Activating Empress Mode in an Otome Game

[A clear-headed, lively, and resilient heroine in the early story, gradually turning dark later on. Could become a beautiful madwoman? Beautiful, strong, and tragic?] Everyone's darling One-line summary: The Great Dao-seeking Journey of the Double-Pupiled Empress. Who is she? She is Princess Zhaoyang, a woman of unmatched status in the capital. She has a childhood friend, the young marquis; a gentle and refined younger brother, the prince; and a cool, carefree, aloof swordsman as her master... Who is she? She is A Ning, an orphan who has forgotten everything, a lowly maid in the Jiang household of Gusu, a place renowned for its splendor and riches. There is a spoiled young master who teases her every day, and a gentle, steady eldest young master who treats her very well... Who is she? She is a princess who has finally gained a System, but her family has already been overthrown. Should she continue winning over other people, or focus on her career and change who rules the empire? She has a cool-headed general as an ally and a noble, moon-bright older brother by her side... Who is she? As she gradually uncovers the mystery of her identity, caught in a raging maelstrom, where can she go? The game is not a game, the System is not a System, and she is not herself. According to ancient histories passed down through the ages, the Ning Empress was cherished and indulged from childhood and had a passion for swords. After being assassinated, she vanished. Following the upheaval that struck her family, she joined the army and became a general, a peerless genius of grand vision and strategy... She led the Kingdom of Zhao to unite the realm and, at the people's behest, ascended the throne. But what later generations do not know is that the history books tell only half the story. After becoming emperor, she saw a mountain, one that only she could see...