Demon Hairpin II: My wayward Ex-wife

Chapter 20

Zhuang Kang's words were not false. Mu
Huanqing's martial arts were taught by the
country's number one expert Mu Cangying.
Although she couldn't beat her father, beating a
Marquis guard was not an issue.
That night, the entire Marquis household was
searching but not even half a suspicious shadow
was seen. This incident was unsolved. They also
didn't discover any lost valuables in the next day's
investigation. Fu Yanlin could only dispatch more
guards to strictly patrol the area. No one knew that
the female thief they were talking about was at that
moment hugging the blanket on her bed, having a
peaceful sleep.
Concubine Lin also had a miscarriage that day. The
maids reported that concubine Lin was frightened
by the thief so the fetus that wasn't even a month
old was now gone.
Mu Huanqing was shaken awake by a servant girl.
After hearing the news, she was dazed. Then it
dawned on her and she laughed. Startled into a
miscarriage? Last night she and the guard were
fighting on the roof of the library. The roof was
very far away from concubine Lin's courtyard. It
was clear that she wanted to find someone else to
take the blame.
Never mind. She was too lazy to care much. After
dressing neatly, she went with the others to
concubine Lin's courtyard to console her. Of
course, she was only keeping up appearances. The
other person was only waiting for the Marquis.

Never mind. She was too lazy to care much. After
dressing neatly, she went with the others to
concubine Lin's courtyard to console her. Of
course, she was only keeping up appearances. The
other person was only waiting for the Marquis.
After Fu Yanlin entered the room, everyone else
retreated.
Mu Huanging felt that her spirits today were pretty
good due to the heavy exercise last night. She was
able to fall asleep again after returning to the room.
Additionally, she had thought through many things
and felt like she had shed her old shell and felt
much more comfortable.
She decided to put the unhappiness between Fu
Yanlin and her behind her. From today onwards,
they would be two separate people. She would only
do her job and would just avoid him if she could. If
she couldn't avoid him she would cautiously keep
her distance and definitely would not let him bully
herself.
Her days passed smoothly and steadily. Apart from
taking care of the household every day, she also
taught her mute servant girl, Xin Yu, how to read
and write.
Mu Huanqing is kind-hearted but not stupidly
benevolent. She will first observe whether a person
deserves her kindness. The main reason she
brought Xin Yu to her own courtyard was that she
appreciated her good nature.
Although this girl had been bullied by others, she
stubbornly refused to cry. No matter how others hit
and yelled at her, she just silently received the
abuse without crying or making a fuss. She only
used her hands to protect her head and lowered her
body as much as possible. When they had abused
her enough she would then silently get up and
continue to work.
It was at that time that Mu Huanqing saw her. She
felt that the girl had strong willpower even though
she was only 15. So what if she was mute? She was
much stronger than those people who loved to
make thoughtless remarks and hurt people with
their words.
As she expected that Xin Yu was honest and
considerate. What surprised her was that Xin Yu
was not simple.
After Mu Huanqing taught her literacy, she
discovered that this girl had a photographic
memory. This fact made her indescribably happy.
She was able to bring a treasure home. This kind of
talent could not be wasted. So now, there is an
additional task she needs to accomplish every day,
to teach Xin Yu how to read and write. She also
warned Xin Yu not to tell anyone else about her
photographic memory else she is used by others.
In order to protect Xin Yu, Mu Huanqing promoted
her to the inner courtyard and made Xin Yu her
personal maid. The original maids were sent
outside and she even had her dowry maids and
nannies go back to the Mu family.

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There was no need for her father to concern
himself over herself and Fu Yanlin so she sent back
a whole bunch of people. Just in case there was
anyone keeping an eye on the happenings of the
inner courtyard and passing on anything that
should not be said.
The fact that servants had been sent back to the Mu
family was also reported to Fu Yanlin by the
steward.
"She sent her dowry servants back to Mu family?"
Fu Yanlin thought it was strange. Married women
always attached importance to their dowry
servants. It was much better to have trustworthy
people by your side. But this Mu Huanging went
down the opposite path. What was she thinking?
The steward thought for a bit then replied.
"Maybe.. this is the young madam's sincerity
towards the Marquis?"
Sincerity? Fu Yanlin sneered. She wanted to
burrow into his heart now that she had become a
part of his family?
He had thought that the reason why she didn't get
close to him, didn't cry or make a fuss, and lived
her life behind closed doors was because she had
integrity and an unyielding character. But now that
they had become intimate, she thought that she
could ask him to feel tenderness towards her and
climb to the position of a proper wife? If that was
the case, he had thought of her too highly.