In this case, it seems that the clues left by Lady Beidou may not have been destroyed yet.
This can be considered a blessing among misfortunes.
As long as the house remains the same as before, Shen Lian will be confident that he will find the clues that Empress Beidou left for him.
Shen Lian changed his questioning method and asked several questions.
And cross-validate these answers.
After finally confirming that this man did not touch anything or steal anything, he stopped wasting time.
He clapped his hands directly.
Two men in bird uniforms walked over quickly.
Brush it.
Then when the big man who was beaten half to death by Shen Lian heard the names of the two shadow guards here, his eyes widened.
He looked at Shen Lian with a shocked expression.
But Shen Lian said calmly: "You said you are really tough."
"You even dare to occupy the house of a court official. What do you think I should say to you?"
The man was immediately stunned.
"You...you...you are a court official?"
A shadow guard said coldly: "This man is the smartest person in our Tang Dynasty, and he is also the Minister of the Tang Temple. You are so brave, you even dare to occupy Lord Shen's house!"
The man is instantly overcome with love.
His eyes were about to pop out.
He was extremely shocked and horrified.
He really never expected that the young man in front of him would be the Minister of Dali Temple!
In his eyes, this is a person who must not be messed with!
But he not only provoked people, but even killed them!
When he thought about what he had done, he couldn't help but feel suffocated.
He couldn't help but feel deeply worried about his future.
"Master Shen, I was wrong. I was blind and cowardly!"
"Please forgive me, sir!"
"The little one doesn't dare anymore."
"Master Shen, just treat the little one as a fart and let it go!"
Shen Lian listened to his words and said calmly: "I am an official, but you want to treat me like a fart. Then if I am really an ordinary person, you will treat me like a fart!"
"Not only occupying other people's houses, but also threatening others, and even taking action directly... I think you should study the rules of the lobby and at least understand what you can and cannot do!"
He looked at the shadow guard and said: "Send him to Jing Zhaoyin. For this kind of public security issue, let Han Min teach him some principles of law."
Naturally, the shadow guard would not disobey Shen Lian's orders and nodded directly.
Then, they took the man and left quickly.
Push the door open and enter.
The first thing you see is a very ordinary courtyard.
This is a house type similar to a courtyard house.
In the middle is a courtyard.
In addition to the door, there are some rooms in three directions.
The courtyard area is about fifty square meters, not too big, but not too small either.
In Connaught Place, where every inch of land is at a premium, this area can already 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, there is a well.
In the corner of the yard, there are some stones and wood piled up.
Apart from that, there is nothing else.
The entire courtyard is clean and simple.
Except for the dirtiness on the ground, everything is full of a solemn feeling.
And the ground will be dirty.
Not surprisingly, it was that man who was responsible. He walked around every day without cleaning, which naturally made the courtyard more and more messy.
Shen Lian looked around the whole house and saw that this house was like a courtyard house with a total of six rooms.
There are two rooms in each direction.
The two rooms in the main direction should be a hall for entertaining guests and the master's bedroom.
On the left side, there should be two rooms for guests to live in.
As for the two rooms on the right, Shen Lian saw some firewood and a chimney through the open window. Not surprisingly, they were the kitchen and woodshed.
The whole house has a simple layout.
Although the layout is different from some of the courtyards I saw on the Beidou Tower, the feeling is very similar.
This made Shen Lian feel that, not surprisingly, Empress Beidou should have really lived here...
Shen Lian entered the first room on the right first.
This is the woodshed.
Opening the door, the situation inside the woodshed comes into view.
The woodshed is not big, with some wood piled neatly inside.
These pieces of wood were cut into pieces of the same size and stacked neatly in the corner of the woodshed, looking very neat.
Shen Lian walked to these pieces of wood and raised his hand to wipe the dust on them.
"Judging from the thickness of the dust, no one has touched it for at least several years."
"This thickness of dust is definitely not accumulated in two years."
"So, it can be seen that at least the wood is still in its original state, and the guy didn't move it."
Shen Liande thanked that guy for being idle and not knowing how to cook for himself.
Otherwise, many clues may be destroyed.
Although he is not yet sure whether these things will help him, Shen Lian subconsciously hopes that everything here can remain as it was before Empress Beidou left.
In this case, if Empress Beidou really comes back one day, at least she won't feel too strange.
Shen Lian took a deep breath and looked in other directions.
I saw that in addition to wood, there was some charcoal in this woodshed.
Charcoal is piled in another corner.
Then, opposite the firewood and charcoal, there were two vats.
Shen Lian walked to a vat, took off the cylinder cover, and looked inside.
I saw that the jar was empty, with nothing in it.
However, at the bottom of the tank, Shen Lian saw some rice grains. Not surprisingly, this should be used to store rice.
Shen Lian glanced at the dust that had just been covered with it. There was a palm print on it, very clearly printed on the dust.
But apart from this palm print, there are no other traces.
Shen Lian thought for a moment and realized that this palm print must have been left by that man.
After that man took over the house, he must have searched what was in the house. Naturally, he 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 cover only has a palm print and no other traces.
Otherwise, if the big man had eaten all the rice in the vat, at least the cylinder cover would not be like this.
"So, Lady Beidou ate all the rice here before leaving?"
"Or is it that she knew that once she left, she wouldn't know how long it would take to come back, and that if the rice was left here, it would spoil sooner or later, so she disposed of the rice before leaving?"
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.
Gradually some speculations began to form in my mind.
He put down the cylinder cover and came to the front of another cylinder.
Open the cylinder cover of this cylinder.
Look inside.
The vat is still empty.
Only at the bottom of the tank, there are some traces of white flour.
It seems that this vat is used to hold flour.
It's just the same, but when Lady Beidou left, it was already empty.
The layout of the entire woodshed is so simple.
A pile of charcoal, a pile of firewood.
A rice vat and a flour vat.
Apart from that, there is nothing else.
But here, as expected, the man didn't move at all.
It's a pity that we don't have any rice or noodles, otherwise, that man would have caused trouble long ago.
Shen Lian looked around the woodshed again to make sure he didn't miss anything, and then said, "Let's go to the next room."
Shen Lian left the woodshed and came to the kitchen.
The kitchen area is about one-third larger than the woodshed.
When you enter the kitchen, the first thing you see is a big pot.
There is a stove made of stones, and a large pot is placed on the stove.
Shen Lian came to the stove and stretched out his hand to touch it lightly.
Then I looked at my fingers and saw that there was a thick layer of dust on them.
"It seems that man has never used this kitchen."
"There was no rice or flour in the vat, so he had no chance to use the kitchen. It was a perfect cause and effect."
Shen Lian smiled and shook his head.
The less things the man moved and the more the place remained as it was, the more relieved Shen Lian was.
His eyes wandered around the kitchen, and he saw a vat beside the stove.
I walked over and took a look. The tank was empty.
But there is no trace of rice or noodles here.
Shen Lian guessed that this vat was most likely used to hold water.
People in Chang'an City are accustomed to putting a water tank in the kitchen to facilitate cooking and water use.
There is a rope hanging on the two pillars next to the water tank.
There are two rags on the rope.
Near the rope, close to the wall, there is a cabinet.
Shen Lian opened it and found that it contained a pair of bowls and chopsticks as well as some basins and plates.
Looking at this pair 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 time.
As for the bowl, there was a layer of dust on it because the cabinet was not tightly fitted.
And there was some dust that he could no longer wipe away with his hands.
This shows that the dust has even penetrated into the porcelain bowl.
And this all shows that these bowls and chopsticks were left behind by Empress Beidou before she left.
So, there is only one pair of bowls and chopsticks, does this mean that... Empress Beidou is the only one living here?
Does it prove that this is the home of Beidou Empress alone in Chang'an City?
Shen Lian looked towards the kitchen again.
I saw the sun shining through the window, as if adding a warm glow to the kitchen.
Shen Lian looked at the kitchen, and such a picture appeared in his mind.
A gentle woman lives here alone.
She carries her own water, chops her own firewood, and cooks her own meals.
In front of the stove, cook a bowl of porridge, mix in some pickles, and then eat the porridge with the only bowl and chopsticks.
The trajectory of her actions has always revolved around the kitchen.
It's as if this small kitchen has the most footprints of hers.
This place is full of traces of Beidou Empress’ life.
Although Empress Beidou has not been here for a long time.
But here Shen Lian seems to be able to see Empress Beidou's life here, just like yesterday.
There are two wing rooms in total. Their main function is to accommodate guests when they come over.
Only Empress Beidou lives in this house, so Shen Lian feels that this wing is probably of no use.
He pushed open one of the doors and walked in.
I saw that the decoration in that wing was very simple.
A table, a cabinet, a couch, and some chairs.
Simple decoration.
Ordinary.
If you just look at the decoration, it would be hard to believe that this is a precious house in Connaught Place, where land is at a premium.
If other people knew that this house on an expensive land was so simple and crude, they would probably be very sad and wish they could spend thousands more copper coins to decorate it.
All in all, except for the location in Kanglefang, which is a very expensive place, everything else about this wing is very ordinary.
Shen Lian looked through it carefully, but did not find any useful clues. He shook his head and went to another wing without staying any longer.
This wing room is also decorated 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 the two houses happens to be symmetrical.
With the wall as the dividing line, all the arrangements of the two houses are exactly symmetrical.
Shen Lian has a photographic memory, and he will never misremember the scene he just saw.
so……
Is this a coincidence?
Or is it that Empress Beidou did it on purpose?
Shen Lian squinted his eyes, not sure yet.
There were too few clues to help Shen Lian establish a theoretical basis that could support his reasoning.
Shen Lian shook his head. He never made any reasoning without that foundation.
That's not reasoning, that's just pure guessing and speculation.
In the process of solving a case, guessing is fatal.
Shen Lian left the side room and walked towards the main room and main hall.
He knew that Empress Beidou's real area of action was, not surprisingly, the main room and main hall.
The main room is where Beidou Empress rests.
The main hall is where Empress Beidou entertains guests.
Although he was not sure whether there would be any guests coming over, Beidou Empress would probably be in the main hall for regular meals.
Therefore, there will definitely be more traces left by Empress Beidou in the main room and main hall. If there are clues, they will definitely be there.
However, Shen Lian still had some worries.
The main reason I'm worried about is the bully who has taken over the house. The bully didn't rest in the side room, so if nothing else, he would rest in the main room.
Therefore, the main room and main hall should also have his traces.
Shen Lian only hoped that the traces of Empress Beidou would not be destroyed by him.
If it was really damaged, Shen Lian wouldn't mind making that bully pay a painful price throughout his life.
……………………
Shen Lian took a deep breath and came to the main hall.
The door to the main hall is open at this moment.
Sunlight is projected from the sky.
The light is golden and full of warmth.
Warm, warm.
At this moment, Shen Lian's vision was actually a little dazed.
He seemed to see a woman wearing home clothes, gently holding a baby in the main hall, rocking the baby gently, and humming a gentle tune.