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.
At the same time, Northern Zhou forces pressed on their pursuit, and Gao Wei, leaving Grand Empress Dowager Hu at Ji Province, retreated further south with Retired Empress Mu, Consort Feng Xiaolian, Gao Heng, and some of his other trusted companions to Qing Province (青州, roughly modern Qingzhou, Shandong). Northern Zhou forces soon arrived at Qing Province as well, and Gao Wei's party tried to flee south to Chen, but were captured and brought back to Yecheng, where they were initially treated with deference by Northern Zhou's Emperor Wu.