Eventually, efforts made by Yorimishi and FUJIWARA no Norimichi wound up to nothing, and Emperor Goreizei passed away due to disease without having any prince and princess, and as a result, Imperial Prince Takahito acceded to the throne as Emperor Gosanjo.
結局のところ頼通、藤原教通の努力も実を結ぶことがなく、後冷泉天皇は皇子はおろか皇女すら得ることなく病により崩御し、尊仁親王が後三条天皇として即位する。