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 night was oppressively dark as if trying to squeeze ink from the shadows, a heaviness and despair pressing down on everyone's hearts. Qi Ling and Qi Zhu were leading the way, with Zheng Congyuan's footsteps sinking deeper with every step he took.


No one in the procession dared to make a sound, only the footsteps, the rustling of clothes, the struggle of feet in the muddy ground, and the occasional weak, defiant chirp of a cricket pierced the silence.


Qi Ling didn't know what to do next. The longer the time dragged on, the more faint the hope became. The commandery princess was not skilled in swimming, having been fearful of water since childhood, always keeping a wide berth even from a pond. The thought of her falling into the water made Qi Ling vividly feel the princess's panic.


Chapter 323: One More Update