"General Xue visited late at night. I wonder what the matter is?"

"As a soldier, I have always been straightforward and don't beat around the bush with important people. Today, by chance, I had the opportunity to meet your precious daughter. Miss is intelligent and wise, which is to my liking. That's why I came to visit late at night, to express my intention to establish a good relationship with you."

Obviously, General Xue's words were different from the report from An Rong. Father was greatly surprised, but the suspicion quickly disappeared from his face, and he immediately smiled and said:

"To receive General Xue's wrong love, it is my daughter's luck in her lifetime! In fact, I have already discussed the marriage between our two families with General Xue. The General said that this marriage is a matter that you personally have to decide, and then it was dropped. Unexpectedly, this chance encounter, the matchmaker has still connected our red thread."

General Xue's face was full of joy, but there was a hint of malice in the corners of his mouth. He lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and said softly:

"It seems that the Xue family and the Shen family are destined to be relatives. I, Xue, have been fighting on the frontier for many years, and I am not very familiar with the etiquette of the capital. Please allow me to report to my father later. The three betrothal gifts and six marriage procedures cannot be missing. We will wait for an auspicious time for both families to come together in happiness."

This sudden good news not only made Father feel like he was in a dream, even the Madam who was hiding behind the screen quickly covered her mouth, afraid of laughing out loud.

"General is straightforward. Today, we will use tea instead of wine, and consider it as a marriage contract."

After speaking, Father raised his hand and took a sip of the tea.

"Since we have entered into a marriage contract, there should be a token. I have a jade pendant with me, I hope to give it to Miss as a gesture of sincerity."

Just as Father was about to take the token, General Xue withdrew his hand:

"May I know if Miss is resting? Can she be invited to the front hall for a meeting? It is not for any other purpose, but because I have some heartfelt words tonight and cannot sleep without expressing them."

It was inappropriate for a girl waiting to be married to meet a man outside, especially at this late hour. Father had a hard time making a decision.

At this moment, they heard the Madam behind the screen cough a few times and quickly walked to the front:

"Please forgive me for this impoliteness."

Father quickly introduced the Madam and symbolically scolded her:

"Why didn't you stay in the back house? What are you doing here?"

"I brought my daughter here specially to express our gratitude," she said, also calling out Shen Anrong from behind the screen. "Today, my daughter encountered bandits on the road and was fortunate enough to be rescued by the General, which allowed her to escape safely. Originally, I had prepared a gift to express my thanks, and was planning to visit your residence tomorrow to express my gratitude. But when I heard the General visiting, I thought there was no need to wait until tomorrow." Shen Anrong, dressed in luxurious clothing, looked radiant and graceful. She bowed and paid her respects, saying: "General, you have my thanks."

General Xue looked at Shen Anrong and frowned slightly:

"Something's not right."

"What's wrong?"

"I was rude. May I ask how many daughters the honorable family has? This is not the person I requested to marry."