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

Hearing the conversation, Song Yetong was furious and wanted to argue with them, but Lin Xiaoxiao stopped her.

Song Yetong turned around and glared angrily at Lin Xiaoxiao: "Sister-in-law, don't stop me! Why are they looking down on us? We've been wronged!"

Lin Xiaoxiao: "If you just go there like that, what will you say? Do you think they'll listen to you?"

Then Lin Xiaoxiao handed Song Yetong a wooden stick as thick as an arm: "Hey, how can you reason with someone without this!"

Song Yetong's anger turned into a smile. Holding the wooden stick Lin Xiaoxiao had given her, she strode over aggressively.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Song Wenjing smiled and followed behind her.

Watching their retreating figures, Chen shook her head with a wry smile, letting them do as they pleased.

She turned to look at the dejected Song Huai'an and tapped his foot with her cane.

After Song Huai'an woke up with a start.

Chen's slightly authoritative tone reached his ears: "Don't just sit there like an idiot, you two brothers, go and gather some firewood!"

Knowing his mother's intention, Song Huaiting stood up first, took his elder brother's arm, and started gathering firewood around the woods.

Song Yetong found those who were complaining about the Song family, glared at them fiercely, and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Our Song family has never rebelled."

The Emperor will eventually uncover the injustice done to the Song family and clear our names.

Song Yetong spoke with righteous indignation, but the crowd did not buy her words.

"You say your Song family was framed, so you really were framed?"

"Yeah, I even said I didn't kill anyone, that he just ran into me! Haha~!"

Song Yetong was shocked by their shamelessness and shouted angrily, "How dare you! How can you be just like the Song family?"

We were framed, while you have indeed committed real crimes.

No one paid any attention to her desperate attempts to justify herself.

He just watched her playfully.

"Since your Song family truly cares about the people, how can you still sit comfortably in that carriage and enjoy yourselves now that we are facing hardship?"

They've ignored our suffering all along!

"That's right. Their daughter-in-law, Lin Xiaoxiao, earned so much money in Rongcheng, but she didn't give us a single penny."

Lin Xiaoxiao had led the Song family all the way here, and had long been the object of jealousy and resentment among the people in the group.

They just didn't dare to voice their dissatisfaction because of their family's military strength.

But now they don't even know if they'll see the sun rise the next day, so they don't care anymore and vent all their dissatisfaction.

Song Yetong pointed at them, trembling with anger, and said, "You, you're just being unreasonable!"

“We are all very reasonable people. It is your Song family that is truly heartless. You hoard so many supplies, yet you just watch us suffer.”

"Are we your father? Do we have to take care of your food and clothing?"

Lin Xiaoxiao walked over.

"Who, who is speaking?"

Lin Xiaoxiao snatched the stick from Song Yetong's hand and slammed it hard on the man who claimed to be implicated by the Song family.

He just stirred up everyone's emotions to target the Song family.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Song Yetong and said, "See? This is how you use a stick, not how you hold it to scare people."

"Why do you hit someone?"

A woman helped the beaten man up and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, questioning her.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at her coldly: "If he can't control his mouth, then naturally I can't control my hands either."

The woman was so angry at Lin Xiaoxiao's robbery theory that she was speechless.

The man slumped to the ground, glaring hatefully at Lin Xiaoxiao: "I didn't say anything wrong. Isn't our family's current predicament a result of your Song family?"

Song Wenjing stared at the man for a while, then slowly said, "Although our Song family was exiled after our property was confiscated, it did not affect our clansmen."

How did you get implicated by the Song family?

The man glanced at Song Wenjing, then lowered his head and remained silent.

At this moment, Lu Hu walked over, holding the man's file in his hand. He handed it to Lin Xiaoxiao and said, "Miss Lin, this is what you wanted."

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded her thanks, then turned to the man and said, "This is your file. It clearly states why you were exiled."

You do have some connection with the Song family, but you are not related at all. You previously relied on the Song family's prestige in the capital to gain quite a few benefits.

But you have done all sorts of bad things. They spared you before because of the Song family's status, but you were ungrateful and committed all sorts of evil deeds, including rape and kidnapping.

"Isn't the Song family also a shield for your evil deeds, and isn't that also the Song family's fault?"

Holding the man's file, Lin Xiaoxiao spoke with reason and evidence, and the man's evasive eyes proved the truth in her words.

Song Yetong spat at the man: "You have such a thick skin. People like you should be beheaded."

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the man on the ground. His crimes deserved to be beheaded, but the fact that he was exiled along with the Song family must have been arranged by someone to deliberately annoy the Song family.

The people around him also looked at the man with disdain.

However, this does not mean that they are no longer concerned about the Song family's possessions.

At this moment, the old lady who had previously shown kindness to Lin Wanwan stepped forward.

He said in a serious tone, "No matter what, we are all facing a life-or-death situation. Since your Song family has the ability to help us, why can't you lend us a helping hand?"

Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at her and said, "How about this, everyone hand over all their valuables and food to me?"

I assure you all, from now on, whatever the Song family eats, you will eat too!

No sooner had Lin Xiaoxiao finished speaking than someone stood up to object.

"That won't do. We all have different amounts of money. Wouldn't that give those with less money an advantage?"

“That’s right, all the grain in our family is still more than ten catties! Outside the Song family, where would they get so much grain?”

While some opposed it, others supported it; those families with little money and food vehemently expressed their agreement.

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and looked at them: "How about this, you can discuss it yourselves from now on."

"Let me know when you've reached an agreement; I'll be waiting."

After Lin Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she left with Song Wenjing and Song Yetong.

A heated argument could be heard behind them.

Those from wealthy families were unwilling to let others benefit from their success, while those from poor families were unwilling to let go of this good opportunity.

Lu Hu looked at the arguing crowd in front of him but did not say anything to stop them.

Instead, he stared at Lin Xiaoxiao's departing figure, his heart filled with admiration.

This girl not only extricated herself from the situation with just a few words, but also left everyone here fighting like dogs.

It seems I underestimated her.