She can't just play around all day long since she is the overseer of the Yun State right now.
Just as she stepped out of the courtyard, her eyes naturally shifted towards the commotion going on in front.
'Hmm? What's going on?'
"Oh, brother, you are finally here."
Yun Chu smiled awkwardly as he greeted his brother with a stiff smile, Yun Shu naturally knew something big was going on for all of them to gather here.
"What's going on? You guys are all standing at the ceremony, father and mother can't make the preparations all by themselves, you should at least give them a hand before I kick all of you out!"
"Don't kick us out without listening to the whole story, brother. Why are you so cruel to your lovely brothers?"
Yun Xiao pouted like a child as he looked at Yun Shu with teary eyes, like he was on the verge of crying, and this scene made Yun Shu soften for real.
She didn't have any siblings before, so this new kind of attachment felt too surreal. But the affection she felt for her brothers wasn't something to be negligent about either.
"Don't make things difficult, Xiao. We came here to talk about something really important." Yun Chu pressed on his crying brother's shoulder hard as he said the words with an irritated smile.
He just didn't understand why Yun Shu let those warmongers bother her without punishing them, since aside from him, the other three brothers were hyperactive and caused trouble for Yun Shu all day long.
However, instead of scolding them, Yun Shu actually spoiled them like they were some piece of gems.
"Fifth Brother, are you sure you want this marriage for real?"
Watching Yun Chu's stern expression, Yun Shu could only sigh.
It was all because he didn't have any ill intention, it was because he was worried.
When the other brothers older than her were playing around, she was taking care of household affairs and duties of the lord.
This is what was bothering them, however, Yun Shu also didn't have any terms since it would be killing two birds with one stone.
"I'm serious about this marriage, brother. No need to worry about this."
Yun Shu nodded her head to confirm her ground, the entire place went silent as the fighting also stopped.
"Why? Why are you getting married like this? Don't tell me, you like that woman for real, Yun gege?"
A light and girly voice came from behind the brothers which caught her attention, only to see that the Yun brothers looked at her with apologetic eyes as they gave out a guilty smile, scratching their heads in embarrassment.
'So it's the reason they came here? For this girl?'
"Yue'er, what's going on? Did you come here to congratulate me? You didn't need to get all my brothers to come here with you if you were only going to congratulate me."
Yun Shu felt a headache was coming the more she stared at the girl standing in front of her, so this is why the brothers were all gathering here, but whatever issue it is, there is no way she is backing off.
Xuanyuan Yue is the girl that father Yun picked up and raised like his own daughter after his friend died in an ambush at the borders, so she was spoiled by all the Yun brothers since childhood.
She grew up among them like a flower grown in the garden, beautiful and elegant. Maybe the spoiling went too far, that she started to pursue the young lord of the state openly. And since there was no blood-relationship or whatsoever, the parents also didn't stop her from following Yun Shu like a chick.
Part of it worked as none of the Yun brothers getting married, which played an important factor in her becoming bold at this rate. The parents were hoping that one of them will step up and try to get married for Yun Shu's sake, and then they can talk it out with the little girl. It's not like Yun Shu can marry a girl anyway.
Though, it was clear that Yun Shu obviously didn't like the little girl and always avoided her, giving her cold shoulders. And who knew that in the end, Yun Shu would be the one to get married first?
'She will end up in the imperial harem anyway, what does this girl want to do now?'
Yun Shu sized up the little girl upside down with a calculating gaze. Anyway, she does look a bit cute, but it would be really annoying once she starts throwing a tantrum. Besides, Yun Shu wasn't interested in the girls in the first place.
It seems that this girl is smitten with Yun Shu since she treated her well, as a fellow woman, of course. But the girl got infatuated with her not knowing that her first love is actually a girl.'
Ay, poor girl. But first love is always like this, painful, isn't that right?'
'How to make her give up?'
When Yun Shu was busy thinking about miscellaneous things, the girls big teary eyes were still looking at her.
"Huhu… Yun gege, are you tired of me? You don't want yue'er anymore? Why did you get married all of a sudden? You-You told me…"
The girl clutched onto Yun Shu's clothes tightly as she was crying and sniffling, Yun Shu looked up as she glared at her brothers, obviously asking 'Why is she here?' with a death stare.
"We tried to stop her, she didn't listen to us!"
The answer came at a quick pace, Yun Shu sighed as she grabbed the girl by her arms and separated from herself.
"You should keep a distance between man and woman, Yue. Did you forget the etiquette? Or should I ask the etiquette teacher to give a visit to the mansion?"
"N-No, but…!" Xuanyuan Yue stuttered as she tried to stop her crying as she looked up at Yun Shu with red eyes.