"Do you want me to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire as soon as possible?" Qian Renxue asked.
"Once things are more or less in place, you can call it quits. There's no need to keep wasting time playing this game of house."
Li Pu had originally only wanted Qian Renxue to put on some kind of show, but instead, he'd brought up taking complete control of the Heaven Dou Empire. Li Pu went along with it, lest things drag on and complications arise.
There was nothing fun about this game of house to begin with.
At first, replacing Xue Qinghe had been an active choice. But as time went by, she'd been left waiting for someone else to hand her the prize, turning the active into the passive.
If they really waited for Emperor Xue Ye to die, it would take far too long.
Like in the original story, she could simply replace Xue Qinghe and fill the Crown Prince Residence with her own people, while winning over the other ministers with a more humane touch. That was different from what they were doing now, with a large force of people infiltrating every aspect of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Now, replacing him would be very easy.
"Then what should I do next? Poison Emperor Xue Ye?" Qian Renxue asked.
In the original story, she'd used poison. The Soul Hunting Plan had forced her to act early, allowing Tang San to see through her.
But Tang San had arrived in Heaven Dou City early this time, so she naturally couldn't do that.
Li Pu shook his head. "Poisoning him would be too troublesome, and there'd be a risk of getting caught. If you really want to poison him, use an aphrodisiac instead. The best thing would be for that