"Your Majesty, it is truly a stroke of luck amidst misfortune..."
Upon hearing that Prince An would not be harmed, Emperor Kangxi visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
If another life were to be lost between the two families... even the emperor would not be able to remain indifferent... the already delicate relationship might suddenly become unbalanced. As the emperor, Emperor Kangxi did not care whether others hated or disliked him.
He was the supreme ruler, and all under heaven belonged to the emperor; all people were his subjects. However, Prince An's entire family was loyal and righteous, which did not mean he could be indifferent to Prince An's life. Moreover, Prince An largely represented the stability of the Qing Dynasty…
If his previous feelings towards Prince An were a mixture of admiration, respect, and fear, each equally strong, then...
Now that he had saved his life again, Emperor Kangxi's respect for him would only deepen further.
The image of Prince An risking his life when he was being harassed by the assassin was still deeply etched in his mind!
How could Emperor Kangxi not be moved by the fact that the person risked their life to save him and even got injured in the process?
"First settle Prince An here. I will stay with him. Send someone back to inform the people at Prince An's residence... send someone to appease those princes... and that assassin." Emperor Kangxi's face was ashen.
He wasn't injured, but he was still a little shaken. He didn't need to rest now; what he urgently wanted to do was check on the assassin, find out where he came from, and who sent him, so he could launch a raid.
He had been careless before, thinking he could catch them like turtles in a jar, but he hadn't expected them to have such formidable methods. Now that they had a handle on him, he naturally had to make good use of it!
Let him see who has the audacity to do such a thing. Since he did it, he has to be able to bear the consequences.
The thought of how he had been so badly injured by those assassins and how Prince An had been wounded fueled his burning rage.
They really hid very well; one of their spies even penetrated the army...
Of the three assassins captured this time, one had been in the army for over ten years. He hadn't given away any clues when he joined the army and had been in his own guard for over ten years. It was truly a slap in the face to him!
Another one was actually a lowly palace servant from the Qianqing Palace, who had been working quietly at the front gate for five or six years.
Under the watchful eyes of those two cunning old foxes, Liang Jiugong and Emperor Kangxi, they worked with great diligence. This time, the Imperial Kitchen was short-staffed, so they were brought in to help process the food…
But this seemingly ordinary, low-key, and hardworking eunuch actually wanted to assassinate the emperor, and they hadn't noticed it beforehand.
The fact that two such important and deeply hidden pieces were used at once clearly shows that the person behind this is taking this matter very seriously and is determined to win.
The fact that they sent such a person to assassinate him shows that they are in a hurry. Neither the Dzungar nor the White Lotus Sect will let him go easily!
Those who are driven to the brink of despair are the most dangerous. If we hadn't taken advantage of the time before the news got out and they couldn't react, we could have wiped them out. Their counterattack would have been even more terrifying.
Although the two sides are very evenly matched, the enemy is lurking in the shadows, and with so many years of accumulation, who knows what kind of backup plan they might have...
Emperor Kangxi had many thoughts on his mind.
The danger he had just encountered did not instill fear in him; instead, it made his mind even more active.
In fact, the fact that the Dzungars and the White Lotus sect were able to operate in the capital was due to Emperor Kangxi's indulgence. Emperor Kangxi wanted to take this opportunity to remove the spies they had planted in the capital.
Unexpectedly, they had been plotting to assassinate him for decades, which is why he suffered such a setback. However, this also shows that the assassins he has captured in the capital recently have made them furious!
The news was blocked.
They came to the parade together, but someone got injured here and an assassin got in. It's really shameful. So after this incident, the news was completely blocked.
The Mongol princes were also quite disgraced. They were all skilled warriors, yet they were bound hand and foot by an assassin and ultimately captured by their own guards…
Then they watched helplessly as someone got hurt right in front of them, without offering a helping hand.
They couldn't think of anyone other than the Dzungar Khanate as the one who sent the assassins.
This further illustrates just how powerful the weapons the Qing emperor might give them are, even making the Dzungars somewhat anxious.
When the news reached the Prince Anqing's residence, a eunuch quietly entered the Prince Anqing's gate and went directly to find Hesheli.
Jingrou was also there. She had indeed been a little distracted, but when she thought that if news from the palace got out, her maternal grandmother would be the first to know, she still came along.
"The Emperor was assassinated, and Prince An was injured while saving him..."
Upon seeing this news, Jingrou felt a pang of regret; she still couldn't prevent her grandfather from getting hurt...
How is my maternal grandfather doing now?
The eunuch spoke up, "Princess, please don't worry. Prince An's condition is stable now. He only injured his arm, but His Majesty is considerate and worried about him, so he left him in the hunting grounds. This news still needs to be kept under wraps..." He looked at Hesheli with some difficulty.
Hesheli sneered inwardly, feeling both uncomfortable and resentful. This old geezer was clearly quite old, yet he insisted on trying to save the emperor; he probably didn't have any real ability...
Do you think your body is still as strong as a young person's?
At this moment, her resentment towards the Emperor and the Qing Dynasty surged up again, and she squeezed her eyes shut tightly. She couldn't help but blame him… After all, he was just an ordinary person, not a saint. How could he possibly repay evil with good?
For this damned imperial power, several of her brothers-in-law lost their lives, and her husband's body is now riddled with wounds and old injuries.
His own sons had also spent their youth on the territory of the Qing Dynasty…
But they didn't receive fair treatment either...
Empress Hesheli felt wronged. She knew she shouldn't blame the Emperor, but she still felt upset and irritable.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I understand. I am grateful for His Majesty's kindness, but I am truly worried and must go there..."
The eunuch quickly replied, "Of course, Your Highness... but I'm afraid we'll have to wait until it's a little later before we can invite Your Highness and the young princess over..."
Empress Hesheli nodded and had the eunuch sent away.
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