APHRODITE’S POV When I was getting ready this morning, a maid came knocking on my door to inform me that the empress expected me to have breakfast together. I thought that we would have it in the dining room together with her children and the dowager empress, but instead, the maid guided me to her office. “Umm, is it okay for me to wait for her majesty here? I don’t think I should be here. Maybe I should wait for the empress outside.” Before I could leave the office, the empress walks into her office together with the dame. “I’m sorry for being late. There was some minor issue regarding the border. Please, follow me to the balcony. You must be hungry.” The dame opens the door that leads us to the balcony. I bow my head a little as the empress take the first step outside of the balcon