"Uh…" Ye Jingtang glanced at the empty red sandalwood box and felt slightly embarrassed. "This box is quite special. Um… Miss, you can report this matter to Her Highness. I'll explain it to her later."
The empress didn't probe further into Ye Jingtang's ridiculous actions just now. She turned around and sized up the bookshelves. "Young Master, you stayed overnight at Jasper Pavilion and even dared to touch Her Highness's personal belongings. It seems you have a deep relationship with Her Highness."
Ye Jingtang had nothing to do with the Prince of Jing. If the people in the palace misunderstood him and the news reached the empress, there would be trouble. Heroine Luo would probably stab him to death when she came back!
"I'm just a foster son of a merchant family, and I just entered the capital at the beginning of the month. I have some martial arts skills that Her Highness appreciates, so I've helped the Black Office with some cases. Yesterday…"