Lu Tianyu's feet hit the ground, and still shaken, he rushed over, grabbed Li Sinian's hand, and wailed, "Sis, I was almost stabbed to death by them! They bullied me."
"Why did they bully you?" Li Sinian asked.
Lu Tianyu pointed at Cui Shaofeng and said, "They're all from the Cui family."
Saying they were from the Cui family was explanation enough. The Cui and Lu families had been sworn enemies to begin with, and lately they had been locked in a bitter struggle for the position of Left Prime Minister. By a twist of fate, Li Mu Yang had been dragged into the conflict and had accidentally killed Cui Zhao Ren, the Supervision Department prodigy the Cui family had been painstakingly cultivating. Meanwhile, the Lu family matriarch had traveled all the way to Jiangnan and brought Li Mu Yang's family to the imperial capital, cutting off the Cui family's path of revenge. It was said that they had shared a master-and-servant bond before.
That was tantamount to pouring oil on the flames!
In the past, the Cui and Lu families had competed, but at least they had maintained a superficial peace. Ever since Li Mu Yang killed Cui Zhao Ren, the two families had become as incompatible as fire and water. Lu Xingkong of the Lu family and Cui Xichen of the Cui family appeared before the Emperor every day, and no one knew how many rounds of arguments they had exchanged in the imperial presence.
When those above were at odds, those below naturally remained hostile as well.
Sometimes, the younger members of the Lu family would find a chance to torment someone from the Cui family. At other times, the younger members of the Cui family would gather and ambush someone from the Lu family.
Obviously, today