When he came to know the whereabouts of the woman on New Years Day after seeing a letter delivered to Naka no kimi, Nioumiya made his vassal who was well informed about the internal situations of Kaoru's residence probe and finally came to know that the woman lives in Uji as Kaoru's mistress.
正月、中の君のもとに届いた文を見て女の居所を知った匂宮は、薫の邸の事情に通じている家臣に探らせ、女が薫の囲い人として宇治に住んでいることを知る。