Qi Jia listened to his cousin's description of the scene before speaking with great interest, saying, "To achieve what he did, everything had to be perfect – the right time, the right place, and the right people. Not only did he need to have good chemistry with Ma, but he also needed a lot of courage. And if Sado had suddenly reacted or realized something, causing the ball to deviate in any way, he might not have been able to get the ball..."
Hearing about his impressive performance, Qi Jia exclaimed in admiration, "He really has a lot of courage! Even if my brother were to do it, he might not be able to do it as well..."
He had never had the chance to interact with that group of Khorchin people before, but this time, hearing about such a remarkable person, he couldn't help but want to get to know them...
I just don't know how long they'll stay in the capital, or if I'll have the time to do so.
In fact, what Qi Jia was thinking wasn't "maybe," but "definitely not."
Because he had very important things to do, he couldn't just go there for one polo match. A wise man doesn't stand under a crumbling wall; the education he received from childhood taught him not to take risks for such things.
It is precisely because I have so many ideas in my mind that I dare not take risks. If I were to do this with all my might, I would have no psychological burden.
This was just a polo match; it wasn't about family honor or anything else.
Qi Jia smiled... Even though he was still very young, he was already being cautious and hesitant.
As the eldest grandson of Prince An's mansion, although he usually practiced martial arts and had been on the battlefield, he had never taken the lead or rushed to the front. With his father and the others around, they would not allow him to take such a risk for the time being. Qi Jia hoped to go out and gain experience in the future, but he knew that he would not take such a big risk and risk getting injured just for a polo match.
Qi Jia patted Jing Rou's head. He had also come back because of his grandfather; he was worried about him and needed to go see him…
He also greatly admired people who could take a gamble; having that kind of courage was more important than anything else.
So that very evening, the brother and sister discussed it again and decided to go see Prince An together the next day.
Meanwhile, a vast net was slowly unfolding in the capital, a scheme laid out by Emperor Kangxi.
Once someone enters the Imperial Prison, there's no mouth they can't pry open, and the officials of the Imperial Prison did just that with the assassin. He only spoke after enduring some physical pain, and ultimately, he couldn't withstand it and blurted out everything he knew, his words becoming somewhat incoherent by the end.
According to him, the assassin had indeed been lying low for more than 10 years, from the time he learned martial arts until now.
During this period, besides honing his martial arts skills, he underwent brainwashing to cultivate his hatred for Emperor Kangxi...
He had secretly received this mission not long ago, and after only half a month of planning, he finally stood before Emperor Kangxi, but he was just a little short of succeeding.
He was so close; he could have injured the Kangxi Emperor, and the poison on the sword would have killed the man before him…
But not only did he fail, his companions also failed, and he was the only one left alive.
These assassins are typically trained to be weapons, sharp blades used to stab enemies. Their existence has no other purpose than assassination, and they are severely brainwashed.
But no matter what, they are still mortals and cannot withstand torture. So assassins like this are better off dead. If they could just die, they wouldn't have to betray the people behind them and they could die a quick and painless death.
He was indeed a member of the White Lotus Sect.
When talking about the White Lotus Sect, his tone was full of pride.
What's most surprising is that two of the three assassins sent this time were from the White Lotus Sect, and the other was from the Dzungar Khanate. The surviving assassin also revealed that he was completely unfamiliar with one of them, having only recently been introduced to this cooperative relationship…
Moreover, judging from the face of the deceased, he did indeed have a somewhat exotic appearance, and did not seem to be from the Qing Dynasty...
This news is very significant, indicating that the Dzungar Khanate has indeed cooperated with the White Lotus Sect, which is truly ironic!
The White Lotus Sect claimed to be restoring orthodoxy and handing over power to the Ming Dynasty, but then it associated with the Mongol Tartars. Wasn't that contradicting itself?
According to the assassin's information, a group of people in the palace were first purged, including the old eunuch who had been training the assassin. It turned out that he had been lurking in the villa for decades, and many people were secretly planted by him. Being able to eliminate such a person in the villa can be said to be a very big gain.
Fortunately, such a person did not infiltrate the palace.
Then Emperor Kangxi extended his net to the capital, and this time the one leading the team to wipe them out was none other than Jingrou's maternal uncle.
He's been a seasoned adversary of the Dzungars for so many times, he's very experienced, and his father was injured because of people from there. With all these old and new grudges combined, he has to settle things immediately.
He was holding a grudge, so he was determined to do his best in this operation!
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The next day, Jingrou still had to go to the palace to go to the study, but she made an appointment with her cousin to visit her maternal grandfather together after sunset.
The people from Mongolia haven't left yet. Several Mongolian princes are still preparing to discuss cooperation with Emperor Kangxi. As for yesterday's polo match, it made the Mongolian boys the talk of the town. They were even discussing it in the study just now!
Perhaps because they hadn't seen such an exciting match in a long time, their enthusiasm hadn't waned, and they were still discussing it. As for those who missed the match, they were very disappointed!
As soon as Jingrou went inside, she heard a series of chattering sounds, a mixture of suppressed excitement.
"That was truly spectacular... that person just darted away..."
Besides the princesses, all the other attendants and servants from both inside and outside the palace also went to watch the competition.
Because it was so wonderful, the group of people all found a common topic to discuss.
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