These remarks truly resonated with everyone.

The relatives and in-laws present believed they were capable enough, and now the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were willing to give them a chance.

Whether you can seize the opportunity depends entirely on yourself.

As everyone seemed to understand something, they walked out of the main hall. Suddenly, they heard a sound of reading aloud coming from the backyard. Curious, they turned their heads to look.

Upon hearing this, Dou Miao and Dong Shi exchanged a smile.

Dou Miao looked at Zhang Jiao: "What's going on behind us?"

Zhang Jiao respectfully replied, "These are my disciples from the Taoist temple, teaching a group of children to read newspapers and recognize characters!"

Dou Miao's expression shifted: "Oh? Lead the way, let's go take a look!"

"promise!!"

Zhang Jiao respectfully accepted the order and then led the group towards the backyard of the Taoist temple.

The backyard of the Taoist temple is similar in size to the front yard. The east, west and north sides are the rooms where the disciples of the temple rest. The courtyard was originally used for martial arts practice and processing medicinal materials.

Upon arriving at the backyard, the group immediately saw rows of long tables arranged in the four cardinal directions, with children crowding behind them.

Judging from their numbers, there were nearly a thousand people in total, and this was because the journey was quite long and many people could not come.

Near the table to the south, Lanzhi was reading a newspaper aloud. Every time she read a sentence, the children behind the table would repeat it.

The children's eyes were also fixed on the newspapers in their hands, and they firmly memorized the words they had read.

"Who is this woman?"

Looking at Lanzhi, who resembled a flower, Dou Miao couldn't help but ask.

"Your Majesty, this woman is from the Kingdom of Gaochang in the Western Regions! She was originally the daughter of the former crown prince of Gaochang..."

Zhang Jiao then told Dou Miao everything about Lan Zhi.

"oh!"

Dou Miao said "Oh," and looked at Lan Zhi with interest.