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

Ju Nanyi slowly approached, unaware of why he had come. His mind was filled with countless reasons why he shouldn't have come, yet here he was.


Ju Nanyi took a deep breath; he had come for her safety, yet not solely for that reason. It was no longer appropriate to keep his men by her side, but he had overheard something about today's events from Nanyi without intention, and how could he not come?


Zheng Nianru suddenly turned around, just as Ju Nanyi was about to fortify his last line of defense, to lock his heart away within the confines of worldly ethics. In that moment, Zheng Nianru turned her head, and Ju Nanyi distinctly heard his heart's lock break.


Ju Nanyi was unwilling to admit it, standing in place, maintaining his last bit of stubbornness.


Zheng Nianru had already gotten up and was walking towards Ju Nanyi with joy, her blue-dyed gauze dancing in the air, blurring everything around her.


"Brother Crown Prince, you came?" Zheng Nianru seemed in good spirits.


Chapter 303: One More Update