This is the second time Emperor Qian Long secretly visits the south. He claims to be a man from Beijing with the name Zhao Jiuzhou, and bringing with him his godsons, Zhou Riqing and Gan Fengchi, he travels from Nanjing on a visit to Zhuxian town in Henan. At the time Gan Fengchi is not aware that his godfather is the Emperor. After they arrive in Zhuxian town, they put up at an inn. In order to help a person who is heavily in debt and wants to hang himself, Qian Long prepares to pawn his pearl shirt.
乾隆第二次暗下江南,自稱北京人,姓趙名九洲。他帶著乾兒子周日清和甘風池離開南京到河南朱仙鎮遊玩。此時,甘風池並不知道他是皇帝。到了朱仙鎮,住在旅館裏,爲幫助一個因虧債累累而要懸樑自盡的一家人,準備當掉自己的一件珍珠汗衫。