There was a marriage proposal for the eldest son of the family eligible for regents and chancellor, FUJIWARA no Tadamichi, however, a rumor went around about Shoshi's behavior, Tadamichi's father, FUJIWARA no Tadazane, did not give approval to the proposal and it left a bad impression on Shirakawa in.
長じて摂関家の嫡男藤原忠通との縁談が持ち上がったが、璋子の素行に噂があったため忠通の父藤原忠実は固辞し、白河院の不興を買った。