Cian's exit seems to have destabilized the dowager empress.
慈安的退出似乎动摇了慈禧太后。
著名历史人物传记
In the decades, since the empress dowager's reputation has been on a wild ride from a figure of revulsion.
在过去的几十年里,慈禧太后的名声一直处于疯狂的状态,一个令人厌恶的人物。
世界史 Crash Course
First off, there were several empress dowagers who wielded tremendous power throughout Chinese history, and there was one very important full-fledged empress, Empress Wu, who WU-led China for more than 20 years and founded her own freaking dynasty!