because Duke Chen had long wanted to call off the engagement.
The Qin and Chen families were in a purely political alliance, both seeking to expand their power and influence. Yet the later Qin Hu turned out to be little more than a good-for-nothing wastrel, practically dragging the Marquis of Champion's estate through the dirt.
One had to remember that through the generations, every Marquis of Champion had been a heroic figure wielding peerless influence within the military. Yet this generation had produced a useless coward who had never even set foot on a battlefield.
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