The entire Yan court, both civil and military officials, is willing to believe that the princess of Chu State has been captured and brought back by their own Lord Pingye because it is a matter of pride.
However, Chu State can simply announce that the princess wasn't abducted.
They could find another woman of the same age from the royal family, or even directly pick a princess, send her over, and have her marry Qu Peiluo, the eldest son of the Qu Clan.
The Qu Clan would happily declare that the real princess is unharmed, and that the one abducted by the Yan people was fake.
At that point,
The real would become fake,
And the fake would become undeniably real.
Because the princess is merely a symbolic figure, used by the regent as a political tool to ally with the Qu Clan. As for her as a person, honestly, aside from her princess title, what other use does she have?
