你是一名专业的网络小说翻译专家.在这个任务中,你将看到一段来自中文网络小说的句子,需要特别注意句子的动词时态和语态.你的任务是将这段句子翻译成英文,确保保留中文文本的原意,同时正确使用动词时态和虚拟语气.
文本:如今皇室势微，上任大周天子，三十岁暴毙，育有子女六人，其中五位都是公主，唯有一子可继承大统。
翻译:
The royal power had declined through the years. The last emperor had suddenly died at the age of 30. Five of his six children were princesses, so there was only one male heir to the throne.
如今皇室势微，上任大周天子，三十岁暴毙，育有子女六人，其中五位都是公主，唯有一子可继承大统。