The marriage between the Qin and Chen families was, at its core, a political alliance. Both clans sought to expand their influence and power, yet the later Qin Hu proved to be little more than a dissolute good-for-nothing, virtually useless in every respect, effectively dragging the reputation of the Champion Marquess's Estate through the mud.
One had to remember that through successive generations, the holders of the title Champion Marquess had all been heroic figures possessing peerless influence within the military. Yet in this generation, it had produced a good-for-nothing who had never even set foot on a battlefield.
While the old marquess was still alive, Duke Chen had maintained a semblance of courtesy. But upon the old marquess's death, Duke Chen turned utterly ruthless, staging a public annulment of the engagement right there in the mourning hall.
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