Wei Anning returned to the Duke Mansion. The Duke, upon hearing the news, hurriedly came down from his study upstairs. Seeing her safe and sound, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief, "Thank the Lord, you're back safely."
Wei Anning felt nothing toward the Duke's reaction. She turned to Night Shadow and said, "Take my luggage back to my room first."
Night Shadow quickly left with the suitcase, while Wei Anning stared sharply at the Duke, her gaze penetrating, "You anticipated that there would be danger in the mountainous teaching, didn't you?"
The Duke met her gaze, "Ningning, as long as you've returned safely, why pursue the matter?"
"If it weren't for Gong Ting taking a stab for me, I would have been dead. You wanted me to feign misery to garner sympathy from the public, but it backfired. Instead of gaining sympathy, it incited public anger. I wonder how you feel about that?" Wei Anning mockingly retorted.
