▁court ▁as ▁conc ub ine ▁to ▁Emperor ▁Ich ij ō ; ▁Sh ō sh i ' s ▁quick ▁asc end ence ▁to ▁Em press ▁and ▁status ▁as ▁mother ▁to ▁the ▁he ir ▁cons olid ated ▁her ▁father ' s ▁power . ▁The ▁child ' s ▁birth ▁and ▁its ▁length y ▁descri ptions , ▁" mark ed ▁the ▁final ▁tight ening ▁of ▁Mich in aga ' s ▁vel vet - g lo ved ▁str angle - hold ▁on ▁imperial ▁succession ▁through ▁his ▁master ful ▁manip ulation ▁of ▁marriage ▁politics ." ▁▁ ▁Mich in aga ▁domin ated ▁the ▁child ' s ▁father ▁and ▁att ending ▁pri ests ▁throughout ▁the ▁birth ▁cer emon ies . ▁After ▁the ▁birth , ▁he ▁visited ▁twice ▁daily , ▁whereas ▁the ▁Emperor ▁only ▁made ▁a ▁single ▁short ▁imperial ▁visit ▁to ▁his ▁son . ▁ ▁Mur as aki ▁chron icles ▁each ▁of ▁Mich in aga ' s ▁cer emon ial ▁vis its , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁lav ish ▁ceremony ▁held ▁ 1 6 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁birth . ▁These ▁include ▁intr icate ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁ladies ▁and ▁their ▁court ▁att ire : ▁ ▁Sh ō sh i ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁serious ▁and ▁stud ious , ▁a ▁royal ▁who ▁expected ▁decor um ▁from ▁her ▁ladies - in - wait ing   – ▁which ▁often ▁created ▁difficulties ▁at ▁a ▁f ract ious ▁court . ▁When ▁she ▁asked ▁Mur as aki ▁for ▁less ons ▁in ▁Chinese , ▁she ▁ins isted ▁they ▁be ▁conducted ▁in ▁secret . ▁Mur as aki ▁explained ▁that ▁"