Ling Tianyin looked at Concubine Lu with worried eyes.
He walked up to her: "Cyperus rotunda, it's you, are you okay?"
Concubine Lu shook her head: "It's just that these children are scared."
One of the little boys held Concubine Lu's hand and wouldn't let go.
The little face looked aggrieved: "I'm scared, please send me home."
Concubine Lu wiped away his tears soothingly: "I will send you all back to your parents later, don't be afraid."
Perhaps it was her gentleness and the love of being a mother that made the little boy relax a lot.
The children around her just followed her.
The ministers also arrived in a hurry.
They will never miss a good opportunity to catch Concubine Lu's mistakes.
Afraid that she might be too late and not see the mistake Lu Fei committed, she hid away.
Ling Tianyin looked at them sideways: "Who just said that Concubine Lu disrespected the ancestors and drove away?"
"Keep your eyes open and take a good look. She is here to rescue these children who were almost abducted."
When the ministers saw this scene, they immediately looked at each other.
They all saw a bit of disbelief in each other's eyes.
Is it really such a coincidence?
"Your Majesty," one of the senior ministers with the highest status couldn't help but stand up and express his rebuttal: "How did Concubine Lu know that there were children being abducted and trafficked here?"
He asked the doubts in the minds of the other ministers.
When some people saw this most senior minister, they all stood up and expressed doubts.
Then they have nothing to fear.
Immediately, a young official came out and raised his hand to question: "What's more, he can calculate the time so accurately."
"As soon as the front foot finished worshiping the ancestors, the back foot drove here to rescue the children."
"This... Your Majesty, please forgive me for being disrespectful. There are many doubts about this matter. Is it possible that Concubine Lu colluded with these people and deliberately made this move in order to claim credit?"
After all, no one can explain it.
Why did Concubine Lu suddenly drive away in a carriage?
Gu Nuo'er had long expected that someone would say this. She opened her mouth and was about to help explain.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Lu bowed to Ling Tian and Yin Yingying.
"Just now, I was putting Shen'er to sleep in the carriage, but the horse was suddenly frightened and rushed forward."
"Fortunately, we are accompanied by Marquis Yong Ye and the princess. If they had not taken action in time to help subdue them, I am afraid that I and Shen'er would have died on the spot."
With that said, Concubine Lu took out a wrapped handkerchief from her sleeve.
She opened the veil and found a short, thin silver needle lying inside.
Gu Nuoer opened her watery eyes, and a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes.
Huh?
What is this? Why didn't she notice it just now?
Concubine Lu said to Ling Tianyin calmly, "This is what I found on the reins tied to the horse's neck just now."
"It is conceivable that if the horse accidentally moves and is pierced into the flesh, the pain will certainly drive it crazy."
Ling Tianyin looked solemn as he stared at the group of silent ministers.
The great eunuch immediately knelt down and said in a cold sweat: "Your Majesty, please convict me!"
"It was my servant who failed to check properly and almost put the Empress and Your Highness in danger. I beg your Majesty to impose a severe punishment!"
However, Concubine Lu said quietly: "This matter actually has nothing to do with father-in-law."
"After all, this needle didn't appear from the time we set off to the time we arrived at the imperial mausoleum."
"When there is a real problem, when I and the Emperor are in the ancestral hall, listening to sutras and chanting Buddha, someone makes a move."
"It's easy to find out. You only need to ask the guards who were standing nearby at the time to find out who secretly left the temple."
Concubine Lu looked with dark eyes at a minister present.