After saying that, Yinzhen left.

The Fourteenth Prince was left behind.

The Thirteenth Prince listened intently from the side. He was quick-witted and understood the gist of what had happened.

Actually, the Thirteenth Prince thought the Fourteenth Prince was confused, but they were brothers. Although he was close to the Fourteenth Prince, there was a limit to that. He couldn't get involved in this matter.

The Fourteenth Prince stood there stunned, and the Thirteenth Prince quickly said, "Fourteenth Brother, the banquet is about to begin. It won't be good to be late."

The Fourteenth Prince nodded blankly: "Mm."

After going through all the formalities at the New Year's Eve banquet, the dishes on the table were all half-cold. Although the room was warm, the food was still uncomfortable to eat. Yinzhen barely managed to swallow a few bites of what he could, and his mind wandered off.

He missed his young mistress and wondered if she had eaten well today, and if so, what she had eaten.

As Yinzhen was deep in thought, a dancer began to dance gracefully in the center of the hall, and the entire hall was filled with dazzling lights, creating a lively atmosphere.

Just then, the woman dancing in the center of the hall suddenly changed her expression and flung out two knives from her wide sleeves, which flew straight toward Emperor Kangxi, who was sitting at the head of the table.

Emperor Kangxi was drinking when he saw two knives flying towards him. Naturally, he wouldn't just sit and wait to die. He lifted the cloth covering the table, causing the food on the table to fly up. Kangxi then lay down and was unharmed.

At this moment, chaos broke out among the people in the hall.

The servants around Emperor Kangxi shouted, "Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!"

There were still many concubines in the palace, all of them terrified. Yinzhen was very scared at this moment. While dealing with the assassins who appeared in the palace, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had asked for permission in advance to let his little princess stay in the mansion.

Otherwise, with such a chaotic scene, who knows what might have happened.

Assassination attempts are all about killing with a single blow. Since a single blow was not possible, Kangxi had plenty of people protecting him. By the time chaos broke out in the palace, Kangxi was already under tight protection.

The disguised assassins never had another chance to get close to Kangxi.

Since the assassin was able to carry out the assassination on the day of the New Year, he was naturally not too incompetent. Seeing that he could not assassinate him, Kangxi turned his attention to the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince is, after all, the Crown Prince. He is skilled in martial arts and has people protecting him.

In about fifteen minutes, all the assassins were either dead or subdued.

Emperor Kangxi frowned as he looked at the chaotic hall. It was truly unlucky to encounter an assassination attempt during the New Year.

Emperor Kangxi frowned for a moment, then inquired about the casualties before announcing that the banquet was over.

The banquet ended, and the members of the imperial family returned home with their families, while the concubines in the harem, their legs weak, were helped back by their servants.

Emperor Kangxi kept the Crown Prince and a group of princes behind.

"What are your thoughts on today's assassination attempt?"

The princes looked at each other, but no one spoke.

The assassination came too suddenly; it's hard to say what will happen.

Seeing that no one spoke, Kangxi began to call on people: "Crown Prince, you go first."

The Crown Prince did not want to speak first, but he had no choice but to speak, so he said, "The fact that a dancer could stage an assassination at the New Year's Eve banquet shows that the assassin has been lying in wait for a long time. I think we should investigate this thoroughly."

Some of what I said was nonsense.

Kangxi looked at the eldest prince: "Eldest son, what do you say?"

The First Prince said, "The assassins who carried out the assassination today are all skilled in martial arts. I think they are not ordinary assassins."

Another pointless statement.

Kangxi looked at the Third Prince: "Third Prince, you speak."

The Third Prince was still somewhat shaken and in a daze: "Your subject, your subject thinks that what the Crown Prince and the eldest brother said is right."

Emperor Kangxi couldn't bear to watch.

"Fourth brother, you speak."

Yinzhen: "What my second elder brother, the Crown Prince, and my eldest brother said is correct. The fact that the assassin was able to bring the knife into the palace despite the multiple screenings means that someone must have helped him. I think we should start by investigating the person in charge of screening the dancers..."

Yinzhen was recently working at the Ministry of Justice when Kangxi asked him for his opinion on the assassination attempt. Naturally, he could only offer his perspective from that angle.

Kangxi nodded and continued to ask.

After asking around, Kangxi didn't say much and just sent them all away.

After leaving the Qianqing Palace, the Fifth Prince approached Yinzhen and asked, "What did Father Emperor mean by what he asked just now?"

Yinzhen shook his head: "How could I possibly know what Father Emperor means?"

The Fifth Prince thought about it and agreed, so he stopped asking.

"By the way, Fourth Brother, you were sitting with the Crown Prince today, were you alright?"

Yinzhen shook his head: "No."

"That's good."

Then the Fifth Prince said, "Fourth Brother, I'll go ahead and see how my wife is doing."

The Fifth Prince then remembered his wife and children. He had asked before coming that his wife and children were alright, but even if they were alright, there was blood today, so they must have been frightened. He had to go and check on them.

Yinzhen: "Fifth brother, take care."

At this moment, Yinzhen was once again relieved that his young wife hadn't come along.

Yinzhen left the palace with a mixture of relief and lingering fear, and then returned to his residence.

Before Yinzhen had even returned to his residence, Tong Cheng'er in Yaocheng Courtyard learned of the assassination attempt at the New Year's Eve banquet.

Actually, Tong Cheng'er didn't know at first, but when the news got in, the servants were about to tell her. However, when the old nanny found out, her expression was a little off, which Tong Cheng'er noticed. After asking her in detail, the old nanny didn't dare to lie and, thinking that her master was alright, told her.

Tong Cheng'er was indeed shocked when she heard the news. When she heard that Yinzhen was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but feel glad that she hadn't gone today.

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