She quickly composed herself, saying, "I...I will try playing the piece again."
But her performance still fell short of desirable.
Nervous sweat was appearing on the palms of her hands.
Quite strangely, despite her audience not being her teacher, she felt more unnerved than she ever had around him.
"I apologize. I should have been more focused…" she bit her lip, whispering, "I might not be able to visit anymore starting next month… I… I am getting married…"
Her age was not high, merely sixteen, the present dynasty did not resemble the predecessors, and no one would blame a girl for marrying at the age of eighteen or nineteen.
However, this also depended on the concrete situation. An affluent daughter could afford to wait, whereas daughters of a low-income family like hers had to marry off early.
