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

Mu Qingfeng was instantly startled awake and recalled the words the man had uttered just moments ago — the Jiumu Aristocratic Clan?


Mu Qingfeng glanced around. It was midnight, and rain was about to fall. Aside from the distant barking of a dog, there was truly no one else in sight.


Mu Qingfeng hesitated only for a moment before his expression quickly turned calm, and he swiftly examined the figure before him.


It was a middle-aged man dressed in plain black clothes. At first glance, he seemed no different from an ordinary person. However, the man's knuckles were covered with calluses, with even thicker ones on his forefinger and thumb. Mu Qingfeng immediately deduced that this person was a soldier from the battlefield. Moreover, the man was injured in the chest and had fallen unconscious, making it impossible to get any information from him.


The Jiumu Aristocratic Clan currently guards the northern border, with General Ding responsible for its defense.


Chapter 212 Second Update