The Useless Miracle Doctor Consort Is Spoiled Rotten by the Prince!

Chapter 1667 -1660: Zuo Qingqing’s Ambition

Left Grand Tutor Zuo’s slap hit nothing but air, and his entire body was carried forward by the momentum. He had to brace himself against the side of the bed with one hand to avoid falling to the ground.

His face flushed red with rage, his trembling hand pointed at Zuo Qingqing. “You… you unfilial daughter, how dare you dodge! Get over here and kneel before me!”

“Father, I truly don’t know what mistake I made that warrants such punishment! If my face gets ruined, how will I meet the Eighth Prince?” Zuo Qingqing cherished her beauty, as Chu Yifeng often caressed her face and kissed her.

She really couldn’t bear to ruin her face for no reason.

“You still have the face to mention the Eighth Prince!” Left Grand Tutor Zuo’s fury surged to his chest, causing him to burst into a violent coughing fit. “Do you even realize that you’re an unmarried daughter of this household?

You’ve been mingling with the Eighth Prince, utterly disgracing the reputation of the women of the Zuo family!”

“How did I disgrace the Zuo family? Being with the Eighth Prince, hasn’t Father benefited as well? Would the Crown Prince so easily give you this foreign assignment?

And all those gifts sent to our residence—do you think you could have earned those on your own? And…”

“Silence!” Left Grand Tutor Zuo clutched his chest, his face dark as iron, glaring at her. “The Zuo family’s lineage of civil officials has no need for such gaudy trappings! The Zuo family does not lack wealth to sustain itself, nor does it require these rare treasures to maintain appearances!

Zuo Qingqing, remember this: you are the daughter of the Grand Tutor. Unless the Eighth Prince formally proposes marriage, you are not to mingle with him!”

“Father!” Zuo Qingqing shouted in frustration. “Why are you so obstinate? What’s wrong with me being with the Eighth Prince? Doesn’t it bring more glory to our Zuo family? He will marry me eventually! Just not right now!”

“Not right now?” Left Grand Tutor Zuo coughed heavily several times. “Then when? Your closeness with the Eighth Prince is already the talk of the town. If he doesn’t marry you, you’ll become a laughingstock!”

Having served in government for many years, he understood far more than Zuo Qingqing. Those who currently flattered and fawned over the Zuo family were only doing so because of her proximity to the Eighth Prince.

But as long as the Eighth Prince did not marry Zuo Qingqing, tongues would wag behind their backs, labeling her as shameless!

The reputation of a young lady was of utmost importance!

“Father, do you not want more? Are you content with me merely being the Eighth Princess?” Zuo Qingqing bit her lip, her heart filled with dissatisfaction.

Her words caught Left Grand Tutor Zuo off guard. He had considered that Zuo Qingqing might be willful, but he had never imagined that she would be dissatisfied with even the position of Eighth Princess.

“What more could you want? Becoming a princess already brings the Zuo family unparalleled glory!” Left Grand Tutor Zuo spoke, gasping for breath between his words.

“But what if I could become the empress?” The ambition in Zuo Qingqing’s eyes was like a feral beast in the forest, revealing its bloodthirsty gaze in the darkness.

Left Grand Tutor Zuo’s mouth fell open in shock, and it took him a long time to recover his voice. “You… you dare! You dare plot to usurp the throne! I’ll beat you to death!”

Summoning what little strength he had left, Left Grand Tutor Zuo got off the bed, picked up his medicine bowl, and hurled it at Zuo Qingqing.

Startled, Zuo Qingqing let out a sharp scream. “Ah!”

“Father, what are you doing? I’m your daughter!” Zuo Qingqing darted around the room in a panic as he chased her.

Although Left Grand Tutor Zuo was physically frail, he still could not forgive her. “You… you unfilial daughter who respects neither ruler nor father! The Great Cheng Dynasty’s century-old royal court, the emperor’s diligent governance, the people’s stability—all of this didn’t come easily, and you dare dream of usurping it!”

He could not forgive Zuo Qingqing for her remarks today. Even the mere thought she had entertained was a crime punishable by death!

“Father, why not?”

Zuo Qingqing, her tone defiant, stood tall before Left Grand Tutor Zuo, her back straight. She now stood a full head taller than him. “Do you not trust the capabilities of the Eighth Prince?

He and the emperor share the same noble blood, born of the same mother. Why should the emperor sit on the throne while he cannot?”

“Because he is unworthy!” Left Grand Tutor Zuo roared, his face grim.

“Why?”

“Because he was born in the Silver Moon Pavilion, and none of his actions have garnered respect!” Left Grand Tutor Zuo’s voice was sharp and harsh. “As a prince, it does not matter whether he involves himself in state affairs. But as an emperor, have you ever seen the current emperor commit a single act that jeopardizes the nation?

An emperor must serve as an exemplar to all subjects, conducting himself with integrity and honor. He should not lose himself over a woman!”

Left Grand Tutor Zuo was well aware of the trouble Zuo Qingqing and Chu Yifeng had caused recently, yet he had turned a blind eye because she was his daughter.

But in his eyes, Chu Yifeng’s behavior was that of a man blinded by lust!

Zuo Qingqing was unconvinced. “But doesn’t the emperor also love the empress? Didn’t he abolish the Three Palaces and Six Courts for her sake, marrying only her, and ruling the world alongside her? Why can’t the Eighth Prince do the same with me?”

“Do the same with you?” Left Grand Tutor Zuo laughed mockingly. “Do you not know your own worth? Do you think you are capable of comparing yourself to the empress?

The empress’s medical skills are unparalleled, and on the battlefield, she remains calm in the face of danger, assisting the emperor. The Su family has served with unwavering loyalty to defend the nation. And you, what do you have?”

Left Grand Tutor Zuo had no choice but to spell out a painfully ironic truth for Zuo Qingqing. “Even though I am the Grand Tutor, I pale in comparison to the Su family! As for you, you are not even on par with that woman Rong Sheng!

She, born as Princess Beiling, has never once wavered in her noble identity. She has traveled the world, earning praise in Jiangnan, healing countless people, and contributing greatly to both the nation and its citizens.

And you… Zuo Qingqing! Look into your heart. What do you have to compare?”

Zuo Qingqing’s body trembled. “You…”

Words surged in her heart, screams of defiance and refusal, but she wanted to shout that it wasn’t true!

She wasn’t so inferior. She was also the daughter of the Grand Tutor; how could she be lesser than Su Yingxue?

She certainly wasn’t inferior to Rong Sheng!

Rong Sheng might be a princess, but she was entirely insignificant! What did she have to boast of?

She didn’t deserve it!

Yet as those words reached her lips, faced with her father’s piercing gaze, her resolve crumbled.

Tears welled in her eyes. “I don’t care! I will definitely become the Eighth Princess, and I must be his most cherished, most exalted woman!”

Zuo Qingqing vowed that whatever she desired, she would seize it all!

“You…”

Left Grand Tutor Zuo watched her storm out of the room. Rage surged within him, and he fainted on the spot.

The Jiang family dared not intervene, so it was the Xu family who brought in the doctor and helped the Grand Tutor back to bed to rest.

Left Grand Tutor Zuo instructed Xu to advise Zuo Qingqing, urging her to stop, lest calamity befall the Zuo family.

A sneer curled at the corners of Xu’s lips. Zuo Qingqing had always been arrogant and would never listen to her advice.

As long as she didn’t harm Xu’s own children, that was enough.

But Zuo Qingqing’s competitive streak was far beyond anyone’s control.

She sought out Chu Yifeng, crying before him for a long time, stirring his pity. She pleaded with Chu Yifeng to accompany her to the children’s competition in seven days, so they could personally witness Chu Xi apologizing to Zuo Fenglin and the Zuo family.