Before the gilded screen in the Marquis’s Mansion’s main hall, Lu Jingyuan knelt on one knee, the moisture from his palms soaking into the silk of his cuffs. He looked up at the Old Madame sitting in the seat of honor, then turned his gaze toward Jiang Wan, who stood beside him. She wore a honey-colored ru-qun, and the golden hairpin in her hair swayed gently with her breath, looking exactly as she had in his imagination when he practiced his proposal under the moonlight last night.
"Old Madame, Marquis," his voice was steady, yet carried a tremor he could not quite hide, "Today, I, on behalf of the entire Lu Mansion, humbly request to take your daughter, Jiang Wan, as my wife."
The Old Madame watched his taut shoulders and suddenly chuckled, "Is Heir Lu nervous? When you were ten, you dared to storm the backyard of the Marquis’s Mansion all by yourself."
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