At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door. This had never happened before. After all, the old man had once mentioned that while he was teaching Zhao Rong, no one was allowed to come and disturb him, and no one was allowed to come.
Go to the study room. Originally, in this old gentleman's opinion, the only things that should exist in this study room were stacks of books and himself. Even Zhao Rong was intolerable to him.
It's just that Zhao Rong was a necessary factor for him to have close contact with these books, so he had no choice but to endure it in the end. As for other people, the old gentleman didn't have such a good attitude, so he came to the study in the first place.
At that time, he had already made an agreement with everyone in the Zhao family, actually with the head of the Zhao family and his wife, that during the period when he was teaching, no one was allowed to enter the study.
This was the first time that when they were in class, there was a knock on the door. This sound naturally interrupted the old man's thoughts. He raised his head from the book and turned to look at the door.
The person who knocked on the door stopped after knocking a few times, waiting for a reply from the person inside. After a while, he didn't hear any movement. The person outside the door was a little worried, so he knocked twice more.
After a while, the old gentleman confirmed that he was not hallucinating, and that someone was indeed knocking on the door outside.
After understanding this, the old man was certainly very unhappy. He didn't want the Zhao family to dare to break the agreement between them and come to the door. He felt uncomfortable, and naturally his tone was also very unpleasant. He was angry.
He yelled: "Come in."
The person outside the door probably didn't expect that after he knocked on the door so cautiously, he got such a response. He was told to get in. He probably had never had anyone talk to him like this, so for a while, the door opened.
Everyone outside the door became quiet.
After a while, the door was pushed open, and a person walked in from the outside. The old man may not recognize this person, but Zhao Rong, who was hiding behind the bookshelf, happened to see the person who came in. This person turned out to be from the outer courtyard.
A housekeeper, although when he was young,
Not all of these housekeepers have been bullied, but at least he recognized them all, so at a glance, Zhao Rong knew that the man who walked in was not an ordinary servant but a housekeeper from the outer courtyard, and he could be regarded as one of Zhao Rong's
The family has a certain status.
But it was obvious that the old gentleman did not know this person, so although the old gentleman did not make a sound, his eyes could almost kill the person who walked in. And that person looked like he was going to kill someone.
Under the gaze, he felt a little pressured, so he quickly introduced himself.
"Hello, old gentleman, I am the housekeeper of the outer courtyard of the Zhao family. Today I am here to deliver an invitation to the old gentleman on the order of the head of the family." The man spoke quickly and carefully, and tried his best to show his respectful attitude.
As soon as he heard that this man was here on the orders of the head of the family, the old man's arrogance did calm down a bit. Although he was unhappy to be disturbed, he was able to come here and see so many ancient books because of it.
This was the blessing of the Zhao family head. Therefore, it was inevitable that he still had some scruples. Instead of asking people to get out like just now, he asked doubtfully: "What invitation?"
This old gentleman has been coming to the Zhao family for several years, but he has never participated in any activities of the Zhao family. And the head of the Zhao family seems to have forgotten the person's existence after inviting him in, and has not disturbed the family.
Any time, an old gentleman. What happened today? Inevitably, this old gentleman was also a little curious, wondering what kind of invitation the housekeeper of the outer courtyard sent over on the order of the head of the family.
Perhaps realizing that the old gentleman's tone had softened, the steward of the outer courtyard breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately respectfully presented an invitation with both hands, and respectfully delivered it to the old gentleman's desk.
All of this fell into the eyes of Zhao Rong behind the bookshelf. Zhao Rong could clearly see all the words and expressions of the housekeeper from the outer courtyard from the time he came in to now. After the housekeeper from the outer courtyard came in, he seemed to have no sense at all.
I never thought that this was the study room where the old gentleman taught him.
In addition to the old gentleman, there should also be a position for him as a young master. However, since this person came in, he glanced around the study room, but he did not see this person, because he did not see anything about Zhao Ronger.
Doubts or questions. It seems that the old gentleman is the only one in the study, which is a normal thing.
Although Zhao Rong had not had much dealings with the housekeeper of the outer courtyard, he felt a slight displeasure in his heart at this moment. Fortunately, he was hiding behind the bookshelf, so he could observe this person without being discovered by others.
And Zhao Rong just saw the invitation specially sent by this person. Zhao Rong is very familiar with this person. Those are the two identical invitations that Xiao Tao brought back. They must be the invitations to the birthday banquet of the fourth elder.
Sure enough, the old man reached out and picked up the invitation on the table. After opening it for a moment, the old man closed the invitation and put it back on the table. Then he raised his head and asked, "Is your fourth elder planning a birthday party for his 70th birthday?"
This sentence is a question, but it also has a very affirmative tone. Rather than saying that the old gentleman is confused about the purpose of the invitation, it is better to say that he is more confused about why the head of the Zhao family specially sent someone to send such an invitation. After all, in
In his opinion, this incident involving the Zhao family
He doesn't interfere with the love of the Zhao family, so there is no need for him to attend the birthday banquet of the elder of the Zhao family. How come the head of the family has always been nice before and knows that he doesn't want to talk to other people in the Zhao family, so why does he go out of his way to act abnormally today?
How about sending such an invitation yourself?
As for how the housekeeper of the Zhao family's outer courtyard explained to the old gentleman the purpose of sending the invitation and the meaning of the family master, Zhao Rong could no longer hear it at this time. He was completely stunned behind the bookshelf. He didn't want to
I know what kind of thoughts I have in my mind. For the time being, my mind is completely empty, or in other words, it is a mess.
At that time, Zhao Rong's eyes were a little dark. He didn't know how he was calm and still stood there without fainting. In fact, when the old gentleman picked up the invitation and opened it to check, Zhao Rong had a bad feeling in his heart.
It was already very intense. Basically, he could hear his heart pounding. A strong sense of uneasiness attacked him, and even surrounded him from head to toe.
The words that the old gentleman asked immediately after were like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Zhao Rong had stopped thinking. He didn't even know what it was, but he insisted on himself so that he could still stand here.