Did my uncle choose to enter the palace just like him, for revenge?

The more Xie Xiu thought about it, the uglier his expression became.

When Tu Jiaojiao woke up, the first thing he said was: "Jiaojiao, I want to leave as soon as possible and go to the capital."

Tu Jiaojiao thought of what she heard last night and immediately understood what he was thinking.

She silently held Xie Xiu's hand to comfort him, smiled gently at him, and said only one word: "Okay."

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.

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