Emperor Higashiyama had a similar concern, he asked for financial support to establish a new Miyake for his own child, Hide no Miya (Imperial Prince Naohito), through the Chancellor Motohiro KONOE, who was Ienobu's father in law.
一方、同様の危機感を抱いていた東山天皇も家宣の舅でもある関白近衛基熙を通じて、実子である秀宮（直仁親王）に新宮家を創設させるための財政的な支援を求めてきた。