However, after the death of her father Naritoki, she had weak support, and since Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) FUJIWARA no Michinaga sent his daughter FUJIWARA no Kenshi into the inner palace and made her chugu (the second consort of an emperor), she was easily pushed aside by that power.
しかし父済時の死後は後見も弱く、ことに左大臣藤原道長が娘藤原妍子を後宮に送り込み中宮に立てたため、その権勢に押されがちであった。