Ling Hua was silent for a while.
Three years before, after the sound of the knocking gong, when she had entered the Duke of Anguo's residence, she was actually there to break off the engagement. The old lady of the Duke's family was solely driven by profit and probably saw an opportunity in the Ling family, so she absolutely refused to break it off.
At that time, she had to take over the grain transport service of Jiangnan and had no time to tangle with her, so she put forward harsh conditions, arranging for people to watch Qin Huan, and to her surprise, the old lady of the Duke accepted them.
Back then, Qin Huan was thin and frail, yet he lost his temper, insisting he wouldn't do it, claiming he was a man and couldn't be monitored by his fiancée. It was too undignified, he said, and would be embarrassing if people found out.
