Empress Dowager

Empress Dowager or Taihou (太后)
== Description ==
She only appeared around thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, but it was said that she was actually over fifty. Despite being called the Empress Dowager, she was not the blood mother of the Emperor, but the actual mother of the crown prince.
Since the Emperor had stayed in seclusion for so long, the chancellors finally decided that continuing to call her the Empress was becoming inappropriate. Since the crown prince had come of age now, he was set to ascend the throne the next year.
Therefore, her title had changed from Empress to Empress Dowager.Chapter 35An Empress Dowager is the wife of a dead Emperor (or the mother of the Emperor). Technically she would still be the 'Empress' (皇后) since the Emperor isn't dead, just in seclusion. But after so long, the chancellors decided that with the Emperor in permanent seclusion, she couldn't continue being the Empress and gave her the title of Empress Dowager.
== References ==
Category:Phoenix Cry Empire
Category:First Met in Phoenix Cry