Chapter 1657: Committing Suicide by Poison

Master Jueneng chanted a Buddha's name.

"The Prince said he can compensate the Mei family, and even allow Third Miss Mei's spirit tablet to enter the Prince's Mansion."

Chen Guanlou scoffed, disdainful. "As if anyone cares."

"Benefactor Chen certainly doesn't care, but the Mei family might not refuse; if Miss Mei has a spirit in heaven, she wouldn't want to have no one to offer sacrifices to her after death."

Chen Guanlou bared his teeth; he really had overlooked the problem of sacrifices after death.

He might not care, but the world couldn't help but care.

According to the current saying, without sacrifices, one is a lonely ghost, eventually soul-scattering, without even a chance to be reincarnated.

He didn't believe this saying, but he couldn't stop the world from believing it.

He frowned in deep thought. "Why come to me? Instead of going directly to the Mei family?"

Master Jueneng hesitated for a moment before deciding to tell the truth. "The Mei family didn't intend to investigate the truth; they have already accepted Third Miss Mei's death. Only you have been investigating the truth."

"It's hard for you to sacrifice your confidante maid just to shut my mouth."

"I wonder what Benefactor Chen thinks?"

Seeing that the other party didn't make a sound, Master Jueneng added: "This case should also have a result. Dragging it on like this is not good!"

"If I take a woman to take the blame, do you think the Ministry of Justice will believe it?"

"The Marquis's Mansion and the Mei family will withdraw the case." Master Jueneng said solemnly. "Secondly, it is not taking the blame. She is indeed the murderer. You can interrogate her yourself. Whether it is colluding or truly killing, with your ability, you can definitely distinguish it. At worst, use coercion. No one can withstand the coercion of a Ninth Rank martial artist."

"This is what you said, then I won't be polite." Chen Guanlou was also very straightforward; since he dared to let him interrogate, he would interrogate.

A moment later, the concubine maid was brought in.

She was in her early twenties, with a medium-to-high appearance, and her eyes were sharp and resentful, as if they were a knife, killing directly toward Chen Guanlou.

Her name was A-Zhi, and she had served by Prince Zhao's side since she was ten, being the true big steward of the Prince's Mansion. Many things in the Prince's Mansion's inner mansion could be decided by her. Even the Prince's wife had to avoid her edge!

She only cursed in a low voice, "Meddlesome!"

Chen Guanlou looked toward Master Jueneng, his expression half-smiling.

"She clearly doesn't realize her own situation; didn't you tell her?"

Master Jueneng chanted a Buddha's name. "Temporarily hid it from her."

"What are you whispering about?" A-Zhi was impatient and scolded.

"Saying you are about to die! Murderer!" Chen Guanlou turned his head and scolded sharply.

"Saying I killed someone, do you have evidence?" A-Zhi snorted coldly, her expression arrogant, looking down on everyone. Looking at Chen Guanlou was like looking at a stray cat or dog on the street.

Master Jueneng was an imperial offering, and this Miss A-Zhi didn't put him in her eyes either.

Truly don't know if she is pretending to be stupid or is truly stupid.

However, being able to serve as the big steward of the Prince's Mansion and holding the affairs by Prince Zhao's side tightly in her hands, she certainly wasn't a true fool. So, this attitude at this moment was very likely deliberately acted out.

"Prince Zhao said you killed Third Miss Mei; does that count as evidence?"

As soon as Chen Guanlou said this, A-Zhi's expression didn't even change. "Since it was the Prince who said it, then I killed the person."

"I have to interrogate you."

As soon as the words fell, A-Zhi collapsed to the ground, her whole body twitching, foaming at the mouth.

"Benefactor Chen, stop. She is about to die!" Master Jueneng was shocked.

Chen Guanlou slapped Master Jueneng directly, and Jueneng dodged rapidly.

"Benefactor Chen, what do you mean?"

"Giving me a maid who has already taken poison to commit suicide and playing with me, do you think I am a fool?" Chen Guanlou was furious and attacked frequently. But he didn't use lethal force, leaving some strength.

Master Jueneng supported himself with great difficulty, without any dignity at all.

"This poor monk doesn't know what you are talking about. Where did the poison come from?"

"She has already taken poison to commit suicide, and you still dare to pretend you don't know."

"How is that possible!"

Master Jueneng was greatly shocked and couldn't dodge. Chen Guanlou slapped him directly on the face, and half his face instantly swelled up. At the same time, his chest was swept by the palm wind, and a mouthful of blood was spat out.

Master Jueneng hid in the corner, clutching his chest, looking like he was about to die.

He couldn't believe that A-Zhi was already dead. He couldn't believe even more that he couldn't even pass a single proper move under Chen Guanlou's hands, dodging the whole time without any power to fight back.

If the other party wanted to kill him, it would just be a matter of a thought.

Instantly, a strong sense of frustration arose in his heart.

Sailing smoothly for twenty-something years, he originally thought he was a favored son of heaven, a well-deserved high monk. Yet he suffered a big loss here at Chen Guanlou's place. It was like waking up from a big dream, Ninth Rank and Ninth Rank, there is a wall!

"Benefactor Chen's cultivation doesn't seem to be Ninth Rank."

"Not Ninth Rank, could it be Grandmaster." Chen Guanlou raised an eyebrow and smiled. "If your skills are inferior to others, you must admit it. Walking among nobles all day, may I ask, Monk, how long has it been since you seriously studied the scriptures and understood the essence of the scriptures?"

Master Jueneng's face instantly turned pale, unable to refute.

Chen Guanlou pointed to A-Zhi's corpse on the ground. "Tell Prince Zhao, tomorrow I will personally go to the Prince's Mansion to have tea with him."

"This matter, this poor monk truly didn't know." Master Jueneng's heart also burned with anger. He had sacrificed his face to smooth things over for the other party, only to be played for a fool; it was bullying people too much!

Just then, a little novice monk stood at the door, hesitating whether to come in.

"What is it?" Jueneng's anger rushed directly at the little novice monk.

The little novice monk trembled all over, unable to even speak clearly, trembling in fear. "This, this, this is a letter left by Miss A-Zhi."

"Present it!"

The little novice monk trembled as he entered the quiet room, put down the letter, and hurriedly bowed to retreat.

Jueneng supported his body and looked at the letter, then said: "This is A-Zhi's testimony; please take a look."

Chen Guanlou raised an eyebrow, stepped forward, and swept a glance at it quickly; it was indeed a testimony.

The ink wasn't completely dry, and there was a damp feeling where the pen and ink were, clearly written on the spot. It wasn't written in advance to put on a show.

According to the testimony, A-Zhi learned that Prince Zhao had taken a fancy to Third Miss Mei, so she became jealous, tied the person up, and abused her. She also wrote down the process of abuse, which matched the autopsy report. If she hadn't done it personally, she wouldn't have been so clear. Even the knife wounds in the most secret places, she confessed.

At first, she didn't intend to kill.

It was because Third Miss Mei kept insulting her, poking at her secret thoughts, and kept provoking her, so her anger surged, and that was why she killed the person. There were two fatal wounds, and she even drew the locations.

Finally, she said she didn't regret killing her.

It was just that she didn't expect Prince Zhao would hand her over. Prince Zhao really cared about Third Miss Mei.

The moment she walked out of the Prince's Mansion, she knew she was doomed. So she took poison in advance!

The testimony also said that she might have been schemed against. Someone deliberately revealed Third Miss Mei's affairs to her, and someone deliberately dropped hints in front of her; she had developed hatred for this person before even seeing Third Miss Mei.

When she finally saw Third Miss Mei, Third Miss Mei deliberately provoked her, and she couldn't control herself.

Thinking that the final beneficiary was Prince Zhao's wife, it wasn't hard to guess who had schemed this! ===== CHAPTER 1658 =====