The Zhaohua Courtyard where Mu Yangling and the others lived was not far from Zhaode Hall. There was only a very small garden between them, putting the two residences about 200 meters apart. Also, there was a small door connecting the two courtyards to the garden. According to Mu Yangling's understanding, this door was usually closed at night. These two side-doors were guarded by a maidservant, and the key was in her hand.
As this was not Zhaohua Courtyard or Zhaode Hall, if she wanted to have the person replaced with her own, she had to tell Qi Haoran and let him handle it.
Mu Yangling mentally calculated the number of people and decided to choose a maidservant from her residence to guard this door. Although she could climb over the wall without going through the door in an emergency, she felt that it was more normal to go through the door.
