Wuchuan's words made Su Qian frown slightly. He didn't have to refuse Wuchuan's kindness, but he always felt that the Hanzhong County Governor seemed to be hiding something from him.
At this moment, Xie Cang, who was outside the carriage, said, "Brother Su, I think this is Master Wu's kindness. After all, this is his territory and it is his duty to protect you. I don't think there is any need to refuse." It must be the kindness of Governor Wu."
Xie Cang spoke for Wuchuan, Su Qi'an's eyes flashed, he realized something, nodded, and said softly.
"In this case, I will trouble Governor Wu this time, but in order to cause unnecessary commotion, I think Governor Wu should get in the car and set off with me."
Wuchuan's face looked a little hesitant, but he quickly returned to normal and nodded in agreement, "I will obey the order of the Marquis."
After all, if Wuchuan refuses at this time, it will arouse everyone's suspicion.
Wuchuan signaled the officials behind him to disperse, and soon got on the carriage.
Immediately afterwards, about a hundred or so soldiers quickly stepped forward and surrounded Su Qi'an's carriage.
That kind of density gives people a rather tight feeling.
After getting on the carriage, Wu Chuan sat opposite Su Qi'an and looked at Su Qi'an accidentally.
But Su Qi'an seemed not to notice the tense atmosphere outside the carriage. He closed his eyes slightly and rested.
At this scene, Wuchuan felt a little relieved and signaled the escorting soldiers to set off.
Under the protection of these hundreds of soldiers, not to mention Su Qi'an's two carriages, even the accompanying guards such as Xie Cang and Su Yong were airtightly protected.
Such a large formation naturally caused some commotion as it entered Hanzhong County.
But it was quickly calmed down by the escorting soldiers, and the people on the street gave in one after another, vacating the middle of the street.
They all lowered their heads, but their mouths were communicating in low voices.
There are not many people in Hanzhong County who can have such a large battle, send out soldiers from the county government, and receive such treatment.
Although they didn't know who was sitting in the carriage, they were sure that the person sitting in the carriage was a big shot they couldn't afford to offend.
As the carriage moved slowly, Wuchuan kept looking forward, his face always on high alert, for fear that something would happen.
At this time, Su Qi'an, who was sitting next to him, suddenly heard his voice.
"Haha, Mr. Wu, why are you so nervous? After all, you are also the governor of a county. You were not so nervous when I was encircled and suppressed. Today, I am escorting this prince. I am so nervous. Why? Could it be that something happened to Mr. Wu? Are you hiding this from me?"
After saying this, Wu Chuan's expression changed drastically. If it weren't for the lack of space in the car, Wu Chuan would have knelt down to explain to Su Qi'an.
Wuchuan waved his hand and said quickly, "Hou...Master Hou has misunderstood. I definitely have nothing to hide from you."
"The Marquis can ignore the past grudges and let Xiaguan continue to serve as the governor of Hanzhong County. I am not in a hurry to be grateful to the Marquis for his kindness. How could I hide something from the Marquis? If there is any violation, I am willing to accept any punishment."
"I'm just worried about the safety of the Marquis. As long as the Marquis can leave the city, I will be relieved."
Wuchuan's expression was serious, and he almost didn't raise his hand to swear.
Wu Chuan's appearance made Su Qian laugh. He smiled and patted Wu Chuan on the shoulder.
"Haha, Mr. Wu, don't be so nervous. I'm just joking with you. The atmosphere in the car is too tense. It's like something big has happened."
"I still know Master Wu's loyalty. Otherwise, it would be impossible for you to continue to serve as the county guard. Just keep it in your heart. When I leave the city, your mission will be completed."
"There's no need to be so nervous."
Wuchuan nodded awkwardly, "That's what the Marquis said."
The convoy continued driving for about half of the way. After passing two streets, it was considered to be out of the city.
Wuchuan's hanging heart gradually let go as time passed.
At this moment, suddenly, the advancing team stopped. This move made Wu Chuan stunned.
After a while, news quickly came from the soldiers at the front. By coincidence, a procession of bride-to-be was catching up in front of the street they were walking on, blocking their way directly.
Wu Chuan frowned and was about to get out of the car and yell something, but was stopped by Su Qian.
He smiled and said, "Master Wu, don't be so anxious. In this world, happiness and sadness are no bigger than these two things. In the final analysis, it is still our fault. The team is too large and takes up other people's paths."
"Let's do this. After my order, the convoy retreats to clear a way for the bride to be sent off. It can be regarded as a feeling of joy."
After receiving the order, Su Yong nodded and immediately passed on Su Qi'an's words.
After a while, the convoy and the escorting soldiers slowly retreated at a slow speed.
After passing an alley, he retreated in, finally clearing a way for the bride-to-be team.
Su Qi'an sat in the car, looking through the car curtain curiously at the bride-to-be team that was about to pass in front of them.
It was a happy event to meet a bride-to-be on the road. As the bride-to-be team went all the way, Su Qian discovered something special.
This big red sedan chair for sending off the bride actually has two sedans.
This is very strange. In Daliang, the system of monogamy and multiple concubines is implemented. For men, it is normal for men to have three wives and four concubines.
Even in Jiaozhou, his base camp under the jurisdiction of Su Qi'an, he could not abolish this system with a mandatory order and directly copy the modern husband and wife system.
If this were to happen, his internal affairs would have been unstable a long time ago. This kind of marital system is almost the same as the supremacy of imperial power.
It is simply impossible to completely turn things around with just one person and one word from Su Qi'an.
What imprisons them is not external forces, but feudal ideas that have been in existence for thousands of years.
It would be impossible to abolish it without the efforts of several generations. Therefore, Su Qi'an adopted a more compromise approach to the territory under his jurisdiction.
The conjugal system is a polygamous system, and the status of concubines is abolished. As long as they marry, all wives have the same status.
Not only that, any marriage must be done willingly by both parties, and cannot be bought or sold by force. If during the marriage, you find that your wife is beaten or scolded or does not treat her as a human being, you can report it to the official.
The government has formulated a series of punishment laws for this kind of thing, ranging from military sticks to imprisonment. The most important one is that the wife can still be separated.
Of course, there was still a lot of resistance at the beginning when promoting this kind of marriage system, and it didn’t go well.
This matter can be solved thanks to Su Fengling's great efforts, the support of the Ninth Princess, and Su Qian's own example.
No matter how strong the resistance is, it will still be promoted. After three years of development, Jiaozhou's marriage system is basically developing in the direction of Su Qi'an.
Finally, with the joint efforts of Su Qi'an and Su Fengling, a women's federation organization was established in Jiaozhou.
It is specially used to protect the legitimate rights and interests of women in Jiaozhou. If Su Fengling had not returned to Kyoto early due to something, she would be the president of the Women's Federation of Jiaozhou.
This is the result of Su Qi'an's promotion in his own territory. Like Xizhou, it will take time to reach the level of Jiaozhou.
Therefore, marrying a wife in Xizhou is not much different from other places in Daliang.
What surprised Su Qi'an was not that marrying a wife in Xizhou was different from Jiaozhou, but that marrying two wives at once was very rare in other places.
Seeing the two big red sedans approaching slowly, Su Qian's eyes flashed, and he had no intention of stopping them.
After all, this marriage is a matter for the locals. Although they are marrying two people, it may be that both parties are willing to do it. If Su Qi'an rushes forward, it may lead to bad things.
"Oh, this Xinlang official is really a blessing. When he marries two, hey, I do n’t know which one of the new Lang official is?"
When Su Qi'an said this, Wu Chuan's face changed slightly. He looked at Su Qi'an and shook his head and said, "The Marquis is now in a difficult position. There are many famous and wealthy families in Hanzhong County. If you don't inquire carefully, you really don't know about this family." Who is the groom?"
"Since the Marquis wants to know, I will ask the question on behalf of the Marquis."
With that said, Wu Chuan was about to speak and command his soldiers, but Su Qi'an waved his hand and said.
"Hey, that's not necessary. We just want to take a look and enjoy the blessings. We won't disturb other people's weddings. Let's go. We've seen enough. Let's set off."
Wuchuan nodded, his hand hidden under his official robe relaxed slightly, and signaled the soldiers to set off.
Just two big red sedan chairs passed Su Qi'an's carriage with a burst of joyful banging.
Suddenly, without any warning, the two sedan chairs began to vibrate crazily, causing the bearers to become unsteady and the sedan chairs almost tipping over.
The bearer used his strength to stabilize the sedan chair, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to move forward.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Almost in tandem, two people suddenly jumped out of the two sedan chairs.
These two people were the brides of the sedan chair. The moment they jumped out, they fell to the ground.
Half of the red hijab on the head was exposed. Although the face was not completely exposed, the fair and smooth half of the cheek made people guess that these two brides were absolutely beautiful.
It's just that everyone present, including Su Qi'an, had no intention of paying attention to the divine beauty of the two brides.
Because the hands and feet of the two brides were tied up, and even their mouths were tied up with a piece of red cloth.
Everyone who saw this scene exclaimed in surprise and whispered.
"Hiss! What is going on? Kidnapping the bride?"
"Shh, please keep your voice down, and don't even look at whose family the bride is getting married to. That family is a kind person from our Hanzhong County, so please stop saying a few words."
"That is, with the kind of people their family is, how could they possibly do this? Maybe the bride was deliberately made like this just to make that family look bad."
"So that's it. What you said makes sense."
All kinds of whispers came to her face, making the matchmaker see her off with a gloomy face. She turned around and cursed the bearer.
"You useless piece of trash, why are you standing there? Why don't you help the bride up quickly and put the red hijab on her head? If this delays the business, you know what will happen."
After being scolded by the matchmaker, the bearers were so frightened that they immediately came to their senses and hurriedly stepped forward to support the bride before stuffing her into the sedan.
