There is a story that Nene had been treated harshly by Hideyoshi for some time because she couldn't have a child although she was his lawful wife, and that Nene conflicted with Yodo-dono, Hideyoshi's concubine.
ねねは正室であったが、子供に恵まれなかったので、一時秀吉に辛く当たられていた事があり、また秀吉の側室である淀殿とは激しい対立関係にあったという説がある。