Claudius will probably recognize this little huff of an exhale as the Lan Wangji version of a laugh. He had not known Gertrude well enough to select a story to her tastes, so he chose one because he had imagined it would amuse Claudius if he had been present. "A recent night-hunt with Sizhui and Wei Ying both in attendance. We left the exorcism to Sizhui, and he performed well, but a small amount of resentful energy followed us to our inn. This became apparent at an inopportune time, after Wei Ying and I had gone to our bed."