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

The Empress Dowager's flower viewing event carried a few more explicit implications than the last boating trip.


She invited not just the most venerable ladies from prominent families but also some of the young wives from these families. Only a few Old Madams from the Shiping Aristocratic Clan, the Zong Sheng Aristocratic Family, and Hejian Aristocratic Family were invited to attend. The rest, such as the Liugui Aristocratic Clan, Fu Feng Aristocratic Family, Jiumu Aristocratic Clan, Nanan Aristocratic Family, and so on, had their legitimate daughters invited, and even some legitimate daughters from noble ladies of less distinguished origin had not received an invitation.


Thus, everyone who could attend was naturally elated, but even so, before coming, they were all diligently reminded by their mothers to be careful with their words and actions.


Chapter 242 Second Update