Instead, she became the junbo (foster mother) of Imperial Prince Narihito (later became Emperor Konoe) of Emperor Toba, and the Empress Dowager in 1141 when Narihito ascended to the throne.
その代わり、鳥羽天皇の皇子體仁親王（後の近衛天皇）の准母となり、體仁が即位した永治元年（1141年）皇太后となった。