face changed, and he said, "Then what should we do, Lord Shen?"

"He's gone, but we've completely lost track of him."

"Doesn't this mean that we've been watching for nothing?"

At this moment, Shen Lian looked calm.

He smiled softly and said, "Master Han, don't panic. If they really escape right under our noses in Chang'an, what will happen?"

Han Min was startled: "What does Lord Shen mean?"

Shen Lian tapped the window lightly with his fingers and said calmly, "Si Snake has already made his move."

Upon hearing the name Si Snake, Han Min was stunned for a moment.

But the next moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.

When Shen Lian was still the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Han Min was known as Shen Lian's right-hand man.

Although he is a self-appointed right-hand man.

But it is enough to show his relationship with the Snake.

So he is very clear about the abilities of the Snake.

Moreover, now Snake also has the power of Shadow Guard.

Because it is the most mysterious and powerful intelligence agency in the Tang Dynasty.

Now that the Shadow Guards have taken action, it is conceivable that those people cannot escape even if they have wings.

Shen Lian said: "Before you, I had already asked the Shadow Guard to take action."

"The Wanbang Chamber of Commerce is of great significance, and nothing can happen to it."

Shen Lian said: "Before you, I had already asked the Shadow Guard to take action."

"The Wanbang Chamber of Commerce is of great significance, and nothing can happen to it."

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