Just then, there was a sudden knock at the door. This has never happened, after all, the old gentleman once proposed that during his teaching of Zhao Rong, no one was allowed to come and disturb, and no one was allowed to come to the study. Originally, in the old gentleman's opinion, what should exist in this study is a stack of books, and it is himself, even Zhao Rong is unbearable for him.

It's just that Zhao Rong is a necessary factor for him to have close contact with these books, so there is no way, and in the end he can only endure it. As for the others, the old gentleman didn't have such a good attitude, so when he first came to this study, he had already agreed with everyone in the Zhao family, in fact, to the head and wife of the Zhao family, that during the time he was teaching, no one was allowed to enter the study.

This was the first time, and when they were in class, there was a knock at the door. This voice naturally interrupted the old gentleman's thoughts, and he looked up from the book and turned to look at the door.

And the person who knocked on the door stopped after knocking a few times just now, and waited for the reply of the person in the house, and after a moment did not hear any movement, and the person outside the door was a little uneasy, and knocked lightly twice. At this time, the old gentleman was sure that he was not hallucinating, and that there was indeed a knock on the door outside.

Thinking about this, of course, the old gentleman was very unhappy. He didn't want the Zhao family to dare to break the agreement between them and actually come to the door. Feeling uncomfortable, and naturally his tone was also very unpleasant, he shouted angrily: "Get in." ”

The people outside the door probably didn't expect that they knocked on the door so carefully, and they actually got such a response. Let him roll in. It is estimated that he has never talked to anyone like this to him, so for a while, the door and the door were quiet.

A moment later the door was pushed open, and a man walked in from the outside. This old gentleman may not know him, but Zhao Rong, who was hiding behind the bookshelf, just happened to look at the person who entered the door. This person is actually a housekeeper in the outer courtyard, although when he was young, he was not bullied with these housekeepers, but at least he still recognized them, so at a glance, Zhao Rong knew that the person who walked in was not an ordinary servant but a housekeeper in the outer courtyard, and he could be regarded as having a certain status in the Zhao family.

But obviously, the old gentleman didn't know this person, so although the old gentleman didn't say anything, his gaze was almost able to kill the person who walked in. And the man also felt a little pressured under the old gentleman's gaze as if he was about to kill, so he quickly introduced himself.

"Hello old man, I am the butler of the Zhao family's outer courtyard. Today I have come to send an invitation to the old gentleman on the orders of the head of the family. The man spoke quickly and carefully, and tried to show his deference as much as possible.

As soon as he heard that this person had come on the orders of the head of the family, the old gentleman's arrogance had indeed restrained a little. Although he was very unhappy to be disturbed, he was able to come here to see so many ancient books, and it was also thanks to the blessing of the head of the Zhao family. So inevitably, he still had some scruples, and did not directly let people get out like just now, but asked suspiciously: "What invitation?"

This old gentleman has been coming to the Zhao family for a few years, but he has never participated in any activities of the Zhao family. And the head of the Zhao family seemed to forget the existence of this person after inviting someone in, and did not disturb this old gentleman once. Inevitably, the old gentleman was also a little curious, not knowing what kind of invitation the housekeeper of the outer courtyard had sent over on the orders of the head of the house.

Probably realizing that the old gentleman's tone had softened, the steward of the outer courtyard breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately respectfully presented an invitation with both hands and respectfully sent it to the old gentleman's desk.

All of this fell into Zhao Rong's gaze behind the bookshelf. All the expressions of the housekeeper in the outer courtyard from the time he came in to the present were clearly seen by Zhao Rong. When the housekeeper of the outer courtyard came in, he didn't seem to think that this was the study where the old gentleman taught him.

In addition to the old gentleman, there should also be the position of his young master, but since this person came in, he also glanced around the study, but he didn't see this person, because he didn't see Zhao Rong'er have any doubts or questions. It's as if the old gentleman is the only one in the study, which is a normal thing.

Although Zhao Rong said that he hadn't dealt much with this housekeeper in the outer courtyard, he had a faint dislike in his heart at this time, but fortunately, he was hiding behind the bookshelf now, but he could observe this person without being seen by others.

And Zhao Rong also saw the invitation specially sent by this person just now, this Zhao Rong is very familiar. Those are the two identical invitations that Xiao Tao got back, and they must be invitations to the birthday banquet of the four elders.

Sure enough, I saw the old gentleman reach out and pick up the invitation card on the table, and after opening it for a while, the old gentleman closed the invitation card and put it back on the table, and then looked up and asked, "Is it your fourth elder who wants to prepare a birthday banquet for his 70th birthday?"

This sentence is a question sentence, and it is a very positive tone. It is not so much that this old gentleman is puzzled about the purpose of this invitation, but he is even more puzzled about why the head of the Zhao family specially sent someone to send such an invitation. After all, in his opinion, he didn't get involved in this matter of the Zhao family, so there was no need for the birthday banquet of the elder of the Zhao family. Why did the owner of this family have been good before, knowing that he is unwilling to deal with the rest of the Zhao family, why did he deliberately send such an invitation to himself today?

As for how the housekeeper of the Zhao family's outer courtyard explained to the old gentleman, the purpose of the invitation he sent, and the meaning of the head of the family, Zhao Rong couldn't hear it at all at this time. He was completely stunned behind the bookshelf, he didn't know what kind of thought he had in his mind, and for the time being, his mind was empty, or rather chaotic.

At that time, Zhao Rong's eyes were a little dark, he didn't know how he was calm, and he didn't faint when he stood there. In fact, from the time the old gentleman picked up the invitation card and opened it to check, Zhao Rong had a very strong bad premonition in his heart. Basically, he could hear his heart pounding, and a strong sense of uneasiness hit him, even enveloping him from head to toe.

Immediately after the old gentleman's questioning, like the last straw that broke the camel's back, Zhao Rong had already stopped his ability to think. He didn't even know what it was, and he held on to himself, so that he could still stand here and not pass out. (To be continued)

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