How old was Fan Xian when he entered the capital?

According to information 3, Fan Xian was about 16 years old when he returned to the capital in " Celebrating Years."

Fan Xian had entered the capital because the Qing Emperor wanted to kill him. The Qing Emperor had used Fan Xian since he was born, hoping to find the secrets of the Temple through him. The Qing Emperor had always guided Fan Xian to follow his plan until Fan Xian successfully went to Northern Qi. The Qing Emperor's purpose in keeping Fan Xian was to let him dig out Xiao En's secret. The Qing Emperor had endless favor and tolerance for Fan Xian, but in reality, he had long had the intention to kill. The Qing Emperor knew that Fan Xian was Ye Qingmei's son. For his own selfish desires, he killed Fan Xian's mother and left him behind. Therefore, every major event that Fan Xian had encountered since he was young was done by the Qing Emperor. The Qing Emperor wanted to use Fan Xian to achieve his goal, but Fan Xian had someone protecting him, so the Qing Emperor could not easily kill him.

Before Fan Xian entered Jingdou, his cultivation was above the ninth-level. In the process of cultivating Tyrannical zhenqi, he had successfully broken through to the realm above ninth-grade through re-cultivation and learning the Tianyi Dao mental cultivation method. However, he did not reach the level of a Great Grandmaster and only stayed at the Ninth Stage Realm.

Fan Xian's first visit to the Qing Temple was arranged by the Qing Emperor. The Qing Emperor had many motives for arranging Fan Xian to go to the Qing Temple. First, the Qing Emperor wanted to test Fan Xian's strength. Through the reaction of the Imperial Army leader and the battle between Fan Xian and Gong Dian, he could judge Fan Xian's strength. Secondly, the Qing Emperor wanted to see if Fan Xian would kneel before the statue to understand his attitude toward the Qing Temple.

Fan Xian's first visit to the Qing Temple was arranged by the Qing Emperor. The Qing Emperor had many motives for arranging Fan Xian to go to the Qing Temple. First, the Qing Emperor wanted to test Fan Xian's strength. Through the reaction of the Imperial Army leader and the battle between Fan Xian and Gong Dian, he could judge Fan Xian's strength. Secondly, the Qing Emperor wanted to see if Fan Xian would kneel before the statue to understand his attitude toward the Qing Temple.

Fan Xian's first visit to the Qing Temple was arranged by the Qing Emperor. The Qing Emperor had many motives for arranging Fan Xian to go to the Qing Temple. First, the Qing Emperor wanted to test Fan Xian's strength. Through the reaction of the Imperial Army leader and the battle between Fan Xian and Gong Dian, he could judge Fan Xian's strength. Secondly, the Qing Emperor wanted to see if Fan Xian would kneel before the statue to understand his attitude toward the Qing Temple.

Fan Xian's first visit to the Qing Temple was arranged by the Qing Emperor. The Qing Emperor had many motives for arranging Fan Xian to go to the Qing Temple. First, the Qing Emperor wanted to test Fan Xian's strength. Through the reaction of the Imperial Army leader and the battle between Fan Xian and Gong Dian, he could judge Fan Xian's strength. Secondly, the Qing Emperor wanted to see if Fan Xian would kneel before the statue to understand his attitude toward the Qing Temple.

Fan Xian was about 16 years old when he returned to the capital in " Celebrating Years."

The reason why the Qing Emperor had let Fan Xian enter the capital as bait was to find the people around the Crown Prince. He had weaved a big net in advance and controlled the entire information network, waiting for the fish to take the bait. To the Qing Emperor, Mei Zhili was just a chess piece, a chess piece that had to die. He wanted the Crown Prince to understand that only when he was alive could the world be loyal to him. The Qing Emperor could know who he wanted to know. If he wanted someone to die, he could not live.

When Fan Xian returned to the capital, he was ambushed by military crossbows, but the exact person who ambushed him was not mentioned. However, according to the relevant answers and analysis, the mastermind behind the ambush on Fan Xian in the valley was Chen Pingping. Chen Pingping had planned the ambush in the valley to prevent the Qing Emperor from suspecting Fan Xian. Thus, it could be inferred that Fan Xian had been ambushed by Chen Pingping when he returned to the capital. However, the information on who had ambushed Fan Xian was not clearly mentioned in the search results provided. So, according to the information I have, I don't know the exact circumstances of Fan Xian's return to the capital and who ambushed him.