Chapter 447: Marriage by Imperial Order

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The negotiations with Xueba of Marquis Zhenbei went very smoothly, and Ji Ruyan's departure from Siyou Country was in full swing.

As time trickled away, Xueba of Marquis Zhenbei took his troops to Yi Country, and to secure the one million taels of gold belonging to Ji Ruyan, he even stationed a large army on the border of Yi Country.

Should they refuse to pay, that army was certainly ready to advance into Yi Country.

In this way, even if Pei Xi wanted to renege on the deal, it became impossible for him to do so.

The gold was handed over, but not without a fall out with Xueba of Marquis Zhenbei, because Pei Xi, ever so clever, had Pei Yue take contraceptive measures to prevent her from having children, which was something Xueba of Marquis Zhenbei could not forgive.

The isolation that Pei Xi faces today is of his own making.

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Yuanzhao First Year, December Seventh