A year after Genji returned to Kyoto, the Lord of Hitachi Province (formerly the Assistant Governor of Iyo Province) wound up his service and came back with his wife, Utsusemi.
源氏が帰京した翌年、常陸国介（元伊予国介）が任期を終えて、妻空蝉(源氏物語)と共に戻ってきた。