Li Jianguo didn't want to hide Zhou Tingting's affairs. But within two days, he knew everything he should and shouldn't know.

The Zhou family was even more terrified.

"What does your majesty mean?" Zhou's mother questioned her husband and son.

"Why is Tingting under house arrest? The Queen is also a member of the Zhou family, and her last name is also Zhou! How could she stand by and watch someone die without helping?"

Moreover, this house arrest has no time limit and the person cannot leave unless summoned.

This means that as long as His Majesty doesn't remember her, she will have to stay in Chuxiu Palace for the rest of her life.

Father Zhou didn't say anything either, he just kept smoking the hookah in his hand.

Although he was no longer an official in the court, he still had some say in the capital because of his relationship with the Zhou family.

He is a gangster, and he gave himself his identity. Although he is only a side branch, he is nominally the uncle of the Queen Mother.

Zhou Mao smiled bitterly, "Isn't your Majesty's meaning very clear? Everyone in the court can see that your Majesty has no interest in the harem, but you all insist on interfering in the selection of concubines."

"Now it's all right. The selection has been made and the concubines have entered the palace. But have you achieved your goal?"

"His Majesty's style of doing things these years seems to be lax and unreliable. But after all these years, who has really taken advantage of him?!"

"The grand talent show was a waste of money and time, and it also injured a bunch of noble ladies. What else did it do?"

"Your Majesty has nothing to lose, but those who want to do something through the draft will lose a lot."

"Tingting has been domineering since she was young. In our small family, everyone gives in to her and doesn't care. But, with her personality like that, what good can she do in the palace? Don't take on porcelain work if you don't have the skills. Tingting is not the material to be a concubine. Now that your majesty has made her a target, she deserves it!"

"Besides, the Zhou family's direct descendants chose to retire after the Queen entered the palace. Do father and mother think that they are smarter and wiser than those in the direct lineage? Is our emperor the kind of person who can let the in-laws take power?"

"We are just a branch of the Zhou family. Do you know what a branch is? It means the marginalized people in the family. We are only nominal relatives to the Empress. Just because the Empress calls you uncle and aunt doesn't mean you are really her elders!"

"Why didn't the Empress save her? Mother, isn't this ridiculous? Why did Tingting enter the palace? She went there to win favor! If you were in my father's shoes, and your father's concubine made a mistake, would you save her or would you add insult to injury?"

There were many things Zhou Mao had wanted to say for a long time, but he really didn't have any extra time.

He was not a particularly important talent in the Honglu Temple. When he was not on duty, studying was what he did most. The Honglu Temple seemed to be a leisurely government office, but there were too many things to learn.

It's not just the languages ​​of each country, but also the customs and habits of each country. He really doesn't have any extra time to do other things.

Besides, he is a junior and there are many things he really cannot say to his elders. If he says them, he will be accused of being disobedient and unfilial.

But now that things have come to this, he has to say it.

Zhou Tingting is His Majesty's warning to the Zhou family.

The direct descendants of the Zhou family have long since disbanded, and now they are the only one left in the capital.

And he is the only one among their branch who is still serving as an official in the court.

If my father and mother continue to be ignorant of the seriousness of the situation, I'm afraid that sooner or later their branch will be expelled from the capital.

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