On this occasion, under the circumstances of Imperial Prince Takahito's older paternal half-brother, Emperor Goreizei being still young, and the conflict between Imperial Prince and his mother, Imperial Princess Teishi and Kanpaku (chief adviser to the Emperor), FUJIWARA no Yorimichi, there were no other court nobles who would wish to send their daughters to the palace.
この時尊仁親王の異母兄後冷泉天皇はまだ若く、しかも尊仁親王とその母禎子内親王は関白藤原頼通と対立していたこともあって、はかばかしい後見のない皇太子に娘を入内させる公卿はいなかった。