The Great Wei Music Bureau

Last time, we talked about Li Yi feeling that the timing was not right and not planning to go to the capital for the time being. On the other hand, Bai Ling was determined. So what will happen next? Let's take a look together.

Bailing was still entangled for a long time. She was entangled in how to express her feelings to Li Yi. It was not reasonable for a woman to speak first in a man-woman relationship. But she was also worried that Li Yi would leave suddenly, so she always found various excuses to go to Li Yi in the past few days. Li Yi was not idle either. She usually practiced controlling her talent and various musical instruments. When Bailing came, she practiced the pipa with her, and the two of them spent more time alone.

As the saying goes, there is no spark of love without skin friction. During the practice, Bailing had close contact with Li Yi many times in the name of guidance, and she did not take the intimacy between men and women into consideration. This was her calculation. Li Yi was an experienced person, so how could he not know the real meaning? Thinking back to the outing, he had interacted with Bailing a lot, and they had feelings for each other long ago, but he was afraid of Liu Ruyun's pressure and did not say it out loud.

One evening, the two of them were strolling on the street together. They happened to meet Xiao Ye Zi coming out of a cloth shop. Bai Ling went up to greet him and said, "Ye Er, have you designed a new style?" Xiao Ye Zi looked at the two of them and asked in confusion, "Why are you two together?" Li Yi kept silent. Bai Ling immediately smiled and said, "Master Li is going to the musical instrument store to buy rosin. I also want to buy strings, so we went together."

Xiao Ye looked at Bailing and asked, "Do you have to go in person to buy the strings? Aren't it usually the maids who do it?" Seeing that Xiao Ye was about to ask her questions, Bailing immediately changed the subject and said, "Hey, has Ye'er designed a new style? I want to buy a few pieces too, tell me about it!" After that, she pulled Xiao Ye aside and talked about women's underwear.

Li Yi stood aside awkwardly, and waited until Bai Ling sent Xiao Ye away before continuing to stroll with her. However, the matter of the woman's underwear made Li Yi think about Victoria's Secret. After returning to his residence, he picked up a pen and started writing and drawing.

The next day, before Li Yi got up, he heard Bai Ling's anxious voice outside the door, "Master Li, something bad has happened to Miss Ye'er!" Upon hearing this, Li Yi rushed out without even having time to put on his clothes, and asked as he ran out, "What happened to Miss Ye'er?"

Bai Ling looked at the disheveled Li Yi and hesitated for a moment, but she didn't care too much and told the whole story: "Miss Ye'er met three drunks on her way home from selling clothes last night. They saw that Ye'er was pretty and approached her to tease her. You know Ye'er's temper, so they pulled out a pair of scissors and scratched two of them, and stabbed one of them blind. Now they have been arrested and thrown into jail."

"So Miss Ye'er wasn't injured?" Bai Ling felt puzzled. "Ye'er has been arrested and thrown into jail. Why do you still care whether she is injured or not?"

Li Yi returned to the room with a smile and began to put on his clothes leisurely. Bailing went into the room to help him dress without any hesitation. Seeing Li Yi's calm expression, she also felt relieved, thinking that Li Yi must have a way to rescue Ye'er.

After Bailing tied Li Yi's belt, Li Yi looked at Bailing strangely. The latter asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?" Li Yi bowed and said: "I was in a hurry just now and didn't have time to tidy up my clothes. I offended Miss Bailing. I apologize here."

Bailing then realized that it was inappropriate for her to help Li Yi get dressed. This was something a maid or a wife should do. She took a step back and said with a red face, "Ah, it was also Bailing who was a little rash. Please don't blame me, Master Li."

Li Yi asked, "How did you know this news?" "This morning I asked my maid to go find Ye'er to buy something. When we got to her house, we found only her unconscious mother. After waking her up, we learned about this." "I see. Did they say when Ye'er would be released?" "Release Ye'er? What are you talking about? How could Ye'er be released? She blinded someone's eyes and scratched two people. This is a serious crime!"

Li Yi said seriously, "What felony? It was clearly self-defense. How can it be called a felony?" "Self-defense?" Li Yi suddenly realized that something was wrong. If the three villains had complained first, Little Ye would have been speechless. Damn, I overlooked this point! Li Yi hurried out of the house. Bai Ling followed him and asked, "Do you have a way to rescue Miss Ye? Seeing you so calm, I guess you have a way."

At this time, Li Yi was still calm. He walked quickly towards the government office. Bailing followed him and asked anxiously, "Li Yi, what's going on? What happened? You were so calm just now, why are you so impatient now?" Li Yi stopped and looked at Bailing and said seriously, "Bailing, go and explain this to Sister Ruyun. She has always been chivalrous and will definitely not stand idly by in the face of such injustice. I will go to the government office to inquire about the situation and see how far things have progressed. After that, we will discuss how to rescue Miss Ye'er."

Bailing then realized that she had already regarded Li Yi as her closest person. In the past, she would go to Sister Ruyun first when she had something to do, but now she went to Li Yi first. She glanced at Li Yi, then turned and went to Liumoxuan.

Li Yi walked to the yamen, worrying about how to get the news. It happened that the two officials who were eating in Piaoxiangju came out of the yamen. Li Yi stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Two officials, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing recently?" When the two saw that it was Li Yi, they immediately understood his purpose. Official A said, "Mr. Li, I heard that you were driven away by the shopkeeper. Where are you working now?" Li Yi smiled and said, "Thanks to Miss Ye'er's recommendation, I am now working as a musician in Liumoxuan."

When the officer heard the name of Liu Moxuan, he looked at Li Yi and asked, "Are you here to inquire about Xiao Ye?" Li Yi nodded and said, "Excuse me, officer, what is the current situation?" "There are witnesses and evidence of assault and injury. Xiao Ye also admitted that she did it herself. What else can we say?" "She was molested and was forced to do it out of self-protection. Isn't this self-defense?"

It was the first time for the two officers to hear the term self-defense and they were both stunned. Officer A said, "Mr. Li, let's not talk about what self-defense you are talking about. Let me ask you, if someone scolds you and you hit them, how will this case be judged?" Li Yi understood what the officers meant. The three drunkards had not even started a fight. They just teased Xiao Ye with words, but this girl pulled out a pair of scissors and knocked them out. Even in today's society, this would not be considered self-defense. At best, it could be considered excessive defense.

Officer B said, "Mr. Li, are you and Xiao Ye married?" Li Yi said at a loss, "Miss Ye and I have no love, so how can we get married?" "Since there is no love, why are you meddling in this matter? Go do what you need to do and don't cause trouble for us. The person she blinded was a purchaser from the Qingzhou Weaving Bureau who came to Qing'an City to do business. He is considered a member of the court. Xiao Ye committed a crime and injured an official of the court. The evidence is solid, and she confessed to it. There will be no other explanation for this case."

Li Yi was shocked when he heard this, and asked casually: "May I ask what the sentence should be according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty?" Officer A said: "According to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, those who commit crimes in the streets and cause multiple injuries shall be caned 100 times and exiled a thousand miles away." "One hundred canes? I'm afraid she will die after being caned 100 times in court! Besides, she is a woman, how can she face people in the future if she is punished in public! It's better to just kill her!"

Officer B said unhappily, "You nerd, you know nothing. The county magistrate has already been the most lenient in making this arrangement. If it is counted as harming an official of the court, she should be beheaded directly! We will be restrained in the 100 strokes of the cane and will not take her life. There is nothing more to say about this matter. Don't make things more complicated. If you really want to, go to the jail to see Xiao Ye and comfort her. There is nothing else to do." After that, the two of them left, leaving Li Yi standing at the gate of the yamen.

Li Yi returned to the courtyard dejectedly. Seeing his dejected look, Chen Liang and Fang Zhuo knew that Xiao Ye's matter must be in trouble. Seeing Li Yi coming back, Bailing went up to him and asked, "Master Li, what did you find out?" Li Yi glanced at Bailing and told her the news he had found out. After hearing this, everyone was silent.

After a while, Fang Zhuo broke the silence and said, "Little friend Li, don't be too pessimistic about this matter. Perhaps there is still hope?" Everyone instantly focused their attention on Fang Zhuo, who sighed and said, "According to the law, the county magistrate has indeed done his utmost to help Miss Ye'er. But this may not be just verbal harassment. Miss Ye'er refused to be humiliated, and it is so simple to commit a crime in the street. I am afraid there is a conspiracy behind this!"

Li Yi was puzzled and asked, "Master Fang, what do you mean by that?" Fang Zhuo stroked his beard and said, "I told you before that I practice the Confucian Way of Gui. What is Gui? To put it bluntly, it is conspiracy and trickery. Therefore, this lineage of Gui has long been despised by other schools. However, this lineage has been passed down continuously because those in power need someone to give them advice, and when facing the enemy, conspiracy and trickery are the most useful."

Li Yi felt overwhelmed listening to Fang Zhuo talking about the Guidao incessantly, but he didn't want to interrupt him and cursed in his heart. Bailing saw Li Yi's impatience and said, "Master Fang, we all know the advantages of the Guidao. Don't keep us in suspense and get to the point! Is there any turning point?" Li Yi gave Bailing an approving look, and Bailing smiled knowingly.

Fang Zhuo glanced at the two and said, "What are you two doing? Are you flirting with each other?" Chen Liang, who was standing by, couldn't stand it any longer and yelled, "Fang, hurry up and tell us what's going on. We're all waiting to be rescued! What are you talking about? Tell us what's going on!"

Fang Zhuo rolled his eyes at Chen Liang and said, "From what I heard from Li Xiaoyou, Miss Ye'er blinded the buyer of Jiangnan Weaving Bureau. He should have come to Qing'an City to do business. Why didn't he do his business but got drunk and flirted with Xiao Ye? Although there are no other places for entertainment in Qing'an City, there are brothels. In other words, if he really wanted to sleep with a woman, he didn't have to flirt with a woman on the street. And this woman happened to have a feud with the young master of the Military Equipment Bureau. This is too coincidental."

Li Yi immediately understood the situation and slammed the table, "Yuwen Ye, this brat must die a miserable death! Ye'er has already fallen into such a state, but he still refuses to let her go!"

Everyone present knew about Xiao Ye's past, and they all understood that Yuwen Ye was definitely involved in this matter. It was very likely that Yuwen Ye learned that the purchaser was coming to Qing'an City to make purchases, and specifically asked him to check on Xiao Ye's situation and test her attitude. If Xiao Ye gave in, he would take her back to Qingzhou City to be a concubine. If she was still stubborn, he would make a few sarcastic remarks and then find fault with her and torture her afterwards. Thinking of this, everyone's faces were filled with resentment.

Bailing even cursed loudly, "This Yuwen Ye is a piece of shit. How can such a person live in this world! If Sister Ruyun saw him, she would definitely kill him with a sword on the spot!" At this time, Ruyun's voice came, "Yes, kill him with a sword, and then what? I can just walk away, but you silly girls will really become prostitutes, drinking and singing all day long, using your bodies to please those bastards like Yuwen Ye."

Seeing Ruyun coming, everyone stood up and saluted, and Ruyun returned the salute to the two masters, walked up to Li Yi, rolled her eyes, and smiled at Bailing. The three grown men didn't understand Ruyun's actions, and actually didn't understand why she rolled her eyes at Li Yi.

Li Yi asked, "Does Sister Ruyun have any solution?" Ruyun said disdainfully, "Why should I save outsiders? Little Ye is not my daughter from Liu Moxuan, so how could she be the lover of Music Master Li? If so, I can consider it." Li Yi quickly replied, "Sister Ruyun is joking. Miss Ye and I just met by chance. We don't have any friendship. It's just thanks to her that I don't have to sleep in the open and starve to death on the street."

"You are a grown man with arms and legs, but you have to rely on a woman with a tragic life to help you make a living. You don't feel ashamed, and you say it so brazenly. You are really shameless."

Bailing couldn't stand Ruyun's sarcasm on Li Yi, so she said, "Sister, if you really have a way, you might as well rescue her. Miss Ye'er has a miserable life and has suffered so much in the past few years. She is very pitiful. Master Li is so concerned about her affairs because of her introduction. Sister, please have mercy on her." "Oh? You want to save her too?" Ruyun looked at Bailing, who nodded in acknowledgment.