He said matriarch! I would have been tempted to TL as "She could be the matriarch in this life!" For the lols alone.
This is an interesting development, because it creates conflict between Tia and Perez. Tia, who wants to be the Lombardi head, and Perez, who wants Tia as his Empress. Tia believes she can't marry Perez because she wants him to become Emperor. Can they compromise with an Empress/Family Head dual jobs? Would he leave the royal family to marry into Lombardi (giving that dolt Astana the throne)?