The guard knew that his master was going to see Xie Ke this time, so he did not draw his sword. He just stood on guard and waited for Fu Zhiyu's instructions.
Fu Zhiyu was stunned and lifted the car curtain to look outside.
Xie Ke rode a brown-red horse and stopped in the middle of the road, blocking the way. There were official residences on both sides of this road, and ordinary people could not enter. At this time, there were not many people on the road. At present, there was only his carriage and Xie Ke's horse and man confronting each other. The scene was indeed a bit awkward.
Yuan Mingdao also heard the name. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately stopped crying. Memories suddenly surged up in his mind, and blood almost came out of his eyes.
"Don't be afraid," Fu Zhiyu took a look, lowered the curtain again, patted Yuan Mingdao on the back, and comforted him, "I will never be like before in this life. You wait for me in the carriage for a while. I will be back soon after I finish dealing with him, okay?"
Yuan Mingdao sniffed. He felt a little aggrieved, but he still listened to Fu Zhiyu's words. He loosened his fingers that were grasping Fu Zhiyu's collar one by one, but his eyes were still fixed on him.
Fu Zhiyu lifted the curtain and went out. Xie Ke was sitting on the horse, so he had to look up at him.
"What do you mean, Young Master Xie?" Fu Zhiyu put on a formal smile, "I was just about to visit the Xie Mansion."
When Xie Ke saw him come out, he immediately got off his horse. He walked in front of Fu Zhiyu, stared at him for a long time, and then performed the salute of a subject.
"I was the only one who saved Prince Zhao. As for the Xie family, they have already received rewards from the emperor, so Prince Zhao doesn't need to worry about it anymore," Xie Ke said. His words were a bit blunt. "Can Prince Zhao... just say a few words to me?"
His tone was somewhat pleading, but his eyes were as unmoved as Fu Zhiyu's: "How can that be? I have already sent a letter to the General's Mansion. Wouldn't it be a breach of promise if I don't come?"
"I have mentioned this to my father, and he agreed," Xie Ke said, taking another step forward. "It's just a few words. King Zhao doesn't want to talk to me?"
Fu Zhiyu really didn't want to be alone with Xie Ke. He had delayed going until this time because he wanted to just go through the motions and leave in a cup of tea at most.
But it is not a good idea for Xie Ke to be stuck here now, because the houses nearby are all occupied by officials from the court. Just because there is no one on the street now does not mean that there will always be no one. If someone really sees him and makes assumptions about something, it will be troublesome again.
"Okay," Fu Zhiyu looked at the sky, thought about it, and was decisive, so he said, "Let's change places. This is not the place to talk."
Let's finish the conversation as soon as possible and leave as soon as possible, he thought. It's pointless to confront Xie Ke. It's just a waste of time.
When Xie Ke heard this, he seemed to relax all of a sudden. He smiled gently and said, "King Zhao, please come with me."
Probably in order to save time and talk to Fu Zhiyu more, Xie Ke found a place not far from here, a small inn. Naturally, it was not as luxurious as Fengyue Tower in all aspects, and there were not many people, but the thousand-layer cake made by the proprietress here was once Fu Zhiyu's favorite snack.
Fu Zhiyu still let Yuan Mingdao stay in the carriage and comforted him with a few words. Then he and Xie Ke went to the private room with a guard.
The private room was actually quite well decorated. It was a small room. The incense burning was the one Fu Zhiyu liked, the wine on the table was his favorite peach blossom wine, and there were a few snacks that he also liked. There was a plum blossom in the vase on the table, and the trimmed branches were also what he liked to see.
The store owner is not aware of this, it must have been placed there by Xie Ke himself.
But now is not the right time. Fu Zhiyu had just eaten too much at Yuan's house. He didn't want to drink wine or eat snacks. The fragrance he used to like now seemed a little nauseating.
In his previous life, he had spent much more time and effort on Xie Ke and even wanted to pluck the stars in the sky for him. Now that the positions have been reversed, he can see clearly that if you don't want something, it doesn't matter how well others do it.
If you ask him how he feels about Xie Ke now, he doesn't have any hatred, nor does he have any love left. It's empty. All the things he was entangled with in his previous life, whether he loved or not, have disappeared after knowing the truth.
Xie Ke is an actor, and his only goal is to complete tasks and earn points in this world. In his opinion, everything he does deviates from the plot and is a huge obstacle to completing his tasks.
All the things that he worked so hard for should be troubles for Xie Ke.
As for why he slept with Xie Ke so many times but refused to admit it... God knows, Fu Zhiyu was too lazy to think about it. Maybe if he made himself sad at that time, Xie Ke would feel happy. Or maybe, Xie Ke was used to playing around in the world, and he thought it was nothing to just play around with this kind of affection that was clearly shown.
So Fu Zhiyu was actually still confused about what happened last night. He only knew that Xie Ke had this idea, but he couldn't understand the meaning of it at all.
What is Xie Ke's regret
The Lord God told him that although the mission "Leave a Name in History" was very important, for an actor of Xie Ke's level, if the mission failed, at most he would lose points, and it would not cause any actual damage to him.
What's more, Fu Zhiyu's plot only accounts for one-fifth of the whole text, and he is not considered a major supporting role. Even if Xie Ke had a role shift in this one-fifth of the plot, it did not reach the point of mission failure - the actor's final score was above 60, which was already passing.
So this is what Fu Zhiyu doesn't understand. Isn't this the reason why Xie Ke suffered in his previous life? But at that time, he felt that he was not worth some of his points. Why should he come back to do these things now
How can this be considered as love? Fu Zhiyu found it ridiculous when he thought about it.
He thought about this in his mind as he sat down at the table by the window.
No matter what Xie Ke is thinking, Fu Zhiyu's only hope now is that he can recognize himself as soon as possible, be the protagonist and follow his own story like in his previous life, and not disturb her plan of running away again.
When Xie Ke saw Fu Zhiyu come in and look around, he thought he liked the place. After he sat down, he carefully poured a glass of wine for Fu Zhiyu.
Xie Ke was particularly happy that there were only the two of them sitting opposite each other. Even though there was an annoying guard standing at the door of the private room, he ignored him.
He was alone in the ambiguous and gentle atmosphere. He wanted to reach out and touch Fu Zhiyu who was so close to him, touch his cheek, and kiss his pale lips, as if only in this way could he feel truly at peace and make sure that this person had not disappeared.
But Xie Ke doesn't dare now.
It would scare him, Zhiyu is still young now. Xie Ke suppressed himself, softened his voice, and said to Fu Zhiyu: "Try it, this is the wine I brought out from the general's mansion, Zhi... If King Zhao likes it, I will send some more to the Liuli Palace in the future."
"No need," Fu Zhiyu glanced at the cup filled with wine, and moved it a little further from the ground without reaching out to touch it. "This king has just recovered from a serious illness, so it's not suitable for me to drink. Besides, there are rules for eating in the palace, and outside food is generally not allowed in. Guard Xie has just entered the palace, so it's better to be cautious in what he says and does."
Xie Ke was met with a cold face, but he was not angry. He cherished every moment of the present very much. Every word Fu Zhiyu said made his heart tremble. Even though it was cold, it made him feel that it was not easy.
He hasn't had a good talk with Zhiyu in such a long time since he came back.