Chapter 015: The Princess Married by Her Father

“Her Highness, the Crown Princess, has arrived!”
The servant guarding the gate shouted loudly as soon as he saw her, then knelt down immediately. The maids and servants in the hall also quickly knelt, while the noble young masters and ladies simply bowed with smiles toward the gate.

A girl appearing in her twenties walked in slowly. She was dressed in a plain white dress, with her golden hair casually tied back, secured by a transparent jade pin. A delicate earring hung in her left ear, adorned with a light green gem that shimmered constantly—though it paled in comparison to her delicate and charming face.

This was Nina, the daughter of the current emperor of the Gavin Empire and the Crown Princess. It was said that Princess Nina was smarter than her several elder brothers, so the old emperor doted on her greatly. He usually entrusted her with organizing any private royal banquets, a practice that had become almost routine in the Gavin Empire over the past few years. Thus, few people were surprised by her appearance.

Yet there was something strange about Princess Nina. According to imperial customs, a girl should get married by the age of eighteen; otherwise, waiting a few more years might mean she could no longer marry at all. At Nina’s age, most girls would already be mothers. But for some reason, the old emperor showed no intention of marrying off his most beloved daughter.

After repeated attempts at marriage proposals from various noble families, some began to resent this situation. Now, the nobles were speculating whether the old emperor might have an interest in his own daughter and wanted to stage a father-marries-daughter spectacle. Though absurd, the royal family had always been known to hide the darkest secrets, so such a possibility wasn’t entirely out of the question.

Du Fan vaguely remembered that a few years ago, Duke Green had also tried to propose to Princess Nina for his elder brother, but to no avail.

Fortunately, nothing had come of it. While others didn’t know why Princess Nina refused to marry, Du Fan knew exactly why.

Princess Nina is absolutely top-notch in terms of appearance, figure, and family background, with a decent personality as well. But perhaps because the old emperor had overly high expectations of her, she was raised as a boy from a young age. Although she later regained her feminine identity, her temperament had already been set, resulting in her becoming a typical womanizer today. To put it bluntly, she likes to engage in behaviors that women typically enjoy. Using Du Fan’s standards from his past life, she’s a classic lesbian. Naturally, the emperor couldn’t say anything about it, so Princess Nina’s marriage kept getting postponed.

However, Princess Nina wasn’t very lucky. The civilization of the Roland Continent wasn’t yet advanced enough to accept such things, so she didn’t dare act openly. Only occasionally, when she went to the cathedral to vent her feelings, did she run into a charlatan out of sheer bad luck, causing her secret to be accidentally revealed.

So now, seeing those noble young men suddenly acting like pigs and rushing toward Princess Nina, Du Fan couldn’t help but laugh inwardly. Go ahead, go ahead—but the prerequisites to win over Princess Nina are quite stringent! Maybe if they were ruthless enough to cut something off, there might be a chance…

While thinking this amusingly, Du Fan glanced behind Princess Nina and couldn’t help but sigh: Such a wonderful woman, yet she prefers lesbianism? Behind Princess Nina stood two girls who seemed to be her attendants. One looked delicate and exuded an indescribable elegant grace that made people feel affectionate toward her, while the other had a very curvaceous figure and wore quite revealing clothes, radiating an aura like poison. No matter where these two women appeared, they would surely draw attention. But now, following behind Princess Nina, they paled in comparison, after all, the princess’s status was still there. Still, a few men who knew they were far too unworthy of Princess Nina forced their way over with smiles after seeing them. As for the noble ladies, their looks toward them were inevitably strange.

However, those two girls seemed uninterested in those noble young men. Instead, they scanned the crowd and their eyes lit up when they saw Du Fan. Then, they politely greeted those noble young masters before gracefully making their way over to Du Fan.

“Um… Young master… Should I step back for now?” Old Mark coughed and lowered his head.

Du Fan frowned, inwardly sighing at his own extraordinary charm.

Why? Why do those girls keep sticking around me even though I don’t want to attract attention? It seems being too handsome is also a kind of sorrow.

Some foolish voice murmured in his mind as he waved his hand, signaling Old Mark to retreat first.

Old Mark nodded slightly and quickly stepped back into a corner, thinking to himself, “Third young master… you’ve finally grown up…”

……

“Du Fan…” The two girls approached Du Fan. After a moment, the one with a stunning figure spoke first.

Du Fan smiled slightly as a greeting, but he had no interest in these two women at all. After all, since they came with Princess Nina, they might well be her companions. If he dared to show interest in them, it would be like competing for a woman right in front of her—what’s the difference from seeking death?

Seeing Du Fan’s indifferent attitude, the speaking girl grew slightly annoyed, but she suppressed her anger and said in a calm and polite tone, “Let me introduce myself first. I’m Emily, and this is Mia. We’ve both been studying in the church recently. So when we saw you, Priest Du Fan, appearing at this banquet, we couldn’t help but come and say hello. Surely you, the Priest in White, won’t turn people away, right?”

When saying “Priest in White,” Emily’s voice was extremely clear, essentially conveying the message: No matter how great you are, you’re just a Priest in White. There are plenty of them in the capital—don’t get too big for your boots.

Of course, from this statement, it could also be inferred that Emily likely held a high status. After all, even for minor nobles, a Priest in White was someone they couldn’t afford to offend, let alone considering the influence of the Green family.

Emily? Unreasonable?

A thought flashed through Du Fan’s mind. He quickly stood up and glanced at Emily’s chest, immediately recognizing her. Damn! Isn’t this the unreasonable girl I noticed in the chapel this morning? How did she end up here?

Sigh… In the afternoon, I was already surprised that I couldn’t recognize her without her clothes on. I never expected that now, with her dressed up, I still couldn’t recognize her. It’s truly… very sad.
After scolding himself a few times in his mind, Du Fan gracefully took Emily’s hand and kissed the back of it. “I’m truly sorry, Miss Emily. You look so stunning in that dress that I simply couldn’t relate you to the image of the nun from this morning. That’s why I couldn’t recognize you at first. Please don’t take it to heart.”
“Oh… So, Young Master Du Fan still remembers me, your believer?” A strange look flashed in Emily’s eyes as she stared at Du Fan intently.
Du Fan felt a bit uneasy under her gaze but still wore a holy smile. “What are you saying, Miss Emily? As a priest in white, my duty is to convey the devotion of my believers to the Great Light God. Naturally, I must remember the appearance of every prayerper. Is there anything wrong with that?”
“Then… in the afternoon…”
Before Emily could finish, Mia, who had remained silent until then, suddenly spoke up. “Emily, forget it. I don’t think Young Master Du Fan is that kind of person… Could it be you mistook someone this afternoon?”
Du Fan found that voice somewhat familiar. After a moment’s thought, he remembered—wasn’t this the girl who talked to Emily by the hot springs? So this was her appearance. But her figure was quite nice too…
But what were they talking about from the afternoon? Had my eavesdropping been discovered? Or did I leave some clue at the scene?
A thousand thoughts raced through Du Fan’s mind, but his expression remained unchanged. “May I ask, Miss Mia, what do you mean? Did you… encounter me this afternoon? If I’m not mistaken… I didn’t meet either of you this afternoon… Or did either of you run into some trouble? Don’t worry. Although I’m not very capable, if there’s anything I can help with, I’ll definitely do my best.”
Hearing Du Fan say this, Mia showed a hint of joy, but Emily’s expression became complicated. She glanced at Du Fan and said, “Actually, it’s nothing much. I just found a pair of gloves. Someone said they belonged to you, Priest Du Fan.”
Du Fan was slightly stunned. Seeing Emily’s mysterious expression, cold sweat suddenly appeared on his back.