Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Song Ting tentatively asked, "Wenjie, do you have a girl you like? Tell your older sister about her!"

Song Wenjie pursed her lips: "Nothing of the sort, elder sister, don't make wild guesses!"

Song Ting couldn't help but nag again: "You, when you were a general, you were always busy fighting. Now that you're back in the capital, you'd better find me a sister-in-law as soon as possible, so I won't have to come over to take care of you all the time."

"Alright, eldest sister, you should come over less often in the future. I'll keep my own room organized." With that, Song Wenjie snatched his clothes back from Song Ting.

Song Ting frowned and said, "You're not happy even after I say a few words to you! Fine! I won't bother saying anything to you anymore."

Just then, Uncle Hong rushed in: "Young Master, a young lady has come to the door and says she wants to see you."

"girl!"

Song Ting and Song Wenjie exchanged a glance and spoke at the same time.

Song Ting quickly got up and walked towards the door. It was rare for a girl to come looking for her younger brother, so she had to take a good look and see which girl it was.

Song Wenjie was also puzzled. In his memory, apart from Zhao Lian, he didn't seem to know any other girls. Who was this other girl?

Could it really be a lotus-attracting phenomenon?!

Thinking of this, Shen Wenjie's eyes lit up, and he immediately quickened his pace.

At the gate, a girl was kicking pebbles on the ground. She was wearing a light green dress and looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. She had red lips, white teeth, and big, bright eyes.

She doesn't look like a reserved lady from a wealthy family; she exudes a lively and unique charm.

This girl was none other than Tong Lian, Song Wenjie's unruly junior sister.

A gust of wind blew by, and Tong Lian couldn't help but shiver. She had left in such a hurry that she hadn't even taken an extra set of clothes, and only now did she realize how cold it was.

"Young lady, are you looking for our Wenjie?" Song Ting looked the girl up and down; she didn't seem to remember seeing her before.

Hearing someone speak, Tong Lian's eyes lit up. She looked up and saw Song Ting, paused for a moment, and then realized what was going on.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Sister Song Ting, right?" Tong Lian smiled slyly.

"You know me?" Song Ting asked in surprise.

"Of course! Sister Song Ting, my name is Tong Lian, Tong Zhuang is my father, is my senior brother here?"

"Oh~"

Song Ting suddenly realized that she was Tong Zhuang's daughter.

Tong Zhuang was the master she hired for her younger brother. She only knew that he had a daughter and didn't ask any further questions.

"How did you come?"

Upon seeing Tong Lian, Song Wenjie's eyes turned cold. He had just been wondering if it would be Zhao Lian! He never expected it to be her.

Tong Lian pouted and said, "Senior brother, it's been so long since I've seen you. I've missed you so much! Just now, when I tried to go in, the old man at the gate wouldn't let me in!" As she spoke, Tong Lian stepped forward and took Song Wenjie's hand.

Tong Lian's directness left Song Ting speechless. This girl was really shameless; she never expected that she could say such things.

Song Wenjie shook off Tong Lian's hand, his face darkening: "How many times have I told you, don't bother me."

Tong Lian looked aggrieved: "Senior brother, I had a fight with my parents. They are forcing me to get married. I have nowhere to go, so I have no choice but to come to you."

Song Wenjie warned with his eyes: "No, don't try that trick again. It won't work on me now. You'd better leave now, or I'll have someone take you home later."

Tong Lian is such a worry; last year she argued with her master and ran away from home in a huff.

She even went to the military camp to look for him, making him a laughingstock. General Feng Ao almost punished himself for it, and only managed to send her away with great difficulty.

Now they're pulling this stunt again? Don't even think about it.

Song Ting rolled her eyes at him: "Wenjie, how could you treat Miss Tong like this? Honestly! Miss Tong, why don't you stay at my place? It's close to his place."

Anyone with eyes could see that this girl liked him. This rascal was clueless about romance; she had to give him a hand.

"Sister Song Ting is still the best." Tong Lian walked over with a smile, took Song Ting's hand, and gave Song Wenjie a defiant look.

"Eldest sister, don't get involved in this. I'll have someone take her home later."

Looking into Tong Lian's eyes, Song Wenjie knew that if he let her stay, she wouldn't leave easily.

Feeling that Tong Lian's hands were a little cold, Song Ting couldn't help but feel sorry for her: "Oh, girl, why are your hands so cold? You're wearing so little clothing, and your lips are even turning purple from the cold."

"Come on, let's go to my place quickly, I'll find you some clothes." Ignoring Song Wenjie's objections, Song Ting dragged Tong Lian away.

Before leaving, Tong Lian turned her head and made a face at Song Wenjie, looking smug.

"Sigh!" Song Wenjie shook his head helplessly.

He knew that his junior sister liked him, but he didn't like her at all. Thinking of this, Song Wenjie's eyes flashed back to Zhao Lian's clever and quirky face, and he couldn't help but smile.

I haven't seen Zhaolian for a while, and I wonder what she's been up to lately!

I happen to have a few days off these days, so I guess I should go and take a look.

"My lord, what are you thinking about? You're laughing so happily, are you thinking about some young lady?"

A single sentence brought Song Wenjie back to reality. It was Liu Yu, with a mocking smile on her face.

"Why are you here?" Song Wenjie said sternly. "I told you, you can't leave so easily. If something happens, neither of us can bear the responsibility."

"My lord, I came back specifically to see you. That eunuch Liu just told me to pass on a message to you, saying that the Emperor wants to go hunting with Miss Zhaolian, and he wants you to make the arrangements."

Song Wenjie frowned: "Why would His Majesty think of something like this out of the blue?"

"How would I know! Sir, I've delivered my message, now it's your turn to handle it! I'm off!"

After seeing Liu Yu off, Song Wenjie couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Why would the Emperor suddenly decide to go hunting?

Moreover, why would he think of asking Zhao Lian to go hunting with him? He had heard his mother mention in a letter that Zhao Lian was particularly skilled at hunting.

Could it be that the Emperor also knew, which is why he specially arranged for her to accompany him? But how could the Emperor know?

Moreover, the palace is currently holding a selection of imperial concubines, so the emperor should be extremely busy. Besides, it's winter, and there's less wild game available in the mountains.

Song Wenjie suddenly felt a bit agitated. His junior sister had come to see him out of the blue, and the Emperor was trying to recruit Lian.

"Afu~ Afu~" Song Wenjie turned around and shouted loudly towards the courtyard.

"Oh, young master~ young master~"

Ah Fu came running over, panting.

"Come on, come with me!"

"Young master, where are we going in this freezing weather?"

Song Wenjie glanced at him coldly: "Are you going or not? If you don't go, go back and follow the master, not me."

Afu stood up straight in fright: "Go! Of course I'll go if the young master orders me to!"

Song Wenjie's lips curled up: "That's more like it!"

Afu had been with him since childhood; they weren't family, but they were closer than family. After Afu went to the army, Afu stayed at his elder sister Song Ting's house. Now that Afu had returned to the capital, Afu followed him back.