However, there was the heresy that Tadataka reported the male child born between Tadataka and his concubine as 'nephew' in order to avoid the attention of his lawful wife Hatsuhime and her family home, Tokugawa family.
しかし、実は忠高が側女との間に儲けた男子を、正室・初姫とその実家の徳川家をはばかって「甥」として届け出たという説がある。