However, after the abdication the Retired Emperor Reizei lived to the age of 61, presumably due to not having too much stress that he had when in power; it was ironic that his relatives like Prince Morosada (the Emperor Kazan) or other princes and princesses, his brother Emperor Enyu and his Prince (Emperor) Ichijo, passed away before him.
もっとも退位後は在位時のプレッシャーがなくなったのか、61歳まで生きたが、師貞親王(花山天皇)をはじめとする皇子女や弟円融天皇、その皇子の一条天皇等多くの親族に先立たれたのは皮肉な事であった。