Chapter 522

However, once he arrived in Youzhou, he was quickly assigned to the front lines—serving in the Vanguard Battalion. After running these events through his mind, Qin Hu essentially understood that this must be a trap. The Duke Chen had long wanted to break off the engagement. The Qin Family and the Chen Family had originally entered into a political marriage, with both sides looking to strengthen and expand their influence. The later Qin Hu, however, was little more than a dissolute fop, almost completely useless; it could be said that he had brought nothing but disgrace to the Champion Marquis Estate. One must understand that every generation of the Champion Marquis had been a heroic figure with unparalleled influence in the military, yet this generation had produced a piece of trash who had never once stepped onto a battlefield. When the Old Marquis was still alive, Duke Chen had still shown some face, but once the Old Marquis died, Duke Chen became cold and ruthless, even going so far as to stage an annulment of the engagement in the middle of a funeral hall. Qin Hu, however, was deeply in love with Chen Ruoli and refused to agree, while Chen Ruoli had long since grown to despise this evil young master.