Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1705 - 870: At Death’s Door

Lian Lanlan insisted that Si Lang deliberately set fire to her home, and that Si Lang had an accomplice. Naturally, Lian Shouyi and Lady He wouldn’t allow Lian Lanlan to say such things. The two sides immediately began to argue.

"They even got into a fight," Butler Feng told Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang.

The situation was almost entirely out of control at that time. It was Lian Shouyi who hit Lian Lanlan first. Originally, Lian Shouyi didn’t have the guts to do it. However, the recent events had caused Lian Shouyi to harbor too much anger toward Lian Lanlan and resentment towards Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou. And now, Lian Lanlan wanted to pin the serious crime of arson on Si Lang.

Even a clay figurine has a temper, let alone someone like Lian Shouyi who wasn’t of good temperament to begin with.

Once Lian Shouyi started hitting, Lian Lanlan naturally fought back. But she was a woman and couldn’t beat Lian Shouyi. Luo Baocai and Jin Suo naturally couldn’t stand idly by; when they stepped forward to help, Lady He also joined the fray.

In the end, the two families were all fighting together.

While they fought, they cursed each other. Lian Lanlan cursed Lian Shouyi and Lady He for giving birth to a bad seed, for being cruel and ruthless, wanting to burn her family to death. Lian Shouyi and Lady He retorted by calling Lian Lanlan the most heartless of all women, saying she had ruined Si Lang’s marriage before and now wanted his life. Lian Shouyi also said that the fire at Lian Lanlan’s house was karma. Lian Lanlan came to falsely accuse Si Lang, not only wanting to harm him but also to extort the Old Lian Family.

Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou tried to stop them, but neither side would listen; instead, their cursing and fighting grew worse.

"...The Old Master shouted a couple of times, but no one listened to him. He fell off the kang to the ground..."

By the time everyone helped Old Master Lian back onto the kang, he had already closed his eyes tightly and lost consciousness.

The people at the old house were in a panic. Lian Shouyi and Lian Lanlan stopped fighting without being told to. Next, the old house sent someone to notify Lady Zhang. Lady Zhang sent Steward Zhong to ask for a doctor for Old Master Lian and help manage the related matters.

"...Even the eldest son-in-law was alarmed, and the whole family came to discuss with the lady. The eldest son-in-law went to Jinyang County Town overnight to gather information," said Butler Feng.

Upon hearing that Wu Jiaxing had taken the initiative to gather information in town, Lian Manman nodded silently. She felt assured leaving Lady Zhang at home, not only because there were many servants at home, but also because Wu Jiaxing and his family lived in the town. If something really happened, Wu Yugui and Wu Jiaxing were both shrewd and experienced and truly willing to help her family.

"Have they found out anything yet?" Lian Shouxin asked Butler Feng.

"...It turns out that the eldest daughter’s house really caught fire, and everything, including the house, was burned down, but fortunately, no one was hurt. It was the eldest daughter-in-law who first shouted about someone setting the fire deliberately. The son-in-law carefully investigated and found that at the time of the fire, someone saw two people nearby who didn’t seem like good people, supposedly quite young. One of them reportedly resembled the fourth young master of the old house," Butler Feng said.

"The eldest son-in-law also went to the Paper Craft Shop, and the fourth young master was not there. He had taken leave from the shop, saying there was something at home and that he left early in the morning, planning to return in a couple of days."

"This matter is quite precarious," upon understanding the entire situation, Lian Manman muttered to herself.

"Sister, do you think it’s really Si Lang who set fire to our eldest aunt’s house?" Xiao Qi whispered to Lian Manman.

The carriage Lian Manman and Xiao Qi sat in was quite spacious, and besides the siblings, there were also two maids, Xiao Xi and Xiao Qing. Both were confidants, and Lian Manman didn’t mind speaking the truth in front of them.

"It’s very possible," Lian Manman thought for a moment and nodded.

Si Lang had the motive to do it. He believed that it was Lian Lanlan who sabotaged his good marriage, even though Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou forcibly suppressed the matter. But that didn’t mean Si Lang accepted it.

If it were Lian Shouxin or Lian Shouli, they might have accepted fate and let it go. However, Si Lang was different from his two uncles. It’s quite possible Si Lang would retaliate against Lian Lanlan in this way. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

As for what Lian Lanlan said and the information Wu Jiaxing came back with, claiming that someone resembling Si Lang was seen nearby during the fire, the credibility of such evidence is only fifty-fifty.

Moreover, there was an alleged accomplice.

"That is indeed a clue," Lian Manman continued to mutter to herself, "If we investigate thoroughly, we should be able to find some traces. By then, the situation will become clear."