Shoshi is said to have borne a grudge against her father who supported Imperial Prince Atsuhira to be the crown prince while she knew that Emperor Ichijo's true intention was to promote his eldest son ("Gonki," "Eiga Monogatari," etc.).
しかし、帝の真意が長子敦康親王にあったことを体していた彰子は、敦成親王の立太子を後押しした父を怨んだという（『権記』『栄花物語』ほか）。