Fan Xian assassinated the Qing Emperor.

In the novel, Fan Xian assassinated the Qing Emperor twice. In the TV series, Fan Xian assassinated the Qing Emperor once.

After Fan Xian was assassinated in the drama celebrating the New Year, he went through a series of treatments and recovery processes. The Qing Emperor sent Fan Xian to the Palace. After the imperial physician diagnosed him, he told the Qing Emperor that Fan Xian's injuries were serious and his zhenqi was completely gone. The imperial physician suggested looking for someone who could practice the same zhenqi as Fan Xian and let him consume zhenqi to reform Fan Xian's meridians. However, the Qing Emperor expressed that there was no second person in the world who could cultivate this zhenqi. The Qing Emperor decided to send his zhenqi to Fan Xian. After Fan Xian woke up, he asked Fan Ruoruo to come over. Fan Ruoruo expressed that she did not know medicine and could only let Fan Xian wake up on his own. Thus, after Fan Xian was assassinated, he was resurrected through the Qing Emperor's zhenqi transmission and Fan Ruoruo's call.

Fan Xian was assassinated by Lin Gong.

After Fan Xian was stabbed in " Celebrating Years," he did not truly die. After he was rescued, his zhenqi was damaged and he could no longer use force. Fan Xian then entered the Overwatch Council and used it to expose the Second Prince's rebellious actions. He and Yan Bingyun had discussed a plan to fake his death and successfully escaped to take over the Overwatch Council. They had used the Overwatch Council to expose the Second Prince's rebellious behavior, causing him to be stripped of his status as a prince. Fan Xian eliminated the Eldest Princess Li Yunrui's power in Jiangnan, joined forces with the Northern Qi Emperor, Zhan Doudou, and uncovered the cheating case of the spring examinations. Thus, after Fan Xian was assassinated, he experienced a series of events and finally successfully exposed the Second Prince's conspiracy.

After Fan Xian was stabbed, he did not really die. Instead, he was saved by someone. His life was saved. Fan Xian's zhenqi had been damaged and he could no longer use force. He then entered the Overwatch Council and exposed the Second Prince's rebellious behavior, causing him to be stripped of his status as a prince. The details of Fan Xian's subsequent plot development and his state did not provide any more information.

In the novel " Celebrating Years," Fan Xian and the Qing Emperor had met in chapter 265. In this chapter, the Qing Emperor used Ye Qingmei's death to threaten Fan Xian to admit that he was his son. Fan Xian used the story of Ye Qingmei described in the book as evidence to believe that the Qing Emperor was not his biological father. The Qing Emperor showed the relics and secret letters left behind by Ye Qingmei. Only then did Fan Xian believe what the Qing Emperor said was true.

Fan Xian was crippled by the Qing Emperor because in " Celebrating Years," the relationship between the Qing Emperor and Fan Xian continued to deteriorate. Fan Xian's power continued to weaken. The Qing Emperor had not planned to keep Fan Xian alive during the Taiping Courtyard incident. However, after Fan Xian was rescued by Wu Zhu, the Qing Emperor took him to Danzhou and let Fan Jian's mother raise him. Although Fan Xian had been severely injured by the Qing Emperor, he had ultimately succeeded in killing the Qing Emperor.

Fan Xian had indeed been tortured by the Qing Emperor. In " Celebrating Years," the Qing Emperor attacked and tested Fan Xian many times. He even punished him to kneel. Fan Xian had participated in a series of rebellions, including the killing of the Qing Emperor's officials and the planning of the Qing Emperor's assassination. He had aroused the Qing Emperor's anger and threats. The Qing Emperor had not planned to keep Fan Xian alive during the Taiping Courtyard incident. However, after Fan Xian was rescued, the Qing Emperor took him to Danzhou and raised him by Fan Jian's mother. This evidence showed that Fan Xian had indeed been tortured by the Qing Emperor.

The ending between Fan Xian and the Qing Emperor was Fan Xian successfully assassinating the Qing Emperor and supporting the Third Prince to ascend the throne. In the final battle, the Qing Emperor was besieged by Fan Xian and Wu Zhu. In the end, he was seriously injured by Fan Xian's dagger and Wu Zhu's attack. The Qing Emperor still tried to struggle to survive, but he was ultimately defeated by Fan Xian. In this process, Fan Xian grew and changed. In the end, he chose to live in seclusion in West Lake and not become Emperor. The Qing Emperor's death was an ending he deserved.

Fan Xian and the Qing Emperor engaged in a fierce duel in the finale of " Celebrating Years." They used their weapons and fist techniques to fight each other. The Qing Emperor used the King Path Fist, while Wu Zhu used metal rods. The Qing Emperor's King Path Fist could shatter the defenses of the Temple emissary, while Wu Zhu's metal rod could shatter the Tyrannical zhenqi that was wrapped around the Qing Emperor's fist. In the end, the Qing Emperor was defeated by Wu Zhu, and Fan Xian became the victor. The Qing Emperor's death also signified that the deep hatred between Fan Xian and the Qing Emperor had been resolved.