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

Zong Yunqian was slightly startled upon hearing this; he never expected to hear such a thing at this time.


Although he didn't make a habit of eavesdropping on others' private affairs, the scene from that day still involuntarily surfaced in Zong Yunqian's mind.


"Haven't you heard? The Commandery Princess, whom the Empress Dowager detests greatly, has been the target of her murderous intent several times, only spared because of Prince Duan's staunch protection." Zong Yunqian was somewhat stunned; if his memory served him right, she was Prince Duan's only offspring. Even if Prince Duan had once harbored disloyal intentions, so many years had passed, and he was Empress Dowager Yan Ping's favorite son.


Chapter 196 Second Update