Princess Xiangrui in Huanzhu

The next day, the Lotus Festival continued for three days.

Qianlong was looking at the express report sent by the court. Recently, disasters had occurred frequently in various places, and there were some people taking advantage of the situation.

The White Lotus Sect, which had been suppressed on a large scale before, showed signs of revival again.

Qianlong immediately decided to return to the palace tomorrow. He also wanted to see Yongqi's ability to handle affairs these days.

The result made him quite pleased. Although he was still a little indecisive in handling some things, it was still satisfactory.

At least Qianlong was quite satisfied.

In fact, regarding the training of the next generation of heirs, on the one hand, Qianlong felt that he should pave the way for Yongji and train him before making the handover; on the other hand, it was a challenge for Qianlong, who had held power for decades.

No emperor would give up power easily, if he did, there must be other reasons.

However, Yongqi had always behaved very obediently, and he even tried to test him.

He found that Yongqi had no bold idea of ​​disobeying him, and even... avoided him as much as possible.

Humans are very strange creatures. If Yongqi had shown too much enthusiasm, Qianlong would have definitely felt uncomfortable and even had suspicious thoughts.

But if Yongqi was very cautious, Qianlong would feel uncomfortable.

You look so stupid for being so disgusted! It's the throne that others are eager to get, why are you shirking it like this?

So Qianlong used the labor force even more severely. Don't you want to? Then let you experience it in advance.

This tour also has this consideration in mind.

It now seems that Yongqi still has the potential to become emperor.

But now there are undercurrents in the court, and the situation outside the court is not peaceful either. It is time to go back.

Before going back, Qianlong and others followed the young people to join in the fun.

The market was crowded with people. E Min and others were always alert to the situation around them, fearing that the previous situation would happen again.

Thinking back to the time when He Xi's life was almost hanging by a thread, each of them was extremely alert.

But unfortunately, plans cannot keep up with changes.

He Xi and the others were going to get the wooden hairpin from the couple they had previously instructed, so they separated from them temporarily.

Qianlong, Yongjing and others strolled all the way to a small stall.

There was a man dressed as a scholar, who was painting. It seemed that he had great skills and his painting looked very lifelike.

Yongjing has some artistic talent and he likes painting and calligraphy.

Naturally, his attention was attracted by this scholar, and Qianlong also stopped to look.

Although Qianlong's attainments in literature and art were not very good, he still liked them!

He also thought that the poems and paintings he wrote were quite good.

What else can these people say? They say Qianlong is just average, maybe because he thinks his life is too long.

So until now, Qianlong has a fascination and confidence in painting and poetry.

Seeing that Yongjing was attracted by the scholar, Qianlong also began to admire him.

It's true that this scholar has some talent. Unlike many current painters who focus on abstraction and freehand painting style, his paintings are lifelike and, combined with artistic conception, a fun and interesting market picture is born.

Not only Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Yongjing were attracted by the painting, but the stall also attracted many common people who were also amazed by it.

"This young man is a truly amazing painter," Qianlong praised.

Ji Xiaolan and E Min also nodded in agreement.

Yongjing carefully observed the market picture, nodding as he looked, and seemed somewhat fascinated.

The scholar straightened the painting, wrote an inscription carefully, and stamped it with his own seal: Mr. Bai Lian.

When he saw this name, Qianlong's face suddenly changed and he took two steps back.

The scholar's true colors were revealed. He pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it fiercely in the direction of Qianlong.

Qianlong was quite old, and although he had some martial arts skills, he had not practiced them for many years and they had long been abandoned.

The scholar didn't look weak at all, and seemed to be a professional killer.

With quick eyes and hands, he stabbed desperately in the direction of Qianlong.

Fukang'an reacted quickly and immediately knocked the dagger out of the scholar's hand.

At the same time, half of the people who had just gathered around suddenly started attacking.

It turned out that the White Lotus Sect had been half-dead since the last bloodbath, with only a few remnants left to survive.

By chance, a few remnants were defeated and fled to Lianhua Town. Because of the name, they temporarily stationed here.

They also took advantage of the local people's reverence for the lotus to continuously grow their power.

They had learned about Qianlong's southern tour early on.

And when we knew we would pass through Lianhua Town, we started planning.

This scholar was not an ordinary person either, but the deputy leader of the White Lotus Sect, known as the Bloody Scholar.

The Bloody Scholar's real name was Yuan Li, and his ancestors had an irreconcilable feud with the Qing Dynasty.

During the Ten Days of Yangzhou that year, the Yuan family was destroyed and all the members died, with only Yuan Li’s great-great-grandfather’s family escaping.

From childhood to adulthood, Yuan Li was instilled with the idea of ​​hating the Qing Dynasty and overthrowing the Ming Dynasty. When she grew up, she joined the White Lotus Sect.

In the last encirclement and suppression, Yuan Li happened to escape and brought his remaining subordinates with him. He proclaimed himself the deputy leader.

Now this assassination was also planned by him throughout.

He knew that this was his last chance. If he failed again, the White Lotus would be in danger.

So with the idea of ​​burning her boats, Yuan Li showed her murderous intentions and acted ruthlessly.

Yuan Li made a gesture, and suddenly many people rushed in.

The scene suddenly got out of control and became crowded and noisy.

Emin, Fukang'an, Hailancha and others quickly realized that something was wrong, but by then Qianlong had already been dispersed.

"Damn it!" E Min cursed angrily. These traitors are still stubborn and should be killed!

At this time, He Xi and others who had just picked up the wooden hairpin and Duolong also discovered something was wrong.

The crowd began to gather and become disorganized, as if they were hiding something.

He Xi thought of something and hurriedly asked Duolong to go and take a look.

Because none of them know much about martial arts, going there rashly would only cause trouble.

So He Xi and the others temporarily retreated back to the vendor.

Seeing that Hexi and the others were temporarily safe, Duolong felt relieved and hurriedly squeezed into the crowd.

When Fukang'an saw that they were members of the White Lotus Sect, new and old hatreds surged into his heart.

It seems that the White Lotus Sect is really a centipede that will not die even if it is cut into pieces.

In addition, Qianlong was separated, and he was anxious, so he killed anyone who got in his way.

Even Duolong, who arrived in a hurry, was almost killed by Fukangan's palm.

"Yao Lin! What's going on?" Duolong's face turned pale, he realized that something had happened.

Fu Kang'an's expression changed immediately when he saw Duolong.

"Why are you here? Where's Xier?" Fu Kang'an asked nervously, and his grip was so strong that Duolong rolled his eyes.

"Let go, let go! Of course they are fine." Doron barely saved himself.

Fu Kang'an breathed a sigh of relief. He was really scared. A man who was not afraid of death, what he feared most was that something would happen to Hexi.

Especially in this situation, it is easy for him to recall those bad scenes.