I was switched at birth after transmigrating into a book, but I used my superpowers to wreak havoc!

Chapter 55 The Cunning Villain

After deciding to leave for the capital, Xie Xiu began to make a series of arrangements.

After breakfast, he asked someone to call Doctor Li and asked him to check the cup of water in which the note was soaked and whether there was any medicine in it.

Although Doctor Li was surprised, he did not ask any more questions and quickly began to examine the patient carefully.

He sniffed it, tasted it himself, and then frowned suspiciously: "Why does it seem like there is ink in this water?"

Xie Xiu had no choice but to explain: "Indeed, some ink was mixed in. Do you think there is something wrong with this ink?"

Doctor Li carefully examined it again, then asked him, "Do you have the ink, Mr. Xie?"

Xie Xiu shook his head helplessly: "No, there was only a piece of paper with words written on it, but it has been destroyed."

The note mentioned Xie Jia's elopement. How could Xie Xiu dare to give him the note directly?

Even though Doctor Li didn't recognize Xie Jia, as soon as he saw the name, he could guess that she was most likely the young lady of the Xie family in the capital, his sister.

Doctor Li had no choice but to say, "Without the ink and the paper, the results of the test based on the water alone may not be accurate.

All I can tell is that this ink must have some precious spices added to it, but there's so little ink in the water that I can't tell what those spices are."

At the end, he smiled at Xie Xiu with a bit of shame, "After all, my knowledge is shallow and my ability is limited. I can only see this much."

Xie Xiu knew he wasn't to blame, so he quickly said, "Uncle Li, please don't underestimate yourself. Your medical skills are already very impressive. It was my fault for not handling things properly and destroying the note, causing you trouble."

Doctor Li quickly waved his hand and said, "It's no trouble, no trouble. It's just a small matter, how can it be a big deal? Thank you, Master. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

He was not stupid. Since Xie Xiu destroyed the note, it meant that the thing should not be seen by outsiders. Naturally, he would not ask any more questions at this time.

Unexpectedly, Xie Xiu suddenly picked up a stack of books from the side and handed them to him: "Uncle Li, take these books back. I have annotated them. They should be of some help to Dongqing."

Doctor Li was stunned at first, but then he was deeply moved.

Dongqing is his son, whose full name is Li Dongqing. He is twelve years old this year and has an older sister named Banxia.

He had only this one son, so naturally he wanted to pass on his legacy to him. However, the child did not want to study medicine and only wanted to take the imperial examination, forcing him to pass on his legacy to his daughter Banxia.

Fortunately, his daughter showed amazing talent in medicine since she was young. Even though the Li family had a rule that medical skills should be passed down to sons but not daughters, he still taught his daughter some basic medical skills.

After his careful teaching, his daughter made rapid progress.

Unfortunately, he was only good at medicine and could not help his son much in the imperial examination. Now that Xie Xiu was willing to give him books, how could he not be moved?

"Thank you, my dear, you...you are so thoughtful. I..."

Doctor Li was so excited that he couldn't speak. He simply bowed deeply to Xie Xiu.

Xie Xiu quickly held his hand, thinking that it was not easy for him to be a father. He was really worried about his two children.

"Uncle Li, please don't do this. I regard you as my elder, and it's just a few books. Why do you have to be so polite to me?

I want to give these books to Dongqing because I like his character and talent. He is still young, so he can take the exam to become a student first, and there is no need to worry about other things.

After three years, with his talent, he should be able to pass the imperial examination. As long as he maintains this attitude and does not rush or get impatient, he will definitely be able to pass the imperial examination and become an official in the court.

So Uncle Li, there's really no need to do this. I'm optimistic about Dongqing's future, so I wanted to give him these books. I hope he can always remember his ambition and work for the well-being of the people of the world and benefit all people."

The reason why Xie Xiu said this was because he had long known that Li Dongqing actually also liked medicine.

However, since the child found out that his sister was interested in medicine and Doctor Li was unwilling to teach him everything he knew, he deliberately refused to learn medicine, forcing Doctor Li to pass on all he had learned in his life to his sister Li Banxia.

Li Banxia did not let her younger brother down. She was very smart. After learning the skills, she secretly taught them to Li Dongqing without keeping anything secret.

The reason they taught secretly was that both siblings were worried that if Doctor Li knew that Li Dongqing was interested in medicine, he would no longer want to teach Li Banxia.

However, although Li Dongqing liked medicine, he wanted to take the imperial examination and become an official more.

Although he was only eleven years old, he had already understood many things because of Doctor Li's attitude.

So at a young age, he had great ambitions.

He wanted to take the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official in the future, so that all women like his sister in the world could learn the skills they liked and not be looked down upon.

Doctor Li was unwilling to teach his daughter everything he knew, not because he favored boys over girls.

He was just worried that his daughter would get married when she grew up, and if she learned the Li family's secrets, she would bring them to her husband's family.

In this way, the things that the Li family's ancestors have worked hard to research will become available to outsiders.

Moreover, in this world, it is very difficult for women to practice medicine.

Once you practice medicine, you will inevitably have to go from street to street, show your face, and often go in and out of other people's homes, which will cause criticism.

Doctor Li didn't want to benefit outsiders, but he also didn't want his daughter to suffer.

Unfortunately, once children grow up, they will have their own ideas. What their parents think is good may not necessarily be what they want.

Compared with Doctor Li's inherent ideas, Li Dongqing is obviously more daring in thinking and doing.

So what Xie Xiu said to Doctor Li was not just a courtesy. He really hoped that Li Dongqing could pass the imperial examination and become an official to benefit women all over the world.

He regretted it deeply when Tu Jiaojiao was ambushed by the Xu family.

If he had not taken Li Banxia's status as an unmarried lady into consideration and invited her to his home to look after Tu Jiaojiao, how could Xu have succeeded in poisoning her?

They were about to leave for the capital, but they had no medical expertise with them. It would be best if they could invite Li Banxia to accompany them and teach Liu Ya some medical skills.

Xie Xiu smiled openly, but he was secretly calculating in his heart.

Unfortunately, Doctor Li had no idea what he was thinking at the moment, and felt extremely ashamed when he heard it.

Thinking about how he had always been so selfish and unwilling to teach his family's unique skills to outsiders, Doctor Li felt ashamed and had no face to face Xie Xiu.

But he really didn't want to pass it on to outsiders.

So he could only say with shame: "Mr. Xie has such a broad mind that I am ashamed of myself! I think with Mr. Xie's talent, he will definitely be able to pass the exam when he goes to the capital this time!

I've accepted these books on Dongqing's behalf and will certainly let him study them carefully! I also hope that everything goes smoothly for you, that you have a safe journey, and that all your wishes come true and that you get what you want!

Xie Xiu smiled and thanked him for his blessing, then personally sent him out.

Seeing Doctor Li leave with a touched look on his face, he felt a little guilty: Well... I hope Doctor Li won't be so angry that he comes to my house after knowing about that.

Probably not?

He had specifically found a shield for himself. With that person bearing Doctor Li's anger in front, Doctor Li should not suspect him.

Thinking of this, Xie Xiu went to see his daughter with peace of mind.

He hadn't seen his daughter for a quarter of an hour and missed her very much.