One winter, Emperor Qianlong went to the West Lake with a big group of people including Shen Deqian. It happened to snow, and the snowflakes danced in the wind, inspiring poetic creativity. The "great poet" Emperor Qianlong couldn't help himself and burst into poetry: "One piece, another piece, yet another piece." Everyone listened and applauded, saying that the Emperor's opening was extraordinary and shocking! After a bout of insincere flattery, Qianlong continued: "Three pieces, four pieces, five six pieces..." At this point, everyone was a bit at a loss: such "poetry" could be written by children all day long. But no one dared to speak the truth, and they continued to shower praise on their master who liked to affect refinement. Emperor Qianlong, emboldened, added another line: "Seven pieces, eight pieces, ninety pieces..." When this line came out, everyone was dumbfounded - was His Majesty just counting? Could he possibly come up with "hundred pieces, thousand pieces, ten thousand pieces"? Can this even be called poetry? By now, Emperor Qianlong had run out of words, and after much thought, remained silent. In this critical moment of awkward silence, Shen Deqian stepped forward to help finish this half-baked project. He took a step forward, knelt down, and said: "Your Majesty's poem is wonderful, please allow me to add my humble contribution." Of course, the embarrassed Qianlong approved. Then, Shen Deqian added: "Flying into the plum blossoms, they vanish." To be fair, this ending was done beautifully, instantly elevating the entire poem's quality. Thus, "Emperor Gaozong clapped and praised it greatly, and even gave him a sable coat as a reward." Naturally, the copyright for this poem belonged to Emperor Qianlong. There were many instances where Shen Deqian helped Emperor Qianlong complete his poems. This old gentleman, when he finally retired and compiled his complete works, made a mistake and returned all the poems he ghostwrote for Qianlong back to himself, compiling them into his own *Xian Lu Yan*. Unfortunately for him, he had once written a preface for Xu Shuqi's *Yizhu Building Poems*, which was later deemed a subversive work by Emperor Qianlong, who loved to instigate literary inquisitions!