Fang Qi decided to ask Ming Jiao about the monks in the West Building.

"Ah Qi doesn't know?" Ming Jiao was stunned: "The famous Xilou layman, but our parent, Ah Qi, you should also call your aunt." ”

Aromatic period: ......

She had never heard of such a parent!!

After Mingjiao's introduction, Fang Qi learned about this talented woman who was famous in David and her kinship.

Qin Xun's father-in-law Wang Bowang, has a sister Wang Chen, married to the former famous Luoyang Jiang, gave birth to a daughter, named Jiang Lancang, self-named Xilou Jushi, Wang Chen is the aunt of Mrs. Wang, Jiang Lancang and Mrs. Lao are cousins.

When Jiang Lancang was to marry the boudoir, he was known for her poetry and literary classics, and her literary talent was not weak, and she was even praised by celebrities for her "high learning and knowledge, modern Xianlun", Jiang Lancang and Lu were married, married to the children of the good family of the Tong family, and her husband Chen Kun had a harmonious and enviable loving life, but the helpless was that during the period of the first emperor, because of the political struggle, Jiang and Chen Erlao were punished successively, and the two families lived a prosperous life again.

But this does not affect the relationship between Chen Kun and Jiang Lancang.

What's even more helpless is that Kaifeng fell, the couple ran all the way to Lin'an, Chen Kun unfortunately died of illness on the way to escape, not long after, the only son of the two also died of illness, Jiang Lancang lost his husband and son, and there were no grandchildren under his knees, and he was lonely since then.

Mingjiao didn't know much about more things, and told Fang Qi: "I don't know what the reason is, my aunt seems to dislike Jiang Guzu very much, how much did my aunt love my mother in the past?" My mother didn't dare to mention Jiang Guzu's affairs in front of my aunt, I would rather be close to Jiang Guzu, but because my poems and essays are really superficial and vulgar compared with Jiang Guzu, I am a little ashamed of myself, and I am a little embarrassed to go to see Jiang Guzu often. ”

The residents of the West Building now live in the area outside the Qiantang Gate, not far from the Ruthless Garden.

Fang Qi heard that her grandmother and aunt were not in harmony, so she didn't dare to go rashly to see her, for fear that she would have a closed door and it would be difficult to be cheeky in the future.

"In the past, I didn't know what the conflict was between the two parents, but after the last time, I asked Aunt Jiang directly, and my aunt told me. In fact, there is not much personal enmity, mainly Aunt Jiang is quite upright, very disgusted that her uncle used to be in Liao, Aunt Jiang not only hates the Liao people for invading our country and humiliating my monarch and ministers, but also mourns the inadequency of Jin Ou.

Although Aunt Jiang does despise her aunt's hypocrisy, selfishness and narrow-mindedness, she will not die of old age and dissociation for this reason, and her old man claims to have broken off diplomatic relations with Qinmen because of the righteousness of the country. ”

Aromatic period: ......

declared the severance of relations, it seems that my aunt will not take care of a junior like her.

"Grandma's cute food?" There is still a silver lining in the aromatic period.

Aunt Xu shook her head: "Since the old man was widowed, his life has been extraordinarily simple, and he is not picky about food. ”

I can't help but sigh when I don't make wine.

"You follow me to visit the old man's house, she will not embarrass you as a junior, expectation, you only treat Aunt Jiang with your true temperament, whether you can win Aunt Jiang's love depends on whether you have a fate with her old man."

Fang Qi followed Aunt Xu to visit her aunt without confidence.

Although there are as many mansions and nobles outside the Qiantang Gate, but it is not necessarily, such as the residence of the West Building Layman is very simple, do not build a tall house and a wide hall, there are only three or four rooms, the courtyard is not deep and wide, scattered with bamboo pavilions and wood Zhai, the garden does not build a high-rise building, the name of the West Building Layman, is Jiang Lancang's cardamom years, at that time the old family has a high-rise building, she is to the high-rise building as a boudoir.

How much beauty no longer exists, but in retrospect, she doesn't feel bleak for the rest of her life.

Aunt Xu did not "forcibly" bring Fang Qi to Aunt Jiang's residence, but greeted her in advance.

There are other guests in the house of the West Building Monk today, Fang Qi is even the small flower hall that was "ushered in" by this guest, the guest she knows, it is Xin Dalang Xin Yuansheng, this is extremely unexpected Fang Qi, but it is not good to ask Xin Yuansheng why he is here today.

The small flower hall is really small, next to a few magnolia trees to build, three sides are hollowed, this season only hangs the reed curtain half block, there is no painting screen partition, the only one side of the white wall is hung with calligraphy and painting, the main seat is a low wooden platform that is built, the reed mat is laid, the low foot couch is set up, only the futon is placed on the ground under the low wooden platform, a high table and chair is missing, it is the setting of the couch in antiquity.

In the black pottery flower vessel, the lotus and the blue leaf powder are inserted, and they are swaying in the breeze that penetrates the flower hall.

The old woman in the upper seat was thin, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, unlike the old lady Wang, who looked powerful.

Fang Qi was a little nervous, and he almost didn't sit down when he sat down.

"Why is Sanniang nervous?"

Listening to the question, Fang Qi raised his eyes to respond, and saw that there was no smile on his aunt's face, and his expression was very sparse, like a character drawn in ink on white rice paper, no one with any skills could not see the joy and anger of the character, but this cool is not as sharp as Yan Guoshi's sharp coldness, not innate, it is too detached and condensed.

It is inexplicably similar to Xin Yuansheng's gaseous state.

"Listen to my aunt, my aunt ......"

"Don't call me Grandma yet, just call me by number."

In other words, my aunt really doesn't want to recognize her as a relative.

"The layman said that he broke off relations with Qinmen, and today Sanniang took the liberty to visit, for fear that the layman would not like it."

"I don't like your grandfather and grandmother." Jiang Lancang said slowly: "There is one thing you don't know, many years ago, I deceived the disciple and remarried him, I thought that I would be fortunate to meet someone who was destined to be the same for the rest of my life, and I could avoid a lot of desolation by working together, how did I know that he was only dedicated to the collection of the deceased husband and talked to me, in order to claim back the deceased husband's treasure, I went to the yatang to sue him, but the law of Wei stipulated that the wife could not sue the husband, so I had to suffer from prison."

I was desperate, and still refused to ask for help from your grandfather and grandmother, and later I was rescued by Xin Gong and your friends, and I was spared from prison. ”

Aromatic period: ......

"You're begging me for the Qin family's business?"

"No, no, no." Fang Qi hurriedly waved his hand, about to explain......

"That's it." Jiang Lancang only revealed a slight smile on his face: "Although you are Qin Xun's granddaughter, but as soon as you come to Lan Niang, you will tell me from afar, if you don't stop me last time, Xin Wuniang is afraid that she will encounter the poisonous hands of the Wang family, you are different from them, you still have a true heart, and I don't treat you as the daughter of Qin Men." ”

Xin Yuansheng slowly finished drinking a cup of tea at this time, and then said with a smile: "I brought good wine today, it happens that Qin Sanniang is here, and there is no need to worry about the lunch and food, even if you don't look at the little lady's life-saving grace to her sister, you have to say a few more good words for her." ”

"When did Yuansheng also have a desire to eat?" Jiang Lancang was a little surprised.

"Qin Sanniang is different from those celebrity chefs, she can use ordinary ingredients to make delicious, and she is also willing to hand over her unique ingredient called chili pepper to several large commercial houses, and work together to plant and sell widely, and do not want to use 'strange goods' to raise prices, this is a measure that can benefit the people, Sanniang is a boudoir woman, and it is indeed worthy of Xin's admiration to have such a vision."

At this moment, Mo said that Jiang Lancang was surprised, and even Fang Qi himself was surprised: "Xin Langjun actually knows about this?" ”

"Xin has a friend, is the young master of Jiahuixing, recently negotiated with Su Niangzi of Shao Yongxing, Xin heard that the chili pepper actually flowed to Shao Yongxing, very surprised, so he asked his friend to also see Su Niangzi, only to know that Su Niangzi and Su Niangzi actually had several faces."

"Xin Dalang knows his mother?"

"When I was in Liao, I saw Miaoyin Immortal."

Fang Qi suddenly realized.

When Aunt Xu saw the opportunity, she told Jiang Lancang about the connection between Miaoyin Immortal and Fang Qi.

"Sanniang is very good." The old man slapped her high-five: "You should think about your biological mother, it is rare to be able to make up your mind to persuade your biological mother to break away from her ruthless and unrighteous biological father, and your mother and daughter are still very capable, in such a world, and have the ambition to live a rich and comfortable life, today my family's blister kitchen will be handed over to you." ”

Fang Qi Chong Xin gave a "great gratitude" look, tied his shirt and went to the blister kitchen to get busy.

There is only a family of three servants in the residence of the West Building, the husband and wife are two old servants, and their mobility is already inconvenient, but the daughter is just ten years old, a childish group, and can only help Fang Qi wash the vegetables.

Auntie and Xin Gong are friends, and they are also friends with Xin Yuansheng, and sometimes the father and son will meet unexpectedly in the West Building, and jointly drink all the good wine that Auntie and Grandma have saved. My aunt and grandmother also often went to eat other people's invitations, and sometimes took a flat boat and went to Xiting with friends to drink.

There are not many poems in the collection of words, and my aunt is often alone at home when she writes poems, and she still can't do without wine, so she needs three cups and two glasses to brew emotions before writing, and she needs three glasses and two glasses to celebrate after the poem is completed.

My aunt is a good drinker, but she is not addicted to alcohol, and the amount of alcohol is not high, usually even if she is half drunk, she will not drink it no matter how much she persuades her.

The little girl was the daughter of the old servant who was over fifty years old, and the aunt did not treat her as a slave, but also as her own girl.

Because there is no cook at home, so the three meals a day are bought from outside, the blister kitchen is basically useless, friends come to visit, they all bring their own ingredients and ingredients, like Aunt Xu, even the cook is brought by herself.

Fang Qi felt that he would have to run to his aunt's house in the future, so as not to waste this big soup kitchen because each family piggybacked, which was actually very full of ingredients.

She also knew that although her aunt was over seventy years old, her body was tougher than the two servants, so sometimes it was the aunt who prepared soup for the servants to drink, and there was no clear master-servant relationship in the West Building, and the people who lived in it were more like a family than a family.

However, although it was said that the monk of the West Building praised Fang Qi's outstanding cooking skills, he had no prejudices against her at all, and was quite willing to talk and laugh with Fang Qi, but the monk did not agree to Fang Qi's desire to ask for a poem.

"My poems, only let confidants transcribe, you are not good at poetry, don't you want to use my pen and ink to whitewash your vanity, right?"

As soon as she heard that her aunt had such a misunderstanding, Fang Qi hurriedly told the truth.