Poison Physician Consort (2)

Chapter 366-370

Chapter 366: This is Strange

Pei Rumo had a sharp mind. After hearing Bai Luochu's question, he naturally knew that Bai Luochu was suspicious about the old emperor's sudden desire to conquer the Desolate Region.

"Will you believe me if I said that I didn't detect anything strange with my Emperor Father?" Pei Rumo immediately replied.

Bai Luochu didn't immediately follow up with another question. Instead, she nodded and replied, "Of course I will. Your First Highness might use some underhanded methods to achieve your objective from time to time, but you are not a liar. Moreover, we are both in the Desolate Region now, you have no reason to lie to me."

Pei Rumo was surprised by her reply. It was obvious he didn't expect Bai Luochu to believe him. After a long while, Pei Rumo placed his chopsticks down and sighed before saying, "Sigh... Honestly, I feel that it is somewhat strange..."

"What do you mean?" Bai Luochu placed her chopsticks down and patiently waited for Pei Rumo to explain himself.

"My Emperor Father isn't a militaristic person. He once mentioned that he isn't someone who had godly strategies or overwhelming might. The only thing he wanted to do was to carry on the ancestor's bloodline and ensure stability in the empire. Unless other nations come and provoke us, he will never choose to send out the army. When Emperor Father suggested expanding the territories for the first time, I felt that it was rather strange. I didn't say anything about it due to his status. I thought that he picked the Desolate Region as there was no one to oppose us. We won't suffer great losses even if a war breaks out. But from the looks of it now, it isn't as simple as we think."

"It is indeed the case. There is truly no way of knowing His Majesty's true objective. If you can't figure out His Majesty's true objective, there is probably no one who can. This matter is getting really troublesome." Bai Luochu felt that Pei Rumo didn't doubt the old emperor's orders as he knew what was going on. From the looks of it, he was clueless as well.

They stayed silent for a long time as they stared at each other. Bai Luochu could no longer endure the awkward atmosphere and she broke the silence, "Could it be..." Before Bai Luochu could finish her statement, Pei Rumo already knew what she was going to say.

"Are you thinking that Eunuch De Quan influenced Emperor Father's decision?" Pei Rumo finished Bai Luochu's question.

Bai Luochu felt that they were both thinking in the same direction. However, this made her even more uncomfortable. She felt like someone was peering into her mind.

Seeing that Bai Luochu was nodding her head, Pei Rumo quickly denied the possibility. "Being mediocre doesn't mean that Emperor Father is muddle-headed. Even though he favors Eunuch De Quan, he will never let his subordinates influence his decision, much less a palace eunuch. De Quan is merely adept at analyzing my Emperor Father's thoughts and is able to change his words in order to please him. Emperor Father is the person holding all the authority and it is basically impossible for De Quan to do anything."

"You should know that this matter isn't as simple as it seems. His Majesty's thoughts definitely aren't as simple as expanding the Cloud Water Nation's territory." Bai Luochu stated.

"Of course I know that. Since we are already here, we can only cross the bridge when we get to it." Pei Rumo could only pacify her for the time being.

It started off as a pleasant meal but the topic became increasingly serious. In the end, the food started to taste bland in their mouth as the topics got increasingly flavorful.

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Nightfall... The Desolate Region's weather was pleasant and it was a rare occurrence. The wind was calm and the clouds weren't covering the moon. From the looks of it, this was a sort of sign from the heavens.