Ministers and kugyo in the audience wanted Seimei who was an onmyoji belonging to the central government to win, but they were disappointed since they knew the contents were unquestionably oranges and it was clear that Seimei had lost the game.
観客であった大臣・公卿らは中央所属の陰陽師である晴明に勝たせたいと考えていたが中身は「大柑子」であることは明白に承知していたので晴明の負けがはっきりしたと落胆した。