Li Qing's forehead was nearly shattered from kowtowing, but Qin Shihua's expression only grew colder.
"Li Qing, you have been with me for five years. I will grant that you knew nothing, but I suffered this calamity because you misplaced your trust in a villain. I will not torment you. Take your own life."
"Miss, no, I beg you! Please, give me another chance!" Li Qing fell into utter despair.
Seeing this, Xiao Peng tossed a dagger onto the ground and urged her, "Li Qing, being allowed to take your own life is a mercy from the Miss. Otherwise, if the family laws are used, death itself will be a luxury!"
Since ancient times, great families have had many rules, and the Luyang Qin Family alone had a hundred articles in its family code. A traitor like Li Qing, who had harmed her master, was to be executed by slow slicing. She would not be allowed to draw her last breath until she had endured three thousand cuts.
