请解答图片中的问题---Question Number: 21.
Problem Statement: It is known that the function $f(x) = ax^2 - ax - x \ln x$, and $f(x) \ge 0$.
(i) Find the value of $a$;
(ii) Prove that $f(x)$ has a unique maximum point $x_0$, and satisfies $e^{-2} < f(x_0) < \frac{1}{4}$.