However, when the old gentleman looked up and saw Zhao Rong as soon as he opened the door, he was obviously stunned and looked at Zhao Rong in surprise, as if he shouldn't be here.
The old gentleman's surprised expression also made everything Zhao Rong wanted to say get stuck in his throat. This pause disrupted the thoughts that Zhao Rong had just sorted out. At this time, he
I knew that it was not the time for me to speak, otherwise who knew what I would say in my chaotic thoughts. I had better wait for the old man to sit down at the desk, and then calm down my thoughts before going to the old man.
It is better to take leave.
Having made up his mind, Zhao Rong still sat at the desk, pretending to look at the book in his hand. When he saw the old gentleman, he only glanced at him and turned back, without standing up to salute.
After all, the old gentleman had said before that there was no need to prevent Zhao Rong from saluting when we met in the morning. Although Zhao Rong had always felt that as a student, he should say hello to his teacher in the morning, but the old gentleman obviously exempted him from these common etiquettes.
This is also because the old gentleman never regards Zhao Rong as his student. In his opinion, this Zhao Rong is just an additional condition for him to be able to see so many precious ancient books. Since it is only an additional condition, Master
The family did not ask him to teach anything, so the best way to deal with Zhao Rong is to ignore him.
Although the old gentleman asked Zhao Rong to stay next to him in the study, he did not need him to make any moves. The old gentleman just regarded him as a prop, a task that he had to complete, nothing more.
Although Zhao Rong looked very calm on the surface, still pretending to read, but in fact, his thoughts were rolling in his heart, and a thought kept coming to him. Why was the old gentleman so surprised to see him? You must know that over the years,
He studied in the study with the old gentleman. Except for the occasional truancy, he sat here every day and watched the old gentleman come in.
When the old man saw him for the first time, he was indifferent, contemptuous, and disgusted, but he was never surprised. This was the first time the old man saw himself, and he showed such an obvious expression. Zhao Rong could not help but feel something in his heart.
Want to play drums, why, why is it today that this old gentleman is so abnormal?
But unlike Zhao Rong, who was complicated in his heart and kept surging with thoughts, and pretended to be calm on the surface, the old man directly said what he wanted: "Hey, why are you still here today?"
Since it was the old gentleman who asked the question, of course Zhao Rong had to answer. Although the old gentleman stipulated that he could not take the initiative to speak back or make too much noise in the study, but since it was the old gentleman who raised the question, naturally he should answer quickly.
But before Zhao Rong could stand up and respectfully answer the old gentleman's question, the old gentleman had already said his second sentence, "Didn't I tell you that day? What kind of elder of your Zhao family is today?"
It’s my birthday, if you want to attend, then go by yourself, there is no need for me to take you there."
At this time, the old gentleman was making up for Zhao Rong a lot. He felt that the child in front of him was pretending to be honest on the surface, but in fact he was very cunning. Zhao Rong wanted to use his reputation as a great scholar to give himself
Add weights.
Although the old man doesn't know the current internal situation of the Zhao family, he knows how many underworld activities are carried out in these high-ranking families. These people's hearts are full of twists and turns. They are very calculating when calculating others, so in the old man
Mr. Zhao Rong feels the same way in his heart.
The reason why this kid came to the study despite the fact that he had given him a day off was probably because he wanted to pretend to be a good student in order to deceive his own sense of approval. Then if he was soft-hearted, he might have agreed to go with him.
Went to the birthday party with him.
Then this kid can rely on his reputation as a great scholar to make a splash, and maybe even among the brothers, this kid will have to establish his energy and pull himself onto his chariot.
When he thought of this, the old gentleman was certainly not in a good mood. But he didn't expect that after he finished his second sentence, the eyes of Zhao Rong opposite him seemed to sparkle.
How could Zhao Rong's eyes not be bright at this time? He suddenly remembered that on the day he saw the housekeeper of the outer courtyard sending the invitation to the old gentleman, he had indeed heard the old gentleman say to him,
On the day of the birthday banquet, he doesn't have to come to the study.
Now he is almost jumping up. He is so happy. He has never thought that this old gentleman can actually open such a convenient door for himself. Now there is no need for him to find anything else.
Why did he pretend to be sick and leave the study secretly? The old gentleman had already found a reason for him, so he could just leave now.
Although there are still some ambiguities in what the old man just said, at least Zhao Rong didn't understand why the old man said that and why he seemed to insist that he take him to the birthday banquet. In fact, the birthday banquet itself was not possible at all.
It was impossible for him to participate. The old gentleman probably misunderstood something. But Zhao Rong did not want to explain.
As for the old man, he was impatient to listen to anyone's explanation. Once, the old man asked Zhao Rong to find a book for him, but Zhao Rong rummaged through all the books on the shelf and couldn't find the old man.
The book that the gentleman mentioned. Zhao Rong had no choice but to go back to the old gentleman and tell him the situation. But the old gentleman refused to admit it and said angrily: "I just handed over that book yesterday."
If you put it there, how could it disappear?"
The implication is that the old gentleman suspects that Zhao Rong has messed with the books on his bookshelf. You must know that most of the books in this study belong to the old gentleman, and only a small part of the books are for Zhao Rong.
.These include literacy books for enlightenment, as well as simple books such as the Four Books and Five Classics, etc. These are things that the old gentleman does not want to see or encounter.
In the old man's mind, he believed that his study should be filled with books that are particularly profound and rare. Moreover, the old man believed that he had very strong control over books. He remembered the location of each book, so Zhao
Rong told him that the book he wanted was not on the bookshelf. In fact, in the old man's opinion, Zhao Rong was challenging his authority.
Zhao Rong still remembers this incident. When the book was finally found, it was on the old gentleman's desk.