The empress then sat up before she gracefully walked towards Ree. Ree, herself, could feel the tension in the air and that sudden change of tone of the empress was enough to make her realize that she was in deep s**t. Knowing this, she maintained her position and continued bowing down to the ground.
All of a sudden, she was held by the empress who seemed like she was trying to make her stand up. And of course, she did. Looking at the empress, she had a lot of questions on her mind.
"The royal family owes you a lot. Why should you say that your wish to be punished, breaking my heart like that?" said the empress to her.
Ree almost dropped her jaw to the floor. If that was what she was supposed to say, why did she make it seem like she was going to be prosecuted or something? The anxiousne
