On the second day, I rushed out of the city before An Rong, and rode my horse to the edge of the training ground outside the city.

From a distance, I saw a young officer surrounded in the center of the training ground, undoubtedly Xue Huaiyi.

I took off my hairpin and fiercely stabbed it into the horse's butt, causing the horse to startle and run towards the direction of the training ground.

My exclamation caught the attention of the soldiers on the training ground, and they all looked over.

However, I couldn't stabilize my posture even when I tightly pulled the reins. Suddenly, the frightened horse lifted its front hoofs, and I fell like a rolling stone. Just before landing, a strong arm like iron caught me around the waist and pulled me into his embrace.

The general Xue Huaiyi, who rode his horse, came just in time. At this moment, sitting on his horse, I felt the solidity and reliability of his embrace, and a blush instantly climbed onto my cheeks.

I turned my head and secretly glanced at the legendary General Xue. As expected, he had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, full of heroic spirit.

Xue Huaiyi brought me back to the main tent of the training ground. My clothes were torn in several places, so I had to wrap myself in his single garment.

"Little girl, what are you doing coming to the training ground alone?"

His deputy asked, and there were only three of us in the tent. Xue Huaiyi was playing with the sand table of the battlefield and didn't even look at me.

"I came to find him!"

I pointed at Xue Huaiyi with my hand, and this time he finally looked up at me.

"Oh, General, you've gotten yourself into a romantic entanglement. The girl has come all the way to the training ground."

Xue Huaiyi's face darkened, and his deputy immediately stopped joking:

"Why did you come to find me?"

Xue Huaiyi's voice was as cold as his face.

"They say Second Young Master Xue is extraordinary and unmatched in the capital. The young ladies from noble families are clamoring to get close to you, so I came to take a look."

As soon as I said this, the deputy couldn't help but laugh, and he asked further:

"Now that you've seen him, what do you think?"

I looked up again and glanced at Xue Huaiyi, and answered:

"The rumors are true."

This time, a slight smile appeared on Xue Huaiyi's icy face. He asked me:

"Whose servant are you? Are you here to protect your mistress's interests?"

"I am the daughter of the Minister of Rites, Shen Wenzhong."

Xue Huaiyi looked at me carefully again:

"You are not Shen Anrong."

"I am Shen Anqing, a daughter of a concubine."

"Your father only mentioned a daughter named Anrong who was waiting to be married, but he never mentioned you..."

"Perhaps my father thinks that only legitimate daughters deserve the heroic General."

I brought up the topic of legitimate and illegitimate status, knowing that he was also born as a illegitimate child.

"Legitimate and illegitimate, seniority and hierarchy. If everything is determined by birth, then why do we live and die?" He seemed to be talking to himself, then turned around and asked me, "Did you come to the training ground to help your sister, or is it something else?"

My answer once again surprised him:

"I also want to marry the General."