The Qin family and the Chen family were in a political marriage from the very start, with both sides looking to grow stronger and more influential. Later on, apart from being a dissolute spendthrift, Qin Hu was practically useless, practically dragging the reputation of the Champion Marquis Mansion through the mud.
One had to bear in mind that past generations of the Champion Marquis had all been legendary heroes holding peerless influence within the military. Yet down to this generation, it had produced a good-for-nothing who had never even set foot on a battlefield.
While the Old Marquis was still alive, the Duke of Chen kept up appearances. But once the Old Marquis died, the Duke of Chen turned ruthless and heartless, actually staging a scene of breaking off the engagement right inside the mourning hall.
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