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?

Time dripped slowly by, and the patience of those watching Prime Minister Lin mourn the Former King in Chenyuan Hall had started to wear thin. The Crown Prince remained motionless, allowing the Wen Family to surround Chenyuan Hall, and even Prime Minister Lin acted in the same manner.


For a time, no one knew what play the Crown Prince was really performing.


Moreover, many officials had received news that their residences were now besieged by the Wen Family's people, which made everyone in Chenyuan Hall anxious.


The guard came again, just like the last time, blending in with Zheng Congyuan's guards inside the Chenyuan Hall, walking openly and attracting almost no attention. After all, more than ten of Zheng Congyuan's Hidden Guards and the Imperial Forest Guards were pacing in and out of Chenyuan Hall as well.


Chapter 514 - Chapter 493: First Update