Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

Mo Li unfolded the painting and said, "Qin Xi Orchid Sketch."

He examined the painting carefully for a long time and said, "It is indeed the master's brushwork."

……

He Shen was studying a painting when Liu Quan walked in and said, "Sir, Lord Fu has arrived."

He Shen said, "Please come in quickly."

Fu Kang'an walked in, and Liu Quan said, "Master Fu, please come in."

Fu Kang'an came to He Shen. He Shen said, "Master Fu, you have come at the right time. Come, come, please come and admire a painting I recently bought."

Fu Kangan said: "Your Excellency is from a well-known family. I am a simple man. How can I know anything about calligraphy and painting?"

He Shen said, "Don't be polite, don't be polite. Come and take a look at this sketch of Qinxi orchids."

Fu Kang'an took a look and said, "This one is fake."

He Shen said: "Great minds think alike. Overall, the imitation is very lifelike."

Fu Kangan asked, "Master He, how did you figure that out?"

He Shen said, "I saw Cao Xueqin's original works in Liulichang. There was also a sword he used to exchange for wine. I told the shop owner at the time that I wanted to buy it for my collection. But he said that the items had already been sold to someone else and were just for display for a few days. We were just using these items to connect people."

Fu Kangan said, "Is that thing still there? I will go and confiscate it."

He Shen said: "Don't act rashly. Besides, those things may have been bought by others."

Fu Kang'an sighed and said, "What bad luck! But, sir, I have something to tell you that will cheer you up."

He Shen uttered an "oh" and said with a smile, "Is there any new development on the part of Mo Li?"

Fu Kang'an said, "He and the two girls went to the Brahma Temple in the west of the city early this morning."

"Brahma Temple in the west of the city?" He Shen thought for a moment and said, "Huangye Village is in the west of the city, the maid of the Cao family is in the west of the city, and Brahma Temple is also in the west of the city..."

Fu Kangan said, "Then I will send troops to surround the Brahma Temple."

They both sat down. He Shen said, "No, then Mo Li must have gone to ask the maid from the Cao family for the manuscript, and the manuscript must be hidden in the Brahma Temple."

Fu Kang'an said, "If I send troops, wouldn't that be the same as catching the criminals red-handed?"

He Shen shook his right index finger. "Mo Li is slipperier than a loach. If things go wrong, he might bite you. Don't worry, let me think about it slowly."

As he spoke, he picked up the tea bowl and was about to drink tea when he suddenly said, "I got it."

Fukang'an listened attentively.

He Shen said: "Let's lure the snake out of its hole and then attack Wei to save Zhao."

Fu Kang'an looked bewildered and said, "Are you still going to let me surround the Brahma Temple?"

"No, no, no... We're surrounding the Wukuquanshu Library," Heshen said. "I've got Mo Li on board. I'm going to move Cao Xueqin's originals there so they can pass as genuine and pass off as fake. You're just letting the tiger go back into the mountains and catching the turtle in the jar."

Fu Kang'an slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, okay. But what if Li Qiye and I meet face to face?"

He Shen said, "No, at that time, I was drinking with Mo Li at the Old Xingtai Restaurant."

Fu Kang'an laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Master He, you are truly great."

……

Du Xiaoyue looked through the crack in the door and said to Mochou, "Sister, why haven't they come out yet?"

Mo Chou said, "Xiao Yue, the Lord is looking at the original manuscript, not just a few pages, understand? I'd better wait patiently."

Du Xiaoyue snorted and said, "Who knows whether that girl disguised as a man is good or bad?"