The painted boat glided down the water until it reached the turning point, where the boatman spun the bow around to head back against the current.
After the Young Emperor finished taking in the scenery from the bow, Xu Junjun had Jun Xiaochen take him inside the cabin to sample the various unique delicacies of the imperial capital, a novel and exotic experience for him. Meanwhile, she went down to the lower deck to prepare the things needed for the evening.
Time slipped away in the blink of an eye. A round trip for the painted boat took two and a half hours. Xu Junjun managed the schedule with absolute precision; as the three of them stepped off the boat, the horizon was washed in orange-gold light. Nightfall was not far away.
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