On August 29, 1155, ten years after she died, Emperor Konoe died young when he was just seventeen years old, and unexpectedly Shoshi's Prince, Shinomiya Imperial Prince Masahito was appointed to Emperor (Emperor Goshirakawa).
没後10年目の久寿2年（1155年）7月23日、近衛天皇が17歳で夭折し、図らずも璋子の生んだ四宮雅仁親王が天皇に指名された（後白河天皇）。