"Yes," Commandery Princess Dongyang nodded, "she left early in the morning with the medicinal materials."
"Since thatās the case, you need to be more careful during the time Mu Shaoling is not here, especially the people attending to Chengcheng, and her food, even your own food you need to watch out for, to prevent her from pulling any tricks." Yang Chuxia saw her calm demeanor and added, "Donāt take my words lightly. By all accounts, the Tong Family is a prestigious family for a hundred years, and Concubine Tong is a legitimate daughter, so why would she be a concubine in the Mu Residence? Even if there was a reason that raw rice was cooked into cooked rice, itās not without the possibility of her harboring thoughts of replacing you. Without you, Concubine Tong, being Mu Shaolingās only concubine with her noble status, being promoted to principal wife isnāt at all impossible."
Hearing this, Commandery Princess Dongyang truly realized that Concubine Tong was a dangerous existence.
"Xiaxia, donāt worry, I will be careful this time, and wonāt let her be presumptuous in front of me again."
"As the principal wife, you must show the courage befitting the position," Yang Chuxia stated further. "The main focus is still on Chengcheng, donāt give her the opportunity to tamper with anything."
"Understood, I got it."
Seeing her in a daze, Yang Chuxia gave her several more instructions before bidding farewell and leaving the Mu Residence.
On her way out of the residence, she happened to encounter that Concubine Tong.
"Madam Ye, have you ever heard a saying?"
"Iāve heard many sayings, I just donāt know which one Concubine Tong is referring to?"
"Prying too much into othersā business, one wonāt die a good death," Concubine Tong said with a smile that wasnāt quite a smile.
"You mean that saying." Yang Chuxia laughed heartily, "I am all too familiar with it. Do you know why?"
Concubine Tong raised her eyebrows, "I would like to hear the details."
"Because too many people have said that to me," Yang Chuxia shrugged her shoulders, then added one last question, "Do you also know what happened to all those people who said that to me in the end?"
Without waiting for her to reply, Yang Chuxia went straight on, "Not one person who said that to me ended up well! Giggles!" Yang Chuxia smiled at her, "Concubine Tong, I take my leave!"
"Miss, this womanās scheming is extraordinary," said the nanny to Concubine Tong after Yang Chuxia had left.
"I naturally know sheās extraordinary, but thankfully, sheās not from our household," Concubine Tong touched the ring on her hand and paused before saying, "Find an opportunity to get rid of that little wretched spawn. Heās an eyesore. Only I can bear the rightful heir."
"Miss, if we are to get rid of him, it must be done before the young master returns, as once heās back, we wonāt find the opportunity," the nanny advised.
"Then we must act quickly!" Concubine Tong clutched the handkerchief in her hand fiercely and said, "Have my father inquire about the Ye Family."
"This old servant understands."
After leaving the Mu Residence that day, Yang Chuxia visited the Third Princeās residence the next day, where she was received by the wife of the Third Prince, a very dignified and sensible woman. She appeared gentle but was firm at heart, considerate without being cunning, and she managed to neutralize the arrogant Secondary Princess Consort with her soft power. Incidentally, this Secondary Princess Consort from the State Duke Tongās household was also a legitimate daughter from the principal line, just as arrogantly domineering as Concubine Tong, yet when it came to treating these sisters, Commandery Princess Dongyang could not compare to the Third Princeās Consort.
A few more days passed, and it was now the middle of the twelfth lunar month, with only a handful of days left until the New Year. Yang Chuxia calculated the time; in about eight or nine days, Ye Ziāan would arrive in the Capital City.
But just before Ye Ziāanās arrival in the capital, there emerged another piece of news from within the Capital City.
That was that the Emperor was going to confer a title of royalty!