Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 687 Just answer truthfully!

At this time.

A figure entered the room.

Immediately, a timid voice came: "Master Shen."

Shen Lian raised his head and saw a maid standing in front of him with a nervous look on her face.

Shen Lian looked at the maid.

The maid was about 25 years old. She was not outstanding in appearance, but not ugly either.

At this moment, he was pinching the hem of his clothes with both hands, looking a little embarrassed and nervous.

Shen Lian looked at the maid with gentle eyes and said, "Don't be nervous. I just want to ask you some questions. Just answer them truthfully."

"sit down."

The maid hesitated for a moment, then sat down.

Shen Lian looked at the maid and asked, "How many years have you been in the Han Mansion?"

The maid said, "In reply to your Excellency's words, I have been here for twelve years."

"Twelve years is not a short time."

Twelve years, longer than the time that the servant just mentioned.

Besides, he is not very old now, and it can be seen that he will be even younger when he comes to the Han Mansion.

I think that maybe her family couldn't afford to support her anymore, or there were other reasons that forced her to work at such a young age.

Shen Lian asked: "Can I know why you came to Han's house?"

The maid said softly, "My family is poor, and my parents are ill. We can barely make ends meet. Fortunately, I met Madam. Madam knew about my family's situation, so she paid for my parents' medical treatment and was willing to accept me into the Han Mansion."

"If it weren't for my wife, my parents would have died and I would have starved to death."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

It was just as the servant said.

The remaining people now stayed because of Madam Han.

They all received a lot of favors from Mrs. Han.

Mrs. Han could do this, so there is no doubt that she must be a very kind person.

Shen Lian had a general understanding of the situation of several people.

He tapped the table with his fingertips and said, "What kind of person is your master? If you were to give a fair evaluation from your perspective, how would you evaluate your master?"

The maid hesitated for a moment, as if she was considering it.

Afterwards, she took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and said, "Although I have worked in the Han Mansion for twelve years, I still want to say something."

"Master Shen, you don't know that my master is really not a very good person."

"My wife loves him so much. Every time he gets into trouble, my wife has to clean up the mess for him. Then he blames my wife for meddling in his affairs, and sometimes even beats her up."

"As for the young lady, the old man doesn't love her at all, and he wants her to marry an old man... I really don't know why the old man can be so heartless."

The maid scolded Han Qian several times in one breath.

Then, as if he had run out of strength, he lowered his head and stopped talking.

It was as if saying a few bad things about her master had exhausted all her courage.

Shen Lian said gently: "You don't have to worry or be afraid. I promise that what you said to me will not be known to anyone else."

"So, just tell me the truth. I need to have a complete understanding of Han Qian based on your story."

When the maid heard Shen Lian's words, she raised her head and seemed to have more courage.

Shen Lian continued, "I heard that your master's temperament suddenly changed ten years ago. Is that true?"

The maid nodded quickly: "Not bad."

"When I first came to the Han Mansion, the master was actually very gentle and spoke to us in a soft and gentle voice."

"But ten years ago, the master went to a temple to worship Buddha. When he came back, I don't know if something happened, but his temper started to change."

"After that, we became more and more unfamiliar with each other, to the point that we all felt that the master was no longer the same master."

Not the original master...

Shen Lian's eyes flashed.

He said, "Your master's temperament has suddenly changed drastically. Have you not tried to find out the reason?"

The maid said, "Madam has tried to ask the master, but the master said that Madam is nosy and forbade her to investigate his affairs again."

“So, we don’t even know anything.”

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

"What were you doing when the incident happened?"

"We were sleeping."

Shen Lian nodded: "Okay, I already know, you can go back."

"Yes."

The maid quickly got up and left.

After the maid left, Shen Lian fell backwards.

He leaned back in his chair, and there seemed to be moving stars in his eyes.

After a moment, Shen Lian slowly exhaled a breath of foul air.

"Next, we'll wait for news from Han Min."

"But let's question everyone first before asking Han Min."

"I have almost understood this case, but how to deal with it in the end is a headache."

"I hope Han Min can give me a surprise."

Within the next hour.

Shen Lian also questioned a dozen other servants.

The questions asked are similar.

And the results obtained are not much different.

The servants in the Han Mansion all had a low opinion of Han Qian.

Even some older people shook their heads at Han Qian.

It can be seen that Han Qian has completely disappointed these servants.

The reason why these servants are still willing to stay in the Han Mansion is only because of Madam Han and Miss Han.

They were worried that after they left, no one would be able to take care of Mrs. Han and Miss Han.

In addition, Han Qian often commits domestic violence.

They became even more worried.

Although they did not dare to stop Han Qian from committing domestic violence, at least they could help take care of Mrs. Han and Miss Han after the domestic violence ended.

After knowing this, Shen Lian's speculation has become more and more tenable.

At this moment, Han Min appeared outside the door.

He walked in while wiping his sweat, "Sir Shen, I'm back."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lian looked towards the door.

He said, "How is it?"

Han Min came to the table, picked up the teacup, and gulped down a cup of tea.

Then he wiped his mouth and let out a long sigh.

"Cool!"

After drinking the water, Han Min looked at Shen Lian and said, "The two things Lord Shen asked me to investigate have both come to fruition."

"First things first."

"Lord Shen asked me to find out what Han Qian's colleagues think of him." "I have already done the research."

Shen Lian said: "How?"

Han Min shook his head and said, "The relationship is very bad."

"According to Han Qian's colleagues, Han Qian is an unreasonable, extremely selfish, and extremely indifferent person."

"They said Han Qian had no sense of community at all."

"When you do anything, you have to do it in accordance with his wishes. If you don't do it in accordance with his wishes, he will be angry, upset and furious."

"They would even beat him up. Many of Han Qian's colleagues have been beaten by him."

"However, Han Qian's wife would come to visit them personally every time, apologize, and give gifts, so they didn't bring the matter with Han Qian to the Censorate."

Shen Lian nodded.

After everyone in the Han Mansion evaluated Han Qian, Shen Lian already had a relatively basic and fair assessment of Han Qian's situation.

He said: "Han Qian's colleagues can tolerate him, but can Han Qian's superiors tolerate him?"

"He is so disunited, has such a bad temper, and often fights with his colleagues. Hasn't his superior ever thought of getting rid of him?"

Han Min said, "I have also asked someone to investigate."

"They said that although Han Qian had a bad temper, he was capable and could complete some tasks well."

"Moreover, Han Qian's superior passed the imperial examination together with Han Qian, and they were classmates, so they tolerated Han Qian."

It turned out to be the case.

He has some abilities, and he is an old friend.

........................

Otherwise, according to Shen Lian's judgment, Han Qian should have been driven away long ago.

After all, this kind of troublemaker is the most unpopular person in official circles.

Shen Lian had a more thorough understanding of Han Qian's image.

When someone says he is bad, it may not be true.

When five people say he is bad, there must be a reason, but it may not be true.

But when everyone who knows him says that he is bad, then there is definitely nothing good about this person.

……

Shen Lian had a thorough understanding of Han Qian.

This person is a scumbag, heartless, unfeeling, extremely selfish, and moody.

"What about the temple?"

Shen Lian asked again.

Han Min looked a little strange when he talked about the temple.

He looked behind him.

After making sure that no one was around, Han Min approached Shen Lian and lowered his voice, saying, "Sir Shen, you won't know about this temple until you check it out. Once you check it out, you'll be shocked!"

When Shen Lian heard this, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

He looked at Han Min and said, "Have you found the problem?"

Han Min was about to speak, but hesitated.

He stood up, walked to the door, and said to the yamen runners outside: "Come here, guard the door and don't allow anyone to approach."

"Yes!"

The bailiff responded quickly.

After that, Han Min closed the door directly.

Then, he came in front of Shen Lian.

He looked at Shen Lian, took a deep breath, and said with a serious look on his face: "Sir Shen, this temple has a big problem..."

When Shen Lian heard Han Min's words, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in the depths of his eyes.

He picked up the teacup, looked at Han Min, and asked, "What did you find out?"

Even though Han Min closed the door and arranged for someone to guard outside, he still subconsciously lowered his voice when he spoke, for fear of being heard.

He said, "I will ask someone to find Lord Si and investigate the temple."

"After receiving Lord Shen's order, Lord Si immediately mobilized the power of the Shadow Guards and obtained all the information about the temple as quickly as possible."

"Originally, the intelligence was scattered, and nothing special was found in the scattered information."

"However, when all the intelligence was gathered, combined with what had happened in the temple over the years, and some special people that the Shadow Guard had found appeared in the temple... the secret of this temple finally surfaced."

Listening to Han Min's words, Shen Lian's eyes kept flashing.

His brain was working rapidly following Han Min's words.

Shen Lian picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea. He thought for a moment and said, "Tell me more about it."

Han Min took a deep breath and said, "According to the investigation of the Shadow Guard, it was found that in the past ten years, at least twenty officials came to this temple before their deaths."

"Before twenty officials died?"

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows.

Han Min said: "Yes, there are twenty officials who are related to this temple."

"For example, five years ago, a deputy minister from the Ministry of Justice went to this temple to pray for blessings."

"Then, a month later, he was found dead at home, having committed suicide."

"The reason for the suicide is unknown. The Ministry of Justice has conducted a special investigation, but has not found any useful clues."

"In the end, the case was closed by suicide."

"The Shadow Guard had also been familiar with this case. After all, the deceased was an official appointed by the imperial court. However, the Shadow Guard did not find anything unusual. He only investigated the deceased's movements over the past few months."

"Because there was no problem with the temple at the time, even though they found out that the official had been to the temple, they didn't pay much attention to it and simply sealed it up."

"And during these ten years, twenty officials died for various reasons within three months of visiting the temple."

"Some committed suicide, some happened in accidents, but no one was murdered."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes: "No homicide?"

Han Min nodded: "At least there was no evidence of homicide at the time."

"Moreover, the agencies that investigated these officials at the time were different. The Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, the Jingzhao Yin... all conducted their own investigations, so the clues of these cases were not coordinated together."

"Therefore, no one has ever realized that the deaths of these people are related to that temple."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

He could understand that.

After all, twenty officials died in ten years, which is a very long time span.

In addition, the people conducting the investigation are all from different departments...

Therefore, the clues were not shared. Even if it was discovered that these people had been to the temple, no one would pay much attention to it because they did not know about the other officials.

Therefore, it has not been discovered for so many years.

Han Min said: "Before the Shadow Guard went to investigate, I really didn't realize that this temple was related to the deaths of so many officials."

"Fortunately, my Lord specially ordered the shadow guards to investigate this temple this time. Then the shadow guards found all the intelligence clues related to the temple and summarized them. Only then did they discover these anomalies."

Shen Lian said, "It seems that I was right in my guess. There is something wrong with this temple. Han Qian's personality changed drastically after he went to this temple ten years ago. This must be related to this temple."

He looked at Han Min and asked, "Anything else?"

If these were the only clues, Han Min wouldn't be so cautious.

So Shen Lian believed that there must be other gains.

Han Min said: "When Lord Si found out that this temple had such a big problem, he immediately decided to upgrade the level of this temple."

"As your level increases, the Shadow Guards will be able to use more power."

"So, more information about this temple, as well as information related to this temple in other cases or events, were also picked out separately for analysis and summary."