"No! No, please!"
The Empress clung desperately to Zhang Chengyan's leg, tears breaking like a breached dam as she sobbed uncontrollably. "Your Majesty, Father was only confused for a moment; he truly never harbored the slightest thought against the Darong State! The rest of the Zhou family are even more innocent—they did nothing wrong! Your Majesty, I beg you to show mercy and give the Zhou family another chance. We will shatter our bodies and spill our brains to redeem ourselves with meritorious service!"
"Redeem yourselves with meritorious service? Even if you rendered monumental service, you would still escape neither death nor execution!" A cold gleam flashed in Zhang Chengyan's eyes, and he kicked the Empress away ruthlessly once more. "As for the two of you, letting you die so easily would be letting you off far too lightly!"
Chapter 279