After my mind was read, I became the emperor's favorite

Qi Mingze looked at Huo Le'an, who was sneaking towards him with his dog, and asked with a bit of amusement.

"Cousin, what are you doing?"

"Little cousin, when did you and Chengyuan become so familiar with each other?"

Huo Le'an is now afraid of his cousin, even though he used to be his dear little cousin.

Now, seeing him is like throwing him away.

Did he offend his cousin in some way?

Huo Le'an touched his head, expressing his confusion.

"Chengyuan and I are just colleagues, don't think too much about it, cousin."

Qi Mingze just brushed it off, not that he wanted to hide it from his cousin.

However, since this matter involved Cheng Yuan, and he had not asked Cheng Yuan's opinion, he could not disclose it unilaterally.

Secondly, his identity as a Gemini cannot be made public, otherwise the entire Yan family and the Gemini clan will be implicated by him.

However, the current dynasty did not have a clear rule that Geminis could not enter officialdom, but the previous dynasty had a clear rule.

His identity is simply a huge minefield, which will explode if he is not careful.

He can gamble, but he can't bring everyone along.

"Well, maybe Chengyuan and you get along very well."

"Cousin, is there something that made you come here specially?" Qi Mingze changed the subject at the right time.

"Oh, little cousin, you made me look for it for a long time.

I came to Taishi Pavilion an hour ago, intending to invite you to have lunch together, but they said you had taken leave.

I went to the Wuwei Marquis' Mansion again, and your servant said you were in the Yun Mansion.

Then I rushed to Yun Mansion, thinking that I could finally see you.

But I was told that you went to Taishi Pavilion. I am so exhausted from going back and forth so many times."

After saying that, Huo Le'an picked up the tea on the table and started drinking.

He was now hungry, thirsty and tired, and was in a miserable state.

[Hahaha, I have deep sympathy for him, but this just sounds inexplicably funny.]

The system thinks Huo Le'an is a real funny guy and it gets so happy every time it sees him.

Qi Mingze poured him another cup of tea and even shared the snacks that Jun Linyuan had prepared for him.

"Cousin, eat slowly, don't choke." Look how hungry the child is.

"Hmm, little cousin, where did you get this snack? It's really delicious."

They were all things he had never seen before, and he wanted to buy some to take home and appease her mother.

“Um, these are all brought by Chengyuan. They must be the work of Chef Lu.”

“…” I really can’t buy it. This guy is a master chef whose cooking skills are truly at the pinnacle.

He wouldn't normally cook for others, and it was difficult for many people to ask to see him, so only his cousin would bother him.

In fact, it’s not that Your Majesty is prestigious, but that Qi Mingze is too likable.

He provided recipes and seasonings free of charge and was very generous with his knowledge.

The old man, who is over 70 years old, is so fond of him that he unilaterally recognizes him as a friend regardless of age.

It’s no big deal to make something to eat for your little friend. It’s no problem to have three meals a day.

It’s a pity that His Majesty did not allow him to follow my friend to the Marquis of Wuwei’s Mansion, otherwise he would have followed there long ago.

"Cousin, what do you want to talk to me about?" Qi Mingze looked at him solemnly.

We have to go through so many places to find him, I'm afraid something serious must have happened.

[Oh, right. He's been here for so long and hasn't gotten down to business yet. This guy will definitely do well in the modern era.] The system suddenly said something intriguing.

[What does that mean?] Qi Mingze really didn't understand the connection between the two.

[Look at how much he loves to talk and communicate, a typical social butterfly.

Moreover, as a novelist, someone like him would definitely be good at padding the word count.

There are also professions such as actors and talk show comedians.

For him, it's not all about control and ease.

[That's right.] Qi Mingze really couldn't refute it, but not everyone can experience this kind of time travel.

Besides, my cousin is living such a comfortable life now, with a happy family, plenty of money and power, so why would he want to travel through time?

Why do something without suffering?

"Yeah, look at me, I almost forgot about the important things."

Huo Le'an slapped his forehead, took out a brocade box from his arms and handed it to Qi Mingze.

"Happy birthday, little cousin."

"Thank you, cousin."

Qi Mingze was very surprised, and then took the brocade box from Huo Le'an with great care.

"Hey, we're just friends, there's no need to be so polite."

Huo Le'an patted Qi Mingze's shoulder, then half-leaned on him to urge him to see if he liked it.

This is the warm jade he specially found. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and is most suitable for people with weak constitutions like his little cousin.

Jun Linyuan saw this scene as soon as he came in.

His eyes fell on Huo Le'an's hand on Qi Mingze's shoulder, as if he wanted to see through it.

Huo Le'an instantly felt his hand being burned and pulled it back with a burning sensation.

The look in his cousin's eyes was so scary. Huo Le'an was sure that he had been very well behaved these days and had not done anything wrong.

In order to ease the awkwardness, he asked for something to talk about, "Chengyuan, why did you come back?"

'Jun Linyuan' said that he had dealt with it, but he was actually thinking in his heart.

Why don’t you come back? You’ve already touched your wife.

[I didn't even remember today was this body's birthday. My cousin is so thoughtful.]

Qi Mingze lamented that he basically never celebrated his birthday in his previous life.

When he was born, his mother had a difficult delivery and almost died.

Growing up in an area where human traffickers gathered, he had no interest in this kind of anniversary.

So even though he knew the original owner's birthday, he never cared about it. He never thought that someone would care about him so much.

[Wow, host, he is so nice, I will never say bad things about him again.] This person is really unfair.

The system swore with a slightly tearful tone, feeling that it was so mean. Huo Le'an ran around just to give the host a birthday present, and it actually laughed at him.

【…】

【…】

This person was moved by Huo Le'an's sincerity.

Jun Linyuan's mood here was not so good. He was just busy taking advantage of her, cough, and applying medicine to Mingze.

As a result, before he could give away the gift he had carefully prepared, someone else got there first.

Now we have missed the best time, it is better to send it later.

As expected, one shouldn't overindulge in lustful thoughts; this would only lead to mistakes! He needed to learn from this lesson.

This cousin is here to bring him down, and sooner or later he will be thrown to live somewhere else.

"Chengyuan, cousin, do you want to go to the Yan residence with me?"

Qi Mingze suddenly remembered that when he met his cousin Yan the day before, he asked him to go to Yan's house for dinner today, and said that he could bring his friends along.

At that time, he thought that the Yan family wanted to talk to him about the twins, but now it seems that they also want to celebrate his birthday.

Marquis Wuwei didn't care about his legitimate son, so every birthday was celebrated alone by the mother and the original owner.

The Yan family could not enter the Wuwei Marquis Mansion, so they could only send a generous gift every year.

Later, after the original owner became Qin Daru's disciple, he would hold a banquet for him every year.

This time Qin Daru was out and had not returned, so I am afraid that the birthday gift was also sent to the Wuwei Marquis Mansion.

Now that he has the ability to establish his own family, the Yan family no longer hides it.

He directly took Yan Yingsu over.

"I want to go." This was his first time attending his little cousin's birthday party, so how could he be absent?

Jun Linyuan, who had fallen behind again, had veins bulging on his forehead, but could only answer in a gentle voice.

"Mingze invited me, so of course I have to go."

Hold on, this is his cousin, and today is Mingze's birthday, he can't ruin the atmosphere.

As for how to punish this troublesome cousin, there is still a long time to go!