"yes, I know." Zhou Zhijing responded, and then carefully watched Ji Ning practice Tai Chi.

Actually, she doesn't know martial arts.

I only feel that although Ji Ning's boxing technique is slow, it has a special rhythm and is very beautiful.

Thinking that Ji Ning easily defeated three murderers with sharp blades in one pair of threes, she suddenly felt a little envious of Ji Ning.

Learning the six arts, combining civil and military affairs, this is the way of a dignified gentleman.

The sage Confucius refined literature, founded Confucianism and Taoism, and educated the world, and at the same time, Confucius himself was also strong in martial arts.

"The Book of Rites: Shooting Righteousness": "Confucius shoots in the garden of the face, covering the viewer like a wall. ”

"Lü's Spring and Autumn Festival: Shenda": "The strength of Confucius is the gateway to the country, and he refuses to hear it with his strength." ”

"Huainanzi": "Confucius is too wise and long-ranging, bravely obeys Meng Ben, is cunning and cunning, and recruits Chengguan. ”

In the past, the world was unincivilized, robbers were rampant, Confucius traveled around the world to preach, if there was no extraordinary bravery, how could he do it?

Zhou Zhijing participated in the imperial examination at the age of fourteen, all the way to high school to Jinshi, and then accepted official positions. On weekdays, I am busy with official business, and the only free time left is enough to study, and I have no time to practice martial arts. Her six arts of gentlemen are naturally incomplete.

Therefore, seeing that Ji Ning scholar practiced martial arts, he naturally couldn't help but be a little envious.

After about a cup of tea, Ji Ning finally finished practicing Tai Chi.

He stood with his feet shoulder to shoulder, his palms facing down and his eyebrows down, and slowly pressed down to the dantian, and his breath was withdrawn.

After receiving the credit, Ji Ning turned to look at the visitor, his eyes were obviously stunned, but he quickly showed an apologetic smile, and said apologetically with a deep bow: "I don't know that Your Excellency is visiting, Ji Mou has missed the welcome, it's really a sin." ”

It turned out that Zhou Zhijing was dressed as a man and a scholar at the moment, but because they had met, Ji Ning was a little unsure whether to call Brother Tai or Miss.

Of course, Zhou Zhijing did not deliberately hide the fact that her daughter was alive.

I saw that her chest was towering, her shoulders were sharpened, her snow neck was slender and graceful, her beautiful jade face was slightly powdered, she was wearing a Confucian scarf, and her two slender sword eyebrows added to the heroic spirit that ordinary women rarely have, and her temperament was unique.

"Ji Gongzi is polite." Zhou Zhijing returned the salute and said, "It's the concubine who took the liberty to visit, and it's rude to be true." I hope that Ji Gongzi will not blame. ”

The two were polite, Ji Ning invited Zhou Zhijing to the hall, let Yu Ling make tea for reception, and he went to the bedroom to change clothes.

He had just played Tai Chi, although it was slow and soft, but it was also sweaty, and the clothes were not formal scholarly Confucian clothes, so it was very impolite to entertain guests directly.

When Ji Ning changed his clothes, he couldn't help but have some doubts. How did this unknown young lady find him so quickly? If it was an official who came to the door, he would understand, but she came to the door alone.

After changing clothes, Ji Ning entered the hall and saw Zhou Zhijing, who was dressed as a man, with her back to the door, standing with her hands in her hands, looking up at a couplet hanging on the wall.

"Huh?" Ji Ning was slightly surprised in her heart, although Zhou Zhijing was dressed as a man and had a slender back, her temperament was very atmospheric, unlike that of women.

However, when he walked into the hall, Zhou Zhijing heard footsteps, so he turned back, revealing a heroic and beautiful face, Ji Ning couldn't help but feel that his eyes were bright, and the entire hall was several times brighter.

"Where there is a will, it can be done, the cauldron is broken, and the one hundred and two Qin passes belong to Chu after all; Hard-working people, the sky is not bearable, lying on the salary to taste the gall, three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu! Zhou Zhijing looked at Ji Ning, her lips opened lightly, and she read aloud, and then bowed her hand to Ji Ning, and praised from the bottom of her heart, "A good pair, it's really a rare good pair in the world!" It can last forever! ”

Ji Ning bowed his hand and said in return: "Thank you, Miss, for your praise." This is the work of my late father. Ji is not talented, and he is so downcast, so he can only use this pair to encourage himself. ”

"Ling Zun is really eight buckets high!" Zhou Zhijing couldn't help but sigh.

Ji Ning arched his hand, thanked Zhou Zhijing for his praise of the cheap dad, and thought to himself: "Cheap dad, I didn't take advantage of you in vain, I have helped you make a name for yourself several times." ”

Zhou Zhijing made a thousand blessings and said: "My father's surname is Zhou, my concubine's name is Zhen, and my word knows Jing." ”

"It turned out to be Miss Zhou, who has been looking up for a long time." Ji Ning said with a normal expression, "In Xia Ji Ning, the word Yongning." ”

Zhou Zhijing has a great reputation, but Ji Ning has not traveled to the Great Yong Dynasty for a long time, and he has little contact with other scholars, so the name Zhou Zhijing is the first time he has heard it.

As for Yu Ling, who was waiting on the side, although she had heard of Zhou Zhijing's reputation, she usually paid little attention to it. In addition, in her cognition, adults don't all go out to hug each other before and after official errands, all kinds of quiet avoidance, how can there be only a personal maid entourage like Zhou Zhijing did the night before, and she was also stabbed on the street. So for a while, she didn't expect that the person standing in front of her young master was actually the famous legendary female adult, the high-ranking and powerful Tongzhi in Jinling City.

Zhou Zhijing saw that although Ji Ning said "look up for a long time", her expression was calm as usual, and she was not at all like others who were excited and admired as soon as they heard her name. Even people with a higher status than her couldn't help but be moved when they first met her.

Ji Ning was able to receive her as usual when she first met, which made her feel different.

They gave each other names, and the two sat down as guests of honor.

After tasting the fragrant tea, Ji Ning took the initiative to ask, "Is your maid okay?" ”

"Thank you for Ji Gongzi's concern, she has long been out of danger, and the doctor said that she can fully recover after a month of cultivation." Zhou Zhijing said.

Ji Ning nodded.

"I entered the courtyard of your house just now and saw Ji Gongzi boxing, I don't know what kind of punch it is?" Zhou Zhijing asked curiously.

After such a long time, the shadow of Ji Ning practicing Tai Chi was still floating in her mind, which made her very impressed.

Ji Ning smiled lightly: "Hehe, it's just a crop style, not elegant, and practiced indiscriminately, I laughed." ”

"Not necessarily, right?" Zhou Zhijing shook her head lightly and said, "Although the concubine doesn't know martial arts, she took a few more looks just now and found that Ji Gongzi's boxing technique is slow and soft on the surface, but it is actually fierce inside. Between slow and fast, dynamic and static, there is a special harmonious rhythm, which is different from the philosophy of Confucianism and Taoism, and seems to be somewhat similar to the Tai Chi Zhi Principle advocated by Taoism. ”

When Ji Ning heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised in his heart. I don't know martial arts, so I almost said the name of Taijiquan that I had never seen before after a few glances.

Combined with Zhou Zhijing's elegant demeanor, he secretly concluded that this Zhou Zhijing was definitely not an ordinary person.

Ji Ning and Zhou Zhijing chatted for about half an hour, and Zhou Zhijing got up to say goodbye, without delaying Ji Ning to go to Sanwei Academy.

Ji Ning personally sent Zhou Zhijing out of the Ji Mansion and watched Zhou Zhijing leave in a carriage.

"Young master, this Miss Zhou is so affectionate, you took the risk to save her life and save her niece, not only did she mention a gift to thank her, she didn't even say a word of thanks!" When he turned to return to the courtyard, Yu Ling couldn't help but say a little angrily.

Ji Ning smiled and said, "You have wronged her." As the so-called great grace does not say thank you, she keeps it in her heart, does not say it in her mouth, and will only repay her actions in the future. ”

"Really?" Yu Lingmei's eyes lit up and asked expectantly.

"Of course it's true, she made a special trip to the door. It must have taken a lot of energy for her to find me so quickly. Ji Ning said, "If you are not grateful, why bother? ”

"Wow——, Miss Zhou is planning to marry the young master with her body?" Yu Ling asked happily.

The next moment, she screamed "oops", and her little white hands covered her beautiful little head.

I saw Ji Ning retract the hand that had just knocked Yu Ling's chestnut, and said angrily: "What nonsense? Do you listen to a lot of books in the teahouse? ”

According to what he learned from the contact just now, this elegant and noble Miss Zhou, who has excellent talent and excellent temperament, is categorically impossible to promise because of the grace of saving her life.