Before confiscating their property, they emptied the imperial city and exiled them!

Liu hurried out of the house and immediately saw Mu Shilan, whose face was as pale as paper and who looked like a candle flickering in the wind.

In that brief moment of eye contact, Liu knew perfectly well that she had clearly overheard their conversation.

Liu quickly wiped away the still-dry tears from her cheeks, then walked briskly toward Mu Shilan with a worried expression.

Despite her deep sorrow, she tried her best to control her emotions and put on a calm demeanor.

He comforted Mu Shilan in a gentle yet slightly sorrowful tone, saying, "Shilan, please don't worry too much."

Although we still haven't found any concrete news about Shih-jun, as the saying goes, 'no news is good news.'

Besides, you're pregnant now, so you absolutely must take good care of yourself!

However, at this moment, Mu Shilan seemed to be completely deaf to Liu's words of comfort.

She was trembling slightly all over, and her once bright and beautiful eyes were now red and swollen from crying, like two ripe peaches.

She stared straight at Song Yetong, who was standing to the side, her eyes filled with reproach and resentment.

Immediately afterward, Mu Shilan, her lips trembling, shouted angrily at Song Yetong in a tearful and reproachful tone, "It's all your fault! It's all because of you that Shijun... he suffered this misfortune!"

Faced with Mu Shilan's sudden accusation, Song Yetong's face, already somewhat haggard from grief, immediately showed a deep sense of bewilderment and astonishment.

Her beautiful eyes were already brimming with tears, her gaze revealing endless grievance and confusion: "This... how can this be my fault? I really don't know why things turned out this way!"

Mu Shilan forcefully broke free from Liu's hands, which were trying to support her, and continued to shout at Song Yetong with great emotion: "Today I just wanted you to buy me some dried plums to satisfy my craving. It's just a very ordinary little thing."

But who would have thought that you would make excuses and refuse to agree?

Left with no other choice, Shi Jun felt sorry for me because I was pregnant and had a craving for dried plums, so he personally went to town to buy some for me.

"If it weren't for your heartless nature, how could Shijun have met with such misfortune? In the end, all the blame lies with you! It's all your fault!"

Song Yetong was stunned for a moment by Mu Shilan's accusations.

She didn't know how to refute it.

Moreover, I think what Mu Shilan said makes a lot of sense.

Just then, Liu, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "Shilan, what you're saying is a bit unreasonable. Besides, it was Shijun's own decision to go out."

Mu Shilan's eyes widened, as if she had heard something unbelievable.

Song Yetong quickly waved her hand and said, "Mother, please don't say anymore. It was indeed my fault. If I had agreed back then, Shijun wouldn't have gone out."

After saying that, Song Yetong turned to leave.

"Where are you going?" Liu asked.

“I want to go to the place where Shijun had the accident; maybe I can find some clues,” Song Yetong said firmly.

"No, you can't go!" Song Huaiting blocked his daughter's path.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze revealing clear disapproval, and stared intently at Mu Shilan in front of him.

He slowly began to speak: "I know that Shi Jun's accident has caused you immense grief. However, we are also Shi Jun's closest relatives, and the pain we suffer is no less than yours."

Besides, this matter has nothing to do with Ye Tong; you really shouldn't put all the blame on her alone."

Mu Shilan's eyes reddened, tears welling up. She glared at the crowd before her and shouted hoarsely, "If not her, who else can we blame? Are we just going to let Shijun suffer this misfortune for nothing?"

At this moment, Liu, who had been silent all along, finally could not suppress her anger and took a deep breath.

Raising his voice, he said, "There are some things I didn't want to say, but now that things have come to this, I have to make them clear."

The whole thing started because of your gluttonous nature. If you hadn't insisted on eating dried plums, why would Shijun have gone to town to buy them for you?

Besides, if it had been Ye Tong instead of Shi Jun who went to town today, she probably wouldn't have escaped this misfortune either.

Upon hearing Liu's words, Mu Shilan's delicate body trembled violently, as if she had been struck by a heavy blow and was about to collapse.

Her eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief, and her lips trembled as she murmured, "You...you're all blaming me?"

"You whole family are ganging up on me, a weak woman! I can't stand being here any longer. I'm going to find my aunt right now and ask her to stand up for me!"

After saying this, Mu Shilan turned to leave.

Song Yetong quickly stopped her.

Looking at Mu Shilan's face, contorted with pain, Song Yetong felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

She sighed softly and said gently, "Shilan, I know the torment and pain you are going through right now. No matter what, please believe me that I will do everything in my power to find Shijun's whereabouts."

However, Mu Shilan was on the verge of collapse, her eyes now filled with despair and anger.

He roared at Song Yetong, almost in a frenzy, "Go! Go now! Why are you still standing here? You're the one who should die today!"

Before she could finish speaking, Mu Shilan, like a maddened wild beast, broke free from Song Yetong's hands that were trying to restrain her and rushed out of the courtyard without regard for anything else.

Seeing this, Liu was extremely anxious and hurriedly tried to chase after Mu Shilan to stop her.

Just then, Song Huaiting rushed forward and grabbed Liu's arm tightly.

He whispered words of comfort, "Don't chase after her. Don't worry. Our family and the Mu family are only separated by a door. I don't think she'll encounter any misfortune."

After hearing this, although Liu's eyes were still full of worry, she finally stopped and nodded helplessly.

Then, she slowly turned around and walked heavily toward her daughter.

After arriving at her daughter's side, Liu reached out her trembling hand and gently stroked Song Yetong's shoulder, comforting her with a sorrowful expression: "Yetong, please don't take your sister-in-law's words to heart."

She was simply too grief-stricken to speak without thinking, and that's why she said some incoherent things.

Song Yetong nodded, her lowered eyes lost in thought.

Although the Su family was also very worried about Song Shijun's safety, the current situation was also extremely dangerous.

They had to pack their things first.