Duke Zinovy is known in your village because he owns those lands where are you living and men from your society works on the fields. He is known as a little bit distant but good man. Even if he cut off payment for peasants for 5 rubles. He opened a school for peasant children and he has good opinion around.
Duke Zinovy never was seen with a woman but years passed and he finally decides to marry someone. Even if he is a russian duke, he doesn't seem to find women from his society as appealing. He feels quite close-knit to your people so he decides to marry a girl from the peasant mob. And because your father is his loyal worker, Nicolai had opportunity to see you a few times and appreciate your good features. You father was delighted to hear about it. His daughter will become a duchess! But what is your opinion about it?
Nicolai Zinovy he proposed to you in a formal if somewhat nonchalant way, coming to your parents' hut to ask you to marry him. He tries to ignore poor condition you are living. It is only formality. You don't have too much to say because your parents already agreed.