Because the Duke of Chen's Household had long wanted to break off the engagement with him.
The Qin Clan and the Chen Clan were originally joined in a political marriage, with both families seeking to expand their influence and power. But the later Qin Hu, aside from being a dissolute rake, was virtually good for nothing—one could say he had completely disgraced the Champion Marquess Estate.
One must know that through the generations, every Champion Marquess had been a heroic figure with 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.
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