However, even Michinaga could not ignore the fact that Seishi's position was similar to a lawful wife and that she had given birth to three imperial princes, so he compromised for the time being by having Seishi as Empress and Genji as Chugu (the second consort of the Emperor), but he kept exerting pressure on Seishi and her supporters.
だが、長年正妃的な地位にあり、3人もの親王を儲けた娍子の存在を無視することは道長でも困難であり、漸く娍子を皇后・妍子を中宮とすることで折り合いをつけたが、その後も道長は娍子側に圧迫を加えた。