When the wine was half drunk and the actors had all left, Qin Yanning knew it was time for the ladies of the various families to perform.

As expected, several legitimate daughters of the Duke's Mansion and the Shangshu Mansion either wrote poems, painted, or played the piano and danced to show off.

The Queen Mother loved these pretty and generous girls the most, and gave a lot of rewards to any of them who came out to perform.

Qin Yanning focused on taking note of those girls who were good at writing and drawing, and he didn't know if he could recruit them to be teachers in the girls' school.

As soon as the daughter of the new Minister of Rites finished dancing, Yaoyao, who was sitting next to Helian Huan, stood up.

She said calmly, "Yaoyao, please play a song for Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and everyone else."

Qin Yanning moved closer to Helian Jue and listened to his introduction in a low voice, "This is my aunt's daughter, Zhao Yaoyao."

"My aunt always wanted to send her to the palace, but I refused."

Qin Yanning nodded to indicate that he understood. No wonder the Grand Princess always looked unhappy at him.

It turned out that she really blamed herself for snatching away the marriage she had chosen for Yaoyao, but it seemed that this Miss Yaoyao was not interested in Helian Jue.

Qin Yanning could see clearly from his seat, and even when Yaoyao came out to play the piano, it was Helian Huan who pushed her out.

Qin Yanning pinched Helian Jue lightly, and Helian Jue gasped in pain.

He whispered a little aggrievedly, "Ning'er, why are you pinching me?"

"Who made Your Majesty get involved in such a bad love affair?" Qin Yanning answered with a smile, covering his mouth.

Helian Jue was also stunned when he heard Qin Yanning's answer.

Is his Ning'er jealous of him?

Helian Jue couldn't help but blush. He knew that he still had a very high status in Ning'er's heart.

Eunuch Wang, standing behind Helian Jue, couldn't help but hold his forehead when he saw the flirting between the young couple.

He clearly didn't eat any candy, so why is he so disgusted?