She had the strong support of her father, who was Kanpaku (chief advisor to the Emperor) and the palace of Empress Kanshi, who liked elegant activities such as poetry contests, and was filled with great splendor (It was described in the "Shijonomiya no Shimotsukeshu," the family collection of the female servant who served under Kanshi).
父関白の強力な後見を受けて、歌合を催すなど風流を好んだ皇后寛子の御殿は非常に華やかであった（その様子は、寛子に仕えた女房の私家集『四条宮下野集』に記されている）。