I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"Miss!"

"Do you know that your visit to the harem this time has brought shame to our entire mansion?"

"As the daughter of a marquis, you can't even get the most basic etiquette wrong. Although those princesses didn't say anything, they are obviously very dissatisfied with your performance. Who knows how they will plot against you and the Marquisate in private."

"This incident made Madam very angry."

"I must teach you how to learn the court etiquette. Madam has specifically allowed me to do this, even if I have to use a cane to help you remember it!"

"..."

The extremely strict old woman in front of him seemed to be an old lady who specialized in teaching etiquette. As she spoke, she pulled out a cane.

Whip yourself.

Gu Xiu was looking at memories, so naturally he didn't feel any pain.

But one could also feel the pain and panic of the owner of this memory. It was just that the owner of this memory seemed very timid. Even though he was groaning from being beaten, he didn't dare to disobey at all. He even stood there obediently, allowing the etiquette officer to abuse him. It was not known whether he was in pain or afraid, but his body was shaking constantly.

"Miss, do you hate this old slave?"

"I..." The owner of this body finally spoke timidly: "I don't hate."

"That's right. You shouldn't hate me. I'm doing this so that you can learn a lesson. Remember your mistakes today and remember not to make them again in the future."

"You are the daughter of a marquis, and your status is respected."

"Your father is the most powerful marquis in this empire, and your mother is the daughter of a wealthy and prestigious family. And you, who are so revered, will marry a prince in the future, and even ascend the throne, ruling the country as the mother of all. You will be the mother of the nation, and your every word and action will determine the future etiquette of this empire."

"So, other people can make mistakes in this matter, but you absolutely cannot make any mistakes."

"Otherwise, you will lose not only your reputation, but also the reputation of the entire Marquisate, and perhaps even the reputation of the entire empire!"

"You, do you understand?"

The words of the royal etiquette officer in front of him were very sincere, but the owner of this memory could only tremble and say nothing.

She was like a puppet.

Under the other party's earnest advice and the help of the cane, he continued to learn all the royal etiquette in an empty room, from words and deeds to expressions and eyebrows, all of which needed to be studied carefully.

There can't be even the slightest mistake.

This seems normal, at least in many mortal realms, similar things are not uncommon.

but……

Gu Xiu was still stunned.

Does he know?

Whose memory is this?

Queen of the Underworld!

The supreme being who was feared by the entire Beiming Demon Realm and even the entire Haoyu, actually had such a past?

Being hit by a cane and shivering?

Being forced by a ceremonial officer to be elegant in every step and to make every gesture in accordance with one's status?

What do you think...

Something is not right!

And if this time of learning etiquette made Gu Xiu surprised at the past of the Queen of the Underworld, then the following memories made Gu Xiu understand that this was just the tip of the iceberg.

The Nether Queen in my memory is the daughter of a marquis.

But she was obviously not as free and easy as outsiders imagined, and she even lived a harder life than many people.

They started learning etiquette from the hour of Chen, and even if they were beaten to the point of being miserable, they still dared not slack off. From their daily sitting and lying postures, to burning incense and placing sacrifices during sacrifices, to the kneeling and bowing rituals required when meeting and interacting with prominent families, everything had to be done meticulously.

After learning the court etiquette, she still had to go to the study.

He began to study under the guidance of a female official.

But what they read were not what most scholars read, but the most important "Female Commandments" and "Inner Training", which were for women. Special emphasis was placed on the need for her to learn to be humble, to regard humility and weakness as beauty, to know how to give in, to know how to endure, to know how to serve her husband, and to know how to manage the inner court.

This female official was clearly also a source of fear.

Even though Gu Xiu was only looking at memories, he could still tell that Youming... or Mu Nange was very afraid of this female official. Once the other party took out the ruler, Mu Nange's whole body seemed to freeze in his blood.

Don't dare to move.

Finally, after much hard work, it was time for lunch.

Gu Xiu thought he could relax a little, but found that the ceremonial officer came again and began to teach Mu Nange banquet etiquette, the order of using tableware, the order of seating, and even how to talk to people during the table.

After the meal, without much rest time, Mu Nange was taken to the yard to start learning archery.

Originally, Gu Xiu thought that being able to become the Queen of the Netherworld would make this part very happy, but in fact, Mu Nange just kept shaking while holding the bow and arrow, as if she was afraid of this kind of vicious soldier.

Get through this.

Next, Mu Nange began to learn the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Fortunately, Mu Nange seems to have finally gotten better at this aspect.

Especially Qin.

From his sitting posture, to his technique, to his playing, Mu Nange was extremely smooth. Even though Gu Xiu was looking at his memory, he could still feel Mu Nange's relaxation and ease when he was playing the piano.

It's a pity that she didn't enjoy it for too long.

soon.

She was asked to learn embroidery again.

Gu Xiu didn't understand this thing, and only after reading this trace of memory did he realize that embroidery also includes flat stitch, random stitch... and other messy techniques. Mu Nange needs to keep learning and practicing, and he has to be very careful, because if he pricks his finger and the blood stains the needle and thread, he will be beaten with a rattan immediately.

Even Gu Xiu couldn't help but feel emotional when he saw all this.

This looks like it.

How could she look like the daughter of an aristocratic family?

Everyone knows that the children of wealthy and prominent families are all outstanding, but what they don’t know is that most of them need to learn a lot of things that others think they should learn from childhood to adulthood.

Finally, everything came to an end at night.

At dinner time, it is necessary to have another etiquette study. In the words of the etiquette official, etiquette is a matter of which one cannot slack off for a day and needs to pay attention to it at all times in order to turn these things into one's own virtues.

After a busy whole day, Mu Nange can finally take a break.

She was the daughter of a marquis. Although her studies were hard, fortunately she had enough food and clothing. In the evening, the servants fetched water and Mu Nange began to bathe.

Gu Xiu wanted to avoid looking at anything inappropriate.

But unfortunately, this was Mu Nange's own memory. She was watching her own body, and Gu Xiu couldn't stop her at all. If he gave up watching now, Gu Xiu would be really curious about what would happen next. At the moment, he could only use Rufeng Daoxin to keep himself calm and peaceful.

The effect is good.

No matter how delicate and tender Mu Nange's skin is, no matter how white as snow, no matter how charming she is, in Gu Xiu's eyes it is just a superficial appearance.

After a day of beating, Mu Nange had many wounds with canes on his body, which could even be described as shocking.

but.

While bathing, a maid would apply medicine on the wounds on her body. It must be some kind of magical medicine. After wiping it, all the skin injuries were healed, making her skin still delicate and without any scars.

After bathing, Mu Nange wiped his hair with the help of servants.

It was late at night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Mu Nange seemed to finally have some free time. She sat alone on the threshold of the yard, her hands on her chin, looking up at the starry sky.

Gu Xiu originally thought she would be sad alone.

But he found that this woman was not like that. Even though she had suffered for a day, even though she had learned etiquette for a day, even though she had been beaten with a cane countless times, even though she was always trapped in the backyard, she was not sad because of all this. Instead, she kept recalling what she had learned that day in her heart.

From the perspective of a rich aristocratic daughter.

Mu Nange.

She is undoubtedly the weak daughter that the outside world thinks of her.

From the moment they were born, their fate for the rest of their lives was determined. They learned a lot of things that were completely useless to ordinary people, and then at the right age, used as a bargaining chip for the family, married someone they might never have met in their life, and then spent the rest of their lives taking care of their husband and children.

She will not resist or rebel, she will only obey.

The ultimate obedience.

only……

This is the Queen of the Underworld!

The one who was decisive in killing, the one who would kill anyone who even looked at him for a second, the one who was feared by everyone in Beiming for his killing!

Does she have such a past?

The memory continues, although it is only a wisp, but for the long years of the Supreme, even if it is only a wisp of memory, it is long enough.

It was late at night. After looking at the starry sky, Mu Nange went back to his room to sleep.

She was very cautious and seemed to be afraid of everything. Even in her sleep, she would hold a sachet tightly in her hand and could only fall asleep by smelling the fragrance in the sachet.

Just when Gu Xiu thought that it was all over.

In the middle of the night, Mu Nange was suddenly awakened by the loud shouts and screams. She was still sleepy and not fully awake, but the door had been roughly pushed open. Then several officers in battle robes and holding steel knives rushed in. Then, one on the left and one on the right, they dragged Mu Nange, who was not fully awake yet, off the bed.

She was dragged into the yard and passed through the gate that she had not stepped out of all day.

outside.

It was a bloody light rising into the sky.

Corpses were scattered all over the ground, and the blood had stained the bluestone slabs of the mansion red. Under the flames, Mu Nange saw several familiar figures. Like himself, they were being grabbed brutally and roughly, and were heading towards the door of the mansion.

"How brave! You are so brave!"

"This is the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion. Who sent you here?"

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, let me go! Do you know who I am? Who gave you the courage? Is it Zhou Lexian? Let Zhou Lexian come out!"

"I want to see His Majesty, I want to see His Majesty!"

"..."

The man, full of energy, kept struggling and trying to resist.

But when he saw a figure shrouded in black robes, with a face as pale as water and eyes gleaming with a faint blue light, this marquis, renowned throughout the empire, dared not resist in the slightest. He could only obediently be dragged before the other party like a dead dog.

"National...National Master, you...you see what's going on. How can I..."

Before the Marquis finished speaking, the man spoke softly:

"General Mu, I have received news that you have been secretly colluding with foreign enemies and attempting treason. His Majesty has issued an order to arrest everyone in your mansion."

"Collaborating with foreign enemies? Conspiring for treason? How is this possible? My Mu family has been loyal to Your Majesty for generations. How is this possible..." The man wanted to defend himself, but before he could finish his words, the man in black robe pointed at him, making him swallow all the words back into his stomach.

The black-robed man's eyes were calm as he said softly, "If you have anything to say, tell me during the interrogation."

After saying that, the man in black robe waved his hand.

Except for those who were executed, everyone else in the Marquis' Mansion was dragged out of the mansion. Mu Nange was in the crowd, terrified to the extreme. She was like a canary that had been locked in a cage since birth. Now the cage collapsed and rotted, but she was in a panic and didn't know what to do.

When passing by the man in black robe, Mu Nange subconsciously lowered her head and knelt. That was what she learned from daily etiquette studies, something engraved in her bones.

Even though she lowered her head, the black-robed man clearly noticed her and asked the people around him, "She is Mu Nange, right? I heard that His Majesty has personally chosen her to marry the Third Prince?"

"Your Excellency the Imperial Master, the wedding will be held in the early spring of next year," someone answered.

The black-robed man nodded. "Since the Third Prince is dead, even though the wedding was not completed, she must be buried with him. I will personally interrogate her tonight."

"Yes, state affairs!"

As the two were talking, Mu Nange was forcibly dragged away from his family and sent to a gloomy house that looked like the underworld.

She was very cold and shivered uncontrollably.

She wanted to escape.

But after looking up at the door several times, he still couldn't muster up the courage to escape.

finally.

She could only squat in the corner with her arms folded, shivering.

at last.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the door opened and the Imperial Master, who was wrapped in a black robe, walked in. His indifferent gaze made Mu Nange tremble even more violently.

"Do you want to die?" the other party asked.

Mu Nange was still trembling and unable to speak.

"Do you want your father, mother, brothers and sisters to die?" the other party asked again.

This time, Mu Nange still couldn't speak, but she tried her best to shake her head. She was afraid of death, and even more afraid of her family's death.

Her reaction made the black-robed man smile strangely: "Since you don't want to die, and you don't want them to die, then tomorrow, help me to identify them as guilty of treason."

Mu Nange was horrified, but did not dare to refute.

The man in black robe had already stood up and looked at her with a burning gaze: "But before you identify me, I would like to have a taste of you, the daughter of a marquis."

At this moment, Mu Nange finally came to his senses.

She kept backing away, but there was a dark wall behind her. She had nowhere to retreat and could only watch the other party approach step by step.

at last.

Mu Nange suddenly bit off his tongue with force.

She was a coward, afraid of death and everything, but she always remembered one thing.

Female chastity.

More important than life!

It's a pity that she wanted to die to prove her loyalty to the other party, but in front of this national teacher who was called a cultivator, her stubbornness was useless. The other party just pointed at her, and Mu Nange's whole body became stiff, unable to move at all, even the white teeth that were about to bite could not move at all.

But that person suddenly uttered a sigh:

"Mysterious Body? A top-quality furnace?"

"There are actually people like this in this small place?"

Mu Nange didn't understand what the Xuanming Body was, nor did she even understand what a furnace tripod was. She just continued to struggle desperately. However, unexpectedly, after the other party muttered for a while, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face:

"I have changed my mind. I am not going to attack you now."

Mu Nange was bewildered, but she saw the other party took out a book that looked extremely ancient from somewhere, threw it in front of her, and said coldly:

"I'll give you three years."

"Take three years to learn everything in this book."

"Become a..."

"A truly qualified furnace tripod!"

At this point, the picture suddenly stops, and then everything becomes like a mirror.

All shattered.

Everything contained in this wisp of memory is over.