Although Mu Yangling didn't go out, she still learned from the servants how much trouble there was outside. Not to mention that the citizens of Lin'an City were gathered at the entrance of the government office or by the main road to request for the eradication of traitorous officials, even the citizens of the nearby cities and counties came to petition. It was said that the citizens of other places also expressed to their local government office their intention to get rid of the traitors by the Emperor's side. Some even ran to the temples to burn incense and pray to Buddha.
As the matter escalated, Mu Yangling and Li Jinghua felt that something was amiss. It was as if there was a hand pushing this matter from behind.
