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

(Reminder: When the protagonist appears as Yun Chengyuan, use "Jun Lin Yuan", and when he appears as the emperor, use "Jun Lin Yuan".)

[Host, since you don't want to use Huo Le'an, then I think Yun Chengyuan is quite suitable.]

Upon hearing Yun Chengyuan's identity, Z9587 didn't even bother to turn off the microphone and immediately turned into a think tank to offer advice.

【Let me observe for a moment. I think there's something wrong with this person.】

Qi Mingze felt that Yun Chengyuan's temperament and demeanor were a little strange, but he couldn't tell what exactly was strange about it.

[Besides, how can this be called exploitation? This is an opportunity to get promoted.]

Instead of taking advantage of him, you should let Huo Le'an take over. This guy is much easier to deal with than Yun Chengyuan. The system could only complain silently in its heart.

Listening to your roundabout conversation, I feel like I'm about to grow a brain.

While dealing with the system, Qi Mingze was trying to get information from Yun Chengyuan, but unfortunately this guy was very tight-lipped.

He is indeed a veteran official who has risen to a high position at such a young age. It is really tiring to deal with such a person.

"I've long heard of Brother Yun's great name, but unfortunately I've never met him. Seeing him today, I'm sure you'll find him so handsome and majestic."

"Brother Qi, you're welcome. The elegance of the third place winner is unforgettable."

"Now that I have entered the court, I wonder why I haven't met Brother Yun recently?" Qi Mingze asked casually.

"I went out to work for His Majesty a month ago and just returned these two days ago." Jun Linyuan explained.

In fact, Yun Chengyuan had not returned from supervising disaster relief work, but this did not prevent him from acting in Yun Chengyuan's name.

"..."

"Chengyuan, you've been busy in Jiangnan for most of the month. Now that you've finally returned, don't dwell on official business all the time."

"My dear cousin, if you don't bring me some tea, the water will get cold."

Huo Le'an felt a headache listening to the two old foxes going around in circles, and he felt unwell all over.

They came out to have fun, not to engage in power struggles.

"Le'an, where's the tea?" Jun Linyuan asked with a half-smile.

Huo Le'an was dumbfounded. His cousin asked him to ask for tea sets, but people just thought they were going to make tea themselves.

I just gave him a pot of boiling water, but he didn't know how to do such a sophisticated operation.

"I can't do it, Chengyuan, can you?"

"What do you think?" Jun Linyuan gave him a look that showed he understood.

They were all served by servants. Have you ever seen an emperor who needed to make tea himself?

Just as Huo Le'an was considering whether to call a tea server up despite his cousin's cold gaze.

"If you two don't mind, I'll show you how ugly I am."

Qi Mingze had seen the tea-making techniques of the literati here in his memory, and they were similar to his own, so it wouldn't be difficult for Huo Le'an.

"Please." Jun Linyuan gestured with his hand.

Huo Le'an breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, little cousin."

Wash your hands, heat the cup, open the lid and pour in the tea, toast and shake the fragrance, like mountains and flowing water.

The spring breeze blows on your face, the tea is rubbed to create fragrance, the dragon escapes from its trap, and the dragon and phoenix dance.

Wu Long enters the palace, Guan Gong patrols the city, Han Xin inspects the troops, and the side clears the cup holder.

Appreciate the fragrant tea, wash the cup with rolling balls, achieve harmony between man and nature, and play with Longquan pearls.

Scrape off the foam and remove the scales, rub the tea to shake the fragrance, let the butterflies dance in the clear air, and heaven and earth hold the instrument.

When rain and dew fall equally, the world will be united.

The movements are smooth and pleasing to the eyes.

"Cousin, Brother Yun, please have some tea."

Qi Mingze smiled and gestured to invite them to have tea, and only then did the two of them come back to their senses.

Huo Le'an was stunned. After a while, he couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder scholars admire the tea ceremony and enjoy holding banquets to compete in tea-tea-drinking."

'Jun Linyuan' also had to admit that he was really fascinated by what he saw just now. It was not like there had been tea ceremony masters who demonstrated their skills in front of him.

But he felt that Qi Mingze was the one who truly fit this path, with his ethereal temperament and elegant manners.

This person always brings him unexpected surprises every time they meet.

[Host, I didn't expect you to be proficient in the tea ceremony?] I really don't know what else the host doesn't know.

The system feels that it is getting to know the host anew every day, and it will not find it strange if the host tells it one day that he is the main system.

Qi Mingze was not happy at this moment, as it reminded him of some not-so-pleasant memories.

[Do you know why I learned to make tea?] Qi Mingze's eyes were deep.

【do not know. 】

[At that time, we were young and frivolous. An exchange student from Sunset Country openly insulted the Chinese tea ceremony. We, the students from National Tsing Hua University, were not convinced and directly challenged them to a tea battle.

After studying for a full half month, we finally won.

[Isn't that something to be happy about?] Why are you so sad? The system is puzzled.

[But they said that tea ceremony has already belonged to the Sunset Country, so what if China wins!

From then on, I gave up Traditional Chinese Medicine and switched to the Department of Physics and Information Technology.

Unfortunately, I never dared to see my mentor again until he died, and I haven't touched tea sets since then.

The system was at a loss for words and didn't know how to comfort him for a moment.

[Host, it is because of your sudden appearance that China can once again stand at the top of the world. Your teacher would surely be smiling in his grave if he knew this.]

Jun Linyuan didn't expect to hear such heavy news, and suddenly felt a little sad.

Seeing the tears in Qi Mingze's eyes, I really wanted to go up and help him wipe them away.

"The poetry competition has begun." Huo Le'an's words interrupted the two of them.

Seeing Qi Mingze's mood change, Jun Linyuan finally let go of his worries.

The three of them drank tea while enjoying the game below, occasionally exchanging a word or two.

But most of the talking was done by Huo Le'an, while the other two just listened.

"My little cousin, do you know that the first person to try something new has already appeared." Huo Le'an talked about the news he heard today.

"Who?" Qi Mingze was curious.

Someone stood up so quickly. He thought that no one would test the waters until the emperor gave the final word.

[Who is it? Who is it?] The system also looked at Huo Le'an, but seeing his suspenseful look, it began to dislike him again.

"Zhou Minxing." For some reason, Jun Linyuan didn't like Qi Mingze's gaze on others.

So even though he should be a cold and indifferent person now, he still interrupted the conversation between the two without caring about anything.

It's clearly a gathering of three people, so why can't he have a name?

The overbearing emperor never thought that he was the one who concealed his identity from the very beginning.

[Host, who is this?] The system was too lazy to search the database, and even if it did, it might not be there.

[I don't know him.] Qi Mingze had no memory of this person.

Seeing Qi Mingze's gaze shift to him, Jun Linyuan explained with satisfaction, "He was originally a bastard from the aristocratic Zhou family, but later rebelled against the Zhou family and established his own clan."

"It's him." Qi Mingze felt unexpected but not surprising.

[Which him? How come I don't know? What's the riddle you're playing?]

The system was a little anxious. It turned out that the three of them knew everything, but they kept it a secret.

[On the first day of traveling through time, in that class, Chen Bo Ke mentioned the illegitimate son who was tricked into becoming a merchant by the legitimate son.]

Qi Mingze patiently explained the system's problems.

[It's him.] The system suddenly understood.

【Host, then we must also speed up. 】

【Well, it's time to act. 】

"Cousin, Brother Yun, I'm going to wash my hands. I'll excuse myself for now."

After Qi Mingze left, Jun Linyuan looked at Huo Le'an and said, "It's time for you to pay your respects to your aunt."

"Ah? What?" Huo Le'an looked at the lively scene downstairs and didn't understand for a moment.

Jun Linyuan smiled and emphasized again, "My aunt has been feeling unwell these past few days. Please go and take care of her on my behalf."

Huo Le'an was speechless. This was like they were just going to use it and throw it away.

But there is no other way, after all, the emperor is the most powerful. "Then I will wait for my little cousin to come back and explain to him before leaving."

"No need, I can do it for you." Jun Linyuan felt his veins throbbing and drove the man away forcefully.

"Well then, Your Majesty, please help me speak up, or my little cousin will get angry and ignore me."

Huo Le'an had no choice but to get up and leave.

It’s better to ignore you, Jun Linyuan slowly picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully.

Here, Qi Mingze switched the two outer robes inside out, put on the mask, and put on the veil hat he had brought with him, then went to the southeast corner.

Qi Mingze handed the special token to the executor and gave instructions in an androgynous voice.

"Find a way to give the things to the person in black clothes in Hanmoxuan. He should be the commander of the Jinyiwei. Be careful."

"Yes." An unremarkable young man answered.

Over there, as soon as Qi Mingze finished the contact, someone reported to Jun Linyuan.

'Jun Linyuan' also cooperated and left the room and went downstairs.