该剧故事接续了第一部，祝君豪还没有娶小月过门便离世，纪晓岚于是就带着她继续伸张正义，某天纪晓岚查了一名贪官，并将此事告知乾龙，纪晓岚建议乾隆选举人才，这样可以避免贪官买官，然而此举却没有打消和坤的贪污之心，他笼络众人买官，他们的密谋被赵青得知，她决定去告发，此时小月对纪晓岚心生情愫，却迟迟迟迟不敢向前迈进，她找人寻求办法。纪晓岚遇到赵青，得知作弊之事，立即着手调查，此外他还与赵青十分亲密。之后纪晓岚通过诗词找到了赃款和告密信，纪晓岚让考生重新考试，恶人得到了惩罚，事后，乾隆与纪晓岚返回京城 ，赵青则是留到江南。最后贪官和坤被捕入狱，浙江贪官案件就此也告了一段落，乾隆惩罚纪晓岚与和坤扫大街

The story of this play continues from the first one. Zhu Junhao passed away before marrying Xiaoyue, so Ji Xiaolan took her to continue to uphold justice. Ji Xiaolan investigated a corrupt official and informed Qianlong of the matter. Ji Xiaolan suggested that Qianlong elect talents so as to avoid corrupt officials buying officials. However, this move did not dispel He Kun's heart of corruption. After being informed by Zhao Qing, she decided to report it. At this time, Xiaoyue had feelings for Ji Xiaolan, but she hesitated to move forward, so she looked for someone to find a solution. Ji Xiaolan met Zhao Qing, learned about the cheating, and immediately started investigating. In addition, he was also very close to Zhao Qing. Afterwards, Ji Xiaolan found the stolen money and the informant letter through poetry. Ji Xiaolan asked the candidates to take the exam again, and the villain was punished. Afterwards, Qianlong and Ji Xiaolan returned to the capital, while Zhao Qing stayed in the south of the Yangtze River. In the end, corrupt officials He Kun was arrested and imprisoned, and the case of corrupt officials in Zhejiang came to an end. Qianlong punished Ji Xiaolan and He Kun for sweeping the streets..