The Qin and Chen families were in a political marriage from the start; both wanted to expand their power and influence. The later Qin Hu proved to be a good-for-nothing playboy, practically dragging the name of the Champion Marquis's Mansion through the mud.
History showed that every generation of the Champion Marquis had been legendary heroes with incomparable influence in the military. Yet this generation had produced a good-for-nothing who had never even set foot on a battlefield.
While the old marquis was still alive, Duke Chen maintained a polite facade. But upon the old marquis's death, Duke Chen turned ruthlessly cold, even staging a public cancellation of the engagement right there in the mourning hall.
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