The court ladies including Naishi no suke were occupied by daughters of kuge until the end of the Edo period and they had the immeasurable power in the court by serving close to the Emperor, however, drastic reform was executed by the new Meiji government.
幕末まで公家の子女によって占有され、天皇に近侍することで宮廷で絶大な権勢を誇るようになっていた典侍をはじめとする女官であるが、明治新政府によって大改革が行われた。