Synopsis

ZhengNianruwentfrombeingaCommanderyPrincesswhocouldbekilledatanymomenttothepositionoftheEmpressDowager,wieldingpowerovertheworld.Whatshecouldn'tacceptwasthatshedidn'tendupwithagoodfate.However,ZhengNianruthoughtthatnoonewouldhavebeenabletosaveNanzhengState.Yet,shewasrebornand,havingdeeplyreflecteduponherpain,alsoconsideredseveralpastmistakes.Firstly,sheshouldnothavemarrieddownintothefamilyofJuNanyi,amanwithanarrowmindwhocamefromaminorhouse,whoonlythoughtaboutromanticaffairsandentangledwithherindesperateaffection,incapableofassistingNanzheng.Secondly,sheshouldnothavekilledeveryoneinQiandaoTemple,whichwasthespiritualpillarofthepeopleofNanzhengState.Afterall,therewerebetterways,weren'tthere,likeseduction?Thirdly,sheshouldnothavebeensoconfidentthatthemonarchoftheneighboringcountrywouldfallatherfeet,norshouldshehavetrustedthepromiseofthatfickleneighboringmonarch,whichledtoyearsofdrawn-outconflictbetweenthetwostates.Um,ZhengNianrufeltshewasnotwrong.ShejustwantedtolivewellandtobeagoodEmpressDowager.Sinceshehadthechancetoliveagain,whydidshehavethischance?CoulditbethatshewasexpectedtoonceagainturnNanzhengStateupsidedown?