[he is in the main room of the Jingshi. the windows and the door to the bedroom are closed. there are only a couple of things notably out of place in this room.

first, there's an uncharacteristic alcohol reek coming from the floorboard where the Emperor's Smile is hidden. weren't all the remaining jars tightly sealed?

second, where the books and scrolls are kept, several of them seem to be disarranged and shelved out of order.]