After that he tried to discharge his duties to his father, making Genji's adopted daughter, Akikonomu, settle in the position of Empress, and giving him the court rank of Jun Daijo tenno (quasi ex-emperor) at Genji's 40th birthday ceremony.
その後は源氏の養女秋好中宮を立后させ、また源氏40歳の御賀に准太上天皇位を贈るなどして、影ながら孝養を尽くそうとした。