Myobu became to serve only in emperor's ceremonies or shinji (a divine service) which were duties of Naishi no tsukasa (female palace attendants); whereas there were prepared kencho no myobu serving for ceremonies such as Choga (retainers' New Year's greeting to the emperor) and Sokui no rei (enthronement ceremony), igi no myobu, mizutori no myobu serving for a ceremony in risshun (the first day of spring), hakase no myobu serving for Kasuga-matsuri Festival, and the like.
命婦の奉仕する対象は、内侍司の務めである、天皇の儀式或いは神事に限られるようになり、朝賀や即位の礼などにおいて奉仕する女性は褰帳命婦、威儀命婦、立春の際の水取命婦、春日祭の際に奉仕する博士命婦などが置かれた。