Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 565

As they chatted, Shen Lingjun gradually fell silent. Mo Zhonggui turned her head and saw that she was leaning against the bamboo couch with her head tilted to the side, having already fallen asleep.

He got up, draped a blanket over her, and gently helped her head back onto the bamboo pillow.

Her black hair fell from the pillow, spreading across the bed like flowing water. Starlight and moonlight fell on her face, the tone cool, but her features soft.

Mo Zhonggui gazed at her for a moment, then gently placed a kiss on her lips.

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The next day, the two set off from Naihe Mountain back to Ancheng.

Mo Chonggui indeed took Shen Lingjun on a journey along the Li River. They found a small boat and headed north along the Li River.

Because it's upstream, the boat moves very slowly, allowing you to fully appreciate the scenery on both banks.

The scenery of the Li River is indeed a hundred times more magnificent than that of the Anlin Grand Canal. Layer upon layer of mountains rise on both banks, their verdant peaks reflected in the clear, emerald-green water. Although the peaks are not high, they are all different in shape and posture, like a ten-mile gallery of green ink paintings slowly unfolding on the winding river.

On the boat, we ate fresh fish, shrimp, and crabs caught directly from the Li River every day.

The Li River is famous for its swordfish, which has delicate and delicious flesh with no small bones, making it excellent for steaming or braising. The river shrimp here are generally small, about the size of a finger, but tender and delicious; stir-fried or deep-fried, they make a perfect accompaniment to drinks.

The Li River is not a very wide river, nor is it very deep. In the shallow waters along the banks, one can often see patches of lotus flowers. At this time of year, when they are in full bloom, boats often pass through layers of green lotus leaves and scattered pink and white flowers on both sides.

When the boats were moored at the shore at night, Mo Zhonggui would lower the small boat on the boat and take Shen Lingjun to row into the lotus flowers.

Fresh lotus flowers, leaves, pods, and tender water chestnuts are picked. The next day, several new dishes will be added to the table.

Mo Chonggui had hired a chef from who-knows-where who was extremely skilled at cooking seafood, and was also quite refined in his approach. He had prepared all sorts of banquets for the two of them, such as the All-Lotus Banquet, the Landscape Banquet, the Beauty Banquet, and the Eight Treasures of the Sea Banquet... basically, there was something new every day.

Shen Lingjun felt that since she completed her apprenticeship and returned to the capital of Beiyi to prepare for her marriage, many years had passed in the blink of an eye, and she had never experienced such a pleasant and joyful life.

I wish this waterway could stretch on endlessly, with no end in sight.

She deliberately avoided thinking about their future; whatever happened, she just wanted to enjoy the present moment.

Time seemed to fly by on the Li River; in just five days, the boat entered the Anlin Grand Canal.

The Anlin Grand Canal has been restored to its original state after the assassination attempt more than a month ago, and boats are now coming and going on the canal again.

Traveling by boat on the canal was faster, and once they arrived in Ancheng, Shen Lingjun had no choice but to give up.

However, at the Seventh Prince's residence, her relationship with Mo Chonggui was much more natural and harmonious than before.

Mo Chonggui's departure from Ancheng was under the guise of inspecting various places in place of Huo Tingsheng. The other princes had also taken on their own inspection missions and had returned earlier than him.

Mo Chonggui's spoils of war, collected in Naihe Mountain, were transported to Ancheng by waterway. He first let Shen Lingjun choose, and then he chose again, taking away all the useful and valuable items. What remained were some relatively less rare gold and silver items, but the amount was still quite large.

He had them all loaded onto carts and transported into the palace to be presented to Huo Tingsheng.