Meanwhile, Northern Zhou forces continued their pursuit, and Gao Wei, leaving Grand Empress Dowager Hu at Ji Province, fled further south with Retired Empress Mu, Consort Feng Xiaolian, Gao Heng, and some of his other close followers to Qing Province (青州, roughly modern Qingzhou, Shandong). Northern Zhou forces, however, soon arrived at Qing Province as well, and Gao Wei's party tried to flee south to Chen, but were captured and delivered back to Yecheng, where they were initially treated with respect by Northern Zhou's Emperor Wu.
Concurrently, Northern Zhou troops continued their pursuit, and Gao Wei, leaving Grand Empress Dowager Hu at Ji Province, escaped further south with Retired Empress Mu, Consort Feng Xiaolian, Gao Heng, and some of his other close associates to Qing Province (青州, roughly modern Qingzhou, Shandong). Northern Zhou troops soon arrived at Qing Province as well, and Gao Wei's party attempted to flee south to Chen, but were apprehended and returned to Yecheng, where they were initially treated with respect by Northern Zhou's Emperor Wu.