Chapter 553: Chapter 553 Execution

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Shut up.” One of the soldiers saw Mrs. Cui shouting non-stop, so he stepped forward and kicked her down.

Mrs. Cui simply crawled on the ground and wailed louder.

At the same time, she was filled with regret. She regretted helping Yang Shicheng do so much dirty work but was abandoned at her final moment.

In fact, she ended up worse than Mrs. Gu. At least Mrs. Gu died in their residence and had a grand funeral.

As for her, it would be good if Yang Shicheng could even bury her in a decent coffin.

She even left her son with the crime of being the descendant of a sinner. If there weren’t any major turns of events, it would be difficult for him to pursue an official career.

Seeing this, the members of the Cui family also realized that they were out of hope this time.

All of them started crying.

As they cried, the murmuring below the execution platform gradually stopped.

As for Yang Wanyu, she looked at Mrs. Cui’s despairing wails and silently shed tears.

Madam Cui stared at the crowd below numbly; her mind was replaying her life.

When she was young, her family valued boys over girls. At a young age, she was already a good helper at home and outside.

When she married a scholar from a good family, she thought she could finally live a good life. Who knew her husband would die of illness when Yang Shicheng was just one month old?

Later on, she did the best she could. She finally raised Yang Shicheng to be a man and got him to marry a golden goose like Mrs. Gu. Her days soared into the sky.

She never expected that she would end up like this.

What happened?

Now that she thought about it, it was all because of dissatisfaction, resentment, and greed. They wouldn’t have come to this if they hadn’t dabbled in the loan shark business.

Listening to all kinds of complaints and curses from her family members, she ignored them.

Yes, she didn’t want to bother with anyone anymore.

If they didn’t exist, if they didn’t keep asking for money, if they didn’t betray her, she wouldn’t have been pushed to the execution ground today.

In this life, she never owed any of her family members.

The only one to whom she was genuinely indebted was Mrs. Gu. Although she had snatched her imperial mandate, she had helped pave the way for her son’s official career, given them a stable and wealthy life, and even left a son and a daughter for the Yang family.

She had done everything she could for the Yang family, but they…

At the thought of this, Madam Cui finally shed tears of regret.

King An threw down a warrant and announced, “Begin the execution.”

As soon as the warrant landed, eight soldiers stepped forward and grabbed the four youngest members of the Cui Family, placing them on the gallows.

Perhaps it was because they were young that their execution process was exceptionally quick.

However, the agonizing struggle before death caused deep despair in everyone who was waiting for their turn. The timid ones were so terrified that they peed their pants.

However, no matter their thoughts or reactions, they were still hung on the gallows.

In the end, there were only two left: Mrs. and Madam Cui.

Madam Cui was already numb to the outside world, and Mrs. Cui was on the verge of insanity.

When they were placed on the gallows, Mrs. Cui saw her tearful children and the expressionless Yang Shicheng.

She also saw Yang Wanning and her brother, who showed no expressions.

Thinking about her children’s future, she couldn’t leave like this. Otherwise, Yang Shicheng would give up on them very soon.

Therefore, she immediately shouted, “Master, Master! It’s Mrs. Gu! This is all her revenge.”

The surrounding onlookers were stunned by her words, not knowing what she meant.

This pissed off Yang Wanning, but simultaneously, she realized this was a golden opportunity.

Just as King An was about to declare her execution, Yang Wanning rushed forward and said, “Wait a minute!”