He had lost his wife, and spent his days bringing up his two daughters (Oigimi, the older sister, and Naka no Kimi, the younger sister), hoping to become a priest in Uji city.
今は北の方に先立たれ、宇治市の地で出家を望みながらも二人の姫君（大君、中の君）を養育しつつ日一日を過ごしている。