A court official hurriedly knocked on the door and entered, bowing to Joseph and Mirabeau, "Your Highness, Lord Count, Her Majesty the Queen requests your immediate presence in the East Hall meeting room."
"What has happened?" Mirabeau had an ominous feeling.
"It seems that riots have broken out in many places..."
When Joseph and Mirabeau arrived in the meeting hall, they saw that the Queen and several ministers were already seated at the conference table, and even the normally reclusive Louis XVI was present; everyone wore a solemn expression.
Without waiting for the two to bow, the Queen gestured for them to sit down, and then said to Brian, "Archbishop, please begin."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Brian turned his head, his face grave, "As everyone is probably aware, riots triggered by food shortages in the southern provinces have become very serious.
