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Chapter 432: Living Alone, Living Alone and Diing Alone

In less than half a cup of tea, Shen Shuyi changed his clothes and walked out of the tent.

Aunt Chenxiang happened to have just arrived. Seeing Shen Shuyi asking around, she said kindly, "The Queen has been studying Buddhist scriptures recently. Seeing that Miss Shen seems to have a lot of insights on this, she wanted to invite you to accompany her."

"Thank you for taking this trip, Auntie. You go first."

Shen Shuyi is neither humble nor arrogant, and his demeanor is calm and steady.

Chen Xiang nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Miss Shen, please."

Along the way, Shen Shuyi took the initiative to say: "I am afraid that I might offend the Queen Mother, but I would like to ask you, Aunt, which Buddhist scripture do you often read recently?"

Shen Shuyi did not give any money to the capable aunt beside the Empress Dowager. In her previous life, she knew these people around the Empress Dowager quite well and had dealt with them many times.

Among the four aunts and two maids, only one likes gold, silver, pearls and jade. But even though she likes them, it is very difficult to get anything out of her even if you give her money.

If you ask too many questions, it will be counterproductive.

As for the others, they all valued the Queen Mother's feelings and were loyal to her, but they all had different temperaments.

Seeing this, Chen Xiang nodded slightly and said kindly: "The Majesty has been studying the Lotus Sutra recently. I wonder if Miss Shen is familiar with it?"

Shen Shuyi said modestly: "I only have a superficial understanding, I dare not call it proficiency."

Chen Xiang comforted her, "Don't worry, the queen is just a little bored after worshipping Buddha for a long time, so she wants to find someone to talk to her. She may not ask you anything, as long as you don't make mistakes in the rules and annoy the queen, it's fine."

"Yes."

After walking for about a cup of tea, Shen Shuyi stopped outside the Queen Mother's tent, and Aunt Chenxiang went in to report.

Soon, Aunt Chenxiang welcomed her in: "The Queen is worshipping Buddha, please come in, Miss Shen."

After entering the tent, Shen Shuyi did not look around for long, but lowered his eyes and stood quietly at one side.

There was a faint scent of sandalwood floating in the air, and as far as the eye could see, dark red cushions embroidered with golden phoenixes were spread all over the floor.

Shen Shuyi did not look around. The tent was quiet and peaceful, yet it also had an indescribable solemnity and luxury.

The sound of the Buddhist beads turning in the palm of the hand sounded rhythmically.

The Queen Mother knelt on a cushion, staring at the red-gold Buddha statue on the long table in front of her, muttering something softly.

Time passed slowly. After an hour, the owner of the tent finally let out a long sigh, put down the Buddhist beads in his hand and stood up.

Shen Shuyi then bowed and said, "Your humble servant Shen Shuyi pays respect to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager be blessed with good health."

Chenxiang, Haoyue and others stepped forward and helped the empress dowager up.

The Queen Mother seemed a little tired. She glanced at Shen Shuyi and said, "You are a patient person."

Shen Shuyi said respectfully: "I have been worshipping Buddha since I was young, and I often sit for a long time."

"Get up." The Queen Mother sat on the couch and spoke in a deep voice.

Only then did Shen Shuyi have the chance to quickly take a look at the beautiful woman in front of him.

The woman's face showed some traces of time, with a hint of gray in her hair, but she had maintained herself very well. She had a delicate face with slightly high cheekbones and raised eyebrows, which made her look quite majestic.

At this moment, she only had her hair combed into a simple and elegant bun, and was wearing a crimson purple golden phoenix palace robe. The hem of the robe was decorated with small glass beads and fell softly to the ground. Her white fingers were wearing armor made of cold jade, inlaid with a few pigeon blood red gems, and she was extremely beautiful.

Shen Shuyi quickly retracted his gaze, and heard the woman sitting at the top ask in a deep voice: "People in the world worship Buddha and ask for many things, but why do you do this at such a young age?"

The Queen Mother raised her eyes and examined the girl in front of her.

The girl is tall and slender, with a light and clean aqua blue skirt dotted with osmanthus flowers, and a phoenix hairpin inlaid with pearls on her head. Although plain, she has an indescribable nobleness and majesty, as if she has been imbued with Buddha's nature, which makes people feel calm when they see her.

Shen Shuyi looked at the Queen Mother, neither humble nor arrogant, with a gentle expression: "I lost my mother when I was young, and my brother was seriously injured, so I always wanted to recite the Sutra of Rebirth for my mother, and also pray for my brother."

When the Queen Mother mentioned this, she seemed touched, and her eyes softened when she looked at her.

"It's hard for you to suffer such pain at such a young age. The most painful thing in the world is the separation of life and death, and the killing of one's own flesh and blood..."

The Queen Mother spoke slowly, but it was unclear whether she was speaking to herself or to Shen Shuyi.

Maybe she was getting old. The more she had, the more she would think of her daughter who died young and her son who died tragically.

But life cannot be turned back. Even if she could turn back, I think she would not change her original choice.

After all, if she had to do it all over again, she didn't know whether her final outcome would be worse than it is today.

Shen Shuyi knew that this was not a good thing to say.

The deaths of Princess Changle and the Second Prince have always been a source of worry for the Empress Dowager.

Shen Shuyi's voice was gentle: "Your Majesty is right. It's just that I have studied Buddhism over the years and have figured out a lot."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother became interested: "Oh? Tell me about it?"

Shen Shuyi looked at the Queen Mother and said calmly, "I was also in agony, but now I think that people live only for a short time, just like plants and trees only last for a season. They come like wind and rain and go like dust. In love and desire, people come and go alone, live and die alone, and bear their own pain and joy. No one can replace them."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother was in a trance for a moment, and murmured softly: "I come alone, live alone, and die alone..."

After a while, she raised her phoenix eyes slightly, looked directly at Shen Shuyi with a sharp gaze, and sneered: "You are quite courageous!"

Shen Shuyi knelt in front of the Queen Mother without panic: "There are eight sufferings in life: birth, aging, sickness, death, failure to obtain what one desires, meeting with enemies and those one hates, separation from loved ones, and the five yins. I understand that the death of Princess Changle and the second prince has caused you great pain, but the dead are gone, and the living are like this. Your Majesty...you should take care of yourself."

'boom! '

A teacup came crashing down and hit Shen Shuyi on the head.

Shen Shuyi did not avoid or give way, but knelt in front of the empress dowager with his back straight and his face calm.

"You smartass! Do you think that just because you can write Yuzhu Seal Script, I won't be willing to touch you?" the Queen Mother said angrily.

Over the years, countless people have speculated about her feelings, but no one has ever dared to mention it to her face like this.

She, Shen Shuyi, is really brave!

The tea was scattered all over his body and his forehead was red and swollen. For a moment, Shen Shuyi looked quite embarrassed.

Shen Shuyi lowered his eyes and said nothing. He seemed well-behaved, but was actually stubborn.

But such a stubborn person is not stupid, but insightful and smart.

The empress dowager glanced coldly at the girl kneeling below her. Somehow, that figure seemed to overlap with Changle from that year.

The same is true for her Changle...

He is worldly-wise but not worldly, experienced but still innocent, has a clear conscience and does not flatter vulgarity.

The Queen Mother slowly lowered her eyes, her throat tightened, and she felt a pain in her heart.

After a while, the Queen Mother opened her eyes again, looked at Shen Shuyi, and said coldly: "Drag him away and give him twenty strokes of the cane!"

"Yes!"

At that moment, the chief eunuch beside the empress dowager immediately ordered someone to drag Shen Shuyi away, and the look he gave her was full of sympathy, obviously thinking that this Miss Shen was a good chess player, but she played it badly.