She could still die, clearing the way for a new empress.

In fact, the new empress was a most attractive girl, young, fresh, modest well-bred, and innocent.

She survived, but the new empress did not.

The reign of the new empress was understood to have begun.

The new empress has made no secret of her plans to use Defiant to destroy us.

Obito remained the crown prince, heir to the new empress.

Later that year, though, when selecting a new empress, she was considered.

He almost settled on Consort Zhang as his new empress.

Her relations with the new empress were not of cordial nature, though she continued to be devotedly loyal.

For Eutropius it was an attempt to increase his own influence over the emperor and hopefully ensure the loyalty of the new empress to himself.