Chapter 149
Including the Royal family, most Marquis-level noble family and higher only settle for one child if their firstborn was a boy. This was to avoid infighting within their families over the succession rights.
As for noble families below the Marquis rank, they are less likely to follow the same practice as they don't own big business like Marquis level nobles and higher. They instead believe in the strength of numbers and created many offspring to expand their influence and family businesses.
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Upper West District.
The forces of the four great families have split into two unequal forces. House Weld, Grey and Acker have stayed and set up an ambush along the same route the Duke's group had passed through to enter the Lower West District, while House Weld had taken their troops a
