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

Yan Guihua glared at her: "You silly girl, you're about to get married, how can you still be so willful? Besides, you're marrying the Emperor."

"So many people would kill to get into the palace, the fact that the Emperor has taken a liking to you is a huge stroke of luck for our family, you should be secretly happy!"

Zhao Lian crossed her arms and said, "Hmph! He's not even 16 yet, there's still a year to go. I don't care, it's his fault for marrying me."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head like a rattle-drum: "No, I can agree to the first one, but not the second one, of course not!"

Zhao Lian pouted: "But I don't want to go to the palace either. It's so stuffy in there, and the emperor has so many concubines. I don't want to go back to the harem to compete for favor."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a doting expression, "How about this, I will grant you a token. You can leave the palace whenever you want. I don't need any of the harem. I will only dote on you."

Zhao Lian raised her hand, stopping him from speaking: "No! Don't you favor one person so much, I don't want to die so soon!"

"Okay, let's do it this way!" But we'll talk about it again when I turn 16.

Seeing his sincerity, Zhao Lian agreed without hesitation, and then asked about the shop.

The Emperor sighed helplessly, "You girl, all you ever think about is the shop."

Zhao Lian glanced at him sideways: "Of course! Don't forget you promised me."

This time, the Emperor gave a definite answer: "In a couple of days, I will have them inform you. Alright, it's getting late, I have to go back."

Hearing that the Emperor was leaving, everyone came out to see him off, exchanging polite words.

Zhu Yuanzhang responded half-heartedly, his eyes never leaving Zhao Lian.

Sun Shangxiang understood immediately and quickly told everyone, "Let's go back and let the Emperor say a few words to Zhaolian."

Hearing her say that, everyone realized what was happening and quickly went back inside.

Zhao Di and Da Ni'er also stayed behind, reluctant to part, and spoke to An Ye An Hei separately.

Unlike them, Zhao Lian was casually counting the bricks in the courtyard wall.

Watching the others leave, Zhu Yuanzhang finally couldn't hold back any longer. He grabbed Zhao Lian's hand and said, "You little girl, remember this: you are my woman. Don't get close to any other men, not even Song Wenjie."

Zhao Lian immediately found it amusing: "Please, he's my older brother!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head with a serious expression: "No, I mean no! Unless he's getting married or has a girl he likes."

You can fool others, but you can't fool him. He saw through Song Wenjie's feelings for Zhao Lian at a glance.

Zhao Lian waved her hand impatiently: "Alright, alright, you'd better leave now, or the palace will be in chaos!"

From a distance, Song Wenjie stared at the entrance of the Liu residence, and several times he mustered up the courage to go in, but in the end he gave up.

Suddenly, the gate opened, and the Emperor and Dark Night and Dark Shadow walked out, followed by other people who came out to see them off.

Seeing the Emperor holding Zhao Lian's hand, Song Wenjie felt extremely uncomfortable.

Finally, after the Emperor and his entourage mounted their horses and left, Song Wenjie wanted to go up and say a few words to Zhao Lian, but then he stopped, unsure of how to begin.

Zhao Di pulled Zhao Lian along, saying, "Sister, let's go back!"

"it is good!"

Zhao Lian was about to go inside when she unexpectedly found Song Wenjie watching her from a short distance away, so she quickly waved to him.

Then she turned to Zhao Di beside her and said, "Second sister, Dani, you two go back first. I want to say a few words to my eldest brother."

Zhao Di reminded her, "Don't forget what the Emperor just said!"

Zhao Lian frowned: "Alright, Second Sister, I know what I'm doing."

She's not even married to him yet, and he's already controlling her like this. What will happen if they actually get married?

If she upsets him, she really won't marry him.

"Big brother, why are you standing outside the door and not coming in?" Seeing that Song Wenjie hadn't come over, Zhao Lian took the initiative to walk over.

"I came here to tell you that I'm getting married."

Song Wenjie's words were like a bomb, leaving Zhao Lian completely bewildered.

"Whom do you want to marry?"

"Who is this person? Do I know them?"

"When did this happen? How come I didn't know you were dating someone?"

Zhao Lian posed a series of questions.

"You know this person too, she's your older sister."

This bomb was even bigger, leaving Zhao Lian momentarily stunned.

When did Zhao Feng and Song Wenjie get together?

But for some reason, hearing him say that, Zhao Lian breathed a sigh of relief and widened her eyes: "Let me tell you, you better treat my older sister well in the future, or I won't let you off the hook."

"I'm leaving!" Song Wenjie suddenly turned around.

"Hey~ I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you leaving again?" Looking at Song Wenjie's back, Zhao Lian rolled her eyes: "That guy is acting strangely today."

After the Emperor returned to the palace, he instructed An Ye to urge the person in charge of the shop to hand it over to Zhao Lian in a couple of days.

Two days later, An Ye brought Zhao Lian to the most bustling street in the capital and pointed to an empty shop at the corner, saying to her, "Miss Zhao Lian, this is the shop that the Emperor prepared for you."

Zhao Lian looked around and nodded in satisfaction. This shop was really good.

This street has restaurants and eateries, with brothels and gambling dens right next to it on the left, and jewelry and clothing shops on the right.

The shop is located at the corner, taking full advantage of its prime location, making it a truly bustling street-front shop.

Moreover, the interior design is completely modeled after those restaurants, and even the tables and chairs are ready, making it the perfect place to open a restaurant.

An Ye took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Lian: "Miss Zhao Lian, this is the house deed."

"This...this shop is really mine!" Zhao Lian exclaimed in disbelief.

An Ye raised an eyebrow: "Of course! This was specially prepared for you by the Emperor, and it's completely in the style of opening a restaurant."

"Hey, brother-in-law~"

Zhao Lian unexpectedly called An Ye "brother-in-law," catching An Ye off guard. When he did, he blushed.

This girl is shameless! She and Zhao Di aren't even married yet!

Zhao Lian didn't care about any of that and bombarded me with questions: "Brother-in-law, when are you going to marry my sister? Also, the Emperor said he'd give you and An Ye each a house, has that been finalized?"

Dark Night blushed and lowered her head: "I don't know either, but His Majesty knows how to act."

Ever since the Emperor spoke up, he also wanted to marry Zhao Di as soon as possible, but the Emperor said that he and An Hei should marry at the same time, and he didn't dare to speak up until the Emperor gave the order.

Zhao Lian patted her chest: "Alright, leave this to me. I'll ask him later."

Now that the shop has been acquired, Zhao Lian is putting the opening of a restaurant on her agenda as soon as possible.

The job posting was up for less than half a day, and several waiters and kitchen helpers were hired.

As for Chef Zhao Lian, she had already decided to let Zhao Di take charge, and she would teach her all the dishes she knew how to make.