The lady, who he exchanged fans with and said good-bye to without knowing who she was, was the sixth daughter of the Udaijin (Minister of the Right) (Oborozukiyo [The Tale of Genji]) who was to enter the court of Emperor Suzaku.
素性も知らぬままに扇を取り交わして別れた姫君こそ、朱雀帝への入内が決まっている右大臣の六の君（朧月夜_(源氏物語)）だった。