Masanobu was planning to make Rinshi as the prospective Empress, but Emperor Kazan retired with a short career, and the following Emperor Ichijo did not match in age with her therefore, she married Michinaga in 987 with a strong support from her mother, FUJIWARA no Bokushi.
雅信は倫子を后がねにと考えていたようだが、花山天皇は在位短くして退位、続く一条天皇も年齢が不釣合いであり、また母藤原穆子の強い勧めもあって、永延元年（987年）に道長と結婚。