She had an extremely good relationship with her husband, Emperor Ichijo, and the trend of Ichijo's court to focus on the importance of wit and elegance owed a lot to Teishi.
負うにあたる夫・一条天皇との仲も至極良好で、機知を愛し風雅を重んじる一条朝の宮廷の風潮は定子に負うところが大きい。