In this chapter, Kaoru was promoted to Chunagon (vice-councilor of state), and Kobai (the rose plum) and Yugiri were also promoted from Dainagon (chief councilor of state) to Udaijin (minister of the right), and from Udaijin to Sadaijin (minister of the left) respectively.
この巻では、薫が中納言に昇進するとともに、紅梅(源氏物語)が大納言から右大臣に、夕霧(源氏物語)が右大臣から左大臣にそれぞれ昇進している。