On the other hand, Daphne was far more brazen than Marianne.

“You said you are a maid in the Emperor Palace. Who gave you permission to come here?”

As if she had been waiting for this moment, Daphne pretended to be bewildered and stuttered. “I apologize, Your Majesty. I…… I have not entered the Imperial Palace long, so I did not know that I had to get permission to come here. Please forgive me.”