The Qin Clan and the Chen Clan were joined in a political marriage, with both families seeking to expand their power and influence. As for Qin Hu, he turned out to be a dissolute hedonist good for almost nothing, practically bringing utter disgrace to the Champion Marquess Estate.
As everyone knew, successive generations of the Champion Marquess had been heroic figures wielding incomparable influence within the military. Yet this particular generation had produced a good-for-nothing who had never even set foot on a battlefield.
While the Late Marquis was still alive, Duke of Chen maintained a facade of polite respect, but the moment the old man died, the duke turned completely ruthless, staging a public annulment of the engagement right there in the mourning hall.
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