Because of that, it was possibly planned from the beginning that Hirotoji was expected to have a Princess and Empress Komyo (Mother of Empress Komyo was Agata no INUKAI no Michiyo) was expected to have a Prince so that their children could become the Saio and the Emperor.
このことから、最初から広刀自には内親王を産むことが期待され、光明皇后（光明皇后の母は県犬養三千代）には親王の出産が期待され、それぞれ斎王と天皇とになっていくことが目論まれていた可能性がある。