On his way home, encountering an assassin's attack should not have been a complex matter. One would usually capture the assassin and then deal with the mastermind behind the scenes to resolve the issue.
"Dare to kill me? Then I'll kill all of you!"
However, once the Third Prince was involved, things became complicated.
The current Emperor Jianming appeared young and vigorous, likely due to his successful cultivation, but in reality he was already over fifty years old. He had a total of seven children under his command: the Eldest Prince by the Empress and six other children each from different consorts–the Second Prince, Third Prince, Fourth Princess, Fifth Princess, Sixth Prince, and Seventh Princess.
