Xie Qichi was born into a poor family and was selected into the palace because of his appearance that closely resembled that of the late empress. She originally wanted to be a jackdaw, perched on a high branch, but after witnessing the truth about the death of the late empress, she decided not to do so again. With a harem of three thousand, she used her body as bait to cause ripples in the harem in front of her, eventually causing the tall branches to break in the wind and snow.
