Xing and the Emperor were in the Imperial Study discussing the aftermath of the war. They lost nearly twenty of their ships and a hundred and fifty six soldiers had given up their life to protect their borders. Even though this was a loss, it wasn't as much as bad as they had expected.
They've been back for a couple of weeks and the Emperor was telling her how the military officers want to go on a war campaign with their Empress leading them and it is an important topic everyday in their court and Xing just shook her head. These are all the things that she tried to avoid. Just because they are strong doesn't mean they should go on expanding their kingdom.
