Mrs. Quan stood up. Seeing a small podium in the banquet hall, she walked straight over to it. Standing before the podium, she took the microphone and said, "Your Majesty, and everyone else, I am guilty. I must confess."
Fearing her attitude wasn't devout enough and that it might condemn her son to Yincou Hell, Mrs. Quan confessed without reservation.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. It was all a moment of folly; everything is my fault. The one who bribed the prison chef to poison Ying Qiao's food wasn't the Crown Prince—it was me. I wanted to frame the Crown Prince. I was wrong. I truly realize my mistake."
At her words, the entire hall erupted in an uproar. Everyone looked at Mrs. Quan as if she had lost her mind, puzzled by her bizarre behavior.
This charity auction had been organized by Mrs. Quan herself. The auction was merely a pretext; the real purpose was for this very moment!
