Chapter 455

Upon learning this news, Wang Jian felt a sense of relief in his heart.

After all, Fusu had been by his side when this happened.

If something had truly happened to Fusu, Wang Jian could not guarantee that His Majesty would not suspect him.

Although he truly had not taken any action to do such a thing,

such suspicion would be like a thorn, pricking at the bottom of His Majesty's heart.

Once something happened later, this thorn would firmly pierce His Majesty's heart.

Their Wang family would also, under the effect of this thorn, step into a state of no return.

"Where is Ben'er?"

Night fell, but Wang Jian had yet to see his son's figure.

"The young general seems to be in the study."

The butler beside him said.

Upon hearing that Wang Ben was just staying in the study, Wang Jian waved his hand.

Previously, to prevent him from going out and causing trouble again, he had kept him tightly confined at home.

With Prince Fusu poisoned, any trouble caused in such a situation would be magnified countless times by Made Ying Zheng.

Coupled with his previous mistake of mismanaging troops, if he were to cause trouble for Made Ying Zheng again,

Wang Jian could not guarantee that Made Ying Zheng would not take his head.

It was precisely because of his understanding of Made Ying Zheng that he kept Wang Ben tightly confined at home.

But what he did not know was that the reason Wang Ben was staying in the study was to wait for tonight's meeting.

During the day, he had already sent people out to scout for news.

In those restaurants and teahouses, such news had already gone wild.

Thinking of the Ghost's terror, he could only pin his hopes on tonight.

He hoped that tonight, Eastern Emperor Taiyi could come up with a good strategy.

He absolutely could not let the Wang family's glory stop here.

The Wang family should, under his leadership, ascend to an even more glorious position.

The night slowly deepened.

Everything outside fell into silence.

Only a few households still had their lamps lit.

But even they, amidst the noise, slowly extinguished their lamps.

Wang Ben lay tightly in the night.

Tonight's meeting was of vital importance; he absolutely could not attract anyone's attention.

Even the people around him could not be trusted.

Estimating in his heart that the time was about right,

his figure slowly climbed up from the bed and walked toward the window.

Tonight's guard had long since been called away by him.

Therefore, there was simply no one guarding outside his room.

Wang Ben successfully climbed out of the window and walked toward the rockery in the courtyard.

This rockery was the secret passage from their Wang Fu to the outside.

As soon as his figure entered the rockery, it immediately vanished without a trace.

The moment Wang Ben's figure disappeared,

a black shadow immediately arrived around the rockery.

But he circled the rockery for a long time without finding the route Wang Ben had used to disappear.

The black shadow was unwilling to give up and investigated again.

It was only when the sound of rhythmic footsteps came from afar that he left, feeling unreconciled.

These were the night guards of the Wang family.

Until these people left, the black shadow returned to the vicinity of the rockery.

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