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

It was already evening when we arrived at Leng Palace.

Under the dim light of the setting sun, the courtyard of Leng Gong was quiet, and with the withered vegetable leaves planted in the courtyard, it looked a bit desolate.

Lan Yin quickly walked into the house to take a look, then came out to report, "There is no one in the house."

Jiang Li said "Oh", "Then wait."

In the evening, it was a little cold outside, so Jiang Li took Lan Yin into the house without any courtesy.

She saw at a glance that the bed was still covered with Qin Jue's original shabby bedding. She didn't know where she had thrown the ones she brought last time.

Lan Yin couldn't help but glance at her, as if she was afraid that she would feel sad, so she comforted her awkwardly, "Maybe... maybe His Highness was just afraid that your things would get dirty, so he put them away."

Jiang Li was not angry, but just smiled, "Don't be awkward... If I were him, I would never put myself through hardship just to maintain my useless self-esteem."

Even if she were Qin Jue, she would probably have found a way to attract Emperor Qing's attention. Whether she was pretending to be pitiful or trying to please, she would have worked hard to reverse the situation.

Once you pretend to be a grandson, and then find an opportunity to destroy the opponent in one fell swoop, won't all your self-esteem be restored?

She said that the main reason why Qin Jue was so miserable was because his personality was too awkward and he couldn't think about it.

While she was speaking, Lan Yin was already rummaging in the cabinet nearby, and then suddenly turned around, "Princess, look, he has indeed put it away!"

Lan Yin was obviously a little happy when she said this, probably because she felt that her princess's kindness was not taken for granted.

Jiang Li was also a little surprised and raised his eyebrows, "Not bad, there is some progress."

It seems that the lesson I gave him last time is still useful, so he should learn to behave.

At the moment, she didn't know how long it would take Qin Jue to come back. Jiang Li was a little tired, so she simply asked Lan Yin to help her make the bed, and then lay down on it to rest.

When I came during the day, I didn't feel that at night, the cold palace really lived up to its name. It was very cold.

Even though he was covered with a quilt, Jiang Li felt that his exposed face was cold.

Lan Yin went out to search for a charcoal fire, but in the end she only found a small amount of poor, inferior black charcoal. If it was burned in the house, it would be very smoky, so she had to give up.

Jiang Li lay there in a daze for a while, and finally heard some movement.

Lan Yin's voice came faintly from the courtyard, "Your Highness, you are finally back."

Jiang Li was a little greedy for the warmth in the bed, so he didn't get up. He just continued to sleep on the bed with his eyes closed, waiting for Lan Yin to bring him in.

After a while, the door to the room was finally pushed open.

There were no candles lit in the room. She squinted her eyes and saw only the vague outline of a man walking in.

He paused at the door for a while, seeming to look at her.

After a while, he walked to the table in the dark and lit the only pitiful red candle.

There was dim candlelight in the room, and Qin Jue's usually cold face seemed much softer against the background.

He held the candlestick in both hands and walked towards her. Jiang Li was so blinded by the fire that he couldn't help but squint his eyes again. His voice was a little hoarse and he said with a lazy tone, "Why are you back?"

As she spoke, she moved to the inside of the bed.

Her original intention was to give him a place to sit, but in this situation, it was more like a wife waiting for her husband to come home and giving him a place to sleep.

Qin Jue paused for a moment and looked at Jiang Li who was confused on the bed. Probably because he had just woken up, he looked particularly gentle and cute at this time, without any of his usual arrogance and aggression.

A thought popped into his mind...it would be great if she could always be like this.

When this idea came up, Qin Jue was startled, and the corners of his lips that were subconsciously bent were quickly suppressed by him.

Are you kidding me... This woman has a heart of snakes and scorpions, and her cuteness in this moment is just a disguise.

Qin Jue's face didn't look good because of a thought in his heart.

He didn't sit down by the bed, he just stood one meter away from the bed, holding a candlestick in one hand, and said in a cold voice, "Do you have anything to do with me?"

The change in his expression was very subtle, but Jiang Li still caught it.

I couldn't help but curse in my heart, this guy really turned his back faster than he could flip through a book.

She yawned, sat up wrapped in a quilt, and patted the bed board next to her, "What are you doing so far away? Come and sit here."

Qin Jue obviously resisted, but after hesitating for a moment, he still put the candlestick next to him and sat at the end of the bed farthest from her.

Jiang Li didn't care about this little bit of rebelliousness, and just asked in a casual chatter, "It's already dark, why are you back so late?"

Qin Jue didn't lie, "Go to the Huanyi Bureau to help people wash clothes and change into some winter clothes."

Jiang Li frowned, "Are you going to wash clothes in such a cold day?"

[How come you don’t know how to cherish such beautiful hands? What a waste of resources! 】

Qin Jue heard her thoughts and subconsciously shrank his hands into his sleeves.

He hated her such purposeful concern, not because she was afraid that he would suffer, but because she was worried that he would mess with his own hands.

It's like...in her heart, he is just a beautiful vase.

She only cared about whether he looked good enough and never cared about what he thought.

Just as he was about to change the subject, Jiang Li had already loosened the quilt wrapped around him, and involuntarily came over to hold his hand.

Qin Jue subconsciously wanted to pull back, but she raised her head and glared at him fiercely, "Don't move!"

He paused for a moment, then saw her lowering her head again. Because he was so close, the messy hair on her head was so close that he felt itchy for no reason.

Qin Jue didn't dare to move anymore, so Jiang Li looked at Qin Jue's hand carefully by the candlelight.

Probably because he had just come back and washed his hands, his hands were extremely cold, and... after not seeing each other for a few days, he already had some frostbite on his hands.

It seems that the past few days have been non-stop, and most of them have been helping people wash clothes.

[Damn it, just for a tattered winter coat. If you are short of something, why don’t you ask me for it? What a donkey temper! 】

This is the first time Qin Jue has heard Jiang Li's voice be so angry. She seemed to be calm no matter what before. She didn't expect to be so angry today... just because of his hands?

Qin Jue thought it was ridiculous, but when he thought she was Jiang Li, it seemed reasonable again.

Jiang Li looked at his frozen place and couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

Her hands were very warm, and when she touched the frostbite, it felt tingly and itchy, making Qin Jue's heart seem to tremble.

He felt a little uncomfortable for no reason. He turned his head slightly and said dryly, "...I'm fine."

Jiang Li suddenly raised his head and glared at him angrily, "Of course you're fine, I'm fine!"