When handling court affairs, his methods and abilities were far superior to before. His vision was broader, and his thinking and planning already bore the shadow of a ruler of a nation. Coupled with his noble bearing, he had actually made the court officials feel immensely gratified.
The Emperor was overjoyed. At the Crown Prince's suggestion, he became so happy that he directly waved his hand and, breaking precedent, made Su Qiao a County Princess. He even bestowed a residence upon her.
Su Qiao was naturally delighted by such an unexpected gain.
However, Su Qiao did not want to be so high-profile yet. The Emperor also took into consideration that the Crown Prince had not fully recovered and that the matter could not be publicized, so the Imperial Decree was temporarily kept secret and handed directly to Su Qiao.
As for the residence, Su Qiao naturally did not need to manage it herself. Xi Hanzhou sent people to take care of it.
Everything left her very satisfied.
The Crown Prince's situation was growing better and better, and his performance was becoming increasingly outstanding. This naturally made the Fourth Prince and the several Princes who had secretly supported him extremely anxious.
Especially after the Fourth Prince secretly learned that Xi Hanzhou's illness had actually been cured and that he would be able to make a full recovery after another year or two of recuperation, he became so anxious that he could no longer spare any attention for Su Yuxin.
Xi Hanzhou's health improved day by day. After the Fourth Prince and the others had tripped him up several times without gaining any advantage—and had even suffered considerable losses in return—Su Qiao finally put her mind at ease and began pondering other matters.
After putting on makeup, she brought Little Lan and