With the juzen (accession to the throne as a result of abdication) of Imperial Prince Chikahito in 1045, she received the title of nyogo (a court title given to a consort of the Emperor) and was officially appointed as the second consort of the emperor in 1046.
寛徳2年（1045年）親仁親王の受禅に伴って女御宣下を受け、永承元年（1046年）中宮に冊立される。