Chu Qiu Ze had always scoffed at the idea of ​​having three wives and four concubines, not to mention the idea of ​​forcibly raping a girl who was not even fifteen years old.

He was so angry that he almost wanted to hit someone.

In modern times, that would result in jail time.

However, the national conditions of Dahan are such that the population is too small. A small population means that the production capacity cannot keep up.

He learned from Lan An that many good men had been killed in the previous war, so now there were more girls than boys in Dahan.

If having three wives and four concubines is not allowed and the system of monogamy is implemented, then many girls will be unable to get married in the next ten years.

In modern times, if a woman cannot get married, she cannot get married. She can still live out her own charm and create her own world without getting married. But this is ancient times, and women who cannot get married will be laughed at.

Although he could not change the bad habit of having three wives and four concubines, he could still use other methods to try to change the bad habit of girls getting married at the age of fourteen or fifteen.

Lan An fell silent after the uncle at the tea stall started talking.

Power and influence, plunder and robbery, touched his sensitive nerves.

Chu Qiuze understood him and knew that he was thinking about his mother in the palace again.

The words of the tea stall uncle were like a fuse, and it was time to ignite it.

"My friend Lan, let's change the marriage age for women to 18 years old in the future." Although Chu Qiuze also wanted to change it to a later age, the national conditions did not allow it.

After thinking for a while, he added: "It's the same for men. They can only get married when they are 18 years old. They must go through the official media procedures to get married. If one party disagrees, it won't be processed."

Dahan also has an official media, which is a combination of a modern matchmaking agency and the Civil Affairs Bureau.

When a man and a woman get married, they have to go to an official media outlet to get their marriage stamped and certified, commonly known as getting a marriage certificate.

But the system is still perfect and needs to be improved.

After hearing this, the uncle at the tea stall knew that these two people were definitely not just rich and powerful people, so he kowtowed three times and begged them to save his daughter.

"Uncle, you get up first." Chu Qiuze lifted up the uncle's arm, "Let's discuss it first. We will take care of your matter for you."

The tea stall owner was unwilling to open a stall. What kind of luck was this? He originally thought that by setting up a stall, he could at least earn more dowry for his daughter-in-law. Even if she had to become a concubine, she would not be looked down upon by the main wife.

But I didn't expect to meet such a noble person.

If, as you say, the marriage age for women is changed to 18, then we can hide away from her daughter for at least three more years.

After more than three years, who knows if the judge in the Ministry of Justice has lost interest in his daughter?

However, changing it to marriage age is not easy, right?

At least the emperor or the crown prince needs to issue an order, and I don't know the identities of these two people.

However, no matter who these two people are, he has already regarded these two nobles as his life-saving straw.

After listening to Chu Qiuze, Lan An decided to change the marriage age to 18, which was a bit difficult.

It’s not that it’s difficult to deal with the emperor and the prince.

It is still difficult for the common people.

Girls from ordinary families would start looking for a husband's family as soon as they came of age, which means they would be prepared to get engaged at the age of twelve or thirteen. When they reached the age of fifteen, they would basically get married.

A few families would keep their daughters for two more years, but if they were not married off by the age of 18, they would be gossiped about by the neighbors.

Chu Qiuze knew Lan An's concerns, and he explained: "The women of Dahan bear the responsibility of bearing children, but at the age of fifteen or sixteen, their bones have not yet fully developed, and they themselves are still children. It is too dangerous to let them give birth to children."

Lan Euan frowned, this could indeed be a breakthrough.

Many mothers lose their lives every year due to difficult childbirth, most of whom are young.

"Friend Lan, let's do a questionnaire survey and then implement it, speaking to the people with facts." Chu Qiuze explained to him what a questionnaire survey was.

Oh, there's one more thing we can do together.

That is consanguineous marriage.

In ancient times, it was common for cousins ​​to marry each other, but the ancient people did not understand the dangers of marrying close relatives, but Chu Qiu Ze knew it.

He explained the pros and cons to Lan An.

After a brief consideration, Lan An asked the secret guard who had been following him to pass on the message, in order to make this matter a reality as soon as possible.

Only after the questionnaire survey is completed can one go to the emperor or the prince to ask for orders.

"Let's go." Chu Qiuze drank some tea, warmed up his body, and rested well. "Uncle, take me to the home of the Ministry of Justice. I want to see who dares to rob and plunder under the feet of the emperor."

"Yes, yes, yes." The uncle quickly closed the stall and took the two of them to the man's house.

The matter was solved very easily. As soon as he arrived at the man's house, before he revealed his identity, the prison officer was so frightened that his legs went limp.

He said that those who knew the Regent also knew that the man in strange clothing was the God of Light.

He kowtowed repeatedly to apologize, crying and saying that he would never take a concubine again.

Lan An kept a cold face throughout the whole process and did not give him any chance. He took off his official hat and demoted him to a commoner.

He robs and plunders people, bullies them by taking advantage of his power, and acts as if no one knows how to do it.

After Lan An and Chu Qiu Ze handled this matter, they have been looking unhappy.

Chu Qiuze knew the reason, "Friend Lan, how is my aunt's former lover now?"

He went straight to the point and tore open the bloody wound on the blue gum.

But if the wound is not cured, it will be like a thorn that will always be stuck there, causing pain every now and then when it is touched.

It would be better to remove this thorn once and for all.

Lan An didn't understand what he meant, but she answered anyway, "I never married. I opened a bookstore a few years ago, and I haven't left the house since then."

These are things he investigated after he grew up.

From his perspective, the late emperor was his father, because he took away his mother by force and rape, which led to his current status.

His birth was not blessed. His father did not like him, and his mother did not have a warm feeling towards him at first. Her feelings only eased later.

Moreover, his father did not love his mother, and his mother had no feelings for him and was even full of hatred.

But later he was taught by his elder brother, and now sits on the position of Regent.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end, the worst victim was only her mother.

Is there any way to change it?

No matter how reluctant I am, my mother is a concubine in the palace, and when my father passes away, I can only remain a widow until my death.

Among the people, it is still allowed for widows to remarry, but this is not allowed for concubines, as it is considered extremely disrespectful.

Chu Qiuze sneered. What double standards are there in this era?

My aunt is still relatively young, only in her forties. Why should she spend the rest of her life guarding the tablet of a man she doesn't even love?

And my aunt's lover never married or had children in his life. It was obvious that he was prepared to live alone for the rest of his life.

The two lovers wasted their years like this.

But what's wrong with them?

Chu Qiuze thought that Lan An was not an inflexible person. On the contrary, he could see that Lan An cared about his mother very much.

If his aunt remarried and had a good family, his blue friend would feel more at ease in the future.

Tsk, thinking of his aunt’s identity as a royal concubine, Chu Qiu Ze felt that this matter was not easy to handle.

It would definitely not be possible to ask the emperor for permission openly, because the late emperor was not only Lan An's father, but also the father of the current emperor.

Chu Qiuze hesitated for two days about this problem, and finally came up with a solution that was not really a solution.

This was all inspired by the palace fighting TV dramas he watched.

He told Lan An his thoughts.

Let the aunt fake her death, sneak out of the palace, change her appearance, hide her identity, and start a new life.

To be honest, Lan An was shocked beyond words. Let’s not talk about whether the fake death could be successful, just talk about what happened next, are they sure to be reliable?

"Why are you staring at me?" Chu Qiuze pouted. "I just think that my aunt is too lonely living alone in the palace, and you miss her all the time."

Without her aunt as a hostage in the palace, Lan An is not so restricted.

He thought, "I'll first secretly approach my aunt's sweetheart to see what she thinks, and then see what my mother thinks."

If the two people are still interested, they will match them up.

If both of them are no longer interested, then they can just be well.

Find a beautiful place for your aunt and hire a group of people to take care of her. If that doesn't work, take your aunt to his home and let her return to the modern world to live.

See who can cause trouble for him.

After listening to Chu Qiuze's suggestion, Lan An was silent for a long time.

He didn't know whether this was right or wrong, but he knew that his mother said she wanted to escape from that magnificent prison.

He even thought that if it weren't for him and An Bei, his mother would not have been able to survive in that deep palace.

"I'll think about it." Lan An took a deep breath. This matter needed long-term consideration. If he was not careful, it would arouse the suspicion of his brother the emperor, and that would be putting the cart before the horse.

Chu Qiuze nodded. This matter was indeed not urgent and could not be rushed.

Even if Lan An agreed to his proposal, he would still need the consent of his aunt and her lover. Besides, if his aunt wanted to fake her death and leave the palace, she would need a good opportunity.

A healthy, living person who is well fed and well served every day cannot just die.

"Your Highness," a guard came to report, "The Crown Prince sent someone to deliver a letter."

The prince sent invitations for several days in a row. Sometimes he asked Chu Qiu Ze to help answer questions, and sometimes he asked Lan An to handle government affairs.

There is no other way. The prince has to study every day and handle state affairs. He is really busy.

But he didn't want to invite Lan An and Chu Qiu Ze to the East Palace. The spies in the imperial city informed him that his uncle and his idol were acting intimately, and his father also advised him. He was smart and naturally didn't want to get involved in such a good thing.

The closer the male god is to the royal family, the more beneficial it will be to Dahan.

So we could only solve some problems that he couldn't solve through correspondence.

Lan An took the letter and said in just a few words that the time for winter hunting had come.

The royal family had its own hunting grounds and raised many animals. Originally, these animals were raised for viewing, but the animals reproduced too quickly, so they had to hunt them every year.

It can also be considered as storing meat in preparation for the New Year.

Lan An was not interested at first, but then he thought about the date he still owed Chu Qiu Ze.

I've been back in the imperial city for several days and have been busy with this and that. I have neither time nor opportunity, but this is a good opportunity to go out hunting.

"Royal Winter Hunt, are you interested in taking a look?" Lan An handed the letter to Chu Qiuze.

"Hunting?" Chu Qiu Ze was a little interested. Although he was not a saint, he knew the harm that ecological destruction would cause to humans.

Just take action when the time is right.

"Go ahead. It's just that my legs are not very convenient. Will it have any impact?"

"You can just ride on the same horse with me, or take your flying car." Lan An thought that with his protection, there shouldn't be any danger.

What's more, the large beasts in the hunting grounds hibernate in the winter and are not dangerous.