Chapter 2592 - 2566: Aphasia

Zheng Erlang’s eyelids trembled as he struggled to open his eyes, immediately seeing the people gathered around him.

He stared blankly at them, realizing he didn’t recognize any of them.

Zheng Wang pushed aside Imperial Doctor Liu and stepped forward, meeting Zheng Erlang’s gaze, excitedly saying, "Erlang, you’re awake?"

Zheng Erlang’s mouth moved silently, unable to produce a sound, as Director Xiao and Zhou Man squeezed him out of the way, moving closer to Zheng Erlang.

Director Xiao solemnly introduced himself, "Young Master Zheng, this is the royal palace. I am the director of the Imperial Hospital, and this is Imperial Doctor Zhou from our hospital,"

He reached out to pull Imperial Doctor Liu forward and introduced him, "This is Imperial Doctor Liu. First, you need to answer us. Do you know what happened?"

The young master furrowed his brow, feeling a splitting headache, and said nothing for the moment.

From behind, Zheng Wang saw this and, displeased, immediately said, "Director Xiao, investigating this case is the responsibility of the capital prefecture and Wan Nian County, it’s not related to you, is it?"

Director Xiao glanced at him, and Manbao also glanced at him, but neither paid him any mind. Manbao spoke first, "It’s okay if you don’t remember. Do you know what your name is?"

Young Master Zheng opened his mouth, his voice hoarse, unable to produce a sound.

Imperial Doctor Liu immediately handed over a cup of water, which the palace maid by the bedside promptly took to feed him.

He moistened his throat and then said, "Fei... Zheng..."

Zheng Erlang paused briefly and said nothing further.

Manbao was puzzled, "Fei Zheng?"

Director Xiao, knowing his name, discreetly tugged Zhou Man, whispering, "It’s Zheng Fei."

Manbao stared at him blankly, extending two fingers to ask him, "How many is this?"

Zheng Erlang glanced at her, frustrated, saying, "Two."

Director Xiao and Zheng Wang, along with the others, breathed a sigh of relief.

Manbao then asked, "There are three times of day: morning, noon, and evening. Which do you prefer?"

"Morn... early... noon noon..." Zheng Erlang pursed his lips and fell silent.

Zheng Wang clutched his chest and almost collapsed to the ground, only to be caught by State Duke Pi, as everyone quietly observed Director Xiao and Zhou Man.

Manbao also turned to look at Director Xiao.

Director Xiao: ...

Why are you looking at him? Can he make the person normal instantly?

He forced a smile, comforting Zheng Erlang, "Young Master Zheng, calm down. You’ve just awoken, this is normal. Do you feel any discomfort anywhere?"

The young master said nothing, only weakly raised a finger towards his head, possibly lacking control, as his finger aimed directly for the wound, but Manbao quickly grabbed him in panic.

Director Xiao and Imperial Doctor Liu were also startled, hurriedly reassuring him, "It’s okay, it’s okay. Don’t move your hands, just speak directly."

However, the young master didn’t want to talk, so he just silently looked at them without any intention of speaking.

Nonetheless, after checking his condition, the three doctors understood his situation.

"Aphasia?" Zheng Wang asked tensely, "What is aphasia? He clearly spoke just now."

Director Xiao looked at Zhou Man. The term was her suggestion, and actually, according to his understanding, he preferred associating it with the syndrome of blood stasis in the inner organs.

He suspected that it might be the congestion or swelling in the brain causing it to lose control over the body, possibly due to the injured part...

The ancients believed that the human soul resided within the internal organs, being the spirit of a person, and the limbs were governed by the internal organs.

Zheng Erlang had impaired expression, his words did not match his intentions, whereas his throat and other aspects were fine, so naturally, it was a brain issue.

However, after Zhou Man refined it into aphasia, Director Xiao found it fitting, so he didn’t insist on his blood stasis syndrome.

Zheng Wang anxiously asked, "Can he be cured?"

Manbao and Director Xiao exchanged a glance, having no choice but to tell him, "We will do our best."

Zheng Wang pursed his lips and turned to find the emperor.

Zheng Erlang’s awakening led everything to develop positively.

For consecutive days, the previously tense imperial court became lively again, as snowflake-like impeachment letters flew towards the emperor, accusing the Prince of Hebei, the Zheng Family, and County Magistrate Guo from Wan Nian County.

This time, County Magistrate Guo was the most unfortunate.

The fight between the two manors erupted suddenly, with no gradual escalation, and without seeking mediation from the Chief or the county governmental office before the fight. He only found out after they had both started the fight and killed several people.

Seven people died. Even though this was in the capital city, it was still considered a major case.

That’s why he immediately captured the perpetrators, as public outrage was high, leading him to conclude the trial within two days.

As both parties were responsible, he detained the main instigators in prison. Oh, the leaders were sons of the estate heads.

They led men armed with hoes and started the fight.

Both of them, County Magistrate Guo sentenced according to the law with execution penalties. If nothing unexpected happened, they would be executed in the autumn.

Now an unexpected situation arose, as both estate heads were captured too. If no further surprises occurred, they, along with their sons, would reunite on the execution ground in the autumn, heading together to the next world.

But now an unexpected situation did arise, because the Zheng Family was dissatisfied with his judgment.

Previously, people from their side were the ones killed, so why should the son of their estate head be sentenced to death?

This time, the one injured was from the Zheng Family. So why should their estate head be sentenced to death?

County Magistrate Guo thought of following procedure. If dissatisfied, let’s go through the process, see how the Ministry of Justice reviews the case.

But within the snowflake-like impeachment letters, he took up half; the Prince of Hebei occupied most of the other half, with the rest belonging to the Zheng Family.

Just think about how excessive that is, with the two families fighting, ending in fatalities, yet the one impeached the most was him!

During the Grand Assembly, County Magistrate Guo didn’t even have a chance to return to his seat, constantly arguing back and forth on the frontline, oh no, defending.

Manbao sat cross-legged with County Magistrate Tang, sharing front-to-back positions, watching silently as he argued with multiple objection officers, finally making them quite furious, and himself quite angry too. After court, he snorted coldly and stormed out, flailing his sleeves angrily as he left.

Manbao adjusted her official hat, rising from her seat, silently leaving with the other officials.

County Magistrate Tang clicked his tongue, saying, "Old Guo really got angry this time."

Manbao asked, "Will County Magistrate Guo be punished for this?"

County Magistrate Tang replied, "Punishment is unlikely, but he will certainly be held accountable. Forget about any promotions; he will be relocated, probably leaving the capital."

Manbao was surprised, "So serious?"

She furrowed her brows, saying, "I’ve heard Bai Shan mention this case, and he didn’t make any errors in judgment. Although more tenant farmers from the Zheng Family died, the criminal case notes clearly state that people from the Zheng Family instigated the incident, and it was them who started the fight."