“Daughter doesn’t like this name?” At least my father is a bit smart!
“Then— how about Shi Nuobi? We can call you Nuoer later.” This father’s ideas are terrible! I was Kitty before, and now a dog?
“Wow—” Change it!
“Then— Shi Piaoluo? How about that?” Dad starts sweating.
I’m speechless… Can you imagine “Shi” floating?
“Oh, it seems the daughter likes this name. Let’s call her Shi Piaoluo.” Dad settles it decisively. Let this name accompany me for life. Cry!
Struggling to reach the bookshelf, I extended my small hand and fiddled with a row of books. They belonged to Mom, filled with topics like astronomy, geography, arts, and poetry.
It seems my father is reserved too, hiding the main stories beneath serious books.
“Ah—found her, found her, the young lady is in the study!” A maidservant’s cry startled me, causing my hand to slip.
In a panic, I instinctively grabbed whatever I could—
“Bang”
“Wah—” How painful! I actually grabbed a book! So unlucky!
“Don’t cry, my darling… Don’t cry, it breaks the wet nurse’s heart…” Is this how you comfort someone? If it were a lover, it might feel romantic, but from a middle-aged aunty, it feels awkward.
I stopped crying, dry heaving.
“Wah—Young Lady—” The aunty screamed upon seeing the book in my hand, her excitement surpassing Columbus’s when he made his discovery.
“Young Lady truly likes poetry collections! Wonderful, she will definitely be a talented woman!” Maidservant Xiao Yi chimed in, “Quick, go tell the master and madam!” Then Xiao Yi disappeared in a flash.
In the following days, the streets and alleys of the imperial city buzzed about the Xiang Mansion’s prodigious young lady, said to be more beautiful than an immortal and more talented than the finest courtesan. Her temperament was described as gentle, elegant, and wise.
You might wonder why this six-month-old garnered such attention. The quick response would be: Lord Xiang’s charm surely attracted many young ladies and masters.
Unbeknownst to me, I had already made quite a name for myself at six months old.
[013] Meeting a Handsome Boy
While I was unaware of the talk outside, I busied myself in the courtyard.
