Deer Sixteen

Zheng Nianru went from being a Commandery Princess who could be killed at any moment to the position of the Empress Dowager, wielding power over the world. What she couldn't accept was that she didn't end up with a good fate. However, Zheng Nianru thought that no one would have been able to save Nanzheng State.
Yet, she was reborn and, having deeply reflected upon her pain, also considered several past mistakes. Firstly, she should not have married down into the family of Ju Nanyi, a man with a narrow mind who came from a minor house, who only thought about romantic affairs and entangled with her in desperate affection, incapable of assisting Nanzheng. Secondly, she should not have killed everyone in Qiandao Temple, which was the spiritual pillar of the people of Nanzheng State. After all, there were better ways, weren't there, like seduction? Thirdly, she should not have been so confident that the monarch of the neighboring country would fall at her feet, nor should she have trusted the promise of that fickle neighboring monarch, which led to years of drawn-out conflict between the two states.
Um, Zheng Nianru felt she was not wrong. She just wanted to live well and to be a good Empress Dowager. Since she had the chance to live again, why did she have this chance? Could it be that she was expected to once again turn Nanzheng State upside down?

Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved

Zheng Nianru showed faint interest; she had always disliked riding in boats, particularly the dampness over the lake. Even sitting on this seemingly safe painted boat, Zheng Nianru always felt as if she could at any moment fall into the water, with weeds tightly entangling her feet, suffocating her.


Zheng Nianru simply disliked it, so much so that she didn't even want to sit by the window to view the lake scenery.


Fu Dong followed Zheng Nianru, also disregarding the scenery outside the window. Xing Yu, lively in nature and experiencing her first boat ride, looked around curiously.


Zheng Haoyuan called out to Yin He, giving a look to Eunuch Cang Er, who, although afraid of Yin He the "fake eunuch", feared his own Master even more.


"Eunuch Yin," Eunuch Cang Er called out to Yin He, "This cabin is small and we brought not much ice. We servants are all crammed here pointlessly; the ice has long melted. It's better to endure and stand at the bow."


Chapter 173: Three in the Morning