The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 742 Many misunderstandings are caused by not keeping their mouths shut.
Gu Jingzhe hurriedly headed home.

He fell into self-doubt. He hadn't been flirting with anyone outside, nor had he ever met Princess Mingyue. How could she have set her sights on him?

He would rather Princess Mingyue be here to cause him trouble than for her to have taken a liking to him.

This is terrifying!
Even if he weren't married, he wouldn't try to curry favor with the Prince Yu's family.

Lu Zhaozhao sneezed violently several times at home.

"Who is cursing me or missing me?" Lu Zhaozhao said to herself with self-deprecation.

"It must be that the old man misses you," the nanny said while massaging Lu Zhaozhao's calves.

At this time, Lu Zhaozhao was unaware that her husband had already been set in stone by Princess Mingyue.

"The young master is back," Lu Zhaozhao's maid called out.

Lu Zhaozhao sat up, and Gu Jingzhe quickly walked in to help her up, then squatted down and took over from the nanny to massage Lu Zhaozhao's calves.

The nanny smiled and left the room, pleased that her son-in-law was so considerate of her young mistress.

"What's wrong with you?" As her bedmate, Lu Zhaozhao was keenly aware of any subtle changes in Gu Jingzhe's emotions.

Gu Jingzhe said with a smile, "They say that childbirth is like passing through the gates of hell for a woman. I get nervous thinking about how you're about to give birth."

Lu Zhaozhao said without any politeness, "So you have to keep being good to me."

Gu Jingzhe raised his hand to swear an oath, but Lu Zhaozhao pressed his hand down and said, "Alright, alright, I know what you're thinking."

Gu Jingzhe originally wanted to keep the matter of Princess Mingyue looking for him a secret, but then he remembered his mother's advice before their marriage that he should communicate honestly with Lu Zhaozhao about everything. Many misunderstandings were caused by not keeping quiet and not explaining. Once trust is breached, the relationship between the two can easily collapse from the ground up.

Gu Jingzhe didn't want Lu Zhaozhao to hear rumors from elsewhere, so after thinking it over, he decided to tell Lu Zhaozhao.

“Zhaozhao, Princess Mingyue came to see me at the Imperial Academy today,” Gu Jingzhe said.

"Looking for you? Princess Mingyue is just as Old Madam Min said, both stupid and wicked. The Emperor just reprimanded her, and she still dares to cause you trouble."

Did she embarrass you in public?

Lu Zhaozhao looked concerned.

Lu Zhaozhao subconsciously thought that Princess Mingyue held a grudge against Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua, and wanted to get revenge on Gu Jingzhe.

Scholars are easily embarrassed, and Princess Mingyue might deliberately humiliate Gu Jingzhe in public.

Gu Jingzhe shook his head and stammered, "Princess Mingyue didn't know about my relationship with Peach Blossom Dessert before she came to me. It doesn't seem to be because of my mother and sister. She didn't make things difficult for me; she just seemed very strange."

"Something's not right. How is it not right?"

Gu Jingzhe blushed.

Princess Mingyue didn't say she had taken a liking to him to his face, but her eyes clearly told him that she did.

But when asked to say it directly, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Princess Mingyue's fiery gaze made him feel extremely embarrassed whenever he thought about it.

Lu Zhaozhao studied Gu Jingzhe's expression and understood why Princess Mingyue had sought out the Imperial Academy.

Her husband was as handsome as an immortal; no one else could compare to him, whether in Ningcheng or Shengjing.

Even the third-place scholar in the same year as his brother couldn't compare.

She could fall in love with Gu Jingzhe at first sight, and so could anyone else.

Lu Zhaozhao asked directly, "They say flies don't land on eggs without cracks. Have you met Princess Mingyue before, or done anything that caused her to misunderstand? Otherwise, with so many unmarried men in Shengjing, why would she choose you?" She wasn't surprised at all that Princess Mingyue had taken a liking to her husband.

The key point is not what Princess Mingyue does, but what Gu Jingzhe thinks.

This was a lesson she learned from her mother-in-law: you can't kill all the butterflies outside; today there's a princess, tomorrow there might be a grand princess. Flowers attract butterflies, but the key is in the flowers' actions, not the butterflies'.

Gu Jingzhe was startled by Lu Zhaozhao's question.

Lu Zhaozhao suspected that she was having affairs.

He then began to doubt himself, wondering if he hadn't been paying enough attention to Lu Zhaozhao lately, since she was pregnant and pregnant women are prone to overthinking.

Startled, he helped Lu Zhaozhao up and said, "Zhaozhao, I swear I've never met Princess Mingyue before. When she came to see me today, I thought it was because of my mother and sister."

“I have already told her that I am married.”

If Princess Mingyue had any sense of shame, she would naturally be too embarrassed to keep her eyes on her.

Lu Zhaozhao said, "The princess is a member of the royal family, who wouldn't want to climb the social ladder? It's a blessing to be favored by the princess. With the Prince Yu's mansion as a backer, one's career will be smoother than others."

Gu Jingzhe said urgently, "If I dare to get involved with Princess Mingyue, my mother will tear me apart."

Lu Zhaozhao said, "You agreed just because she didn't tear you apart?"

In a panic, Gu Jingzhe swore again, "I didn't," "I'm not."

After giving Gu Jingzhe a good talking-to, Lu Zhaozhao turned to him with concern and said, "That Princess Mingyue is so arrogant and domineering. She stumbled after being rejected by Mother and Sister. She will definitely be resentful and won't let you off easily. Be careful lately, and don't let her scheme against you."

Gu Jingzhe said, "As long as you trust me, I'm not afraid of anything. What can she possibly scheme against me? You can't force a cow to drink water; even if she's a princess, she can't go against my will."

“Princess Jing’an took a liking to my elder brother before, but he refused her. Zhao Zhao, do you believe in my elder brother? Since you believe in him, you should also believe in me.”

Gu Jingzhe used the example of Princess Jing'an taking a liking to her brother-in-law.

Lu Zhaozhao held her forehead, thinking to herself, "Why are all these royal princesses only interested in married men?"

Three years ago, Lu Zhaoyang became the top scholar in the imperial examination, and Princess Jing'an took a liking to him at the Qionglin Banquet.

Lu Zhaoyang explicitly refused, but Princess Jing'an continued to chase after him. Unable to coerce Lu Zhaoyang, she nearly injured Huang Jingshan on horseback, leading to the incident at the Golden Palace.

Lu Zhaoyang was already married, and no matter how much the emperor wanted him to be his son-in-law, he couldn't very well ask the top scholar of the court to divorce his wife and marry someone else.

Princess Mingyue is even more flamboyant and gossipy than Princess Jing'an; she'll probably be even crazier when it comes to pursuing someone.

After dinner, Tong Huaqiong learned from Lu Zhaozhao that Princess Mingyue had gone to see Gu Jingzhe.

Just as Tong Huaqiong had predicted, and just like the plot of her previous life, Princess Mingyue fell in love with Gu Jingzhe.

However, unlike her previous life, Lu Zhaozhao was no longer the orphan girl with no backing and only Gu Jingzhe on her mind. The fact that Lu Zhaozhao could tell Tong Huaqiong about this as a joke shows that Lu Zhaozhao was not worried about Princess Mingyue being able to take Gu Jingzhe away.

Tong Huaqiong was not worried either.

If Princess Mingyue really takes Gu Jingzhe away, she doesn't plan to keep this son.

The person who reacted the most to this matter was actually Gu Taohua.

"There are still men in the world who are not dead. Of all the men in the world, why would a princess like her take a fancy to a married man? How can she be so shameless?"

Gu Taohua started cursing loudly.

After scolding Princess Mingyue, Gu Taohua's sharp eyes pierced Gu Jingzhe as she asked, "Third brother, have you been flirting with other girls? There are so many single students in your Imperial Academy, why did Princess Mingyue take a fancy to you? Did you give her some kind of signal? If Mother and I offend the princess and she retaliates, why doesn't she retaliate against second brother? Second brother is not bad-looking either."

Gu Jingzhe: "."