Cui Yu was Cui Zhao Ren's biological younger brother, born of the same mother.
Cui Zhao Ren's death had dealt a devastating blow to the entire Cui family.
But if one asked who hated Li Mu Yang the most, it was undoubtedly the branch to which Cui Yu belonged.
Cui Zhao Ren had profound cultivation, formidable strength, and a deep understanding of schemes and stratagems. He had risen to prominence at a young age, becoming the emperor's trusted Supervision Chief Historian early on—a brilliant young man whose prospects in officialdom were limitless.
Cui Yu, on the other hand, loved wine and excelled at poetry. He had earned the fine reputation of "a poem for every dou of wine," and was widely renowned in the imperial capital. Beloved by scholars and poets, he was a famous figure in the pleasure quarters and a frequent guest at all the grand banquets.
Cui Yu possessed the uninhibited wildness of a man of letters. After drinking, he often said outrageous things and did outrageous deeds.
For instance, he had originally intended to drag Third Young Master Song, Song Tao, into drinking, but had unexpectedly run straight into the younger sister of the murderer who had killed his own elder brother, Cui Zhao Ren.
Ever since Li Sinian had been received into the imperial capital by the Lu family, Cui Yu had constantly been plotting his revenge. He had even sent people to spy on her from afar several times.
However, Lu Mansion cared deeply about the girl's safety, and whenever Li Sinian went out, she was constantly accompanied by experts protecting her. The Cui family, meanwhile, did not take revenge for Cui Zhao Ren all that seriously. They had not dispatched any stronger forces to help him, since it seemed impossible for him to