At all times an empire is more important than emperor and empress, prince and princess.

If a tree is bent, every goat will jump on it.

Once upon a time there was an empress, trapped as a ghost in the ruins of a jewelled palace, cursed to find another soul to take her place. At least, that’s what the empress heard....

8. The Cat Who Lived in the PalaceThe cat who lived in the Palace had been awarded the head-dress of nobility and was called Lady Myobu.

…the designation of wife in India, of the Hindu wife, is higher and grander than that of Empress. She is called Devi