The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

"My Lord, there are two children outside who want to see you, saying that you are their savior. Should we let them in, or..."

Two children? A lifesaver?

Yun Zhi raised her eyebrows slightly, and finally remembered this incident from the depths of her dusty memory.

When they returned from the Northern Barbarians that day, a little boy stopped their carriage.

It seems to be for his sick sister.

Because she didn't want to delay her journey too much, she asked Chen Yuanshu to give him some money.

It’s been almost five months now.

She remembered that the little boy seemed to be called Li Shitou and his sister was called Li Erniu.

Since she had nothing to do at the moment, she was really curious about how these two young children found this place.

"Let them in."

After a while, the doorman came in with two children.

Li Shitou took his sister's hand and walked into the place that looked like a dream and magnificent to him.

As soon as he saw the person sitting there, he knew he had made no mistake.

Although he only saw half of Yun Zhi's face at that time, he was sure it was her at first sight.

He pulled his sister's hand and knelt down with her.

"Thank you, sir. My sister is now well, and we are here to repay your kindness."

"Get up."

Listening to Yun Zhi's voice, the two slowly got up from the ground.

Little Li Erniu looked at Yun Zhi timidly, and after a quick glance, she quickly lowered her head.

Her little face turned red and she tugged at her clothes awkwardly.

My benefactor sister is so beautiful.

This is what A Niang meant by a beautiful and kind person.

Yun Zhi looked at the two people below. Although they were still wearing tattered clothes, their clothes were still clean and tidy.

There were still water droplets on the hair on their foreheads, and it seemed that they had simply washed it at the river before coming.

Showing a clean face and little hands.

It was completely different from the dusty look he had that day.

"How did you...find this place?"

"After my sister recovered from her illness, I went to the escort agency in our area and asked them about the location of Qingyun County, but they said there was no such place."

Of course there is no such place. After all, the name was changed later. The only people who know about this place are the people within its jurisdiction.

"If there is no such place, why did you come here?"

Yun Zhi looked at him curiously. After all, most people would guess that this was a fake address when they heard that there was no such place.

So I just stopped looking.

"Father and Mother taught us that we should be grateful and repay kindness. I said at the time that when my sister recovered from her illness, I would come to you to repay you, so I will definitely come, and then..."

A smile spread across Li Shitou's skinny face. "How could your Excellency possibly lie to me? Perhaps the people from the escort agency have never been to this place, so they don't know."

Later, I bought a map from the escort agency. From our county seat, there were only two prefecture-level cities we could reach, so my sister and I followed the map along the way."

"Now... we have found it."

Yun Zhi looked at the little boy with a bright smile on his face, thinking that the process of them finding this place must not be simple at all, and it could not be summarized in a few words.

Only they themselves know the hardships and difficulties involved.

Moreover, the little boy in front of her was quite smart. He guessed her approximate location based on the direction they were moving.

In fact, the journey was indeed full of hardships. Sometimes, Li Shitou thought about giving up, but he didn't want to be the one who broke his promise.

After my sister's illness was cured, it was almost the Chinese New Year. After celebrating the New Year at home, I set off with a small bag on my back, holding a map in one hand and holding my sister's hand in the other.

This trip lasted more than two months.

During this period, they kept walking around the county town and rarely entered the county town. After all, there was an entry fee for entering the city.

After curing my sister's illness, I only had a few hundred coins left, so of course I tried to save as much as possible.

Food is usually purchased from the villagers.

They lived in mountain temples or in the woods beside official roads.

The brother and sister walked all the way like this, and the sister never complained of being tired.

Li Shitou also thought that if there really was no such address, he would take his sister back and repay the favor after meeting the noble person.

Fortunately, God was kind to them and did not let them take too many wrong paths, so they arrived here smoothly.

"My lord, I am very capable and can do anything. Please keep us here."

Li Erniu, who was standing by, no longer felt shy at this moment. She suddenly raised her head and said, "I am also very capable. I can wash clothes. Benefactor, please leave me and my brother here."

In fact, Li Erniu mentioned washing clothes because she saw her brother was working hard, so she wanted to share some of the burden of washing clothes with her brother.

But she was so small and had very little strength, so of course she couldn't wash it clean.

Every time, Li Shitou would praise her and then secretly wash it again.

Yun Zhi looked at the brother and sister in front of her, how could she really drive them away.

Besides, I can afford to support them both, and they might be useful in the future.

At least, these two people have good character, value their promises, and have been well taught by their parents.

Facing their expectant eyes, Yun Zhi nodded, "Okay."

The brother and sister looked at each other and laughed happily.

Then, he took his sister's hand and knelt down again.

"Master, please give us brothers and sisters names."

These were what Li Shitou inquired from the people around him when he left. He heard that when entering someone else's house, one had to call the person following him "master" and also ask the master to give him a name, so that he would be truly considered a member of the house.

Their names can only be nicknames. Some parents will change their children to formal names when they grow up, while some who don’t know how to name their children will continue to use this name.

"I won't change your last names either. From now on, you'll be called Li Youning and Li Jing'an, which means peace and safety."

Li Shitou, oh no, now it’s Li Youning, although he doesn’t know what the characters of his name are.

But he understood that peace and safety were the most important things his father and mother said. They hoped that the two of them would be safe and sound.

"Thank you, Master, for the name."

Li Jing'an also imitated his brother and said in a serious manner, "Thank you, Master, for the name."

"Just stay here with peace of mind."

The brother and sister stood up and nodded vigorously.

Yun Zhi looked at Yu Zhu who was standing beside her and said, "Take them both to Butler Xu and have him arrange accommodation for them."

"Yes."

Yun Zhi looked at the two small figures, whose faces showed happiness and joy even from their backs.

There are two such people.

One of them became a loyal and decisive imperial guard.

A female official with strong execution ability who always accompanies Yun Zhi.