When she delivered the first Imperial Princess Shoshi, according to "Eiga Monogatari" (A tale of Flowering Fortunes), those around Kishi were disappointed and the Emperor stood up for her by saying 'the Empress used to exist in ancient times.'
第一皇女章子内親王出産の折には、周りの失望に天皇が「昔は女帝が立ったこともあるのだから」と言って威子を庇ったという話が『栄花物語』に見られる。