The Mute was not actually named Mute. Her real name was Cai Xiaoyue. Over a hundred years ago, she had been a maidservant for a wealthy family. Her parents had sold her when she was very young because they simply couldn't afford to feed seven or eight children. In that era, ordinary people had no contraception; if they got pregnant, they gave birth, and women would have children from the day they married until they were physically incapable of having more. Selling a child to a rich household was considered a relatively good fate.
The name Cai Xiaoyue was just something the old maid who bought her had come up with on a whim. She entered the estate at the age of five. With an obedient, endearing personality and delicate features, everyone said she was a beauty in the making.
Hearing this, Pei Ye carefully examined the Mute's face. It was a very pretty, exquisitely shaped oval face with fine features. Even though her skin was pale and bluish, it was clear she had great natural beauty.
