Strategy? I'm at full level and criticizing like crazy, taming sickly villains

Qin Jue didn't take it seriously at first, until he heard Jiang Li's last words, he suddenly stood up and asked, "What did you say?"

Jiang Li curled his lips, "I said... Qin Xiang is my back-up. If you don't want her for the city defense plan, then you don't have to care about her life or death."

Qin Jue looked at her deeply, said nothing, and quickly left the study.

Jiang Li was fiddling with his hair boredly, "Qin Xiang is back, so considering the time... it should be soon, right?"

As she spoke, she flicked her fingers on the cage, with a faint smile hanging on her lips.

After resting for so long, it’s time to get moving.

Jiang Li met Qin Xiang in the afternoon of the next day.

She didn't know how badly she was injured. Until now, her face was still visibly pale and she was walking a little staggeringly.

She was helped into Qin Jue's study. When she saw Jiang Li in the birdcage, her pupils trembled slightly, as if she was very surprised.

Jiang Li happily raised his hand to greet her, "We meet again."

Qin Jue is not here, but Qin Xiang is surrounded by Qin Jue's people.

So Qin Xiang opened his mouth and muttered for a moment but said nothing in the end.

He didn't speak, and he didn't know whether it was because of the wind or something, but he coughed violently.

So she sat down on a chair next to her and said to the person holding her with a somewhat painful expression, "Water... go and get me a pot of hot water!"

The maid who was supporting her glanced at Jiang Li, but turned around and went down without saying anything.

When Qin Xiang saw that the person was gone, he stopped coughing and hurried towards Jiang Li, his brows furrowed tightly, "You...why did you do this?"

Jiang Li shrugged, "You mistook a jackal for a dog, and you got bitten by it."

Qin Xiang had a bit of surprise on his face, "Is it really Qin Jue?"

She couldn't believe it, because in her impression, Qin Jue was still the poor little guy in the cold palace, why did he suddenly...

But she also knew that now was not the time to talk about this, so she didn't ask any more questions about this matter and just turned to: "I...is there anything I can do to help you?"

Jiang Li raised his eyebrows in surprise, then chuckled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but you can't help me."

Qin Xiang frowned, "How do you know me if you don't tell me..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a voice behind him.

"You really can't help her."

At the familiar voice, Qin Xiang stiffened slightly and turned his head slowly. As expected, he saw Qin Jue walking into the room with a calm expression.

Qin Xiang was slightly at a loss when he was caught on the spot before he could do anything bad.

However, Qin Jue didn't seem to have any intention of pursuing her. From the moment he entered the room, his eyes were always on Jiang Li.

At this moment, he handed the plate of cakes in his hand to the cage, "Li is very good today, can you eat something?"

Jiang Li didn't speak, just rolled his eyes, still half-leaning on the bed, and had no intention of paying attention to him.

Qin Jue wasn't angry either. He just placed the plate on the ground at the door of the cage, just like before.

In short, she will eat naturally when she is hungry.

Putting down the pastries, Qin Jue turned to look at Qin Xiang, his eyes full of indifference.

"I have said everything that I should have said yesterday, and I agree to let you see her today."

"But you still don't seem to understand what the current situation is."

"Qin Xiang... only I can give you the credit you want."

"Ali is no longer of use to you, so why bother to come to her and ask for help?"

"If I remember correctly, the relationship between you and Ali is not good. You can't just suddenly become close to each other as sisters when a disaster is approaching, right?"

Qin Xiang pursed his lips, "...what a deep sisterly love, I don't even believe it when I say it."

"But anyway...she helped me when I was in the most difficult time. I'm not the kind of ungrateful person. Naturally, I want to try my best to help her."

Qin Xiang's answer was not unexpected. Jiang Li had already seen it. This person might have some shortcomings, but he couldn't be said to be too bad.

She dared to remind her secretly when she was still struggling for a living under the Queen, so it's not surprising that she wants to help her now.

It's a pity that the matter between her and Qin Jue is no longer something she can interfere with.

Jiang Li smiled and took the initiative to say: "If you can't help me, your affairs will still be as we agreed before, but now the person who implements it has become Qin Jue."

She said, "Give him the defense map of Mucheng. He won't regret it."

Qin Xiang has no influence on either Jiang Li or Qin Jue.

Qin Jue wouldn't care about this, so naturally he wouldn't break the contract.

Qin Xiang glanced at Jiang Li in surprise, as if wondering why she would still speak for Qin Jue in such a situation?

At this time, shouldn't she be told not to hand over the city defense map?

She didn't understand what Jiang Li was thinking, but she could tell that she meant what she said.

There was silence for a moment, and she didn't insist on anything anymore. She pursed her lips slightly and said, "I memorized the city defense map... Ask someone to prepare paper and pen, and I will draw it for you."

That day she pretended to give in to Meng Yuanzhou, and then they relaxed for a moment. With the cooperation of Jiang Li's people, she got the opportunity to enter the study of the prefect of Mucheng.

Thanks to Qin Xiang's photographic memory, he was able to quickly memorize the layout of the city defense map in his mind in that situation.

So there was no need to steal the city defense map, let alone make a rubbing. She put it back intact, as if nothing had happened, and no one would know that she had been to the prefect's study.

Then, they found the opportunity to escape.

Meng Yuanzhou was very angry when he learned that he was being teased, and sent many people to chase him all the way.

Under the protection of many people arranged by Jiang Li in advance, only Qin Xiang escaped in the end.

In the process of drawing the city defense map, Qin Xiang's mind flashed from time to time to those who died for her, including the two maids who accompanied her.

They died for her, but more often than not they died for this city defense map, and also for Jiang Li.

She has experienced such tragedy, so she wants to live a good life even more.

Maybe this is selfish, but... who doesn't live for themselves?

Now that Jiang Li also said that she couldn't help her, then... from now on, just pretend that she doesn't know anything, take her credit, and go back to Beijing to be her princess.

The city defense map was good, and Qin Xiang presented it to Qin Jue.

"I have given you the things. I hope you will keep your promise, tell the world what I have done, and ask someone to send me back to Beijing."

Qin Jue looked at the city defense map carefully and saw no flaws. Then he nodded and said, "Okay."

"But... don't reveal any of my affairs, otherwise I can ask someone to send you back to the capital, and I can make it impossible for you to speak before you open your mouth. Do you understand?"