Today is the last day I am a stepping stone

" li wei how could you steal concubine ling's jade"

" I-I didn't steal it, I am being framed, you can such my room and b-belongings. " Li wei managed to respond in her beating

" concubine ling's close maid said she saw you with a jade similar to concubine ling's when she walked in the kitchen to get concubine ling's dinner."

" you still want to lie even with evidence shown , beat her till she can't use her arms to steal anymore"

Li wei clenched her teeth together, she could tell what the situation was , the maid who reported her was probably the one that stole the jade but who would believe her, she is just a background character that anyone can stepover, with one sentence the maid said she was about to be disabled and can't use her arms anymore. "No!" She doesn't want to live like a stepping stone anymore, someone whose fate is decided by others whenever they want. She won't live like that anymore."

Li Wei looked at the head maid, she couldn't let her arms be broken, she must do something. bringing tears in her eyes she tried to stand up despite being tied and kneeled down " p-please spare me head maid, I have no family and haven't eaten anything for the past 3 weeks, when I s-saw concubine ling's jade I..I wu..wu.wu please spare me I won't do it again." Li wei sobbed as she hit her head on the ground.

Li wei wasn't stupid to think as long as she didn't admit the crime they would actually investigate and deem her innocent , no one would investigate this matter, it was aready decided she stole

The jade no matter what she said no one would

Believe her only by admitting she stole the jade she would at least be spared from being crippled.

Seeing Li Wei truly admitting her crime and seeing her malnourished body she could tell she wasn't lying and probably stole the jade to buy food. The head maid felt a little pity for her and raised her hand to stop the man from anymore hitting.

" Go back to your room, I hope you remember your words if you are caught stealing again it won't just be your arm that are crippled but you will also be beaten to death."

" T-Thank you so much head maid, thank you I will never forget your kindness." Li wei grate fully responded then got up and limped her way back to her room with one thought in her mind.

"Since the pill is her golden finger today she will swallow it even if it means using brutal and cruel methods."

As she entered her room, she went to grab the pill and directly placed it inside her throat then grabbed a piece of clothes and stuffed it in her mouth till it reached her throat to prevent herself from throwing up the pill again. With this method she was able to swallow it

After waiting for more than half an hour she started filling pain slowly spreading from the centre of her body moving throughout her body the pain increased to an even greater level, it felt like her bones were being broken and being reshaped, she knew her body was being curved. Knowing that she slowly started losing conscious when she closed her eyes she knew

" Today was the last day she would be a stepping stone"