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

"Commandery Princess, someone is coming," Fu Dong pointed at the two figures drawing closer, her voice tainted with fear. Zheng Nianru, upon hearing this, strained to turn her head and looked through the gaps in the reeds toward the lake, indeed seeing two black spots gradually approaching.


"Commandery Princess, we..." Xing Yu climbed up, exhausted yet aware of the danger now.


Zheng Nianru nodded slightly but didn't move; she didn't even want to twitch a finger. In the water, she had exhausted all her strength. Eventually, it had been Xing Yu who, carrying them both, swam half the distance before finding this patch of reeds.


Xing Yu gritted her teeth, prepared to carry her own Commandery Princess. She just got her onto her back when she staggered and fell, her limbs trembling from weakness.


Chapter 183: First Update