Kaneie hoped that Senshi would become Chugu (the second consort of the Emperor), but in 982, Emperor Enyu appointed FUJIWARA no Junshi, a daughter of Yoritada, to the post of Chugu.
兼家は詮子を中宮に立てることを望むが、天元5年（982年）、円融天皇は頼忠の娘の藤原遵子を中宮となした。