The Qin family and the Chen family were in a political marriage to begin with, as both sides wanted to grow stronger and expand their influence. But the later Qin Hu turned out to be a good-for-nothing playboy, practically worthless, practically bringing complete disgrace to the Marquis of Champion's estate.
One must bear in mind that throughout history, every Marquis of Champion had been a heroic figure with incomparable influence within the military. Yet it had to be this generation that produced a good-for-nothing who had never even set foot on a battlefield.
While the old marquis was still alive, Duke Chen at least maintained a facade of courtesy. But once the old marquis died, Duke Chen discarded all human feelings and went so far as to stage the cancellation of the engagement right there in the mourning hall.
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