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Chapter 497 Birthday Celebration

Gao Yuan also stood up slowly, his eyes moist but he was too embarrassed to say anything in public, so he could only say in a low voice: "You, don't get excited, Aunt Jing is just concerned about you, she doesn't have any other intentions."

The right half of Aunt Jing's face, which was burned, looked even more rugged in the light of the fire, but her expression could not be seen clearly. Her tone softened, "Miss Liu has such a will, and I admire her. If you can have a happy marriage in the future, I am willing to drink a glass of wine at your wedding."

Gao Yuan frowned barely perceptibly on his usually expressionless face.

However, Liu'e's eyes became more determined as the bonfire burned, and she said two words: "Definitely."

"Oh, the fish is all burnt." At this time, the skinny monkey shouted.

"Oh my..." Mother Wang had been "eating melons" and had completely forgotten about grilling fish. She slapped the skinny monkey on the head through Gao Yuan and said, "You only know how to eat, but you don't even know how to help watch the heat."

The skinny monkey just swallowed the last bite of mutton, threw the bones into the fire and jumped up, still aggrieved: "It's all thanks to me watching."

The others also stood up to take the burnt fish, and the slightly stagnant atmosphere was broken again.

As the moon rises, the winter nights grow colder.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Chang feared that it was pointless to say any more, so she asked everyone to pack up and leave. She then invited Yuan Qi to take her to the Observatory to admire the moon together.

The plan to enjoy the moon was made as soon as we arrived at the foot of the mountain in the afternoon and saw the Observatory from afar.

Yuan Qi naturally agreed, and asked someone to go upstairs to clean up in advance and put the charcoal fire in preparation, waiting for the bonfire dinner to be over before going upstairs with Zhou Chang to watch the stars.

Zhou Chang followed Yuan Qi to the observatory in the backyard. When they got downstairs, she found an excuse and asked Yuan Qi to go upstairs and wait for her first.

Then she prepared a birthday peach with twenty-four thin red candles around it downstairs and brought it upstairs.

The skinny monkey cooperated and found a reason to send Yuan Qi's two maids, Lu Ping and Lu Ju, away.

Finally, Zhou Chang brought the homemade "birthday cake" to the roof and held it in front of Yuan Qi.

"What is this?" It was the first time Yuan Qi saw such a strangely shaped longevity peach.

"Don't ask, blow out the candles, close your eyes and make a wish." Zhou Chang had a smile on his face.

At this time, there were only two people on the fourth floor of the Observatory.

Yuan Qi was puzzled, and recalled that Prince Yi had asked her to make some strange wishes to the shooting stars when they were in the hunting palace before: "Why didn't you take out the birthday peaches just now? Everyone could have shared some, why are you eating them now?"

"It doesn't matter whether you eat the birthday peach or not, just blow out the candles and make a wish first." Zhou Chang urged.

Today was really good weather, with no wind or waves throughout the whole day. Even at night, Yuan Qi had opened the south window on the top floor for stargazing. Although the charcoal fire in the house was burning brightly, she did not feel cold. She was afraid that the wind would blow in and blow out the candles early.

Yuan Qi was still confused, but did as Zhou Chang said, "Puff puff puff..." and blew out the candle in a circle.

Zhou Chang continued to guide: "Close your eyes and make a wish."

Yuan Qi had no choice but to close his eyes.

“Don’t tell anyone what you wish for. As long as you know it yourself, it will come true.” Zhou Chang continued to guide her. Only after completing the last step could her birthday celebration for Yuan Qi be complete.

Yuan Qi followed his instructions and closed his eyes for a while, not knowing whether he really made a wish or not: "Can you open your eyes now?"

"You can open your eyes after you make a wish." Zhou Chang placed the longevity peach on the table.

Yuan Qi opened his eyes.

"Happy birthday." Zhou Chang even felt relieved. "Today is your birthday. I don't have anything good to give you, so I arranged this whole day of activities. I wonder if you are satisfied?"

Yuan Qi didn't expect Zhou Chang to be so straightforward. He was stunned at first, and suddenly tears welled up in his bright eyes.

Originally, those eyes were brighter than the stars in the night sky outside the window, but suddenly tears appeared in them, making them even more crystal clear.

Zhou Chang was stunned for a moment, his mind going blank.

Yuan Qi burst into tears and turned around to avoid Zhou Chang: "Don't you want to watch the stars and the moon, my Lord?"

"Ah..." Zhou Chang's consciousness crashed again, and Prince Yi Fengming's consciousness emerged. He extinguished the oil lamp on the table with one hand, and his bright phoenix eyes smiled into a crescent moon, "This way it will be easier to see."

As he spoke, Feng Ming took Yuan Qi's hand and they walked to the window.

Zhou Chang suddenly became a spectator, but it did not prevent him from enjoying the scenery.

The Observatory stands alone on the top of the mountain, with the endless night sky above it, as if it were right in front of you. The stars in the night sky on the top of the mountain are like gems inlaid on the ceiling, within reach.

At my feet is a vast mountain forest covered with snow. The moonlight shines on the snow, reflecting silvery light, illuminating the entire mountain forest like daytime. Even without lights, it does not feel dark.

The surroundings were silent, with only the bright moon and stars in the sky.

"What more could I ask for in this secluded world?" In such a quiet and elegant night, Zhou Chang couldn't help but be intoxicated, and his consciousness began to drift away.

"What are you looking at, Your Majesty?" Yuan Qi also looked up at the sky without even blinking.

"Your eyes are brighter than the stars in the sky." Feng Ming looked at Yuan Qi without blinking.

It is for this reason that Yuan Qi asked this question.

When Yuan Qi heard this, he suddenly lowered his head and changed the subject: "Do you know? This is not the dowry my father gave me, but the private property my mother left me."

"Hmm?" Zhou Chang had not expected this. He had always assumed that this was part of Yuan Qi's dowry, while Feng Ming only said "hmm" gently, his eyes still fixed on Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi was probably embarrassed by Feng Ming's stare, so he had to pretend to look inside the Stargazing Tower: "My mother left me a lot, but this is the only place I like the most."

The Observatory is octagonal from the outside and the same is true from the inside, but it only has windows on four sides. It is estimated that it was designed to allow people to look up at the sky from any angle at any time.

Not only that, there are furniture on each floor of the building, especially on the top floor, where chaise longues, tables and chairs, rattan chairs and even a swing are placed under the beds on all four sides, and in the middle is a square octagonal table.

"This observatory is indeed great." Feng Ming said this, but he didn't even glance at the furnishings in the building. He just stared at Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi looked back at the scenery outside the window, avoiding Feng Ming's gaze the whole time: "When my mother was alive, she always liked to sit by the window and look at the stars. When she was in Danlu, she often missed this place. She said that the Stargazing Tower was closer to the sky, as if she could reach out and pick them."