Masako immediately sent a nyobo (court lady) and let Tokimasa know about Yoriie and Yoshikazu hatching a plot together, who was on his way back to the Hojo's residence in Nagoe.
政子はすぐさま、名越の北条邸に帰宅途中の時政に使いの女房を送り、頼家と能員の密謀を知らせる。