In the early hours, at the Thief's House.
"As everyone can see, tonight Shang Xuanwen is not resting at home but is on duty at the Ministry of Personnel."
Contrary to the silent little mushroom image from noon, Shang Xinlei took control of the entire meeting as soon as it started at dawn, completely ignoring Pharmacist's Wish's trembling legs. She enlarged the sand table light with three fingers so everyone could see more clearly: "On-duty night shifts at the Ministry of Personnel have ancient roots. In the current Liang Kingdom, there are six chancellors, besides Shang Xuanwen and two ministers, there are three vice-chancellors, who take turns on duty. The timing is not scheduled; it is decided among the six, making it hard for us to determine whether Shang Xuanwen will be at home or on duty at the Ministry of State Affairs three days later."
Ying Rushi raised a question: "Since he's on duty today, he shouldn't be on duty for the next five days, right?"
