Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

Ji Xiaolan said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask the runner-up to guess this riddle."

He Shen, who was standing behind him, said nervously, "Ji Xiaolan, what kind of riddle can this painting contain?"

Zhu Junhao lowered his head in thought, then raised his head after a long while and said, "I've figured it out. The meaning of this painting is..."

Ji Xiaolan raised his left hand, signaling him not to speak out, and said, "Top Scholar, you must not speak. This painting can only be guessed by Master Fengshen."

Fengshen Yinde said, "I...I can't guess."

Chun Tao said, "I can't guess what it means."

Ji Xiaolan did not answer her question. Instead, he said to Fengshen Yinde, "Master Fengshen, you have guessed the meaning of this painting, right?"

Fengshen Yinde said, "I... I am not very knowledgeable, I..."

Chun Tao said, "Hey, Master Fengshen, you must guess it."

Fengshen Yinde looked at Chuntao and stammered, "Miss Chuntao..."

Emperor Gai Zhang finally spoke, saying, "Fengshen Yinde, if you can guess it, I will reward you. If you can't guess it, I will remove your second place."

He Shen was shocked when he heard this and said, "Ah... Your Majesty, this..."

Fengshen Yinde looked bewildered and said, "This is just an ordinary painting."

He Shen was about to cry, "Ade, guess quickly. You have to guess the answer."

Ji Xiaolan said seriously, "Master Fengshen, this painting is not profound. With your intelligence, you should have figured it out long ago."

Fengshen Yinde stared at the painting for a long time, shook his head helplessly, and said with a cupped hand, "I can't guess it. I'd rather not be the runner-up."

He Shen was almost crying because of him, "Ade, you..."

Emperor Gai Zhang spoke again and said, "My dear Lord, your son can't guess it, so I will guess it for you."

"Yes, your servant..." Heshen looked at a loss.

"The father guesses for the son. If I could guess it, Ade would still be able to keep the second place." Emperor Gai Zhang had a blank expression on his face.

He Shen seemed to see a ray of hope, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will give it a try."

He stared at the painting. "This painting... this painting depicts... it depicts... this plum blossom... this plum blossom represents..."

"What does it mean?" Emperor Stamp still had no expression.

Ji Xiaolan laughed and said, "Master He, what's wrong with you? You can't even describe the painting you painted yourself."

Chun Tao smiled and said, "Master He, this painting was originally drawn by you."

When Emperor Gai Zhang heard this, he also laughed and said admiringly: "Oh, my dear, did you paint this picture? Hahaha, the father paints and the son guesses the picture, what a beautiful story. Ade, then tell me what the meaning of this painting of your father is?" He shook his folding fan.

Fengshen Yinde stared at the painting and said, "This...this...plum, rice, stone, and ten thousand."

Ji Xiaolan said happily, "Okay, Master, you guessed it."

Heshen looked dejected when he heard this.

"Mei, Fan, Shi, Wan. Heshen, what does this mean?"

Heshen immediately explained: "Your Majesty, this...this...is meaningless. I just happened to draw these things to show my respect to Buddha." After saying that, he saluted with one hand.

Emperor Gai Zhang was a little confused and said, "Ji Xiaolan, you can reveal the answer."

"Yes. Meifanshi ten thousand, each prisoner one hundred thousand, that is one hundred thousand for each prisoner. Your Majesty." Ji Xiaolan said.

Emperor Gai Zhang frowned upon hearing this.

Ji Xiaolan continued, "Your Majesty, this painting was intended for your trusted associates investigating the salt case. It was clearly an instruction to them to make a fortune from the salt case."

Emperor Gai Zhang glared at He Shen and said, "He Shen, is this true?"