Guagua: [Speaking of that just makes me angrier.
Dou Siyuan abducted commoner women by force. Before their families could even report him to the authorities, his lackeys beat them within an inch of their lives and warned them that if they dared report him, they would disappear for good.
Some were beaten to death outright. Those who survived were barely clinging to life.]
The video showed nothing but scenes of Dou Siyuan's lackeys beating people. After the beatings, their threats reached everyone's ears loud and clear.
Then the scene changed, showing the miserable state of the women's families. Some had been beaten to death, while others had just one breath left in them. Even those barely alive looked to be in terrible shape!
Everyone drew in a sharp breath.
Although they knew Dou Siyuan was a wastrel, they had never imagined he would abduct commoner women and beat people to death.
Song Yaoyao continued asking:
[Did no one try reporting him afterward?]
Guagua: [When they learned that the man who had abducted their daughters was Dou Siyuan, Prince Yu's only legitimate son, their hearts turned cold.
They had heard that the current emperor was Dou Siyuan's backer. No matter what Dou Siyuan did, the emperor would cover for him.
They thought, with the emperor protecting him, what was the point of reporting him?
So they simply gave up.]
The emperor's face darkened completely at those words.
He had only protected Dou Siyuan out of regard for Prince Yu.
But the emperor had thought those were all trivial matters. Protecting him had seemed harmless enough. He had never imagined things were nothing like what he believed.
Previously, he had trusted Prince Yu and Princess Consort Yu too much and never investigated.
How would the common people view him as their emperor