Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 324

The first person Prince Alfonso summoned was Sir Manfredi. Since Baroness Gianelli had only reported the phenomenon—that the capital’s nobles were collectively declaring their refusal to attend Princess Bianca’s ball—without knowing its cause, it was necessary to figure out why this was happening.

Sir Manfredi, as the son of an ancient and prestigious comital family in the capital, was perfectly positioned to investigate matters of this sort.

“Go ask your mother what’s going on. Right now.”

When Countess Manfredi saw her son return home in broad daylight, she panicked, fearing he’d been dismissed from the knightly order. Thanks to the countess spilling everything in her alarm, Alfonso was able to swiftly get close to the truth.

“Your Highness, how should we resolve this?”

Sir Manfredi asked Prince Alfonso, his eyes darting nervously.

“As you know, society matrons never change their destination the day before a party.”

Deciding which party to attend was not something any single household determined on its own. It was a complex art form, carefully calculated based on where every other family would be attending, what time they would arrive, and which members of the household they would bring.

Prince Alfonso could certainly send letters to every noble house now, persuading them to attend Princess Bianca’s debutante ball. But the high-born ladies of society would hardly change their minds just because the prince himself had personally requested their presence.

They would exchange letters among themselves to determine who had received Alfonso’s letter, who hadn’t, who might change plans because of it, and ultimately, who would attend which party.

And, crucially, there simply wasn’t enough time left for all this to unfold physically.

Sir Manfredi strained his brain, thinking hard.

“There’s really no other way except blowing up the House of Balzo with gunpowder, is there?”

If the venue were physically gone, they couldn’t hold the party, right?

“Or perhaps abduct and imprison Countess Balzo…”

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