The father of the Crown Prince of Xiping, King of Xiping, along with his two younger brothers and his wife, perished in this war.
The sorrowful cries within the Xiping Palace rose and fell in waves, causing the Princess of Xiping to faint from grief several times. The Crown Prince of Xiping remained by the Princess's side, exhausted.
Two white lanterns inscribed with the character for mourning hung above the grand gates of the Xiping Palace. White silk and plain mourning cloth adorned the blue-tiled roof ridges, dangling from the eaves carved with auspicious beasts, swirling chaotically in the wind.
