Does the Top Scholar Turn the Court Upside Down with His Inner Thoughts Today, Too?

Shen Qingyan transmigrates into the son of a disgraced official, awaiting execution at the execution grounds, and gets bound to a terrible “Gossip System”! Its rewards include survival skills and glimpses of the future, but there's a catch: his wild commentary and inner thoughts will be broadcast for everyone to hear, beyond his control! At court, the newly appointed top scholar Shen Qingyan appears respectful: “The Emperor is wise, and Your Highness is mighty.” But his inner monologue is going wild: The little emperor is so adorable, I want to pat him! Xiao Jue, this living King of Hell, looks so grim. He must have slept badly last night! Wait, why is the Minister of Revenue's head so shiny... System, check whether he embezzled disaster-relief funds! There's plenty of gossip value to go around! The assembled officials: Who's talking? These... these are treasonous words! He has no idea that the iron-fisted regent beside the throne, Xiao Jue, who holds power over the entire court and has been reborn, can hear every word of his innermost thoughts! Poisoned to death by his closest friend in his previous life, Xiao Jue returned for revenge. But he accidentally got bound to an “exclusive channel”: the thoughts of Shen Qingyan, the disgraced official's son, may be the key to breaking this deadly stalemate! Shen Qingyan desperately tries to keep his secret identity under wraps and play the part of a meek lamb, but whenever he gets wind of juicy gossip, his act falls apart. As Xiao Jue listens to the nonstop “live broadcast” of Shen Qingyan's thoughts while governing the country and bringing peace to the realm, he secretly keeps a list of his beloved subject's remarks calling him “ice-cold” and saying he's “asking for it by staying single.” The more he listens, the more he finds himself falling for this top scholar who says one thing and thinks another, going from wariness and exploitation to genuine affection. When the mastermind resurfaces and a vast conspiracy engulfs them, Shen Qingyan burns through his System rewards to exchange for a life-saving antidote. His thoughts scream: Xiao Jue! Don't die! I'm not done insulting you yet! Drenched in blood, Xiao Jue strikes back and holds him tight in his arms. His voice hoarse, he says, “Your thoughts have been driving me mad for a lifetime. Spend the rest of yours making it up to me.”