Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1247 - 637: So That’s How It Is

Extra update, seeking pink tickets.

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Just now, Lian Manman asked Shen Jin if he knew why Cai Xiu wanted to harm her. Shen Jin only sighed at the time, saying Cai Xiu was a maid of Shen Liu’s, usually seemed fine. In a household like the Shen Mansion, an unmarried girl like Shen Jin naturally didn’t have much right to question. Therefore, Lian Manman didn’t ask further, only explaining to Shen Jin that she was asking because she feared she might have unknowingly offended Cai Xiu in the past few days.

Now, Shen Qian had left for the Evergreen Garden, and Shen Jin specifically sent Xiao Qi away, and even mentioned Cai Xiu’s matter to her.

Lian Manman was curious about Cai Xiu, knowing nothing about her, and knowing Shen Jin was doing this not without intent, she listened particularly attentively.

"When mother was alive, Cai Xiu’s mother was arranged to serve Sixth Brother. After mother passed, Cai Xiu’s mother remained loyal to Sixth Brother... A few years ago, Cai Xiu’s mother passed, leaving behind Cai Xiu. Cai Xiu has been following her mother in Sixth Brother’s courtyard since childhood, for so many years."

At this, Shen Jin sighed slightly, her gaze seemed to inadvertently pass over Lian Manman’s face. Seeing Lian Manman’s contemplative expression, she momentarily paused.

So Cai Xiu was not only a favored maid but also one with a background. No wonder she dared to target a guest like herself, Lian Manman was thinking. And now Shen Jin was telling her this, perhaps she wanted her to know that the relationship between Shen Liu and Cai Xiu was not the typical master-servant relationship. Was Shen Jin just letting her understand this, or did she have other intentions?

"She usually seemed quite nice, who would have thought, alas. Manman, you ask me the reason, how can I explain it... All these years, Sixth Brother, in memory of her deceased mother, and her diligent service, perhaps... this girl, she might have been spoiled. This time, she will surely receive a good lesson..."

"Whether there’s any special reason, we should be able to find out soon."

Shen Jin said these ambiguous words, but Lian Manman still caught a hint. Simply put, the relationship between Shen Liu and Cai Xiu was unusual, and what kind of punishment Cai Xiu would face for framing her, Shen Jin was unsure, given that unusual relationship.

But why would Cai Xiu want to harm her? Was it because of the unusual relationship between Cai Xiu and Shen Liu? Did Cai Xiu consider her... a competitor? Trying to snuff her out in the bud?

At first, Lian Manman scoffed at the idea. Her interactions with Shen Liu were few. Besides saving Shen Liu the first time, and just now in the inner room of the rockery study, she never really spent time alone with Shen Liu. And these two instances of being alone couldn’t have been known to outsiders, least of all known to Cai Xiu.

What a baseless disaster, so unreasonable, Lian Manman bitterly smiled to herself.

But after a turn of thought, Lian Manman felt it wasn’t entirely impossible that Cai Xiu thought this way. Just in the past couple of days, hadn’t she already seen it? Cai Xiu’s attitude towards Shen Liu was far more than a maid’s to her master.

Whether it was an open or secret crush, one thing was clear, Cai Xiu was infatuated with Shen Liu. And a woman in love, narrow-minded, and jealous, could easily be shadow-fearing and see any woman near her target as a potential rival.

In her past life, it wasn’t as if Lian Manman hadn’t encountered such women. Right, she once read a widely popular martial arts novel, where a character seemingly named Qing Qing was exactly such a jealous protagonist.

At this time, Lian Manman recalled what Xiao Xi and Xiao Qing said, about the little girl who inquired about her private affairs, and how yesterday when she left the Nian Garden, Cai Xiu’s eyes fixated on her side.

At that time, it was Xiao Xi beside her. And Xiao Xi was holding the Luodian Box given by Shen Jin. That Luodian Box and the jewelry inside were a complete set, remnants of Shen Jin’s deceased mother’s belongings.

So Cai Xiu, who grew up serving by Shen Liu’s side, with her own mother as Shen Liu’s mother’s companion, would likely recognize that box. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Could it be that box made Cai Xiu feel threatened, viewing her as a rival?

Such a possibility exists, especially when the person in question is deeply infatuated, jealous, narrow-minded, and regards other people’s lives as trivial. After thinking it over, Lian Manman came to this judgment.