Later, he was promoted at a fast pace as a member of the Seiga family and served as jiju (chamberlain), Konoefu (the Headquarters of the Inner Palace Guards) and other positions in his early years until he became Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank), Chunagon (vice-councilor of state) by 1580, but he died young the next year.
その後、清華家として速いスピードで出世し、幼くして侍従・近衛府などをつとめ、天正8年（1580年）までには正三位・中納言となっていたが、その翌年に早世している。