Princess Shōshi (1027–1105)

[2] She was the eldest daughter of Emperor Go-Ichijō and Fujiwara no Ishi, and the sister of Princess Kaoruko.

With Fujiwara no Yorimichi's daughter still very young, it is thought that Shōshi may have been used as a sort of compromise candidate due to Jōtōmon-in's connection with Michinaga's family.

In 1037, undergoing the rite of chakumo (着裳), she entered the court of her cousin, then-crown prince Chikahito, the future Emperor Go-Reizei, as crown princess.

The Eiga Monogatari records that later, when Yorimichi's daughter Hiroko joined the court, Princess Shōshi preferred to remain in the rank of chūgū, instead of becoming kōgō as was usual.

Even so, the naturally calm Shōshi expressed no dissatisfaction as her husband the emperor favored his other wives, and thus maintained a peaceful relationship with Yorimichi's faction.