Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

The Queen Mother frowned, her face turned gloomy, and she said somewhat displeasedly: "What do you want to see? I don't want to see them now." Her tone revealed obvious dissatisfaction and annoyance.

Kangxi hurriedly advised: "Mother, please be magnanimous and don't bother with them. Besides, this meeting is also to shut up the gossips and avoid being talked about." He tried to persuade the empress dowager to put aside her prejudices and put the overall situation first.

The Empress Dowager hesitated for a moment. If she did not acknowledge Princess Jianning, it would be tantamount to telling everyone that she had been imprisoned for sixteen years. This would not only damage the prestige of the Qing Dynasty, but would also be detrimental to the royal family and Xuan'er.

In the end, she sighed and said helplessly: "Alas, you are kind-hearted. Well, I'll do as you say. Let them in!" Although she was still unhappy, she still followed Kangxi's advice.

Jianning was very happy to hear that her mother wanted to see her. After all, she had not seen her mother for a long time since she became pregnant with Shuangshuang. So she quickly took Shuangshuang and the carefully prepared gifts to the Cining Palace.

"Jianning pays his respects to the Queen Mother, wishing her good health in the Year of the Dragon and a prosperous New Year!" After Jianning finished his ceremony, he respectfully bowed to the Queen Mother.

When Shuangshuang was at home, Jianning repeatedly taught her how to perform etiquette, so when she saw the Empress Dowager, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed, being well-behaved and lovely.

She stared at the empress dowager with her big, cute eyes, then knelt on her knees and said in a childish voice, "Chang Yi pays her respects to grandma, may grandma be blessed!" Her voice was so clear and pleasant that people couldn't help but love her.

"This is the child of you and Xiao Guizi." The Queen Mother's tone was a little complicated, but she still asked.

"Yes, mother!" Princess Jianning lowered her head even more, and her voice became very small, full of shyness and embarrassment.

But the Empress Dowager was very grateful to Wei Xiaobao in her heart. If it weren't for Wei Xiaobao, she would probably still be imprisoned in the dungeon by Mao Dongzhu, living a miserable life without light or sunlight.

"Alas, no matter what, the child is innocent. Give him some reward!" The Queen Mother sighed softly and instructed the eunuch beside her.

After a while, a eunuch came in holding a plate of silver. The plate contained a full 1,000 taels of silver, which sparkled with an alluring light.

However, this eunuch was different. He was tall and strong, handsome, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, giving people a sense of majesty.

After he walked in, he first glanced at Emperor Kangxi secretly, and then when he knelt down to Princess Changyi and handed the silver plate, he suddenly threw the plate at Shuangshuang, and at the same time quickly pulled out a shiny black dagger from his sleeve and rushed towards Emperor Kangxi.

"There is an assassin..." Emperor Kangxi was horrified and quickly sounded the alarm, then fled behind his seat.

Inside the house, the Empress Dowager, Kangxi, the Empress, and Jianning's mother and daughter were in the same room. There were no guards around, and even the eunuchs and palace maids who were serving them were standing outside the door.

At this time, the assassin had already pounced on Emperor Kangxi, holding the dagger high in his hand and stabbing Kangxi's forehead. When the dagger was only an inch away from Kangxi's eyebrows, Kangxi closed his eyes tightly and sighed in his heart: "It's over, I'm afraid I can't escape this time..."

According to common sense, Kangxi should have felt the sharp pain from the dagger piercing his forehead the next moment, but strangely, after three breaths, the pain did not come. Instead, he heard Princess Jianning say, "You bold lunatic, you dared to assassinate me in front of me, you are simply seeking your own death!"

Kangxi opened his eyes in surprise, only to see that the dagger in the assassin's hand was still in front of him. The assassin himself was trying desperately to move forward, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not get any closer.

Kangxi looked more carefully and saw Princess Changyi, who was known as the little queen of the palace, holding the assassin's braid with one hand and holding a plate of silver with the other. She was smiling at Kangxi and said, "Don't be afraid, uncle, we will both protect you!"

The assassin saw that his braid was being pulled and he could not move forward, so he turned around. Although he was surprised that a baby could have so much strength, he still showed his vicious side and stabbed at Shuangshuang with his dagger raised...

Kangxi was so shocked that he shouted, "Shuangshuang, be careful!"

Jianning watched all this calmly, saying, "Shuangshuang, beat him to death!"

"Well, if you dare to hit my uncle, I will beat you to death!" Shuangshuang agreed.

As soon as Shuangshuang finished speaking, the assassin's dagger stabbed at her, but Shuangshuang was not afraid at all. Because she was short, she swung her little fist and punched the assassin's thigh. With a crisp "click" sound, one of the assassin's legs was shattered.

The piercing pain made the assassin scream like a pig being slaughtered, and he fell to the ground and rolled around in agony.

The chief guard Duolong and other guards came to protect the emperor, but as soon as they entered the room, they were scolded by Kangxi.

"Dulong, there is an assassin infiltrated into the palace. How can you be the chief guard?" Kangxi shouted angrily.

Duolong was terrified and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve to die. I deserve to die!"

Kangxi continued to scold: "I gave you so much power and asked you to manage the palace guards, but in the end even a small assassin was able to sneak in. Aren't you doing your job with all your heart?"

Duolong was terrified and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I will investigate thoroughly, I will investigate thoroughly!"

Kangxi stared at Duolong and said angrily, "Investigate? You just realized you need to investigate now? What if I was killed by that assassin just now? Can you bear the responsibility?"

Duolong was so frightened that his face turned pale. He kowtowed and begged for mercy, saying, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and will not let any suspect go. Your Majesty, please trust me. I will handle this matter properly."

Kangxi snorted and said, "Forget it. I will spare you this time. But you must find out the origin of this assassin and the mastermind behind it as soon as possible, otherwise I will not let you off easily."

Duolong was as if pardoned. He burst into tears of gratitude and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me. I will definitely live up to your trust."

After that, Duolong ordered his men to catch the assassin who was rolling on the ground, and then respectfully said to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will immediately interrogate this assassin and find out his identity and purpose. At the same time, I will also strengthen the security measures in the palace to ensure that similar incidents will not happen again."

Kangxi nodded to show his satisfaction, then turned to look at Shuangshuang in his arms and asked gently, "Shuangshuang, you saved my uncle and made a great contribution. What reward do you want?"

When Princess Jianning heard this, she was secretly delighted, thinking that she finally had the chance to let Shuangshuang express her wish to see her father.