▁author ize ▁Emperor ▁X uan w u ' s ▁un cles ▁Y uan ▁Y ong ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁G ao y ang ▁and ▁Y uan ▁Ch eng ▁( 元 <0xE6> <0xBE> <0x84> ) ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Ren ch eng ▁serve ▁as ▁reg ents . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁em press ▁dow ager . ▁ ▁Once ▁G ao ▁Z ha o ▁arrived ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁capital , ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁quickly ▁arrested ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁imperial ▁princes , ▁and ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁G ao ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁her ▁title ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁Ya og u ang ▁Temple ▁( <0xE7> <0x91> <0xA4> 光 寺 ) ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Buddh ist ▁nun . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁into ▁the ▁palace ▁except ▁for ▁major ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁Emperor ▁X ia oming ' s ▁mother ▁Cons ort ▁Hu ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁em press ▁dow ager ▁and ▁assumed ▁reg ency . ▁ ▁( Em press ▁G ao ' s ▁daughter ▁Princess ▁J ian de ▁escaped ▁any ▁ill ▁treatment , ▁however , ▁as ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁Hu ▁liked ▁her ▁greatly .) ▁ ▁In ▁ 5 1 8 , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁occasion ▁where ▁the ▁former ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁G ao ▁was ▁visit ing ▁her ▁mother , ▁the ▁Lady ▁W uy i . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁astronom ical ▁anom al ies ▁that ▁court ▁ast ro log ers ▁believed ▁to ▁correspond ▁to ▁ill ▁fortune ▁for ▁the ▁em press ▁dow ager . ▁ ▁Em press