Yun Jing and Yuan Tuo had yet to sleep.
Yun Jing idly fiddled with his teacup while Yuan Tuo kept his head lowered beside him. Upon hearing Meng Anli's voice, he raised his eyes and gave her a complicated look.
There was worry, and there was heartache.
Meng Anli smiled reassuringly.
Clack~
The teacup landed on the table.
Anli's heart sank slightly. Her master was unhappy. She had done something wrong.
She considered the mistakes she had made tonight.
Eagerly reaching for the teacup, she said, "I'll pour tea for Master."
Yun Jing tapped the teacup with his fingertip. "No need to pour tea. Tell me."
"Yes." Meng Anli went along with it smoothly. "I did not think this plan through thoroughly."
Yun Jing's brows lifted slightly, and his fingers relaxed.
Meng Anli's heart stirred. She quickly took the cup and poured him tea.
"There were two things I failed to consider. First, if Uncle Lu had not brought so many people with him, everything that followed would have been for nothing. Second, if something had gone wrong on my brother's side, I would have put Uncle Lu in a difficult position."
Yuan Tuo muttered softly, "How could anything go wrong on my side?"
Yun Jing turned his head slightly and glanced at him.
Yuan Tuo immediately shut his mouth, shrinking back and making himself as inconspicuous as possible.
Meng Anli handed the teacup to Yun Jing. "From now on, I will think more carefully, consider more possibilities, and make more preparations."
Yun Jing raised his hand to accept it, his expression growing somewhat more pleased.
"For your first time setting such a grand trap, you did quite well. In the future, think about how to advance when attacking and defend when retreating. Given your nature, dragging in those who