Celebrating Fan Xian's Return to the Capital to Be Assassinated by the Black Hand

Answer 1

There were many people behind the assassination attempt on Fan Xian's return to the capital. According to document 1, the Second Prince, Eldest Princess, and Lin Gong were all suspects in Fan Xian's assassination attempt. The Second Prince assassinated Fan Xian because he did not want him 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. However, according to document 2, Fan Xian was attacked on his way back to the capital and discovered that the Qin family was behind the scenes. The Qin family was worried that he would investigate the truth of Ye Qingmei's incident, so they attacked him. Fan Xian was determined to find out the truth and expose the Qin family's crimes. Therefore, based on the information provided, it was impossible to determine who the mastermind was.