After the death of her older paternal half-sister (the third daughter of Morosuke), who was married with her uncle, MINAMOTO no Takaakira, she married into his family as his second wife, and MINAMOTO no Akiko (FUJIWARA no Michinaga's wife) and MINAMOTO no Tsunefusa were born.
叔父にあたる源高明に嫁いでいた異母姉（師輔3女）が没した後、後妻として高明に嫁ぎ、源明子（藤原道長室）・源経房を産んだ。