As Imperial Princess Teishi, who had become Chugu earlier, was forced to become Kogo (the title of empress consort which is conferred when another woman becomes Chugu) when Genshi became Chugu, it was purported that her relationship with Yorimichi became worse.
なお嫄子を擁立したことで先に中宮となっていた禎子内親王は皇后に押しやられ、頼通との関係が悪化したとされる。