He answered timidly, "Responding to Mistress's question, this servant's name is Xiao Zhu Zi!"
"Xiao Zhu Zi?" Xia Ruqing repeated. "That's not a bad name. You shall be called Xiao Zhu Zi then..." She then asked the other two palace maids, "And you?"
"Answering Mistress, this servant's name is Yang Hua."
"This servant's name is Chun Cui."
Xia Ruqing was momentarily speechless. These names... they really are quite common.
"Forget it, those names aren't great. You might as well follow Zi Yue's lead," she said. "You shall be called... Zi Ning. And you shall be called Zi Su! How do you like it?"
The two little palace maids glanced at each other. Coming to their senses, they quickly kowtowed in thanks. "Thank you, Mistress, for giving us names!"
"You may rise," Xia Ruqing said. "From now on, you are to learn well from Zi Yue!"
"Yes!"
