The citizens of Shangjing saw teams of riders and family guards hurriedly passing by, as if they were searching for someone.
A person buying steamed buns asked, "What happened?"
The steamed bun vendor, who encountered many people and was more informed, said, "I heard that today there was a horse race at the Imperial Palace, and the Commandery Princess of Nan lost to the Princess Consort. In a moment of distress, she left the Imperial Palace and disappeared without a trace. Nanwang Mansion is panicking, sending people everywhere to look for her."
"How could this be, the Commandery Princess of Nan is the best horsewoman among the Khitan women, undefeated. How could she have lost to the Princess Consort?"
"I don't know the details, but the Princess Consort won the competition, that's for sure."
"The Princess Consort must have cheated, otherwise how could she have beaten the Commandery Princess of Nan? Han people are known to be cunning, and it shows."
