Chastity Layman

"Where did you come from, little bastard!"

Ah Huang stepped forward to scold him, he couldn't believe that this naughty little guy must be a thief hiding in the temple and trying to steal the sacrificial offerings.

"You are the little bastard, and I am the son of a fierce general." The child said arrogantly.

Qin Lang took a closer look at the statue, and then at the child. This temple was built when Luo Shixin died, so it stands to reason that the appearance of the statue should be more realistic, so the child looks like this, He also claimed to be the son of Luo Shixin, which is indeed somewhat possible.

As far as Qin Lang knew, Luo Shixin was only twenty-three years old when he died and had no heirs, so after the death of Duke Tan of the Great Tang Dynasty, he was expelled from his rank, and he didn't even have an heir to inherit the title.

"What's your name?" Qin Lang asked while hugging the child.

"Luo Taiping!"

"Luo Taiping?"

The child was also looking at Qin Lang carefully, "You called my father uncle just now, then who are you?"

"My surname is Qin, and my name is Lang and my name is Huailiang."

"Qin Lang? I don't know him."

"My father taboo Qiongzi Shubao."

"Qin Shubao? Ah, I know. I heard from my mother that I, Aye, used to have the best brother named Qin Shubao. He was a life-and-death friend, a brother who died, and a fellow villager. Are you Qin Shubao's son? But I I heard from my aunt that Uncle Qin abandoned Zheng and went to Tang, and his wife, concubine and children were all trapped in Luoyang and were killed by Wang Shichong."

Now Qin Lang really believed that this child was Luo Shixin's son, "I escaped from Luoyang by chance, can you take me to see your mother?"

The child stared at Qin Lang, "Are you really Uncle Qin's son?"

"It's absolutely true."

Qin Yong and Qin Yong hadn't spoken a moment ago, but now they came forward, "Sanlang, this kid really looks like General Luo."

Qin Yong nodded, "It's almost like it was carved out of a mold. I was taken aback just now, and thought it was General Luo's reincarnation."

"The adoptive father and General Luo have lived and died as brothers for many years. As the general of the adoptive father's family, I have never heard that General Luo has ever had a biological child."

Qin Lang felt that in the war-torn era, even if there was no official marriage, Luo Shixin was still a general, and it was normal to have women and children outside.

After all, Luo Shixin was already twenty-three years old when he died.

"Brother, can you take us to meet your mother? In terms of seniority, she is my aunt, and I should go to see her."

"My mother doesn't like to see outsiders very much. She usually only hangs out with Aunt Yang. Even if my master is gone, my mother will rarely see her."

"After I am your father's deceased, I believe your mother will be willing to meet."

"Then I'll go tell my master and ask him to go with me."

"Your master is here too?"

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backyard.

Qin Lang meets Su Lie.

"Qin Lang and Qin Huailiang, my father taboos Qiong."

Su Dingfang looked at Qin Lang in surprise, and said after a long time, "Actually, I guessed your identity the first time I saw you. You look very similar to Qin Shubao."

"I don't know your brother's name?" Qin Lang saw that this man was tall and handsome, and he probably wasn't a simple person.

"Jizhou Su Lie!"

"Brother, is it a fixed formula?" Qin Lang asked.

"I didn't expect you to know me!"

Qin Lang was surprised to hear that the other party admitted that he was Su Dingfang. Su Dingfang is a very powerful figure. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, a large number of young fierce generals emerged, all known as the enemy of ten thousand people, such as Lai Liulang, the son of Rong Guogong to protect his son, Pei Xingyan, the son of Pei Renji, and Xue, the overlord of the Western Qin Dynasty. Ju's son Xue Renguo, and Luo Shixin, Su Dingfang and Du Fuwei.

They all put on armor and go into battle at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and they are unrivaled enemies in the battle.

"The general fought with his father to suppress the bandits at the age of fifteen, and was invincible. Later, he was the number one vanguard general under King Xia of Hebei, and he was invincible!"

Su Dingfang shook his head, "Now I'm just an ordinary commoner living in seclusion in the countryside, and I dare not be called a general."

After the two were silent for a while, Qin Lang finally asked the question in his heart.

"I don't know who Taipinglang's mother is?"

Su Dingfang hesitated for a while.

"I don't know if she would like to be disturbed, why don't I invite Duke Yi to have a cup of tea here first, I will send Taipinglang back first, ask her what she wants in person, and then tell her what she wants, how about it?"

Although Qin Lang really wanted to meet the other party and find out the facts, he still nodded in agreement.

Anyway, seeing Tai Pinglang and Su Lie, it is impossible to keep this matter hidden forever.

Su Dingfang took Taipinglang away.

Both Qin Yong and Qin Yong sighed there.

"Unexpectedly, General Luo would have a queen."

"The child looks like he's about three years old, right? Counting the time, it doesn't feel right."

"But look at that appearance? Can it be fake?"

Ah Huang stepped forward, "Sanlang, do you want me to go and have a look?"

"Don't be abrupt."

In the backyard of the Mengjiang Temple, Qin Lang was holding a teacup to sip carefully. The tea with salt and green onions was just a kind of soup, but it was not bad.

Qin Yong said on the side, "This Su Dingfang was also a fierce man back then, he never thought he would nest here."

"What's even more unexpected is that he actually became the teacher of General Luo's son!"

"Actually, I thought about it carefully just now, and I don't think it's so strange." Qin Lang said.

"Why?"

"Because I remembered some things about Uncle Luo that my Aye once told me. I remember one of them was about when Uncle Luo and my father were still in Wagang. He was abducted, and this incident almost caused the war between the Wei and Xia countries. I reckon that Tai Pinglang's mother is Princess Dou."

"This matter? But I remember that although Miss Dou followed General Luo, she disappeared after Dou Jiande was beheaded in Chang'an. There are rumors that she committed suicide."

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Feeling bored while waiting, Qin Lang looked at the backyard.

Obviously, Su Dingfang lived in this courtyard, and it was well maintained.

Inadvertently, I saw an uncollected letter on the desk.

Out of politeness, Qin Lang didn't intend to read it, but Ah Huang picked it up and looked at it directly, "Don't be rude, old horse head."

"I'll just take a look, he doesn't know anyway." Ah Huang laughed, he always felt that there were too many secrets here.

But when he opened it and took a few glances, his expression changed drastically.

"Sanlang, look quickly, this is a letter of rebellion. Li Yuan wants to rebel, so he should confer a title on Su Lie and ask him to come out and rebel!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang didn't care about being rude, so he immediately took it and read it.

After reading it, he was also shocked.

"Unexpectedly, there will be unexpected gains. It seems that Li Yuan is really determined to rebel, and he actually wants to win Shandong's powerful people to rebel. It is quite thoughtful."

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Su Dingfang took Taipinglang out of the Mengjiang Temple and headed eastward, riding horses for several miles to the foot of the mountain. There was a nunnery in a quiet valley, next to the nunnery was a thatched hut, and a vegetable garden was surrounded by bamboo fences. , with various green vegetables.

A young woman in a coarse cloth skirt with hairpins on her head was watering the vegetable field. When she heard the sound of horseshoes, she looked up and saw that it was Su Lie and they continued to water the field.

On the opposite side of the woman, there is a nun in a nun's robe who is loosening the soil.

"Auntie, Aunt Yang."

Taipinglang jumped off his horse and ran into the vegetable field.

"Slow down, don't step on the vegetables." The watering woman said.

Su Lie left the horse on the tree by the side of the road, walked to the fence and bowed to the nun first.

"Meet the princess."

But the nun just concentrated on loosening the soil, "Su Alang, why be polite, the Great Sui Dynasty died long ago, and I also escaped to Buddhism long ago, so there is no princess."

The woman who watered the water asked, "Why is brother here?"

Taipinglang ran to his mother and said loudly, "Aniang, just now a young man came to Grandpa's temple. He knelt down to worship the statue of Grandpa and called Grandpa Uncle."

Su Ding said conveniently, "It's Qin Shubao's son, named Qin Lang, whose name is Huailiang."

"Oh, it's Qin Sanlang. He was acquainted with him when we were in Wagang, and later we went to Luoyang together. We haven't seen each other for several years. Why did he come to Mingzhou?"

"I seem to be passing by to pay homage to Brother Luo. I met Taipinglang by accident. He originally said that he would come to see you, but I said I would come to ask your opinion first."

"No see." The woman said.

Su Dingfang thought for a while, "Xian Niang, I actually think we should meet. You can't take this child to stay in this country mountain all the time, can you? The child will grow up one day. If you go to see Qin Lang now, with Qin Shubao and his son now The position in the court, if you declare Taipinglang's identity to the court, not to mention being able to inherit Brother Luo's dukedom of the state of Tan, at least you can get an honorary officer. The child will grow up one day, it is impossible to always Hide in the mountains and the countryside."

"Isn't it good to stay in the mountains? Does it have to be an official title?" Dou Hongxian asked.

"Xianniang, it's not like in the past. In the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. There were endless wars and fights outside, and being an official was not safe. But now the world is stable. Of course, we are willing to live in seclusion in the mountains and countryside, but Taiping Lang and the others are definitely not used to it. Besides, the world has always been the same. If there is no power and status, how can there be a pure land in the countryside? A subordinate official in soap can make people feel uneasy, and a county magistrate can Destroy the house!"

"I can only teach Taipinglang how to read and practice martial arts, but I can't give him his background, Xian Niang, you should think about it carefully."

Dou Hongxian stopped her hands, thought for a while, then turned to ask the nun in Songtu. This nun was just called a princess by Su Dingfang, but it was not easy. She was originally the eldest daughter of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. She was the princess of Nanyang, and later married Yuwen Shiji, the son of Yu Wenshu, a power official. During the mutiny in Jiangdu, her husband's elder brother Yu Wenhuaji killed Yang Guang, and almost all the royal men in Jiangdu were killed. Later, Dou Jiande killed Yu Wenhuaji, and the princess was calm, but her husband Yu Wenshiji abandoned his wife and fled back to Chang'an to join Li Tang.

Dou Jiande once asked the princess how to deal with her son Yuwen Zen Master, but the princess hated the Yuwen family and did not save her son. After her son was killed, she returned to Luoyang. Later, he simply went to Hebei to escape.

Princess Nanyang and Dou Hongxian met and joined hands. One became a monk here to practice Buddhism, and the other lived in seclusion to raise a child here.

"What does my sister think?"

Although Princess Nanyang has become a monk, she and Hongxian are like sisters, and she treats Taipinglang as if she is already a monk.

"I think what Su Alang said is somewhat reasonable, but let's ask Taipinglang about this matter."

"Taipinglang, do you want to go to Chang'an, or do you want to stay here?"

The young Taipinglang replied without thinking, "I often hear Aniang and Master say that Chang'an is magnificent and splendid. I want to go to Chang'an. Auntie, Auntie and Master, let's go to Chang'an together."

Dou Hongxian was a little surprised, stunned for a while, and finally said with a wry smile, "Brother, please go and invite Qin Sanlang!"