According to "Kansei Compilation of Genealogies of Vassals in Edo Bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun)," Kiku at first 'entered the service of' Lady Yodo and visited the Imperial Palace as a member of a retinue of dai-joro.
『寛政諸家系図伝』によると、菊ははじめ淀殿に「宮仕え」し、大上臈の列に列して参内した。