There were three people behind Fan Xian's assassination in the valley. They were the Second Prince, the Eldest Princess, and Lin Gong. The Second Prince assassinated Fan Xian because he did not want Fan Xian to control the palace treasury. The Eldest Princess did not want Fan Xian to control the palace treasury, nor did she want Lin Wan 'er to marry him. Lin Gong was the murderer ordered by the Eldest Princess to plot the assassination on Niulan Street.
In Joy of Life, the mastermind behind the assassination of Fan Xian in the valley was Chen Pingping. In order to prevent the Qing Emperor from suspecting Fan Xian, Chen Pingping planned the assassination in the valley. He also participated in the attack on Fan Xian on other occasions. However, the specific information of who had assassinated Fan Xian in the valley was not clearly mentioned in the search results provided. Therefore, it was impossible to determine who it was.
Chen Pingping had planned to assassinate Fan Xian in the valley. She did not want to kill Fan Xian. She hoped to use this assassination to completely sever ties with Fan Xian to ensure that what she did had nothing to do with him. Thus, Chen Pingping was the mastermind behind the killing of Fan Xian in the valley.
In Joy of Life, the mastermind behind the assassination of Fan Xian in the valley was Chen Pingping. In order to prevent the Qing Emperor from suspecting Fan Xian, Chen Pingping had arranged the assassination in the valley. He had also participated in the attack on Fan Xian on other occasions.
There were many possibilities for what would happen after Fan Xian was assassinated. Fan Xian had not really died. He had been saved and kept alive. Yan Bingyun's goal in stabbing Fan Xian was to gain the Second Prince's trust and pretend to rely on the Second Prince to become Fan Xian's spy. After Fan Xian checked the palace treasury accounts in Northern Qi, he discovered the Second Prince and Eldest Princess's behind-the-scenes instigation. This made him decide to return to Jingdou. In addition, Fan Xian would gather power and prepare for the battle between the princes in the palace. He would also find out the truth and take down the people who used and targeted him one by one. As for how the plot developed, one had to watch the subsequent episodes or read the original novel to know.
Fan Xian was assassinated on Niulan Street on his way to the Drunken Immortal Residence. The killers were a pair of sisters and a burly man, Cheng Jushu. The two sisters were disciples of the killer Sigu Jian, and Cheng Jushu was a Northern Qi expert. Fan Xian had been seriously injured after being assassinated. Teng Zijing had died protecting Fan Xian. Fan Xian later killed Cheng Jushu on the street to avenge Teng Zijing and began to investigate the true culprit behind the scenes. The identity of the mastermind had yet to be confirmed. Some suspected that it was the Second Prince and the Crown Prince, while others suspected that it was Lin Wan 'er's second brother, Lin Gong. However, the specific biggest beneficiary was not mentioned in the information provided.
After Fan Xian was assassinated, a series of events occurred. In the plot, when Fan Xian was going to attend the Second Prince's banquet, he was assassinated by Northern Qi's eighth-level ace, Cheng Jushu, on Niulan Street. This caused Fan Xian to be seriously injured and Teng Zijing to be killed. In order to take revenge, Fan Xian publicly killed Cheng Jushu at the entrance of the prosecutor's office. However, Cheng Jushu was only an assassin, and the real culprit behind the scenes had yet to be revealed. The greatest suspects were the Second Prince and the Crown Prince. The two of them fought for the power of the palace treasury, and Fan Xian became the biggest chess piece. However, there were others who were suspicious. For example, Lin Wan 'er's second brother, Lin Gong, had even dared to disobey the edict and kill people on the streets to prevent his sister from marrying Fan Xian. However, the specific mastermind behind the scenes had yet to be determined.
There was still no clear answer as to who the mastermind behind Fan Xian's assassination was. Although there were some speculations, including the Eldest Princess and Lin Gong, the Northern Qi spy Si Lili, the Crown Prince, and the Second Prince, there was no conclusive evidence pointing to a specific person. In Joy of Life, Fan Xian encountered an assassination attempt. He was ambushed on Niulan Street and stabbed in the chest. Fan Xian's assassin was a spy from Northern Qi, Si Lili. After Fan Xian was saved, his zhenqi was damaged and he could no longer use martial arts. Fan Xian then entered the Overwatch Council and used it to expose the Second Prince's rebellious behavior, causing him to be stripped of his status as a prince. As for who the mastermind behind Fan Xian's assassination was, there was currently no clear answer.
Fan Xian was assassinated in the 44th episode of Joy of Life.
The mastermind behind Fan Xian's assassination was the Eldest Princess and Lin Gong. The Eldest Princess had devised a plan for Fan Xian to return to the capital ahead of time after being provoked by the words of an important official in Northern Qi. Then, she would arrange for people to ambush and intercept him at Niulan Street. At the same time, the Eldest Princess also sent the news that the Second Prince was preparing to escort Fan Xian out of the entrance of the Inspection Council to Chen Pingping, making Nan Yan hate Fan Xian to the core and want to get rid of him quickly. In the end, the Eldest Princess had the servants in the Palace inform Wu Gangfang that an assassin had tried to assassinate Fan Xian. Lin Gong was the murderer ordered by the Eldest Princess to plan the assassination on Niulan Street. Thus, it could be said that the Eldest Princess and Lin Gong had jointly planned and carried out Fan Xian's assassination.
There were many possibilities for what would happen after Fan Xian was assassinated. Fan Xian had not really died. He had been saved and kept alive. Yan Bingyun's goal in stabbing Fan Xian was to gain the Second Prince's trust and pretend to rely on the Second Prince to become Fan Xian's spy. After Fan Xian checked the palace treasury accounts in Northern Qi, he discovered the secret of the Second Prince and Eldest Princess. However, the details of the subsequent plot and development were not provided.