Chapter 129: Court Debate
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In the Bishui Pavilion, Xiao Wenxuan continued to admire the glass goblets for a while longer.
Seeing that Consort Zhen still looked worried, he comforted her, “But you don’t need to worry too much. The barbarians’ southern invasion is a matter of national importance. I won’t treat it lightly. If Prince Qi can’t hold out, I will order King Wei to send reinforcements. To the west is Prince Yong, and to the south is King Wei. If even that isn’t enough, there are still my imperial guards.”
Consort Zhen wanted to say that King Wei might not be reliable, but she swallowed her words. This was just Empress Zhao’s one-sided claim.
Bringing it up now, without solid evidence, would only anger Xiao Wenxuan, especially since he had always trusted King Wei.
“If that’s the case, I can rest easy. The rest will depend on fate. I only hope Your Majesty will support Ming’er as much as possible,” Consort Zhen said softly.
Xiao Wenxuan nodded, seemingly unwilling to continue the topic. Instead, he pointed at the goblets and asked, “By the way, did Prince Qi say what these cups are for? Are they just decorative?”
“Ming’er said they are for drinking wine. He claimed that only glass goblets can truly showcase the clarity of ‘Drunken Qingzhou,'” Consort Zhen replied.
Xiao Wenxuan seemed to like the glass goblets very much, almost reluctant to put them down. “Hmm, that’s a good point. They are indeed perfect for drinking wine. But there seem to be too few of them.”
“What’s the difficulty in that?” Consort Zhen smiled. “I’ll just ask him to send more.”
“That wouldn’t be appropriate. Qingzhou is facing such a crisis, and I’m taking his things for free,” Xiao Wenxuan said.
Consort Zhen chuckled. “Your Majesty’s words today are worth countless glass goblets. How could it be considered taking for free?”