Given to the Dogs

"It is obvious that you've been seduced by this vixen; why else would you treat us so cruelly‽ Father, you have disappointed us! Since you have decided to turn your back on us for the sake of a stranger, then, you've lost the respect that we reserved for you. Father, you've forced us so!"

"That's right, Grandfather, we're deeply disappointed in you. How can you abandon us, your family, for a stranger? Grandfather, do you have any idea how heartbroken we are over this? How can you treat us like this…" Tong Yan started weeping again; she was so distraught that her voice was breaking. Shen Ru quickly took out a handkerchief to help her daughter.

Their performance was swaying the crowd to their side. They felt Elder Shen had crossed the line. He shouldn't have treated them so unfairly simply because of something they couldn't control. He must be a very cruel person for dismissing their decades of relationship just like that.