The same thing looked very different in Fu Zhiyu's eyes.
If it were him now, he would never save Xie Ke at that time. Not to mention the issue of whether to protect his lover or not, Xie Ke was an actor. Fu Zhiyu only knew it when he was in the main god space. The data of actors was different from that of natives like them. They had a protection system, one of the important items of which was to block pain.
Xie Ke would not feel any pain. The whole world had no sense of reality to him, just like a game. Would he really take his efforts at that time seriously
Fu Zhiyu didn't believe every word he said. Instead, he became angry about what happened in the past, as if Xie Ke was reminding him how stupid he was at that time.
"Get out of here." He said a few words stiffly with a cold face. Then he turned his head away, not wanting to say a word to Xie Ke.
"I won't leave. I won't leave. Never again." Xie Ke stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch his face, but seeing that Fu Zhiyu was still angry, he didn't dare to do so. In the end, he just held the corner of his clothes, "Zhiyu, I..."
He looked like he wanted to say something, but the cold sweat on his forehead was getting more and more. Fu Zhiyu looked at his lips, which were becoming increasingly bloodless, and felt a little confused.
Xie Ke looks very weak
As if to confirm what Fu Zhiyu was thinking, Xie Ke held the corner of his clothes, his head lowered lower and lower, and then he fell down, lying on the ground, but his hand was still tightly grasping the corner of his clothes, as if this was the only connection between him and Fu Zhiyu.
He had just been talking to Xie Ke, and only now did he notice the faint smell of blood in the air. It was also when Xie Ke fell headfirst that Fu Zhiyu discovered that there was a bloody mark on his back, which could not be covered by the armor he was wearing.
What is this, a self-torture tactic
Fu Zhiyu was alert and didn't touch him with a finger. She just pulled back her clothes. But Xie Ke was indeed unconscious in front of her bed. Fu Zhiyu couldn't wake him up, and didn't want him to stay with her. He got out of bed and took out a box from the shelf beside the bed. There was a ring in it. He took out the ring and put it on his finger. Then he walked to the window, thought for a while, and made a special gesture of waving.
After waiting for a while, Fu Zhiyu's eyes blurred and a man in night clothes appeared in front of the window. He wore a mask on his face and saluted to Fu Zhiyu and said, "Please give me your orders."
Fu Zhiyu pointed at the person beside the bed and said, "Take your master away and don't let him come here again."
He took off the ring on his hand and stuffed it back into Xie Ke's clothes without leaving any trace.
The man in black was stunned when he heard that. He was even more surprised when he saw Xie Ke, as if he didn't expect him to be here, so he was more careful. Xie Ke seemed to have really fainted. After being carried on the man's back, he didn't even make a sound and was quickly taken away from here.
The air was still filled with a faint smell of blood. The ring was the one that Xie Ke had placed in the red jade box before he left. Fu Zhiyu didn't pay much attention to it at first. When he moved to the palace, he naturally couldn't leave such a thing in the palace, so he took it with him. Only then did he realize that the ring was not an ordinary thing.
To be precise, it is a ring made of imperial green jadeite. Of course, in addition to its own value, it has more important symbolic meaning.
This is the owner's symbol of "Shadow", which can be regarded as a gift from Xie Lin to Xie Ke. It is a carefully trained killer team with not many people. They are Xie Ke's guards and are also very important in the original text.
Fu Zhiyu had read the original text, so even without Xie Ke's paper, he still remembered how to use it.
He didn't plan to keep Xie Ke's things. He had deliberately lost them several times before, and Shadow had brought them back and sent them to the palace. It was boring to do this over and over again, so it was just right to return them to him now.
Strictly speaking, the servants in the palace were not Fu Zhiyu's own people, and he did not intend to let them know too much. In the middle of the night, a bloody man wearing what looked like a general's armor appeared in his room. It was not normal at first glance, and there was no need to disturb Ming Dao at this strange time.
Fu Zhiyu knew that there were several people from Shadow nearby. Since Xie Ke had given him this thing, he must have given instructions in advance. They also knew that he didn't like it. Fu Zhiyu was also very perceptive, so they didn't dare to get too close. Most of them were outside the palace.
Today is an exception. Since Fu Zhiyu took the initiative to make the summoning gesture, he naturally has to show up.
Normally, the shadow had limited influence on him. He now spent his days growing melons and playing with wool. When he had free time, he would go to a restaurant and listen to stories from different storytellers. There was nothing he couldn't show others.
Apart from the matter of medicine, we just need to stay away from it a little bit. They can't find out from such a far distance. Besides, those things are made by Doctor Chen, not in the palace.
As Fu Zhiyu imagined, this medicine sold well in Jiangnan. It was only auctioned twice, and now it is completely closed to the public. It is bought by a few families. Fu Zhiyu also suppressed the quantity and sold very little to the public. He thought that making enough money was enough. He was not greedy in this regard. He kept the money in his uncle's bank for the time being, waiting for his trip to Jiangnan.
After Xie Ke was sent away by the Shadow people, it was dawn soon after.
With its ears erect, Rongrong made a solemn inspection in Fu Zhiyu's room as usual. It sniffed the area in front of the bed several times, then became alert and barked loudly, even disturbing Yuan Mingdao who was having breakfast.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Ming forgot to put down his knife and spoon, and rushed in in a hurry, "Is there anything unusual?"
The slight smell of blood left by Xie Ke had almost dissipated after he left. Human noses are not as sharp as dogs', so it is impossible to smell it now.
Fu Zhiyu reached out to help Yuan Mingdao wipe the remaining rice grains off his face, then patted his furry head and said, "Nothing, go have breakfast, I'm hungry too."
The army did not return to the capital until ten days later. Xie Ke was naturally not among them. The people of the capital were ready to line the streets to welcome their young general, but they couldn't find him after searching for a long time. The girls hid the flowers they had prepared, which made the middle-aged general Xie Lin, who had returned victorious, look a little stiff.
Later, news came out that Xie Ke was seriously injured in the last battle and was in critical condition. The words used were so serious, as if he would die in the next second.
This is a bit too much, Fu Zhiyu thought, how could Xie Ke be so fragile
He didn't believe this, but most people did. Recently, storytellers in teahouses, restaurants and streets no longer told new stories. They only wanted to fleece the Xie family and said that General Xie was a man of talent who was envied by heaven and was unforgiving. This made the girls cry together. They looked so miserable, as if Xie Ke was their common husband.
Fu Zhiyu felt bored. Xie Ke must have some ulterior motive and was lying.
But when he was returning to the palace, he was inexplicably stopped by someone.
This time it was not the reckless Lu Linhai, but Du Yin, who was much calmer in temperament and who was unexpectedly willing to do such a thing as stopping people in the street.
Du Yin and Lu Linhai both stepped down from their positions as imperial guards and began to take over some of their fathers' duties. They are now also legitimate military generals.
Fu Zhiyu looked at him and asked politely, "What can I do for you, Lord Du?"
"Come with me, please go see him, just one look will do," Du Yin said. He seemed to think that this tone was a bit reckless, so he gritted his teeth and slowed down his voice. "Xie Ke... hasn't woken up for ten days."
"You can go find a doctor, but I'm not one," Fu Zhiyu blinked innocently and said, "I think Lord Du is desperate and has found the wrong person."
"Everyone from the entire Imperial Hospital has come over! They can't do anything," Du Yin said anxiously. "He was in a daze and only called your name. What can I do?"
Fu Zhiyu's expression didn't change after hearing this. He just didn't want to go. Du Yin still had some rationality left, so he didn't kidnap him and leave.
"… Why do you hate him so much?" Du Yin could only watch him leave, and said to Fu Zhiyu's back, "He went to the border for you, and fought for you. In the last battle, he was seriously injured after winning. He rushed back from the barbarians without a break, just to see you. Now he's dying, why don't you even want to go see him?"
Lu Linhai and Du Yin had seen too little and stood at different angles, so it was normal for them to talk like this. Fu Zhiyu did not turn around, but replied coldly: "For me? Did I ask him to do this? What did I get from it? You are so self-righteous."
Du Yin opened his mouth but said nothing more.
He definitely didn't do this for me, he thought to himself. Xie Ke was a very selfish person. He did so much only for himself.
I wonder what he is planning now by pretending this
The next day, Fu Zhiyu went to the palace to see Imperial Concubine Yun as usual. He happened to meet Imperial Doctor Chen who came to take her pulse as usual. At this time, Imperial Concubine Yun happened to chat with him and mentioned the Xie family.
"… All the Imperial Hospital staff went to check it out, but there was nothing they could do," Imperial Noble Consort Yun said, "The Emperor got angry, and Imperial Doctor Chen was almost beaten with a stick. The Xie family is really a big deal."
Doctor Chen also echoed, "Young General Xie is indeed seriously ill. He is covered in wounds, especially his back, which is full of rotten flesh. He could not have survived this long if he had not practiced martial arts and had a good physique. If it were someone else, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to survive even three days."
Fu Zhiyu frowned. Seeing his expression, Doctor Chen knew that his master didn't want to hear this, so he quickly retreated after taking his master's pulse.
"He is pretending," Fu Zhiyu said to Imperial Concubine Yun, "Mother, please don't sympathize with him. He is very cunning."
"How can I have the time to sympathize with others? It's just that the rumors are fierce and the situation is serious, so I just mentioned it casually. I'm not a doctor." Royal Concubine Yun smiled and shook her head. "But my brother sent me a letter some time ago and mentioned him. He said that he didn't expect the war to end so soon. Many caravans were grateful that they had a way to survive. The common people still care about him."
Fu Zhiyu knew that even if he hated Xie Ke, he didn't want to deny Xie Ke's contribution in this matter.
Xie Ke is a natural ruler, and rulers don't need extra emotions, just like Emperor Qing Yuan, he can quickly throw away things he thinks are not that important. In his previous life, everyone in the world thought that Xie Ke did nothing wrong, he just killed a tyrant, it was a great thing, Fu Zhiyu had already accepted this fact, but Xie Ke said that he had loved him for a long time, which was very strange, he really couldn't believe it.
Fu Zhiyu lowered his head and thought about this, then took another sip of tea, his eyes looking somewhat puzzled.
He really spent a lot of time thinking for a long time in the main god space, and finally figured out some of the problems between them.
They are different people. If he loves someone, he can't hide it. He can't hide his love for someone. He will put all the good things in front of the person he likes to please him. But Xie Ke is not like this. Fu Zhiyu thinks he doesn't love others at all. From this perspective, they should be born incompatible.
Xie Ke was rational and selfish by nature, and Fu Zhiyu felt that she had reason to believe that he was lying again for some reason.
He is a very capable actor, isn't he? He can't be so fragile. He must be pretending again. This time he won't believe it.