After all the people who wanted to watch the ceremony arrived, Ren Yaoqi's coming-of-age ceremony was carried out in an orderly manner under the auspices of Ouyang. Some of the hairpins, hairpins, crowns and formal wear used in Ren Yaoqi's coming-of-age ceremony were prepared by Li, and some were sent by Princess Yanbei and Princess Xian.
When the ceremony was over, Ren Yaoqi stood below and listened to Master Ren San expressing his gratitude to the guests in a serious and solemn manner, but he felt a little trance-like, recalling everything in this life and the previous one, as if it were a dream.
This somewhat sad mood did not stay with Ren Yaoqi for too long.
While Li and Ren Yaohua were entertaining relatives and friends, Xiao Jinglin called Ren Yaoqi aside.
"I've already thought of your nickname." Xiao Jinglin said seriously.
Ren Yaoqi became interested when she heard this: "Oh? What is it?" Ren Yaoqi was very curious about the small characters Xiao Jinglin gave her.
Xiao Jinglin did not answer after hearing this, but just grabbed Ren Yaoqi's hand, and then used his index finger to write on her palm stroke by stroke.
Ren Yaoqi tilted his head and looked at it with a smile, and was stunned when he saw it clearly.
"Yaoyao." After Ren Yaohua finished writing, she whispered the two characters to herself, then looked up at Ren Yaoqi, her expression calm but with a hint of anticipation. "How do you like this character? Do you like it?"
"Yaoyao..." Ren Yaoqi also whispered it again, then blinked and smiled at Xiao Jinglin and asked, "Why this small word? Where does it come from?"
Xiao Jinglin thought for a moment and said seriously, "There's no need to quote from classics, because I think these two words are very suitable for you." Someone else said the same thing.
The smile on Ren Yaoqi's face grew even wider. After laughing for a long time, she looked at Xiao Jinglin and asked, "Jinglin, I really like this nickname, but tell me the truth, was it really you who gave it to me?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Jinglin fell silent upon hearing this. She pondered for a long time with a heavy heart, then shook her head decisively and frankly said, "It's not me. Although I think this nickname is both appropriate and seems like something that someone without literary talent like me would come up with, it's still better than the ones I came up with myself."
Ren Yaoqi wasn't surprised by Xiao Jinglin's answer. The moment she heard the name "Yaoyao," she felt it didn't seem like Xiao Jinglin's style. Her father had always privately called her "Yaoyao," and since "Yaoyao" was a homophone with her father's name, the nickname sounded surprisingly familiar. As for who had come up with it, Ren Yaoqi could guess without even asking.
She didn't point it out, but instead asked curiously, "Then what are those you came up with?"
Xiao Jinglin was silent even longer this time, then said something completely irrelevant: "My first warhorse was a white horse, and I named her Xiaobai. My second mount was a dark brown Ferghana horse, and I called her Ah Tu. This one I have now is also white, kept in the stables at Jiajing Pass, and its name is Youbai."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but laugh when she heard that. She finally understood why Xiao Jinglin had agreed so readily when she casually named the little white tiger Silly Girl. She couldn't help but jokingly said, "What if your next mount is also white?"
Xiao Jinglin also laughed and said seriously, "It's easy, just call Zai Bai."
After saying that, Xiao Jinglin couldn't help but burst out laughing, and the two of them couldn't help but burst into laughter. Ren Yaoqi didn't ask her what nickname she had given herself before.
When seeing off the guests that day, Rong was not in a hurry to leave. When Ren Yaoqi came back after sending Xiao Jinglin out, he saw Rong and her aunt Ji sitting in Li's main room, drinking tea and chatting with Li.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi coming back, Rong Shi put down the tea bowl and said, "It's getting late, I have to go back too. Qi'er, please see me out."
When Ren Yaoqi saw Rong's attitude, he knew that she was waiting because she had something to say to him, so he immediately stepped forward and held Rong's hand.
Li also wanted to see Rong out, but was stopped by Rong: "Qi'er, just send me out, you can go do your own thing."
Li had no choice but to stop and stand at the gate of the yard watching them walk away.
Rong asked Ren Yaoqi to help her get on the carriage and invited Ren Yaoqi to get on as well. Ji Fuying got on the carriage at the back alone.
Seeing that Rong was in no hurry to get the driver to drive, Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "These are troubled times. I thought Grandmother wouldn't come today."
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