"I, a civilian woman, know that Gao Sanxiong committed a grave mistake and should be beheaded. As his family, we live off the silver he gained from his evil deeds, and according to the Great Chu Criminal Law, we should all be implicated. But I beg the steward for mercy, to spare my four daughters-in-law and three granddaughters," Mrs. Gao Huang said, shedding tears. "Especially the eldest and second daughters-in-law, they are innocent. One is the daughter of Master Tongsheng, and the other was chosen by the second son for her beauty, forced into marriage using rogue tactics. They have suffered half their lives and shouldn't be further implicated by the Gao family."
As for the other two daughters-in-law, they were married to Gao Sanxiong's bastards, one for the love of wealth, and one through manipulation. Mrs. Gao Huang didn't mind the legitimate or illegitimate and pleaded on their behalf too.
