The people of Xusheng have always believed in ghosts, gods, and the will of Heaven. On the day Ji Qingshu was born, hundreds of birds flew in circles around her home and refused to leave. The Imperial Preceptor predicted that she was born with the destiny of a phoenix, so while the late emperor was still alive, he named her as the crown prince's consort. Later, when the late emperor died and the crown prince ascended the throne, Ji Qingshu naturally took her place as empress.
But the emperor did not love her. The Imperial Preceptor had said that Ji Qingshu's fate was closely tied to the fortune of the empire, and that to ensure Xusheng's prosperity, the empress had to remain a virgin. Naturally, the emperor felt no affection for her. Worse, because he had been unable to choose an empress according to his own wishes, he despised Ji Qingshu and let her and the other women in the harem fight among themselves. In her previous life, Ji Qingshu had also spilled the blood of many innocents. Once the emperor finally held real power and no longer had to answer to the Imperial Preceptor or the Prince Regent, she was deposed and died of illness in the Cold Palace.
But perhaps Heaven took pity on her and let her be reborn, this time with something calling itself an awakening System. In this life, she will never make the same mistakes again.
