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

Noble Consort Wen was momentarily stunned. There were many matters requiring planning, and with all the powerful aristocratic families of Nanzheng State now in Zheng Capital, if not now, when?


"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager approved the birthday banquet menu. Her Majesty added a few dishes and removed a few," Nanny Leng, holding a long booklet in her hands, respectfully presented it to her.


Noble Consort Wen flipped through it, feeling somewhat annoyed. Just this one matter required her to consult several times a day, not to mention the arrangement of the night banquet, the variety of flowers to be displayed, and the organization of the dances—a mountain of tasks that left Noble Consort Wen completely overwhelmed.


Chapter 237: First Update