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

"Your Highness, please calm down; this is the new tea Xue Liu brought over yesterday. Your Highness, please have a taste—it's a special reserve that the Commandery Princess set aside just for you," Cang Er scurried in, placing the tea in front of Zheng Haoyuan,


Lu Hu sighed in relief; sure enough, Zheng Haoyuan did not pursue the matter any further and personally bent down to hold the cup of tea, which indeed seemed exquisite. The fragrance wafted toward him even before it reached his nose.


"It really is a fine thing—" Zheng Haoyuan said to Cang Er.


Lu Hu bowed his head, saying nothing; even if the Commandery Princess sent a simple leaf, you'd have called it fine.


"Someone has arrived—" a guard came in to report from outside the door. Upon hearing this, Zheng Haoyuan immediately perked up, having just been worrying about what to gift in return to his cousin.


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