The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 80: Battle between Flowers and Birds (Part )

Last time, we talked about Li Yi finally returning to Shangjing City, and the Dugu brothers were waiting to see what Li Yi would do. So, will Li Yi let the two of them succeed? Let's continue to read on.

After dinner, Li Yi wanted to send the Dugu brothers away, but Shiyu refused to let him go. She said that it was thanks to the Dugu brothers that Li Yi was brought back safely, and she would thank them again. Dugu Yu was of course happy to see this happen, and pulled Dugu Long to stay. Li Yi was very unhappy, and he asked: "Shiyu, why do you insist on keeping the two brothers? How can we thank them?"

Shi Yu smiled and said, "Didn't you say you wrote a song for sister Bailing? It's a good opportunity for everyone to come and see and listen to it later. I'm sure the two brothers don't want to miss this amazing work that your husband mentioned, right?"

Dugu Yu became interested when he heard this and said, "Oh, there is such a good thing, I am really looking forward to it! Xiuyuan, you even specially kept it for Bailing's sister-in-law!"

Li Yi finally understood that all this was due to the jealousy of women. The song he wrote for Shiyu was naturally good, but he had boasted before that he had written a song tailored for Bailing. And the word "tailored" was the key to Shiyu's jealousy. He sighed, feeling the special sensitivity of women to words, and asked, "Bai Ling, how is the practice of that song going?"

Bailing now understood Shiyu's purpose: to establish her authority as the legal wife and let everyone know who the mistress of this family is. Facing such an opponent, Bailing didn't know what to do for a while. When Li Yi asked her this, she suddenly understood that if she wanted to avoid being bullied by Shiyu in the future, she must show her own extraordinary qualities and let her know that she didn't win Li Lang's heart by relying on her proud curves!

So Bailing smiled and said, "After all, this is a song Li Lang wrote specially for me. How dare I neglect it? I've practiced it well enough." She even emphasized the word "specially".

Dugu Yu looked at Shi Yu with interest. The latter could certainly hear the fighting spirit in her voice, but who was Shi Yu? She was the first female disciple of Lao Yinbi in name only, the daughter of the Prime Minister of Korea. Although she had suffered and fallen into the world of mortals, she was also the most popular courtesan in Shangjing. She had seen all kinds of storms when it came to jealousy among women!

Shi Yu smiled and said, "Sister Bailing, you can't call me Li Lang anymore. You and I are both your husband's wives and concubines now. It's more appropriate to call him Master or Husband from now on."

Li Yi immediately said, "No! Don't call me master. I want to live a few more years. I'm old enough for you to call me husband." Bailing knew that Li Yi was helping her. If she called him master, she would be inferior to him! The intrigues between these women are really fatal moves in every word. Every sentence has a deep meaning. You can't be careless. Once you are fooled, it will be difficult to turn the tables.

Bai Ling smiled and said, "Sister, you are right. I will pay attention to it in the future."

Shi Yu smiled and said, "Look at what you said, sister. How can it be a lesson? I am just reminding you kindly. Don't forget your identity. We are all family. Someone has to remind you, right? It is definitely not a lesson."

Dugu Yu listened to the thundering drums and watched the waving flags. He said to Dugu Long in a low voice with great pride, "Brother, it seems we have to stay a little longer. The war is imminent, and we must not miss this good show! You see, you don't get to watch such a good show at home. Your sister-in-law controls you too much!"

Dugu Long laughed and said, "You are the only one who has many thoughts. However, the good show of Xiuyuan has just begun. There will be more good shows to watch in the future!" He was referring to Nangong Xue. He was the only one who knew that Nangong Xue had some feelings for Li Yi now, but he didn't dare to say it directly, for fear that Nangong Xue would cause trouble or that the Nangong family would cause trouble.

Dugu Yu thought that his elder brother was saying that Li Yi would definitely get involved with more women in the future, which was beyond doubt, so he smiled and said, "Well, I agree with my elder brother on this issue. Xiu Yuan is definitely not an easy person to deal with. Let's just wait and see!"

Li Yi was very upset by the two's whispers. If he could defeat them, he would definitely find a way to beat them up! But now was not the time to settle accounts with them.

Li Yi said, "Since we are all family, there is no need to go to great lengths. Bai Ling will just sing a song for us later."

Bailing and Shiyu said at the same time: "No!" Then they looked at each other, with a flash of lightning and full of fighting spirit.

Shiyu smiled and said, "Since what you wrote is a very good piece of music, how can we just sing it without singing it?"

Bailing smiled and said, "Sister is right. We can't let others underestimate my husband's talent!"

Dugu Yu smiled softly to Dugu Long and said, "The two of them are eager to fight. Big brother, guess who will win this battle? And guess who Xiu Yuan will side with?"

Dugu Long drank a cup of tea, thought for a moment and said, "If it were me, I would definitely help the loser. I have to take responsibility for my own actions, so this is not the time to kick someone when he is down!"

Dugu Yu gave a thumbs up and praised: "Big brother, you are great. It seems that I can get another sister-in-law!"

Dugu Long almost slapped his brother on the head and scolded him in a low voice: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I will beat you so hard that you can't get out of bed for three days!"

Dugu Yu shrank his neck and replied, "Brother, I'm only saying this to you. I won't tell my sister-in-law about it! Don't worry!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Shiyu instructed Xingyue and the others, "You two go and tell them that your husband is back. Tell everyone to wait by the small stage so that they can appreciate this masterpiece together." Shiyu deliberately raised everyone's interest, and her purpose was self-evident.

Bailing said confidently: "Then I will go and prepare. Ye'er, please help me dress up." Bailing has no maids, so she can only ask Xiao Ye to help her. Xiao Ye is naturally willing to help her.

Li Yi exhaled a breath of turbid air, thinking: Oh, women are really troublesome, I have to think of a way to make this family live in harmony. Otherwise, when Zhao Meitui comes home, it will be bad if the two of them join forces to bully my long legs, because long legs can chop people with swords!

Thinking of the sword, Li Yi thought of Nangong Xue, who had not spoken a word to him on the way back to Shangjing. Li Yi was wondering what was going on, what went wrong. While Li Yi was still thinking, Shiyu and Bailing had already left, leaving only the Dugu brothers and the thoughtful Li Yi in the tent.

Dugu Yu looked at Li Yi and smiled, "Xiuyuan, which lady are you going to sleep with tonight?" This sentence suddenly woke Li Yi up! Damn it! This is the ultimate killer move that Shiyu left for him! Li Yi immediately got up and ran out in a hurry.

Dugu Long laughed loudly at Li Yi who was fleeing in panic, "Brother Yu, your words really helped Xiu Yuan a lot!"

Dugu Yu smiled and said, "After all, we are brothers. I can't just watch him get kicked out and sleep outside!"

Dugu Long smiled and said, "That doesn't mean we have to sleep outside. At least we can find a place to sleep that is sheltered from the wind and rain."

Dugu Yu suddenly remembered that Li Yi had mentioned a long-legged beauty to him, and smiled knowingly, "Ah! I understand. He is afraid that Bailing cannot defeat Shiyu by herself, so he is going to find reinforcements for Bailing!"

Dugu Long asked: "Reinforcements? Could it be that Xiuyuan has already found his next brother or sister-in-law?"

Dugu Yu played with the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "Brother, we have to watch this big show tonight and see how Li Yi can get along with everyone and be the head of the family! It's really interesting!" After hearing what Dugu Yu said, Dugu Long was also full of expectations...

About half an hour later, it was already dark, but the specially built stage in the middle of the martial arts arena was brightly lit, with hundreds of people, of course, these were all actors or staff members attending the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. During the time when Li Yi was away, Shi Yu had been taking care of things. Her position was already stable, and she seemed to be more respected than Li Yi.

At this time, Shi Yu was organizing everyone to take their seats on the stage, and she also took the time to inquire about the rehearsal status of each group. After all, there were less than twenty days left until the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. Even if she was in a bad mood with Li Yi, she couldn't joke with the lives of her entire family.

After everyone was seated, Shiyu said, "Everyone, please be quiet. I asked everyone to come here tonight for two reasons. First, everyone knows that my husband is back, and he said he came back with the best song. Later, we will see whether our Li Changshi really boasted."

The audience laughed. Shi Yu continued, "The second thing is, after such a long time of rehearsal, I think everyone has practiced almost everything. It's a good opportunity to give everyone a chance to go on stage and test the results of these days of rehearsal. I wonder if any program team is willing to go on stage first and try it out?"

Shiyu's actions can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Not only can she show her contribution to Li Yi, but she can also let Li Yi test the effects of all the programs, disgust Li Yi, and demonstrate to Bailing. She is truly an expert among experts!

At this time, Li Yi accompanied Bailing Xiaoye to the side of the stage. Seeing the Dugu brothers and officials from the Ministry of Rites and Music sitting in the front row, Li Yi shook his head helplessly. Thanks to Dugu Yu's reminder, he had a backup plan.

Li Yi did three things just now. The first was to find the musicians and give them the music score, so that they could practice it as soon as possible, so that Bailing would not have to play for her on stage without any accompaniment. The second was to find Zhao Hanfeng and tell her to come to the stage and listen to the song. This scene will be discussed later.

The third thing was to find a craftsman and build a big bed as soon as possible at any cost. It had to be a big bed that could accommodate three people! Li Yi even gave the craftsman fifty taels of silver for this! This was private money! For his own happy life, he also spent a lot of money. You know, his money was strictly controlled by Shiyu. It was not easy to deduct some money from Shiyu. He saved it by living frugally, and gave it all away at once!

Next, let's talk about Li Yi going to Zhao Hanfeng. Li Yi came to Zhao Hanfeng's tent. At this time, the beauty was sitting on a recliner and applying medicine on her feet. Seeing Li Yi coming, she didn't get up, let alone pay attention to him, and continued to apply the medicine herself. Li Yi had to show his appreciation for what he was asking of others, so he naturally took the ointment from Zhao Hanfeng's hand and helped her apply it.

Zhao Hanfeng did not stop him and said calmly, "Oh, Master Li is back. Why did you think of showing your affection to me? Shouldn't you be busy being affectionate with Sister Shiyu?"

Li Yi said with a serious face: "Han Feng, you know how I feel about you."

Zhao Hanfeng's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, her face flushed, and she was a little nervous. She pulled her foot back to prevent Li Yi from touching her, but Li Yi grabbed her foot back and said while applying medicine: "I know you know that I like you, but you are worried that I am just a pervert and this relationship will not last long. Besides, I already have a wife, and you will feel uncomfortable. So you deliberately keep a distance from me."

Zhao Hanfeng's thoughts were exposed, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment. Li Yi continued, "If I say that I'm not attracted by your beauty, I'm afraid no one will believe me. I, Li Yi, am not afraid of making a fool of myself. I do like your beauty. Of course, it's not just your beauty. I like your figure and body. I still remember when we first met, you stabbed me with a sword and I held you in my arms. I wanted to kiss you at that time, but I was afraid that I would scare you and make you think I was a bastard."

Li Yi shook his head and smiled, "Of course, I am indeed a lustful person, I admit it. But a gentleman is lustful but not lewd. I won't force you to do anything, but I desperately want to possess you, but the time is not right now."

Zhao Hanfeng asked: "What time has not come yet?"

Li Yi switched to the other foot and applied the medicine while saying, "Didn't I tell you that I brought someone back from Qingzhou?"

Zhao Hanfeng said in a cold voice: "Oh, Lord Li means that since you just took in a concubine, it is inconvenient to take in another one now, right?"

Li Yi raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Hanfeng. There was no sign of concession in his eyes. Li Yi asked seriously: "I only ask if you are willing to marry me."

Zhao Hanfeng's eyes also showed toughness as he said, "Why should I wait?"