Now, with the news that Xiliang has won from the Yan Kingdom, they have once again found an excuse not to hand over Bai Qingyu to him. The reason... is probably to cause an alliance rift between the Yan Kingdom and Zhou, so that the Emperor, Bai Qingyan, would, in his rage, go to war with Yan. With Bai Qingyan's weakness out of Yan's grasp, it would ease Xiliang's perilous situation.
This is truly Xiliang's aim, to divert Zhou's attention toward attacking Yan.
Moreover, if she guesses correctly, after pacifying Xiliang, the next would be the contention between Zhou and Yan for dominance. Even if Zhou couldn't anticipate her cooperation with Xiliang behind the scenes, they could justly use Yan's betrayal of the alliance to justify sending troops against Yan!
