Enyu was able to escape the position of "interim" by establishing his descendants as successors to the Imperial title and Kaneie was able to become the maternal grandfather to a crown prince.
円融は子息の皇位継承を確実なものにして“中継ぎ”の立場を脱することに成功し、兼家は外孫を皇太子にすることに成功した。