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 stopped in her tracks, her eyes thoughtfully fixed on Nanmen Yuyan, who had suddenly appeared before her. To Zheng Nianru, this person was all too familiar; she had secretly observed her standing in the limelight in front of others numerous times.


In a previous life, she was the one who had the right to stand openly by Zheng Congyuan's side. Educated and intelligent, graceful and wise, she was the candidate for Crown Princess Consort ardently advocated for by the Empress Dowager and the Empress, the one prophesied by Qiandao Temple.


"Commandery Princess Chao Ren," Nanmen Yuyan caught up and, after chasing after her, couldn't help but pant for breath. Once her breathing steadied, she finally gave a bow.


"I greet Commandery Princess Chao Ren," Nanmen Yuyan said, bowing respectfully.


"By rights, you shouldn't know me." And I also don't wish to know you.


Chapter 180: Before Dawn