As we can surmise from his letters, he was nervous about his patronage from the shogunate in Edo, and went to great lengths to avoid getting involved with noble families in any capacity other than in his role in shoguate construction.
彼の書状の文面から推察できる様に、彼は江戸にある幕府からの愛顧を気にしていた関係から、公儀の作事（幕府の対皇室政策）以外は公家への出入りは極力避けていた。