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

The two walked on the way out of the palace in a very harmonious atmosphere.

The main thing is that Huo Le'an is very talkative, and he can talk about all sorts of things, including interesting things in the inner city.

Including some of the family secrets, they all leaked out from his mouth.

Qi Mingze only said a few words occasionally, and he didn't get angry.

The key to having a beautiful woman by your side is that when you talk about something exciting, she can still communicate with you in a gentle and cheerful manner. This is simply the perfect conversation partner in her mind.

God knows his good brothers sometimes think he talks too much and ignore him because they feel annoyed.

[Host, why is this person so familiar?]

The system was not angry. Even it had to make great efforts to make the host not reject it.

This person just relied on chatting to get familiar with the host. Z9587 said that this progress was not right.

[He doesn't have any ulterior motives, does he?] The system felt its position was in jeopardy, and was secretly trying to deceive him.

[Some people are naturally more extroverted.] Qi Mingze chuckled, a look of nostalgia on his face.

[Besides, what could possibly make me, a humble and abandoned son of a marquisate, worthy of the attention of the eldest princess's beloved son and the emperor's most beloved person?]

Qi Mingze shook his head, indicating that the system was worrying too much.

Moreover, those who dared to plot against him have basically been tortured by him to the point of regretting their lives. He is not afraid of people with ulterior motives at all.

The system opened its mouth, wanting to express once again how attractive the host's current appearance was.

But then I thought that the host didn't seem to understand the existence of people who love looks, so I gave up.

Forget it, at worst I can just keep an eye on it myself.

Only it can live with the host day and night, other dogs have to stand aside. This is the only way the system can comfort itself.

"My little cousin, you can take my carriage back home later."

Huo Le'an knew Qi Mingze's situation in Wuwei Marquis Mansion.

He did this to support his younger cousin and the Prince of Anguo. He still had to take the old man, Marquis Wuwei, into consideration.

The fate between people is so wonderful. He was filled with joy when he saw this little cousin, not to mention that this person was so talented.

If only I had met him earlier, I wouldn't have been tortured so much in the Marquis' Mansion.

But it’s not too late now. My little cousin is capable and he will be under my protection in the future, so he doesn’t have to hide his shortcomings anymore.

"No, I can go back home by myself."

Qi Mingze decisively refused, as they were not that close yet.

Besides, he was not planning to go back home right now. He had just arrived and needed to get familiar with the environment.

Huo Le'an was about to persuade him again, but Qi Mingze raised his hand to stop him.

"Shh, did you hear anything?"

Qi Mingze signaled him to be quiet, as he seemed to have heard something.

The two searched the grass and saw a newborn puppy lying in the grass, dying.

"It's a Beijing dog, but unfortunately it's dead." Huo Le'an squatted down and pulled away the weeds beside him.

The puppy was breathing out more than breathing in, but was still struggling to survive, making continuous groaning sounds.

Qi Mingze was moved by its desire for life and decided to try to rescue it.

"Does this dog have an owner?"

As Qi Mingze asked, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and carefully placed the puppy on it.

Huo Le'an didn't know either, but he could still call someone, "Xiao Dezi?"

He raised his chin towards the little eunuch who was following behind him and had little presence.

Xiao Dezi came over very tactfully.

"My Lord, and Master Qi, this should be the pet dog of the Beast Taming House. I don't know how it appeared here."

"Come and take a look?" Huo Le'an looked at Qi Mingze who was holding the puppy carefully.

He turned around and told Xiao Dezi, "Lead the way."

"promise."

[Host, I just scanned the dog. It's not seriously ill, just hungry and cold. The bite wound shows some signs of infection.]

[System, thank you.] Although Z9587 is only an artificial intelligence, it is more humane than some people.

[I have rescued this kind of small animal before and know what to do.

But you are not fit to use energy anymore now.】

One should do everything within one's ability. Qi Mingze does not want to exchange one life for another.

[Okay, host.] The system felt its vision blur.

As systems, they have never been treated so carefully. They are useless and will eventually be abandoned.

"Master De, your presence at the Beast Taming House truly brings honor to my humble abode."

The manager of the Beast Taming House came over from a distance.

Although they are of the same rank, the other serves His Majesty, and their status is completely different.

Furthermore, His Majesty has no concubines or princes in the harem, and he extremely hates the practice of beast fighting, so the Beast Taming House is basically useless in the palace.

I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse that Degui is coming here today. I just hope that the people from the Beast Taming House haven’t caused any big trouble.

"Master Huo and Lord Qi have something to ask, so you should answer truthfully." Degui said half in a reminder and half in a warning.

Degui is also an old man in the palace. He started as the lowest-ranking eunuch and climbed up to Chu Dequan's apprentice. He has experienced countless hardships in the process.

Therefore, he had a protective heart towards all the palace ladies.

"Yes, yes." Ren Xu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Then he bowed to Huo Le'an and Qi Mingze.

"If you two have any questions, I will tell you everything I know."

"Is this puppy yours?"

"Yes, yes. I don't know how those servants keep watch over the animals. No one reports when the animals are lost."

When Ren Xu saw the puppy wrapped in a handkerchief, his face turned pale.

If an animal is lost, you can be charged with negligence, let alone it is about to die.

As the manager who specializes in raising animals, Ren Xu knew the animals' situation at a glance.

Just as he was about to take all the blame, a young eunuch suddenly rushed out.

The young eunuch knelt down in front of several people, kowtowed and explained.

"We servants really didn't mean to lose the puppy. Two days ago, the Beijing dog in the neighborhood gave birth to a litter of puppies.

However, there was not enough milk to feed so many kittens, so the weakest one was thrown out.

The servants originally wanted to send it to other female beasts to be fed for a few days.

But for some reason, the Pekingese dog would rush over and bite any animal it saw being fed.

This afternoon, in the blink of an eye, it ran out with the puppy in its mouth, and then came back alone.

I thought the dog was going to die anyway, so I comforted the bitch first and would collect her body later."

Who would have known, who would have known...” Then it met a noble person.

Qi Mingze looked at the new teeth marks and scratches on his hands and knew that he was not lying.

He turned his head to look at Huo Le'an beside him and said, "It's okay, wake him up first."

Huo Le'an gestured to Degui, who immediately understood and helped Ren Xu and the young eunuch up.

"I just came here to ask if you can save this puppy. If not, could you give it to me?"

Qi Mingze held the puppy and showed it to them.

Ren Xu glanced at Degui sideways, and when he saw Degui nod, he immediately replied.

"Master Qi, please come with me to register."

While entertaining the three people, Ren Xu winked at the young eunuch beside him.

The young eunuch immediately ran in and took out an exquisite little basket, which was padded with clean hay and covered with several layers of soft silk cloth.

When he reached the outside of the palace, Degui went back to report.

Huo Le'an tugged at Qi Mingze's robe and pointed at the puppy in the basket.

"Take my carriage back home. If you don't take care of yourself, you have to take care of this little thing."

Knowing that it was impossible for Wuwei Marquis' Mansion to send anyone to guard it, Qi Mingze could only agree, "Then I'll trouble you, cousin."

Upon hearing this, Huo Le'an went to call his own attendants with satisfaction.

Qi Mingze tapped the puppy's head through the handkerchief and whispered.

"Little guy, just call yourself Long Aotian. Try your best to survive."