"YEAH, I REALIZED THAT MUCH. THAT'S WHY, ANXIOUS THE WAY I AM, I decided to come here today. I was predicting that I wouldn't be able to see you just by simply inviting you to tea. And answering your previous question, I threw tea parties because I have to. It's like the duty of an Imperial Princess to throw this kind of party. Besides that, my mother is always telling me to do it, so I did it. But, honestly, I don't like them either," predictable.
As I expected, Empress Francesca is behind it. She's the worst kind of a snake, that's probably why the bastard is the way he is, he took after his humble and enchanting mother, not to say otherwise. I also remember how wickedly scheming she was in the first timeline.
