Her subordinates naturally understood the Imperial Tutor's intent: to cut the weeds, one must eradicate the roots, lest the spring breeze make them grow again. Originally, those people might not have needed to die, but the hatred in their eyes as they looked at her made her uneasy. She could not leave such future hazards behind for her family.
At this, Qi Sili merely frowned slightly and murmured, "Sister Xier, that child didn't frighten you, did he?" If she was frightened, she could hold him to calm her nerves.
"Do you find me cruel?"
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