Kinsue is said to have always had Kinnari accompany him, even to his official events, and entreated Crown Prince Atsunaga (later Emperor Gosuzaku) for his favor on his behalf so passionately that the Prince found it rather laughable.
公季は公の行事にあたっても常に公成を同道し、また皇太子敦良親王（後の後朱雀天皇）に対しても痛切に公成の引き立てを懇願したといわれ、その様子は親王から些か滑稽に思われる程だったと伝えられる。