Qin Hu had been spoiled by his parents since childhood. He cared neither for studies nor for the martial arts, content only to indulge in idle play, wining, dining, and throwing his weight around the Capital City.
When he grew older, his family hoped to help him settle down and arranged a marriage for him. The bride-to-be was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Chen, a refined young lady named Chen Ruoli, who was as virtuous as she was beautiful.
While this Qin Hu was vicious and cruel to everyone else, he was unfailingly obedient and doting toward his beautiful fiancée, treating her like a precious gem. Yet, it was precisely this childhood sweetheart who became the source of his undoing.
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