However, when Yoshimichi KUJO and Yoshitsune KUJO consecutively died, Yoshisuke KUJO, who was under the patronage of Hachijoin, came to occupy a central position in the Kujo family, which caused changes to the position of Mitsuie.
ところが、九条良通・九条良経の相次ぐ死で八条院庇護下にあった九条良輔が九条家の中心的な存在となったことで光家の立場にも変化が生じる。