Time slipped away quietly, and soon it was Christmas of 1872.
This year's Christmas at the Imperial Palace was much livelier because the palace welcomed the mistress, Queen Sophie.
Carlo himself didn't mind much, but to prevent Queen Sophie from feeling bored in the vast palace, he decided to host a grand court banquet to liven up Christmas at the Madrid Royal Palace.
Banquets were not only an important means of social interaction for noblewomen but also a way for nobles to strengthen their relations.
Apart from Duke Jacopo and a few other nobles, Carlo hadn't seen many Spanish nobles for quite a long time.
It was indeed necessary to use this court banquet to reconnect the nobles and deepen ties, as nobles were also Carlo's support.
In fact, the root cause was the small number of members in the Spanish Royal Family. The entire family had only the King and Queen, making holiday celebrations quite lackluster.
